BIOTESC

BIOTESC (Biotechnology Space Support Center) is a space research centre working on behalf of the European Space Agency and attached to the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU). BIOTESC is specialized in space research and biotechnologies:.[1] On behalf of the European Space Agency, the centre offers assistance for the preparation, execution and post-flight analysis of many space experiments generally related to biotechnologies or information technologies.

Swiss User Support and Operations Centre
AbbreviationBIOTESC
HeadquartersLucerne, Switzerland
Official language
English, German
AffiliationsLucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Staff
< 20 people
Websitewww.hslu.ch/en/biotesc

History

BIOTESC is part of the Space Biology Group, founded in 1977 at the ETH Zurich.[2][3] In January 2013, the group moved to Lucerne University. They relocated from Zurich to Hergiswil, where they moved into their own building.[4] In 2018 they relocated in another place but stayed in the same city.

Payloads and Experiments
Alexander Gerst with CIMON
Alexander Gerst aside with the BIOTESC managed payload Cimon

On board the International Space Station BIOTESC is responsible for several payloads in the European module Columbus: the CIMON robot,[5] AstroPi computers,[6][7] Kubik, an incubator for biological experiments,[1] and the Biolab.[8]

Several experiments on the ISS have been managed from the center as of 2021;[9] including research on rotifer organisms and Arthrospira (Cyanobacterias)[10][11]

BIOTESC is one of the several ESA User Support and Operations Centers (USOCs) in Europe.[12]

References
  1. "BIOTESC". lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. "ETH - Space Biology Group - BIOTESC". 2004-12-13. Archived from the original on 2004-12-13. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. "Control centres". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. "BIOTESC | Hochschule Luzern". 2015-05-12. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. "Tests mit CIMON: Direkter Draht von der Hochschule Luzern ins All". News Hub – Hochschule Luzern (in German). 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. "Die AstroPi Challenge 2017-18 ist gestartet". Hochschule-Luzern (in Swiss High German). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. "What is an Astro Pi ?". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. "Infrastructure on board the International Space Station (ISS)". lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  9. "Missions in Space". lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  10. "Rotifer in Space". Rotifer in space. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  11. "CyanoBakterien im Weltall – Das Projekt Arthorspira B ist gestartet". Hochschule-Luzern (in Swiss High German). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  12. "User Support and Operations Centres (USOCs)". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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