The Haringa lab focuses on model-driven bioreactor design and optimization. Our philosophy is to start design with the end in mind (what are the large-scale conditions the process needs to operate in?) and to analyze performance from the cellular perspective (how do cells experience the environment over time, and how does that affect process performance). Our toolbox is centered around CFD simulation combined with cell kinetic models, we also have experimental hydrodynamics facilities to calibrate models. Our modelling work is applied to bioprocesses ranging from large-scale microbial to biopharma, and recently, precision fermentation and cultivated meat (in the context of the Dutch cellular agriculture consortium). We are highly interested in expanding in this space, collaborating with both companies and other academics on topics such as reactor design, cell kinetic modelling and scale-up/scale-down of processes.

Cees Haringa

- Host institution: Delft University of Technology
- Position: Principal investigator
- Discipline: Chemical engineering, Computational science
- Alternative protein type: Cultivated, Fermentation, Plant-based
- Collaboration opportunities: Industry partnership, Joint research, Providing guest lectures
- Hiring for: Graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, Undergraduate students
- Region: Europe
- Technology focus: Bioprocess design, Computational modeling
- Location: Delft, Netherlands