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Varicon Aqua

Midlands
Founded 1996
Photobioreactors and cultivation systems for algae biotechnology

Varicon Aqua is a UK manufacturer of photobioreactors and cultivation systems for microalgae research, aquaculture and industrial production.

Its Phyco-Flow, Phyco-Lift and Phyco-Bubble systems provide controlled lighting, aeration and mixing across laboratory, pilot and commercial scales.

The company also supplies algal culture media, nutrients, sensors and automated process controls. Its technology supports biomass production, bio-based ingredients, aquaculture and wastewater research, with equipment manufactured and commissioned through its Worcester operation.