bioreactor

noun bio·re·ac·tor \ ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər \

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of bioreactor

: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (such as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)

Recent Examples of bioreactor from the Web

Platelet BioGenesis, which was founded in 2014, said Wednesday that the grant will help the startup develop a bioreactor that is key to the production of platelets, a critical component of blood that promotes clotting.

— jonathan saltzman — boston globe, STAT, "Department of Defense funds biotech making blood platelets from stem cells," 28 June 2018
The fermented brew of koji and heirloom barley is poured into a converted bioreactor—a stainless-steel tank that’s a staple of industrial laboratories. 2.

— howie khan, WSJ, "A Fresh Take on Liquor From Two Noma Alums," 25 Apr. 2018
Platelet BioGenesis, which was founded in 2014, said Wednesday that the grant will help the startup develop a bioreactor that is key to the production of platelets, a critical component of blood that promotes clotting.

— jonathan saltzman — boston globe, STAT, "Department of Defense funds biotech making blood platelets from stem cells," 28 June 2018
The bioreactor would mimic the environment inside bone marrow, the sponge-like tissue that produces platelets.

— jonathan saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Department of Defense gives $3.5m to biotech making blood platelets from stem cells," 27 June 2018
Such a food industry would also need to develop bioreactors—think bread machines with cell cartridges or breweries that make meat, not beer—that would intake the raw materials and spit out lamb chops.

— joi ito, WIRED, "Fake Meat, Served Six Ways," 2 July 2018
Platelet BioGenesis, which was founded in 2014, said Wednesday that the grant will help the startup develop a bioreactor that is key to the production of platelets, a critical component of blood that promotes clotting.

— jonathan saltzman — boston globe, STAT, "Department of Defense funds biotech making blood platelets from stem cells," 28 June 2018
Platelet BioGenesis, which was founded in 2014, said Wednesday that the grant will help the startup develop a bioreactor that is key to the production of platelets, a critical component of blood that promotes clotting.

— jonathan saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Department of Defense gives $3.5m to biotech making blood platelets from stem cells," 27 June 2018
The 113-acre estate outside of Healdsburg, which Silver Oak hopes will earn platinum certification for energy efficiency, features 2,595 solar panels and a membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment.

— urmila ramakrishnan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Free tastings cap North Bay’s rich wine scene," 19 Apr. 2018

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1974

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bioreactor

noun bio·re·ac·tor \ ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər \

medical Definition of bioreactor

: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)