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 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 iBRoad - Individual Building Renovation Roadmaps
Runtime 06/2017 – 05/2020
iBROAD intends to explore, design, develop and demonstrate the concept of individual building renovation roadmaps (iBROAD), as a tool outlining deep step-by-step renovation plans with customised...
moreProject MinFuture
Runtime 12/2016 – 11/2018
Demand for minerals and metals is growing. Global supply chains are becoming increasingly complex encompassing extraction, international trade, different processing steps, use in different products as...
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...
moreProject D-FACTORY: The Micro-Algae Biorefinery
Runtime 12/2013 – 11/2017
The research project "The Micro-Algae Biorefinery (D-FACTORY)" aims at developing a concept for a microalgae biorefinery that is used for the sustainable production of Dunaliella algae and its...
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