ROOM 1

ROOM 2

ROOM 3

REBUS 1/2

Chair: Marta Del Bianco (ASI)
Co-chair: Stefania De Pasquale (UNINA)

Algae & Photobioreactor 1/2

Chair: Jeremy Pruvost (GEPEA)
Co-chair: Ellen Harrison (U Cambridge)

Societal Impact 2/2

Chair: Christian TAMPONNET (EthoSpace)

8:00

The assessment of microalgae biochemistry through NMR non-invasive approach offers new perspectives for their monitoring in photobioreactors.
Gonçalves Olivier – GEPEA
Round Table
AstroPlants Users

8:20

Extracellular conversion of CO2 into sugars and other functional food ingredients: SweetAir.
Iulian-Zoltan BOBOESCU – U WAGENINGEN

8:40

The REBUS project in the context of the Italian Life Science Roadmap for human space exploration.
Marta del Bianco – ASI
Assessing the efficiency of cyanobacterium-based BLSS on Mars.
Cyprien VERSEUX – ZARM

9:00

Simulated microgravity affects pollen tube development: a crucial stage in the seed-to-seed cycle of space candidate crops.
Maurizio IOVANE – UNINA
Optimizing phosphorus removal for municipal wastewater post-treatment with Chlorella vulgaris.
Aigars LAVRINOVIS – RTU
History of CELSS in Europe.
Christophe LASSEUR – ESA

9:20

The Potential of Lunar and Martian regolith simulants as plant growth media.
Antonio Giandonato Caporale – UNINA
ALGOLIGHT to produce high value products in a compact controlled and intensified photobioreactor adaptable to the life support for human space exploration.
Charlène THOBIE – ALGOLIGHT.
The MELiSSA foundation and the selection of young scientists involved in research on life support in space: eight years of experience in the POMP project.
Max MERGEAY – MELiSSA Foundation

9:40

The REBUS fungal collection for the space organic waste exploitation.
Solveig TOSI – U PAVIA
Development of innovative processes for the industrial cultivation of high added-value plants in a vertical farming pilot system.
Nico BETTERLE – U VERONA

10:00

COFFEE BREAK

ROOM 1

REBUS 2/2

Chair: Marta Del Bianco (ASI)
Co-chair: Stefania De Pasquale (UNINA)

ROOM 2

Algae & Photobioreactor 2/2

Chair: Pascal Jaouen (Pol Mer atlantique)
Co-chair: Theodore Besson (ESTEE)

ROOM 3

Terrestrial Applications 1/2

Chair: Aude de Clercq (ESA)
Co-chair: Rob Suters (SEMiLLA)

10:20

Space organic waste degradation: a new approach to microgreens cultivation.
Silvia TABACCHIONI – ENEA
Implementation of an automated process for a continuous Limnospira harvesting and the recycling of the culture medium for space applications.
Céline COENE – QINETIQ
URIDIS, electricity-driven water technology for safe and sustainable toilets without chemical additives.
Korneel Rabaey – U Ghent

10:40

Entomological degradation in bio-regenerative systems for space: Study on the efficacy of Hermetia illucens-mediated bioconversion.
Maurizio CALVITTI – ENEA
The impact of light, temperature and low-dose irradiation on the growth and composition of Limnospira indica, a component of the MELiSSA life support system for space exploration.
Jana FAHRION – SCK
The greater Caux Seine Area : the land of energy transition & circular economy.
Pierre Van CAENEGEM – CAUX SEINE

11:00

Chicory (Cichorium intybus L) for space-oriented production of prebiotic rich plant under controlled conditions for astronaut wellbeing.
Alberto BATTISTELLI – CNR-IRET
Modeling and experimental campaign of a novel, compact, thin-tube photobioreactor for high volumetric productivity.
Jack HOENIGES – GEPEA

Microalgae-based biofacade to develop sustainable buildings: system modeling with Modelica

Flora GIRARD – GEPEA

11:20

Chicory roots as antidote to spaceflight-induced chronic stress: a translational study in the framework of the ReBUS project.
Francesca ZORATTO – ISS
Duckweed Production for Space Life Support.
Christine ESCOBAR – Space Lab
Integrated Water Cycle Demonstration Pilot Project Using MELiSSA Space Technology.
Ernesto LOPEZ BAEZA – U VALENCIA

11:40

Morpho-physiological and nutritional responses of Brassica microgreens to heavy ions: an outlook on ionizing radiation from the REBUS project.
Veronica De MICCO UNINA
Algal dormancy and revivability in space.
Yash PARDASANI – SAMS UHT
The NEWgenerator Resource Recovery Machine for off-grid wastewater treatment: Case studies for global sanitation in India and South Africa, and implications for space colonies.
Yeh DANIEL – U FLORIDA

12:00

ReBUS-Cyanobacteria: The use of the desiccation-, radiation-tolerant cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis sp. CCMEE 029 for in situ resource utilization on the Moon and Mars. Daniella BILLI – U ROME
Arthrospira – Biomas Recovery.
Rastislav KRAMPL – Bio X

12:20

LUNCH

ROOM 1

ROOM 2

ROOM 3

BioMaterial 2/2

Chair: Adevnit Makaya (ESA)
Co-chair: Sandra Ortega (ESA)

Urine & Nitrification 3/3

Chair: Baptiste Leroy (U Mons)
Co-chair: Aurea Heusser (EAWAG)

Terrestrial Applications 2/2

Chair: Stephan Speidel (ESA)
Co-chair: Pierre Van Caenegem (CAUX SEINE)

13:30

Assessing the Recycling Potential of Cupriavidus necator for Space Travel: Production of SCPs and PHAs from Organic Waste.
Pierre JORIS – TBI
Nitrogen gas production and extraction from urine to compensate for gas leakage during long-term Space missions: Proof of concept for an energy-efficient microgravity-compatible bioreactor.
Marijn TIMMER – U ANVERS
PhotoBioreactor Space R&D at MEG Science.
Mattia TOFFANETTI – MEG

13:50

3D printing in low-gravity (3DmedLowG project): Challenges in development of hardware and food compatible printing ink.
Gasan Osojnik – Univerza v Ljubljani
Nitrogen gas and water recovery using the Nitrogenisor bioreactor for crewed Mars mission: A feasibility study based on stochastic mission scenarios.
Tim Van WINCKEL – U ANVERS
Q&A about MELiSSA terrestrial applications
Aude De CLERCQ – ESA
Stephan Speidel – ESA

14:10

Kombucha-derived biomaterials for life in space.
Agata KOBODZIEJCZYK – AGH UST
Toward nitrogen recovery from unnitrified urine using Limnospira indica.
Baptiste LEROY – U MONS
Opportunities for MELiSSA-derived downstream services within ESA’s Space Solutions.
Arnaud RUNGE – ESA

14:30

Hydrolysis and nitrification of synthetic urine in continuous packed-bed bench-scale bioreactors.
Carolina ARNAU – UAB
Advancing Opportunities for Ag-Tech in the Space Environment: Mutation Breeding Programs, Closed-Loop Developments, and Exploring Future Opportunities.
Connor KISELCHUK – StarLab Oasis

14:50

COFFEE BREAK

15:20

Pr LIU Hong – Lunar Palace

15:40

PANELS. Necessary ECLSS demonstrators before the departure to Mars.
Cesare Lobascio – Thales
Dries Demey – RedWire
Francesc Godia – UAB-MPP
Alexis PAILLET – CNES
Peter Weiss – Spartan Space
Chairman : Giorgio Magistrati – ESA
16:20
16:40
Conclusion
Robert Lindner – ESA