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Citing Pioreactor

If you use Pioreactor in a paper, thesis, preprint, poster, presentation, or course, we appreciate a citation or acknowledgement.

We do not have a formal peer-reviewed reference paper yet. For now, cite Pioreactor directly and include enough detail in your methods for someone else to understand what you used.

Pioreactor Inc. (2026). Pioreactor: A Raspberry Pi-powered bioreactor platform for microbial growth automation. https://pioreactor.com

@misc{pioreactor,
  author       = {{Pioreactor Inc.}},
  title        = {{Pioreactor: A Raspberry Pi-powered bioreactor platform for microbial growth automation}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://pioreactor.com},
  note         = {Accessed: YYYY-MM-DD}
}

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What to mention in your methods​

Pioreactor hardware and software are used together, so one citation is enough. In your methods, add the details that matter for reproducibility:

  • the Pioreactor model, such as 20 mL or 40 mL
  • the Pioreactor software version
  • any accessories that affected the experiment, such as pumps, vial caps, OD monitoring, temperature control, stirring, dosing, or plugins

For example:

Experiments were performed using Pioreactor 20 mL / 40 mL bioreactors from Pioreactor Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).

Suggested acknowledgement​

If a citation does not fit the venue, you can acknowledge Pioreactor in your methods, poster, slides, or course materials.

Microbial growth experiments were monitored and controlled using Pioreactor, a Raspberry Pi-powered bioreactor platform from Pioreactor Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).

For a more specific methods statement:

Microbial growth experiments were monitored and controlled using Pioreactor 20 mL / 40 mL bioreactors with optical density monitoring, temperature control, stirring, and programmable dosing.

Logos, product images, screenshots, and diagrams​

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Logos

Use these when you need to identify Pioreactor in a poster, slide, handout, or methods supplement.

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Product photos

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Pioreactor UI overview page screenshot

UI screenshots

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Optical density diagram

Diagrams

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SVG icons

These are useful for slides, teaching material, protocol diagrams, and posters.

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Please use these assets only to identify Pioreactor or describe your experimental setup. Do not imply endorsement, certification, or partnership unless we have agreed to that separately.

Tell us about your work​

Using Pioreactor in a paper, thesis, poster, preprint, course, or talk? We would love to hear about it.

Email us at hello@pioreactor.com or share it on the Pioreactor forum.