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OXIPRO partners Óscar Romero and Yerko Fredes, researchers from​ the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain) have made a fruitful visit to the facilities of the Zorluteks (Turkey). Gizem Aydemir, textile engineer in charge of Zorluteks’ participation in OXIPRO, kindly guided them around Zorluteks, showing all the steps …

From Spain to Turkey – OXIPRO Researchers Go on a Cotton Fact-Finding Mission Read More »

The OXIPRO team at NORCE is delighted to welcome a new young researcher to the team, enabling him to complete his MSc in a cutting-edge environment. Tomas Prado, from Spain, will be working on testing new trimethylamine monooxygenase candidate enzymes and engineering of existing Tmm enzymes in order to learn from cofactor preferences within these …

New OXIPRO Team Member Joins the NORCE Force Read More »

A delegation of several members from three OXIPRO consortium partners took part in the 10th OxiZymes meeting, held from 5th to 8th July in beautiful Siena, Italy. Initially devoted to research activities on laccases and peroxidases, this meeting now covers the whole class of oxidoreductases, and a range of applications. The expectations were very high …

The 10th OxiZymes Meeting – spot on for OXIPRO Read More »

Tatjana Schwabe-Marković and Markus Müller, from FuturEnzyme partner CLIB, were invited join OXIPRO’s consortium during their annual meeting In Groningen (NL) on 9 June 2022. The background for the invitation was to bring partners together to identify synergies within the aspects of capacity building and stakeholder engagement. Both projects are part of a collaborative effort …

FuturEnzyme partner contributes to sister project OXIPRO’s consortium meeting Read More »

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 »