Development Opportunity: Wearable Astaxanthin Production Sensor

Efizum proposes to develop a wearable sensor system to monitor astaxanthin production in cultivation units, tracking:

• Organism health and biomass growth

• Astaxanthin content and pigment quality

• Nutrient availability and metabolic markers

• Contaminant detection (bacteria, unwanted algae, toxins)

• Environmental parameters (temperature, light, pH, oxygen levels)

Key features:

• IoT-enabled sensors for continuous real-time data transmission to the Efizum platform.

• Quantum-weighted AI models analyse the data to provide actionable recommendations for optimizing growth, pigment yield, and preventing contamination.

• Validation in real cultivation conditions to achieve TRL7, demonstrating operational performance at pilot or semi-industrial scale.

• Platform prepared to manage multiple wearable sensors simultaneously for scalable deployment.

Expected Impact:

• Continuous monitoring for enhanced astaxanthin yield, quality, and purity.

• Early detection of contamination, ensuring safe and certified production.

• Acceleration toward TRL8-9, paving the way for commercial rollout.

• Reinforcing Efizum as a leader in digital aquaculture and high-value microalgae production using wearable sensing technologies.