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


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.


CORIMAV PhDs

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


Corimav Pirelli

Sustainable rubber compounds: innovation from production to biodegradation

The CORIMAV Consortium was established in 2001 through the collaboration between the University of Milano-Bicocca and Pirelli Tyres and is recognized by the European Commission as a best practice in university–industry collaboration.


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 H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions


Find out more > YEASTDOC programme