SAMS Events

Algalculture for Biotechnology

SAMS Event

In 2023, CCAP will once again be delivering our annual CPD course online, via MS Teams. The course is aimed at students, technicians, early career researchers, industry professionals and algae enthusiasts.

The course will run on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th April 2023 from 9:00 to 16:45 GMT each day, a fee of £50 will be charged to cover costs.

You are invited to register for this unique course comprising:

Short lectures from our SAMS experts and External speakers on:

  • Algal Biodiversity & Taxonomy
  • Nutrition
  • Photosynthesis
  • Microalgae Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Molecular Phycology and Bioinformatics
  • Large scale microalgal culture
  • Metabolomics

Practical Demonstrations by our technical experts on:

  • Growth media preparation
  • Strain Isolation
  • Sub-culturing
  • Enumeration
  • Cryopreservation
  • CCAP’s algal scale up facility (CCAP-ARIES)

Opportunities for discussion, questions and networking will be timetabled.

For full details please visit the CCAP Website.