Demonstrating the feasibility of autonomous sensors for biomanufacturing

该项目将展示将创新的低能量光采集技术与新兴的传感器平台相结合的可行性，以提供突破性的解决方案，这些解决方案可以在许多不同的应用领域开发成创新产品。该项目是欧洲夏普实验室和高地生物科学公司的合作项目，将专注于一个特定的应用：生物制药制造中使用的一次性生物反应器中的生物量传感。一次性生物反应器的空间正在迅速增长，尽管缺乏合适的低成本、自主的传感器系统正在减缓向用于制造(1000L及以上)的更大生物反应器系统的增长。通过结合双方合作伙伴的传感器和低能量采集技术，该项目将带来亟需的创新并创造出突破性的产品。

This project will demonstrate the feasibility of combining an innovative low-energy light harvesting technology with an emerging sensor platform to deliver ground breaking solutions that can be developed into innovative products in many diverse application areas. The project, which is a collaboration between Sharp Laboratories of Europe and Highland Biosciences, will focus on one specific application: biomass sensing in disposable bioreactors used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The disposable bioreactor space is growing rapidly, though the lack of suitable low-cost, autonomous sensor systems is slowing growth into the larger bioreactor systems used manufacturing (1000L and above). By combining the sensor and low energy harvesting technologies from both partners, this project will bring much needed innovation and create break-through products.