Sponsors

SCHOTT is a global manufacturer of high-tech materials based on specialty glass. With pioneering spirit and passion, our experts are always opening up new markets and applications for 140 years. SCHOTT’s Business Unit Tubing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of glass tubing, rods and profiles. SCHOTT Tubing provides customized products and services for international growth markets such as pharmaceuticals and electronics as well as industrial and environmental engineering, like photobioreactors (PBR). With DURAN® borosilicate glass tubing, U-bends and food-grade couplings, the BU Tubing provides ideal materials for algae cultivation in PBR systems: Smooth interior surfaces are easy to clean, protect against biocontamination and ensure food grade algae quality. With a lifetime of over 50 years and a consistently high light transmission, glass offers a cost effective and productive solution.

A4F – Algae for Future is a Portuguese industrial group with biotechnology and sustainability at its core.
With a strong track record in R&D and international partnerships, A4F turns science and technology into sustainable solutions, designing and implementing industrial-scale bioprocesses. The company works with microalgae and other microorganisms for food, feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, energy, and environmental applications, all guided by the principles of the circular economy and decarbonization.

With extensive experience in the design, construction, operation, and transfer of large-scale industrial microalgae production and biorefinery units, A4F develops solutions that foster circular economy models, decarbonization of traditional industries, and sustainable wastewater management.

A4F established ALGATEC Eco Business Park, the largest microalgae platform in Europe, a benchmark in industrial integration that leverages more than 33 synergy points with surrounding industries.

The A4F Group also includes Biotrend, specialized in bioprocesses such as fermentation and biocatalysis; Algikey, a trader of algae biomass and derivatives; GraNutra, focused on nutraceutical product formulation; and HyChem, with decades of expertise in hydrogen production, integrating renewable energy, circular economy, and sustainable solutions for the chemical industry.

By combining biotechnological innovation with sustainability, A4F accelerates the blue bioeconomy and paves the way toward a greener future.

A4F – Confidence built on experience.

BrightWave specializes in the design and sale of indoor, industrial-scale photobioreactors (PBRs). They enable the co-location of feedstock production and manufacturing, helping organizations build more sustainable, resilient, and efficient supply chains.

BrightWave’s patented PBRs use in-water grow lights to scale algae cultivation vertically and maximize production within a minimal footprint. The self-cleaning design reduces downtime and increases overall productivity.

BrightWave has also launched a joint venture, BrightCharm Proving Ground, to help companies scale algae-based innovations — providing a pathway from pilot testing to commercial production and accelerating product development across the biomanufacturing value chain.

The company’s PBRs are already deployed across sectors like food & feed, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, biomaterials, fuels and wastewater treatment. 

BrightWave is pleased to be a returning sponsor.

Lgem offers reliable systems for cultivating any algae at any scale. With over 16 years of experience with autotrophic algae, Lgem provides a solid basis of knowledge, skills, technology, and R&D.

Lgem’s iconic two-phase PBR solutions have increased productivity and deliver stable algae production at lower operational costs. Lgem’s patented PBR systems are automated, fully integrated, and industry 4.0-ready. Lgem’s PBRs range from 20 litres to >1.000.000 litres.

At Lgem, investment risk reduction is a crucial success factor for its clients. The AlgaeHUB facility (>20 FTE, 7.000 m2 with >10 production units available) allows customers to optimise and validate their business case on an industrial scale before making significant investments.

Currently, Lgem works for both established and new innovative food companies and the feed, pharma, and cosmetic industries. Lgem can successfully cultivate more than ten different microalgae strains, including some of the most fragile species/variants.

Riga Investment and Tourism Agency (LIVE RIGA) was established on the 1st of April 2021.

The main goal of LIVE RIGA is to ensure sustainable and transparent investment and tourism promotion globally by serving as the single point of contact for any external interested parties, including investors, companies, tourists, and residents alike; to provide information, solve bottlenecks and ensure a thriving and sustainable environment for business development, thereby supporting the existing investment projects as well as attracting new ones, boosting tourism development and international recognition of Riga.