Five selected strains with proven antifungal, antibacterial and biostimulant activity will be cultivated using wastewater. Culture conditions and operational aspects of microalgae production will be optimized, and the yield and efficiency of large-scale production systems. The optimisation of harvesting and downstream process is mandatory in order to ensure the most efficient operation cost. Marine water and wastes (sewage and pig manure) will be used to achieve sustainable processes. Microalgae systems optimised will be capable of operate in continuous mode for six months without collapses, at productivities higher than 70 t/ha•year, with power consumptions lower than 5 /m3, and recovering more than 90% of nutrients contained into wastes. Up to 10 t /ha•year and 2 tP/ha•year will be recovered at biomass production cost below 1.0 €/kg.

Final products formulated (biopesticides and biofertilisers) will be validated through field trials at real crop conditions. Field trials will be developed in an Experimental Center with fully monitored conditions in horticultural and fruits crops. Additionally, target products will be evaluated and validated with end-users such as distributors and farmers. Also, market, social and sustainability aspects such as social and market acceptance, environmental impact and the carbon and water footprint mitigation will be evaluated. The legal framework of biopesticides and biofertilisers produced will be studied for the registration assessment, according with the EU legislation, additionally to the legal framework of other key third countries for the interest of Biorizon´s external market.