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Home Algae Biotech., a university spin-off Biotech Startup, specializes in algae cultivation, functional component extraction and purification, and developing algae-based solutions. The main product, purified R-Phycoerythrin (R-PE), is derived from newly identified algae species in coastal region of Taiwan, and further self-cultivated on-site (Purified R-PE monthly production capacity reached 70 Grams). R-PE exhibits 30-100 times brighter fluorescence signals than conventional fluorophores, and can be made into tandem dyes, or directly conjugated with antibodies to detect cell surface antigens and conduct cell sorting/imaging through Flow Cytometry (FC) and Immunofluorescence Microscope (IF).