bioreactor
noun
bio·re·ac·tor
ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər 
: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (such as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
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LanzaTech uses a myriad of feedstocks in its bioreactors, from raw municipal solid waste to agricultural and forestry residues to waste gases from steel, ferroalloy, and chemical refineries.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The cells multiply in bioreactors using animal-free nutrients, as developed with UK company Multus Biotechnology.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
When all four buildings are open in 2028, the plant should have the capacity to produce 50 million doses of medicine a year with 16 bioreactors that can each hold 20,000 liters.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2021, Zurich University of Applied Sciences researchers created chocolate in a bioreactor by culturing cocoa cells.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The cells multiply in bioreactors using animal-free nutrients, as developed with UK company Multus Biotechnology.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
When all four buildings are open in 2028, the plant should have the capacity to produce 50 million doses of medicine a year with 16 bioreactors that can each hold 20,000 liters.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2021, Zurich University of Applied Sciences researchers created chocolate in a bioreactor by culturing cocoa cells.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
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bioreactor
noun
bio·re·ac·tor
ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər
: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
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