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 losses to nature – the need for transformational, urgent and collaborative change is more critical than ever. CDP holds the largest environmental database in the world,...

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 developed her Msc thesis in the respiratory virus department of Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), where she studied the molecular epidemiology of Respiratory Sincitial Virus...

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 production of flavour, fragrance, and functional compounds. The production and analysis of these compounds were discussed in the form of scientific talks and posters which...