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Team OXIPRO finally gathered together for a long-awaited face-to-face gathering in Groningen, Netherlands for the annual project meeting. Hosted under the aegis of the Royal University of Groningen, the event enabled OXIPRO partners to share research highlights and plan ongoing interactions and collaborations.   The partners’ scientific achievements focused on the work performed in diversifying …

Team OXIPRO Share Scientific Achievements in Groeningen Read More »

NORCE Norwegian Research Centre is the coordinator of the OXIPRO project. NORCE also plays a main role in an innovation case of the projects to improve the utility of marine by-products. At the core of NORCE’s research lies the development of sustainable solutions for society at large, anchored to the UN’s sustainable development goals. NORCE …

The OXIPRO project coordinator NORCE takes a novel enzyme strategy to the marine sector Read More »

OXIPRO is proud to announce that project partner Marco Fraaije, Molecular Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, has been invited as a speaker at the forthcoming 10th Edition of OxiZymes meeting, to be hosted in Siena, Italy, from July 5-8, 2022.   Over the past decade, Marco Fraaije’s research group has focused on the redesign of oxidative …

OXIPRO Partner University of Groningen Showcases Cutting Edge Research at OxiZymes 2022 Read More »

Research without society’s input lacks balance. How do science and technology interplay with society, politics, culture, and law –  and vice versa? Over the last 100 years we have seen major changes in our understanding of living organisms, and with that we have gained the ability to manipulate microbes and compounds for various application in …

Science and Technology Studies Pioneer Sheila Jasanoff Named 2022 Holberg Laureate Read More »

The OXIPRO project is delighted to announce the establishment of an expert Advisory Board, whose advice and guidance will increase the value and contribute to the success of this initiative.   OXIPRO’s success relies on the alignment to values, needs, and expectations of targeted stakeholder groups, including research, business, policy, and society in general. One …

OXIPRO Welcomes Expert Members to its Advisory Board Read More »

Today, on International Women’s Day, the OXIPRO project looks at the issue of gender in the EC project funding framework: Horizon 2020. This was the first framework programme to include a specific article on gender equality in its regulations, and to establish gender as a crosscutting issue. The OXIPRO project is one of the few …

Happy International Women’s Day! Read More »

The OXIPRO Project is delighted to welcome a new researcher to the team. Albert Cañellas comes from Tarragona, Spain, and has just successfully completed a joint honours degree in Computer Science and Biotechnology at Universitat Rovira i Virgili. During his studies, he completed an internship in a Germany-based biotechnology company, programming an optical flow algorithm …

New OXIPRO Team Member at Barcelona Supercomputing Centre Read More »

The OXIPRO Project is delighted to welcome a new researcher to the team. Veronica Bodescu moved from her native Romania to embark on – and successfully complete – her BSc in Chemistry at the University of Groningen in 2019, which enabled her to pursue her interest in the field of biochemistry. As a result, she …

OXIPRO Welcomes a New Researcher Read More »

The Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie e.V.e (CLIB) dedicated its annual end-of-year December forum to OXIPRO and its three sibling EU-funded projects FuturEnzyme, EnXylaScope, and RADICALZ, giving us a platform to present our concepts and selected scientific results with a high linkage towards industrial applications to an interested international audience. The development of sustainable and resource-saving processes …

OXIPRO in CLIB Event – Catalyzing Alliances for Greener Products Read More »

OXIPRO is proud to welcome onboard Ruite Xiang, our new PhD student who has joined the team at Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC). Ruite began his academic career with a passion for biology and chemistry, which led to his successful completion of a BSc in Biochemistry at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Following this, Ruite discovered …

Ruite’s Route to OXIPRO Success Read More »