CORE BUSINESS
Life science technologies and services in space, on planets and Earth
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
- Revitalisation of deserted areas on Earth
- Bio Reactors
- Earth Observation
- Life Science support to manned missions to other planets
- Terraforming
TECHNICAL MEANS
- Bioreactors for Earth and space applications
- Growth of bacteria and algae
- Qualification of material
- Earth Observation and GIS systems
MAIN CUSTOMERS
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg (LUXDEV)
- ESA
- LSA
- EU
- Private industry
MAJOR SPACE PROJECTS
Green Earth
The program, led by Blue Horizon aims at developing, marketing and sale of products and services related to the fertilisation of soils in arid and semi-arid areas. Our biological soil crust (BSC) is capable to strongly reduce water and wind erosion and creates the basis for first pioneer plants. It also forms a CO2 sink. After a laboratory phase, the BSC has been tested in our open field test sites in Burkina Faso. At the same time, a site selection and monitoring system is developed using Earth Observation data. After the field test, the next step is the implementation of a large-scale field test (1 ha and 1 km2) in Morocco, which will be carried out between 2023 and 2025.
OW INK
The project aims at developing printable material out of algae. First tests have been successful, and the material is now qualified. A second project will now further qualify different materials and allow the production of various tools using 3D printing technologies.
BIORAT 2
Development of a nitrification process using algae and bacteria to convert urine into useful products in space.
