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Successful development of an algae-based bioproducts industry offers world-wide benefits related to sustainable bioenergy and bioproducts production, and environmental benefits. Based on what we have learned, major challenges to the implementation of the industry include cultivation, harvesting, and processing of algae biomass at full-scale. The majority of the research and development of algae-based technologies has emphasized suspended growth of single or mixed cultures in open ponds and closed reactors. However scientific and technological investigations of attached algal biofilm cultures has received minimal attention. This presentation will explore algae science and technology within the context of biofilm reactions and bioreactors. The goal is to develop full-scale algae biorefineries that are technologically efficient and cost-effective.