Content and Publications

A selection of publications, interviews and conference appearances in which Belach Bioteknik’s bioreactors and bioprocess systems have been featured or used — from our founding in 1985 to today.

Scientific papers listed below reflect independent research in which Belach equipment was used; they do not imply a commercial partnership.

2025Publication
Enhancing nutritional value and flavor profiles of whey powder through fungal fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae and Neurospora intermedia
Food Science and Technology International

Researchers at the University of Borås used 3 L Belach bubble-column reactors.

March 2025Publication
Metagenomic exploration uncovers several novel “Candidatus” species involved in acetate metabolism in high-ammonia thermophilic biogas processes
Microbial Biotechnology (Wiley)

SLU researchers operated three 5 L Belach CSTRs under thermophilic conditions.

5 May 2025Conference
Company presentation — Swiss Biotech Day 2025
Swiss Biotech Day, Basel · presented by György Rajkai (CTO)

Belach Bioteknik presented over 40 years of experience in bioprocess equipment and bioreactor systems.

December 2023Publication
Insights into the rapid metabolism of Geobacillus sp. LC300: unraveling metabolic requirements and optimal growth conditions
Extremophiles (Springer)

KTH researchers used six parallel 1.5 L GRETA (Belach) bioreactors.

2023Publication
Syntrophic entanglements for propionate and acetate oxidation under thermophilic and high-ammonia conditions
The ISME Journal (Nature Portfolio)

SLU researchers operated four 1.1 L Belach CSTRs with Belach feed pumps.

29 March 2023Interview
From lab to industrial scale bioreactors
European Biotechnology · interview with György Rajkai

Feature on Belach’s history since 1985, its parallel multi-bioreactor systems and its work with cultured-meat producers scaling up production.

June 2021Publication
Valorization of bread waste to a fiber- and protein-rich fungal biomass
Fermentation (MDPI)

University of Borås researchers used 4.5 L Belach bioreactors in airlift and bubble-column modes.

March 2021Publication
Effluent solids recirculation to municipal sludge digesters enhances long-chain fatty acids degradation capacity
Biotechnology for Biofuels

Linköping University / SLU researchers used six Belach stirred-tank anaerobic reactors and Belach gas meters.

October 2020Publication
Characterization of volatile fatty-acid utilization in Escherichia coli aiming for robust valorisation of food residues
AMB Express

KTH researchers used a six-unit GRETA (Belach) system with a Belach gas multiplexer.

July 2020Publication
Conversion of fish processing wastewater into fish feed ingredients through submerged cultivation of Aspergillus oryzae
Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing (Springer)

University of Borås researchers used 4.5 L Belach glass bubble-column reactors.

2019Publication
Comparison of engineered Escherichia coli AF1000 and BL21 strains for (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate production in fed-batch cultivation
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Springer)

KTH researchers used the 1 L GRETA (Belach) system and a 15 L Belach bioreactor.

2019Publication
Post-treatment of fungal biomass to enhance pigment production
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Springer)

University of Borås researchers used two 3.5 L Belach bubble-column bioreactors.

August 2018Publication
Lignocellulose integration to 1G-ethanol process using filamentous fungi: fermentation prospects of edible strain of Neurospora intermedia
BMC Biotechnology

University of Borås researchers used a 4.5 L Belach airlift reactor.

April 2018Publication
Vegan-mycoprotein concentrate from pea-processing industry byproduct using edible filamentous fungi
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

University of Borås researchers used a 4.5 L Belach airlift bioreactor.

December 2017Publication
The effect of temperature and retention time on methane production and microbial community composition in staged anaerobic digesters fed with food waste
Biotechnology for Biofuels

Researchers at NMBU (Norway) used a Belach staged digestion system with BioPhantom control software.

December 2017Publication
Detection of novel syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacteria from biogas processes by continuous acetate enrichment approaches
Microbial Biotechnology (Wiley)

SLU researchers operated four 1.1 L Belach chemostats in parallel.

1985Milestone
Belach Bioteknik founded
Skogås, Sweden

Founded by Swedish engineers building laboratory-scale bioreactors — the beginning of more than 40 years of bioprocess engineering.