LEE583C- RFT for the Supply & Installation of a Bioreactor for Teagasc

Tender description

Tenders are sought for the Supply & Installation of a Bioreactor. A 2-5L bioreactor is required for culturing bacteria cells aerobically and anaerobically at temperatures between 2°C and 70°C. This will be used to investigate; [1] specific bacterial responses at both the phenotypic and molecular level to changes in environmental parameters (eg. temperature, pH, antibiotics/antimicrobials) and [2] anaerobic digestion. The bioreactor must have programmable / instrumental control of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and stirring rate, controlled by a fully programmable/automated controller unit. Moreover, all components in contact with the bacterial cells must be autoclavable. It should also be capable of continuous, semi-continuous or batch operation.