OXIPRO researchers from NORCE and LEITAT participated in the International conference on marine biotechnology, Bioprosp, held this year from 14-16th of March in Tromsø, Norway. Bioprosp takes place biannually in snowy Tromsø, an internationally recognised city for world-class biotechnology research – in other words, “the hot spot for cool biotech”. This meeting focuses on …
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OXIPRO is delighted to welcome two new members to our project team and provide them with an opportunity to further their careers: Espen Joon Søvik – Masters Student at NORCE Espen completed his undergraduate degree in psychology from Bergen University in the mid-2000s. After working in an unrelated job for close to a decade, …
OXIPRO partners are delighted to welcome onboard our newest early career researchers: Giorgia Liberati (REDINN); Ivan Dimitri (UAB); and Anna Kraaijeveld Enerstvedt (NORCE): Giorgia Liberati (REDINN) Giorgia studied environmental engineering in Bologna, specialising in the circular economy, the design and monitoring of sustainable industrial processes, and environmental impact assessment methodologies. After graduating with …
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Enzyme solutions in targeted consumer sectors can significantly reduce greenhouse gasses and increase product sustainability. Four EU-funded sibling projects: EnXylaScope, FuturEnzyme, OXIPRO and RadicalZ, have just launched this policy brief to provide scientific insight to support and inform EC policy areas, including the European Green Deal and Bioeconomy strategies. The policy brief outlines consumer …
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Active Site Newsletter #4 – providing news and events on enzymes for greener products from OXIPRO and our sister projects EnXylaScope, FuturEnzymes and RadicalZ – is OUT NOW! This issue relates to the focus of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science which examines the role of women in the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development …
OXIPRO partner Novozymes is proud to announce that it has been recognized for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by global environmental non-profit organisation CDP, securing a place on its annual ‘A List’ (see report here) In a year of ever-increasing environmental concerns around the world – from extreme weather to unprecedented …
OXIPRO is delighted to welcome onboard Helena Balfagon Campos, who has recently started as a junior researcher at LEITAT (CE-Applied Microbiology & Biotechnologies). Helena was in Barcelona, Spain, where she built her biology basis at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. After her graduation, she successfully undertook a master’s degree in microbiology for which she …
Delegates from OXIPRO’s coordinating organisation NORCE recently participated in the Bioflavour Conference, held this year from 27th – 30th of September in Frankfurt, Germany. Over 150 participants from more than 17 countries represented different industries, research institutes and universities at the conference, which was organised to bring recent biotechnological developments in the synthesis and …
LEITAT is a private technological centre located in Terrassa, Spain with more than 110 years’ experience in R&D, technology transfer and industrial innovation services. The center’s expertise brings value to a wide range of industries and sectors through dedicated R&D and tech transfer services, and it applies research in the fields of chemistry, energy, environment, …
For responsible research to be made meaningful, it must be communicated to all relevant stakeholders in the most effective ways and at the most opportune times. This is not a easy task, yet stakeholder engagement is fundamental to project success and achieving the expected impact. Importantly, it is often mandatory in a third-party funding context. …
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