The industrial platform for microalgae.
ALGENWERK develops, produces and scales microalgae. In Dresden, we cultivate spirulina in our own closed photobioreactors, harvest it fresh and support our customers all the way to a market-ready recipe – technology, production, quality and application from a single source.
Eight stations, one site.
Individual solutions exist elsewhere, too. At ALGENWERK, they come together at Hub Dresden as one complete solution – from reactor technology to the fully developed end product on the market.
- 01Technology →
Technology
PACT photobioreactors, developed and patented in-house: closed, high-purity cultivation and highly automated instead of open ponds that are hard to control.
- 02Plant engineering →
Plant engineering
Our own plant engineering. Behind it are around 150 employees and more than 30 years of experience of the Pürstinger Group in plant engineering – expertise in water treatment.
- 03Hub Dresden →
Cultivation
Spirulina grows in closed photobioreactors. Key parameters for our reproducible quality are continuously monitored and controlled by the system.
- 04Process platform →
Process & data
Our own fully automated process platform – our algae.cloud. Every batch and every process step is documented.
- 05Quality →
Quality & analytics
Certified quality management according to ISO 9001 and an end-to-end HACCP concept, from culture to filling. Quality creates planning certainty: total aerobic count <10² CFU/g, spore-forming bacteria not detectable.
- 06Co-development →
Application
Processed cold, frozen or hot. Recipe suggestions from the recipe lab, support in the kitchen or a pilot-plant session at Hub Dresden.
- 07References →
Market
Proven on the market: Spirulina°Ice by BlaBlu, ice cream at dito Café & Eis Hamburg, dishes by chefs such as Peter Scharff, Ralf Zacherl and Bernd Siefert.
- 08Your own plant as a franchise →
Replication
The plant is a module: three further ALGENWERK plants are in planning and will adopt the Dresden process – close to your production.
We close the loop.
- 01TechnologyPACT photobioreactors, developed in-house: closed and highly automated.
- 02Plant engineeringOur own plant engineering with the know-how of the Pürstinger Group.
- 03CultivationParameters relevant to growth and quality are continuously controlled.
- 04Process & dataFully automated process platform, every batch documented.
- 05Quality & analyticsISO 9001 and HACCP, from culture to filling.
- 06ApplicationRecipe lab, kitchen induction or a pilot-plant session at the hub.
- 07MarketProven on the market, from ice cream to professional kitchens.
- 08ReplicationFurther plants adopt the Dresden process.
- New plants and new microalgae start again at 01.
The plant technology is our own development and open to other microalgae. Spirulina is just the beginning.
Fresh, not dried.Whole biomass as a paste – no drying, no powdery taste.
High purity instead of open ponds.Closed, highly automated photobioreactors, controlled from culture to harvest.
A platform, not a single plant.Developed and scaled at the hub, replicated in further plants.
The plant is a module.
Three further ALGENWERK plants are in planning and will adopt the Dresden process – close to your production.
Fresh spirulina per year – in Dresden today, three further sites in the pipeline
- In operation≈ 20 tDresden
- In planning+50 tBrandenburg
- In planning+33 tNorth Rhine-Westphalia
- In planning+33 tLower Saxony
Proud member of the Pürstinger Group.
Around 150 employees and more than 30 years of experience in plant engineering for the chemical and semiconductor industries – this know-how stands behind ALGENWERK.
Three ways to work with ALGENWERK.
We close the loop: from technology and cultivation through quality and application to scaling into further plants.
Talk to us about your product, your application or your own plant.
Buy the ingredient, develop products together or run your own ALGENWERK: together we will find the right way for you.
Three ways to work with ALGENWERK
- Ingredient: fresh spirulina with specification, cold chain and application support
- Co-development: develop products together
- Plant: PACT systems, processes and market access from a single source
