Our offer

Sampling on lab scale photobioreactor CarbonWorks decarbonisation à Libourne

A Flexible Technology Platform for Every Stage of Development

CarbonWorks supports partners throughout the entire development journey, from the first proof of concept to full-scale industrial production. Built on the complementary expertise of its two founders, Fermentalg and Suez, CarbonWorks combines advanced know-how in microorganism strain development, process optimization, engineering, and industrial deployment to transform scientific innovation into commercially successful biosolutions.

Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, we tailor our technology platform to the specific requirements of each project. Whether the objective is to minimize production costs, compatible with GMP standards for pharmaceutical applications, or optimize photosynthetic performance through strain-specific lighting strategies, every cultivation system is engineered to meet the biological, technical, regulatory, and economic needs of its intended market.

Our flexible collaboration model allows partners to engage at different stages of development—from a product idea and strain selection to the process definition. This integrated approach enables a faster, lower-risk path to commercialization while ensuring that each solution is optimized for long-term industrial performance.

CarbonWorks’ & Fermentalg's expertise

Process development and scaling up

Expertise of microalgae

Choice of strains based on need

Selection and improvement 
of industrial strains

Production on a large scale

Extraction of molecules of interest

Biorefinery, valorization of co-products

Biorefinery of raw materials

What We Can Do for You

New product development

CarbonWorks Expertise

  • Identifying a strain suited to the desired functionality
  • Proof of concept for an ingredient or a finished product
  • Optimization of the cultivation process
  • Industrial culture media formulations

Fermentalg Expertise

  • Mastery of the biosynthesis of the target metabolite(s)
  • Strain industrialization: selection of robust, high-yield natural variants
  • Downstream process development: extraction of target molecules or fractions

Industrialization

  • Transition from a laboratory or conventional PBR cultivation system to CarbonWorks technology
  • Scale-up (50 L, 700 L, 5 m³* and 40 m³*)
  • Extraction and purification of target fractions
  • Regulatory


*: coming soon

Industrial services

  • Support for industrialization (studies, support for plant construction)
  • Support for industrial operations (training of technical teams, maintenance planning, etc.)
  • Continuous performance improvement (processes and microalgae strains)

CarbonWorks supports you in your industrial project

Come meet the CarbonWorks teams to:

Understand

how the CarbonWorks technology and Precision Photosynthesis can change the game

Identify

your needs which can be covered by microalgae, from functional ingredients to speciality molecules across your value chain

Build

your industrial project with our team of experts, from feasibility studies through to process engineering and scale-up

Produce

the microalgae-based ingredient or product that fits your needs, at the quality and volumes your market demands