Currently EcoDeco is developing a small version of her Dymico system which should become available within the next few months. It will be a system suitable for aquariums of around 500 liters and all components will fit in one box to get you a plug-and-play water purification system for your home aquarium.
Together with research intitutes, EcoDeco is currently studying the possibilities to apply the Dymico technology for aquaculture in fresh water. Nitrate levels were reduced to very low values, which is a very fortyfying result. We expect some publications on the results shortly.
We invite aquaculture companies to contact us to discuss the possibilities.
The Dymico technology has been applied in several scientific studies.
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We invite aquaculture companies to contact us to discuss the possibilities.
Pharmaceutical companies are always looking for leads to
new medicines. The last few years sponges are in the centre
of interest. The unique qualities of the Dymico technology
enable the cultivation of such delicate organisms by imitating
the ideal habitat. Fresh biomass can be maintained for pharmaceutical
laboratories, which are often dependent on preserved materials.
Preservation methods may often cause complex organic substances
to decompose, moreover many interesting compounds cannot be
prepared synthetically. Therefore live material is most desirable.
For identifying and isolating metabolites from sponge species
live organisms are a must.
Discovery and development of new medicines is a long, complex, and very costly process. Interesting new compounds and classes of compounds have been isolated from marine sponges such as cytotoxic compounds that may be used as anti-cancer drugs.
The concentration of active compounds is usually very low (~0.4 mg/kg of halichondrine B, an anti-cancer compound that has been isolated from the Lissodendoryx sp sponge), which means that large amounts of natural material are needed. At the same time a chemical synthesis line must be set up so that research can go on when a shortage of natural material occurs. Especially in the preclinical phase the new Dymico technology can solve the problem of shortage of natural compounds.
Some biochemical interesting compounds cannot be synthesized. The pharmaceutical industry is interested in metabolism processes in organisms that produce these compounds in order to be able to develop innovative production processes. This research requires a constant supply of natural material. Research of aquatic organisms is in its initial stage, but it is clear that the Dymico technology has great possibilities in this field.
Originally the Dymico technology was invented to breed corals for the restoration of damaged reefs. It is still the wish of EcoDeco to contribute to nature and help curing damaged ecosystems. As first step EcoDeco is executing a very promising project: EcoCoral.eu
In Blijdorp Zoo (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) breeding projects and studies are executed in Dymico equipped tanks with very fortifying results.
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