A new addition to our laboratory: a Short Path Evaporator (SPE) from Optimus Instruments. The SPE can be used for molecular #distillation and purification of extremely heat-sensitive substances and products with very high boiling point, under extreme vacuum conditions. VLAIO

The first in Belgium (maybe even one of the first in Europe/world?), a vending machine in which you can find Belgian #spirulina #microalgae! Rijtak now sells their microalgae powder at Bredeheide 77 Sint-Katelijne-Waver! Thomas More Research Thomas More-hogeschool

This week the AlgaEurope took place in Prague! Our colleagues presented our work and gathered a lot of new interesting information on algae! Never a dull moment with #algae! EABA #science #microbiology

A happy #Christmas and A happy #New #Year to all! Enjoy the last few days of 2023. We are ready to kick back into action in 2024 for more wonderful work on #microalgae and #insects

Check the newest paper out with our contribution, published Life MDPI. VITO looked into the impact of non-concentrated storage on the centrifugation yield of Microchloropsis gaditana at pilot-scale. Thomas More-hogeschool Thomas More Research #algae #science mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/1…

Check out our newest paper, co-authored with @InagroBeitem , in Insects as Food&Feed on good practices for research on Acheta domesticus, the house cricket. #insects #crickets Thomas More-hogeschool Thomas More Research👇 brill.com/view/journals/…

Newest paper from our lab: Testing for in vitro genetic toxicity in high dimensional nanomaterial dose-response experiments. Go check it out 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

De derde editie van de Vlaamse algendag vindt plaats op 14 mei te Gent. Inschrijven via: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Artikel in Knack over hoe (micro)algen een rol kunnen spelen in de toekomst. Kris Heirbaut, een van de Vlaamse pioniers geeft meer uitleg👇 #algen #duurzaam #landbouw knack.be/nieuws/milieu/…

Vandaag kwam radio2 langs om meer te leren over het AlgMobil project👇 radio2.be/luister/select…

The first screening is on its way! Let's see we can efficiently grow algae on grass juice that has been treated in a certain way. RE-Source Lab #algae

De teelt van microalgen is nog nieuw in Vlaanderen (en Europa). Een paar pioniers, waaronder Jannes van Rijtak, hebben de stap gewaagd. Lees er meer over in de reportage van VILT vzw 👇 vilt.be/nl/nieuws/rijt…

Latest paper from our lab👇 A review article on the: 'Overview of in vitro-in vivo extrapolation approaches for the risk assessment of nanomaterial toxicity' Go check it out! Thomas More-hogeschool Thomas More Research sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Studenten van Thomas More-hogeschool hebben in samenwerking met ons een burger gemaakt die varkensvlees en meelwormen combineert. En het was een succes! Binnenkort in de winkelrekken? #insecten #duurzaam stories.thomasmore.be/studenten-en-o…

De handleiding, ontwikkeld tijdens het #maestro project voor de startende microalgenteler is te vinden op de website van aquacultuur Vlaanderen👇 Agentschap Landbouw en Zeevisserij VlaamseMicroAlgen Thomas More-hogeschool aquacultuurvlaanderen.be/sites/aquacult…

Check it out, our latest paper on: 'Optimizing substrate moisture content for enhanced larval survival and growth performance in Hermetia illucens: exploring novel approaches' in the Springer Nature Discover Journal Series journal animals. #insects doi.org/10.1007/s44338…

Our newest paper is out in Insects MDPI. Do insects meet the nutritional claims often attributed to them? Find out in our newest paper👇 Thomas More-hogeschool mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1…

Al 10 jaar onderzoeken we de kweek van insecten bij Thomas More-hogeschool! Lees er meer over in het artikel in Landbouwleven 👇Thomas More Research landbouwleven.be/20846/article/…

Check it out, newest paper: Make it a standard? The creation and variability assessment of a consensus standard protocol for Tenebrio molitor larvae feeding trial. Published in Insects as Food&Feed Thomas More-hogeschool Thomas More Research @InagroBeitem brill.com/view/journals/…

Mooi artikel in Landbouwleven over Kris Heirbaut en zijn microalgenkweek👇Is de tijd rijp voor microalgen? landbouwleven.be/20911/article/…