Shake flasks are the most popular bioreactor system for small scale fermentations due to their ease of use, cost efficiency and capability to be utilized in parallelized screening experiments. Yet they often remain black box fermenters due to the lack of adequate online monitoring technologies for key bioprocess parameters.  

In this workshop we will present the CGQ technology for online biomass monitoring in shake flasks and its value for researchers in their daily work. The CGQ has been successfully applied to a large variety of organisms covering standard microbial cultures, thermophile and anaerobic microorganisms as well as microalgae and plant cells. Hence, this workshop is the ideal environment for beginners as well as experts from various research areas to refresh and strengthen their knowledge about shake flask cultures as well as state-of-the-art online monitoring solutions and shakers. 

In particular, the workshop will consist of: