On October 29, 2024, we had the honor of welcoming members of the Academy Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences to the ALGATECH Centre. Prof. Ing. Roman Sobotka, Ph.D., together with the heads of individual laboratories, presented the scientific focus of the centre, which covers phototrophic microorganisms, ranging from basic research on photosynthesis in bacteria to genome editing in cyanobacteria, and applied collaboration with companies in the development of downstream processes for valuable compounds from microalgae.

The new project "Photomachines" from the Jan Amos Komenský Operational Program, focused on synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, received significant attention. This research aims to contribute to the production of therapeutic peptides using microalgae.