Research Projects

The hidden value of agrifood sector residues
A2C is EU project boosting the upcycling of agri-food wastes from fruits and vegetables and multilayer plastic films, through innovative routes of valorisation

Find out more > A2C website

PRIN: Progetti di ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale – Bando 2020
REconnecting PLAstics life cycle to biogeochemical cycles by sustainable hydrolysis and Yeasts fermentation

Prot. 2020SBNHLH, Costo Totale: Euro 798.701, contributo MIUR per Ricerca: Euro 660.005

Microbial bioprocesses and synthetic biology for fostering circularity in textile industry

The project is focuses both on the development of cell factories able to produce compounds of interest for the textile industry (such as natural dyes) and on the up-cycling of textile waste.

Find out more > TeCSBi PhD programme

Sustainable materials and processes for the production of tyres

Two PhD projects funded by CORIMAV consortium with the aim of making the materials and processes currently used in the tyre industry more sustainable, taking in consideration the whole life cycle of a tyre, from-cradle-to-grave.

Development of novel combinations of synthetic biology approaches towards production of known and novel nutraceuticals in yeast chassis

As part of the PhD course Converging Technologies for Biomolecular Systems (TeCSBi)

Find out more > TeCSBi PhD programme

PRIN: Progetti di ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale

CARDoon valorisation by InteGrAted biorefiNery
Cardoon will be sustainably processed to develop innovative packaging materials

Find out more > Cardigan Project

Training programme in yeast biotechnology

The aim of YEASTDOC is to maximize the potential of (non)-Saccharomyces yeasts in the beverage and white biotech sectors. Funded by EU H2020Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

Find out more > YEASTDOC programme