• 2023 Order Deadlines

    View upcoming order deadlines for 2023 shipping and when orders will be shipped after the deadlines have passed.

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  • Upcoming Holiday Closure: 2023 U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday

    UTEX will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday November 22-26, 2023. Please view the full announcement for information on shipping changes.

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  • A chlorella strain of algae grow in a tent reactor developed at NREL that controls light, CO2 delivery, and temperature to establish baseline growth curves and recreate real-world growth conditions for strains of algae. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)

    U.S. Department of Energy AlgaePrize

    The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office AlgaePrize competition has begun! This national competition challenges student teams to expand novel solutions to algae production, processing, and new product development—all with the goal to lower the costs of producing algal biofuels and bioproducts.

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  • Newly Accessioned Algal Strains!

    Every year UTEX accessions new algal strains from depositors that are made available to the public. The strains in this collection are new to UTEX and are now available for you to order!

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  • Back In Stock! | UTEX Photobioreactors

    NOW AVAILABLE | Low-cost photobioreactors offer optimized design for delivering light to maximize growth and product accumulation rates.

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  • Algae Express Service

    Now Available! | UTEX offers next day shipping within the contiguous US for the Top 10 most requested strains.

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  • National Alliance For Advanced Biofuels and Bio-products (NAABB) Collection

    Strains from the algal biofuels research consortium formed to specifically address the objectives set forth by the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE), and Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), are now available without a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA).

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  • Media Kits for 10+ Liters

    BG-11(-N) Now Available! | Easy-to-prepare Media Kits for large volumes of media. Add-In components for specific nutrient boosts and upgrade kits to build upon simple base media.

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Newly Accessioned Algal Strains!

Every year UTEX accessions new algal strains from depositors that are made available to the public. The strains in this collection are new to UTEX and are now available for you to order!

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