Joshua Cloutier-Beaupré

Research Interests

• Industrial bioprocesses

Current Research Projects

• Optimization and industrial scale-up of bioplastic production in bioreactor.
• Optimization of the pigment production process in bioreactor.
• Development of the nanobody production process.
• Optimization of the fermentative process for the production of bioactive peptides and their downstream processing.
• Optimization of the concentration and drying process of probiotic bacteria.
• Development of a microbial growth stimulant for the production of biomolecules of pharmaceutical interest.
• Development of an antimicrobial coating for wood treatment

Tools and Expertises

•  Fermentation in bioreactor (laboratory scale 1L to pilot scale 700L)
• Downstream treatment of ferments (tangential filtration/continuous centrifugation technologies)
• Development and optimization of spray drying and freeze drying processes
• Monitoring of enzymatic activity
• Analytical monitoring of ferments: Nitrogen (kjeldahl), Protein (Bradford/SDS PAGE), Organic carbon (TOC), Sugars and organic acids (HPLC), Alcohol (GC)EN version