The GFP fermentation process really begins
with the expansion of our bacteria seed stock.
A sample of modified E-coli is taken from
the freezer and thawed.
It’s used to inoculate a small amount of
fresh media in a shaker flask.
The media provides the nutrition the cell
needs to grow.
When the cells have grown and consumed most
of the nutrients, they’re transferred to
a larger vessel with more growth media, and
the process repeats...This scaling-up is complete
when the number of cells is large and healthy
enough to transfer into a production vessel
– often we call that a bioreactor or fermenter.
