Personal profile
Research interests
Originally an engineer of cybernetics (control theory and applied math), I have applied these concepts in biotechnology for the last 20 years.
Currently I am project manager for three jointly funded projects: EU Project PRIMARY, which aims to empower farmers and bring value to underutilized agricultural side streams, Business Finland funded project Fantastic Fungi on organic side stream utilization through filamentous fungi and Suomen Akatemi funded project MIDAS on digital tools for microalgae cultivations.
Previous projects include Business Finland funded projects ROBA on technologies for robust algae cultivation systems and CERAFIM on cellular agriculture for the production of proteins and lipids.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PRIMARY: New business for farmers and cooperatives in rural areas by local upcycling solutions using underutilized agricultural feedstocks
Barth, D. (Manager), Nordlund, E. (Manager), Ritala, A. (Participant), Tsitko, I. (Participant), Viinikanoja, T. (Participant), Kiiskinen, T. (Participant), Seppänen, T. (Participant), Pääkkönen, E. (Participant), Riihinen, K. (Participant), Määttä, J. (Participant) & Halinoja, C. (Participant)
1/05/25 → 30/04/29
Project: EU project
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FinBioFAB: Finnish BioFoundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing
Barth, D. (Manager), Nygård, Y. (PI), Koponen, T. (Participant), Girych, M. (Participant), Castillo, S. (Participant), Åkerman, M. (Participant), Lehtinen, S. (Participant), Nakari-Setälä, T. (Owner), Jäntti, J. (Participant), Healy-Rehn, M. (Participant), Laukkanen, A. (Participant), Aro, N. (Participant), Hentula, M. (Participant), Tenkanen, T. (Participant), Choo, H. (Participant) & Nguyen, T. (Participant)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Business Finland project
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Fantastic Fungi: Harnessing fungi to boost Finnish bioeconomy and sustainable growth
Barth, D. (Manager), Paananen, A. (Participant), Tsitko, I. (Participant), van Boxtel, N. (Participant), Nygren, H. (Participant), Goncalves, P. (Participant), Aalto, A. (Participant), Marjamaa, K. (Participant), Szilvay, G. (Participant), Juvonen, R. (Participant), Luecha, J. (Participant), Nisov, A. (Participant) & Hentula, M. (Participant)
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Business Finland project
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FuelGae: Sustainable On-site and Innovative Technologies for Advanced Transport BioFuels from MιcroalGae
Barth, D. (Participant), Toivari, M. (Participant), Sarlin, T. (Participant), Haajanen, E. (Participant), Tamminen, A. (Participant), Limnell, J. (Participant), Havisto, J. (Participant), Mäyrä, A. (Participant) & Spegazzini, N. (Participant)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: EU project
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BIOINDUSTRY 4.0: RI services to promote deep digitalization of Industrial Biotechnology - towards smart biomanufacturing
Blomberg, P. (Manager), Barth, D. (Participant), Penttilä, M. (Owner), Peltonen, K. (Participant), Peddinti, G. (Participant), Castillo, S. (Participant), Mattila, H. (Participant), Jäntti, J. (Participant), Mäyrä, A. (Participant), Havisto, J. (Participant), Hietala, E. (Participant), Tenhunen, J. (Participant), Kögler, M. (Participant), Toivari, M. (Participant) & Mojzita, D. (Participant)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: EU project
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Biological contaminants analysis in microalgae culture by UV–vis spectroscopy and machine learning
Paiva, E. M., Hyttinen, E., Dönsberg, T. & Barth, D., 5 Apr 2025, In: Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 330, 125690.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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CFD modeling of CO2 fixation by microalgae cultivated in a lab scale photobioreactor
Ojaniemi, U., Tamminen, A., Syrjänen, J. & Barth, D., 1 Jan 2025, In: Bioresource Technology. 415, 131715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Modeling the effect of internal lighting and mixing through bubbles in a cylindrical vessel on CO2 fixation by microalgae cultivation
Ojaniemi, U., Syrjänen, J. & Barth, D., Oct 2025, In: Algal Research. 91, 104209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparison of microbial food lipids to common food lipids
Småros, F., Vidgren, V., Rondou, K., Barth, D., Riihinen, K., van Bockstaele, F., Koivuranta, K. & Sözer, N., 12 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Poster › Professional
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Use of ambr®250 to assess mucic acid production in fed-batch cultures of a marine Trichoderma sp. D-221704
Tamminen, A., Turunen, R., Barth, D., Vidgren, V. & Wiebe, M. G., 2022, In: AMB Express. 12, 90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)102 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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A design–build–test cycle using modeling and experiments reveals interdependencies between upper glycolysis and xylose uptake in recombinant S. cerevisiae and improves predictive capabilities of large-scale kinetic models
Miskovic, L. (Contributor), Alff-Tuomala, S. (Contributor), Soh, K. C. (Contributor), Barth, D. (Contributor), Salusjärvi, L. (Contributor), Pitkänen, J.-P. (Contributor), Ruohonen, L. (Contributor), Penttilä, M. (Contributor) & Hatzimanikatis, V. (Contributor), Figshare, 26 Jun 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3811786.v1
Dataset
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Growth of marine fungi on polymeric substrates
Wang, Y. (Contributor), Barth, D. (Contributor), Tamminen, A. (Contributor) & Wiebe, M. (Contributor), Figshare, 16 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3622667.v1
Dataset
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Genome wide analysis of protein production load in Trichoderma reesei
Pakula, T. (Contributor), Nygren, H. (Contributor), Barth, D. (Contributor), Heinonen, M. (Contributor), Castillo, S. (Contributor) & Arvas, M. (Contributor), Figshare, 28 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3603251.v1
Dataset
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Growth of marine fungi in microtitre plates on 4 carbohydrates
Wiebe, M. (Creator), Tamminen, A. (Contributor), Barth, D. (Contributor), Happonen, P. (Data Collector) & Holmström, S. (Contributor), Zenodo, 2020
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Equipment
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Automation and Robotics for Biotechnology
Koponen, T. (Manager), Bennett, E. (Operator), Nyyssönen, M. (Operator) & Barth, D. (Other)
Bioanalytics and biological data scienceFacility/equipment: Facility
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Bioanalytics facilities
Nygren, H. (Manager), Hosia, W. (Operator) & Barth, D. (Other)
Bioanalytics and biological data scienceFacility/equipment: Facility
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Bioprocess engineering - Microbial cultivations from lab to pilot scale
Vuoristo, K. (Manager), Uusitalo, J. (Manager) & Barth, D. (Other)
Bioprocess engineeringFacility/equipment: Facility