Research & collaboration
Research comes first
Every crop at GaiaTara begins as research: which strain, which substrate, which conditions — and what the organism produces when those are right.
What the research covers
Research moves in the same order as the work itself: research, cultivation, biomass, value-added products.
Strains and cultures
Selecting, isolating and keeping pure cultures, so that every batch starts from a known organism.
Substrates and yield
Testing substrates, including agricultural by-products, for yield, consistency and cost.
Microalgae systems
Growing microalgae in closed, illuminated systems, and learning what each organism needs.
Ingredients
Developing dried ingredients, powders and extracts within the categories the law permits.
Records and testing
Documenting conditions batch by batch, and testing material before it goes anywhere.
Work with us
We welcome conversations with universities, hospitals and institutes working on integrative traditional medicine, and with people in mycology, phycology, food science and biotechnology.