contract services

GBL has a track record in consultancy and contract research. Contracts are performed on microbial strain and fermentation process development for enzyme and metabolite production.

Resources

a team of highly qualified scientists
well-equipped laboratories at our Milton Park site
over £250k of specialist fermentation equipment
a unique collection of thermophilic microorganisms
a comprehensive and searchable database for the culture collection
unique access to large-scale fermentation at the University of Georgia

Skills

specialist skills in molecular biology, microbiology and microbial physiology with novel industrial microorganisms such as thermophiles
experience with a wide range of more conventional microorganisms

Services

high throughput screens for thermophiles and thermostable enzymes
microbial expression systems in robust hosts
metabolic pathway engineering to improve product yield and other strain characteristics
fermentation process development to improve both yield and productivity
fermentation scale-up to 800 litres and protein purification facilities

Please contact us for more more information on how GBL can help you meet your R&D objective.

The GBL microbiology lab

The fermentation process