The BEA provides services to companies and research institutions and technological development centers, in order to facilitate the implementation of initiatives and projects related essentially to industry and research around microalgae and cyanobacteria.
To request this service and for consultations you can contact with the BIOMOL Laboratory of the ULPGC through the following e-mails: biomol@ulpgc.es y nieves.gonzalez@ulpgc.es
The DNA extracted and purified from the strains of the BEA Collection is evaluated by spectrophotometry, ensuring minimum ratios of DNA quality and quantity.
Please, complete and submit BEA genomic DNA Inquiry Form to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org
To consult prices: Rates and Shipping section.
You may check the cost of all our services here: Prices of the Spanish Bank of Algae.
- Cell viability
- Cellular cycle
- Ploidy
- Lipid content
- Oxidative stress
To request this service download and fill out the following form (Cytometry request form) and send it to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org.
You may check the cost of all our services here: Prices of the Spanish Bank of Algae.
To request this service download and fill out the Service form (SRF/1) and send it to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org
You may check the cost of all our services here: Prices of the Spanish Bank of Algae.
Public or open deposit.
Microalgae under this type of deposit will be showed in the BEA´s public catalog and can be supplied to the public. To request this service and a budget, download and fill out the following form (Depositing Strains, DS1) and send it to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org.
Restricted or private deposit.
Microalgae under this type of deposit do not appear in the BEA's public catalog. The BEA guarantees the depositor that microalgae will not be shipped to third parties while remaining within this category, which requires a special rate. To request this service and a budget download and fill out the following form (Depositing Strains, DS1) and send it to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org.
You may check the cost of all services here: Prices of the Spanish Bank of Algae.
- Your taxonomic identification (taxonomic identifier, proposed taxonomic description, ...).
- Collection data (location, date, collector, ...).
- Characteristics of the habitat (temperature, pH, conductivity, ...).
- Toxicity or health/environmental risks.
- Cultivation and maintenance conditions (temperature, irradiation, culture medium,...).
- All this information must be included in the request form for the deposit of microalgae strains.
- Microalgae strains should be sent for deposit as liquid or agarized cultures.
- The minimum number of replicas to be supplied for deposit is 5. Microalgae and cyanobacterial cultures should contain a minimum of 102 to 104 cells per milliliter.
- Microalgae strains will be assigned a temporary reference number until they pass the feasibility analyzes, which are performed by several subcultures of the strainsin the suggested culture medium. The average time required to perform the feasibility analysis will vary between 7 to 35 days, depending on the strains.
You will be notified on the result of the viability test (positive or negative) for your strain's deposit in the BEA.
To request this service download and fill out the following form (Deposit request form BP1) and send it to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org.
You may check the cost of all services here: Prices of the Spanish Bank of Algae.
Training
Technical course on collections
The BEA offers intensive training courses on microalgae bioprospecting, identification, isolation, purification and proliferation techniques to obtain axenic clonal cultures from natural samples. To request this service send an email to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org.
Customized courses
The BEA offers customized technical and practical courses for companies according to their specific needs. To request this service send an email to servicios@marinebiotechnology.org.