Project EnXylaScope
Runtime 05/2021 – 04/2025
The EnXylaScope project aims to discover novel enzymes for debranching xylan, a polymer highly abundant in plants. Production systems will be optimised and the enzymes will be used to produce a range...
moreProject BioSPRINT
Project start 06/2020
The hemicellulose fraction from side streams of the pulp and biofuel industry is the focus of the EU project. The aim is to purify and process them more efficiently and convert them into sugars that...
moreProject VAMOS
Project start 09/2019
Sugar is one of the most essential raw materials for industrial bioprocessing supply chains. The VAMOS project aims to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of producing sugar derived from household...
moreProject SinFonia
Project start 01/2019
The SinFonia project tries to produce organic fluorine compounds by biosynthesis. This could replace the previous environmentally harmful chemical methods used to produce the substances.
moreProject UNRAVEL
Runtime 06/2018 – 05/2022
The UNRAVEL project aims to develop advanced pre-treatment, separation and conversion technologies for complex lignocellulosic biomass. The technology relies on pre-extraction, fractionation using...
moreProject Fuels from electricity (eForFuel)
Runtime 03/2018 – 04/2022
eForFuel develops an industrial biotechnology solution that uses electricity and microorganisms to convert CO2 into synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, thus providing a sustainable replacement of fossil...
moreProject MAGIC
Runtime 07/2017 – 12/2021
Industrial Crops can provide valuable resources for high added value products and bioenergy. MAGIC aims to promote the sustainable development of resource-efficient and economically profitable...
moreProject SEEMLA
Runtime 01/2016 – 12/2018
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, the three-year project is focusing on the reliable and sustainable use of biomass from marginal land.
moreProject Protein2Food
Runtime 03/2015 – 02/2020
Protein2Food is a new research project funded by the EU. The project’s aim is to develop innovative, cost-effective and resource-efficient, healthy plant proteins for human consumption in the form of...
moreProject COSMOS
Runtime 03/2015 – 08/2019
COSMOS aims at reducing the dependence on imported coconut and palm kernel oils and fatty acids and on castor oil as sources for medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA, C10–C14) and medium-chain polymer...
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- Nutritional transition 5
- Resources 7
- Industry and products 2
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Biomass
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- Bioenergy 11
- Biobased materials 13
- Land use 11