A device for homogenizing a multicomponent fluid including a main channel, a first and a second buffer channels, a collector connected to the main channel with a main conduct, to the first buffer channel with a first fiber and to the second buffer channel with a second fiber. The collector further includes a flow separation point aimed at dividing the main conduct into the first and second fibers, a pumping unit configured to move the multicomponent fluid from the main channel to the first or the second buffer channels through the collector and move the multicomponent fluid from the first or the second buffer channels to the main channel through the collector.

Disclosed herein are platforms, systems, and methods including a cell culture system that includes a cell culture container comprising a cell culture, the cell culture receiving input cells, a cell imaging subsystem configured to acquire images of the cell culture, a computing subsystem configured to perform a cell culture process on the cell culture according to the images acquired by the cell imaging subsystem, and a cell editing subsystem configured to edit the cell culture to produce output cell products according to the cell culture process.

A system for processing samples from a body of fluid. The system includes one or more sample bottles for acquiring a sample from the body of fluid. Each sample bottle initially retains a pre-filling fluid. Each sample bottle includes a fluidic inlet port and a bottle outlet port. Each sample bottle has an inlet check valve coupled to the fluidic inlet port, the inlet check valve configured to allow fluid from the body of fluid into a sample bottle via the fluidic inlet port when the pressure difference between the body of fluid and fluid within the sample bottle reaches a threshold. The system further includes at least one pump, the bottle outlet port of each sample bottle selectively coupled to the at least one pump via a different control valve. The at least one pump is configured, in a first configuration, to remove prefilling fluid from each selected sample bottle such that, for each selected sample bottle, the pressure difference threshold is reached and a sample from the body of fluid is acquired.

A cell culture system is provided that includes a cell culture vessel having an interior cavity to house a cell culture substrate in a cell culture space, and at least one port for at least one of fluid inlet to the interior cavity and fluid outlet from the interior cavity. The system further includes a piston having a distal end disposed in the cell culture vessel above the cell culture space, the distal end of the piston being sealed with an airtight seal within the interior cavity. The system also includes a driver coupled to the piston to move the piston so as to increase and decrease a distance between the distal end and the cell culture space. The driver can pressurize the interior cavity via actuation of the piston to harvest cells from the cell culture space through the at least one port.

The present invention relates to a method for producing compressed collagen comprising the steps of a) pressing a gelled collagen in a first pressing direction; and b) pressing the gelled collagen of step a) in a second pressing direction substantially orthogonal to the first pressing direction, wherein the pressing in step a) is carried out at a pressure in the range of 0.01 to 0.05 bar and in step b) at a pressure in the range of 0.5 bar to 2 bar.

Disclosed herein are platforms, systems, and methods including a cell culture system that includes a cell culture container comprising a cell culture, the cell culture receiving input cells, a cell imaging subsystem configured to acquire images of the cell culture, a computing subsystem configured to perform a cell culture process on the cell culture according to the images acquired by the cell imaging subsystem, and a cell editing subsystem configured to edit the cell culture to produce output cell products according to the cell culture process.

Method for producing bioproducts from streams of organic material, comprising the following steps: (i) the physical-biological pre-treating of the organic stream with water and one or more mechanical steps; (ii) setting the pH value of the mixture between pH 5 and pH 9; iii) adding an inoculum of a natural anaerobic culture that releases organic compounds; iv) a first separation step which splits the mixture into a solid and a liquid fraction, after which an anaerobic fermentation processes the solid fraction, with formation of biogas and digestate; v) an aerobic treatment of the separated liquid fraction with biological conversion of the organic compounds to a protein-rich bioproduct; vi) a second separation step with separation of the formed protein-rich bioproduct; vii) recirculating the liquid phase; viii) drying the formed protein-rich bioproduct, such that in the end a dry, protein-rich bioproduct is obtained as well as the bioproducts biogas and digestate.

Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.

Electrochemical sensing devices and methods of using thereof employs a set of one or more sensor-integrated sampling wells or containers that operates with a pressure differential micro-valve to move controlled volume of sampled fluid within a controlled cell-growing environment. The differential micro-valve can be integrated into an instrumented well having one or more sensors to provide a high-throughput smart well plate platform for use in automation operation in diagnostics and drug discovery.

A system for processing samples from a body of fluid. The system includes one or more sample bottles for acquiring a sample from the body of fluid. Each sample bottle initially retains a pre-filling fluid. Each sample bottle includes a fluidic inlet port and a bottle outlet port. Each sample bottle has an inlet check valve coupled to the fluidic inlet port, the inlet check valve configured to allow fluid from the body of fluid into a sample bottle via the fluidic inlet port when the pressure difference between the body of fluid and fluid within the sample bottle reaches a threshold. The system further includes at least one pump, the bottle outlet port of each sample bottle selectively coupled to the at least one pump via a different control valve. The at least one pump is configured, in a first configuration, to remove prefilling fluid from each selected sample bottle such that, for each selected sample bottle, the pressure difference threshold is reached and a sample from the body of fluid is acquired.