Advanced Chemical Technologies for Sustainability

Overview: projects granted in second ERA-IB joint call

13 september 2011

Information on the 10 granted projects ERA-IB 2nd Joint Call


Novel Production Strategies for Biosurfactants (BioSurf)

Project coordinator 
  • Dr. Steffen Rupp - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V. -  Germany
Project leaders
  • Prof. Christoph Syldatk - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
  • Dr. Thomas Greiner-Stöffele - c-LEcta GmbH - Germany
  • Prof. Ludo Diels - Flemish Institute for Technological Reserach - Belgium
  • Dr. Eddy Laeremans - Tomans Engineering Noord BVBA - Belgium
  • Dr. Dirk Develter - Ecover Belgium NV - Belgium
  • Prof. Michael O'Donohue – LISBP/INRA/CNRS/INSA - France

Metabolic and Enzyme Engineering for the Biotechnological Production of Partially Acetylated Chitosans (ChitoBioEngineering)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Bruno Moerschbacher - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster - Germany
Project leaders
  • Prof. Antoni Planas - Universitat Ramon Llull - Spain
  • Prof. Wim Soetaert - Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant vzw - Belgium
  • Dr. Katja Richter - Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH - Germany
  • Prof. Wim Soetaert - Ghent University - Belgium

Genome mining for drug discovery: Activation of silent biosynthetic gene clusters (GenoDrug)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Lutz Heide - Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen - Germany
  • Prof. Wolfgang Wohlleben - Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen - Germany
Project leaders
  • Prof. Carmen Méndez – University of Oviedo - Spain
  • Prof. Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska - University of Wroclaw - Poland
  • Dr. Francisco Moris - EntreChem SL - Spain
  • Maria Holmbäck, Kristiina Ylihonko - Galilaeus Oy - Finland
  • Prof. E. Takano - University of Groningen - The Netherlands

Robust fermentation production of tacrolimus and related immunosuppressors: Molecular genetics and metabolic engineering to construct a by-product free superproducer (IMMUNOTEC)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Juan-Francisco Martín - INBIOTEC Instituto de Biotecnología  de León - Spain
Project leaders
  • Prof. Wolfgang Wohlleben - Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen - Germany
  • Dr. Marta Vaz Mendes - IBMC Instituto de Biología Molecular e Celular - Portugal
  • Prof. Lutz Heide - Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen - Germany
  • Dr. José Luis Barredo – ANTIBIÓTICOS S.A. - Spain

Integral Engineering of Acetic Acid Tolerance in Yeast ([INTACT])

Project coordinator
  • Dr. Ton van Maris - Delft University of Technology - The Netherlands
Project leaders
  • Prof. Isabel Sá-Correia - Technical University of Lisbon - Portugal
  • Prof. Elke Nevoigt - Jacobs University Bremen - Germany
  • Prof. Jaoquín Ariño - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Spain

Multi enzyme systems involved in astin biosynthesis and their use in heterologous astin production (MESIAB)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Karl-Heinz van Pée - Technische Universität Dresden - Germany
  • subcontractor: Prof. Philippe Jacques - University of Lille 1 - France
Project leaders
  • Prof. Jutta Ludwig-Müller - Technische Universität Dresden - Germany
  • Prof. Willem van Berkel - Wageningen University - The Netherlands
  • Dr. Jean-Yves Berthon - Greentech - France
  • Prof. Kaarina Sivonen - University of Helsinki - Finland
  • Prof. Wolfgang Wohlleben - Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen - Germany

Microreactor technology for continuous enzymatic reactions catalyzed by C-C-bond forming enzymes (MicroTechEnz)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Ɖurda Vasić-Rački - University of Zagreb - Croatia
  • subcontractor: Mr. W. Bolt - Micronit Microfluidics BV - The Netherlands 
Project leaders
  • Prof. Martina Pohl - Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH - Germany
  • Prof. Pere Clapés - Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña-CSIC - Spain
  • Mr. Sergi Pumarola - Bioglane S.L.N.E. – Spain

Combining efforts in enzyme and process engineering to improve access to multifunctional chiral intermediates (ProAChIm)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Martin Bertau – TU Bergakademie Freiberg -   Germany
Project leaders
  • Dr. Antje Eichler / Dr. Thorsten Oeser - Junior Research Group Industrial  Biotechnology - Germany
  • Prof. Wladimir Reschetilowski  / Daniel Däumer MSc - Technische Universität Dresden - Germany
  • Dr. Thomas Greiner-Stöffele - c-LEcta GmbH - Germany
  • Prof. Adrzej Kolinski  / Dr. Claudia Feller - University of Warsaw - Poland
  • Prof. Volker Hessel - Eindhoven University of Technology – The Netherlands

Development of a process for the utilization both the carbohydrate and the lignin content from lignocellulosic materials of annual plants for the production of valuable products (Products from lignocellulose)

Project coordinator
  • Prof. Christian Wilhelm - Leipzig University – Germany
  • Dr. Gerhard Kerns - Leipzig University – Germany
Project leaders
  • Dr. Martina Bremer - Technische Universität Dresden - Germany
  • Prof. Martin Bertau / Dr. Michael Katzberg - TU Bergakademie Freiberg – Germany
  • subcontractor: Dr. Carmen  Boeriu - Wageningen University - The Netherlands
  • Dr. Tarja Tamminen – VTT - Technical Research Centre Finland - Finland
  • Prof. Mircea Ioan Popescu - Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology Center - Romania

Pseudomonas 2.0: industrial biocatalysis using living cells (Pseudomonas 2.0)

Project coordinator
  • Dr. Lars Blank - TU Dortmund University - Germany
  • Prof. Andreas Schmid - TU Dortmund University - Germany
Project leaders
  • Prof. Ralf Takors - University of Stuttgart - Germany
  • Dr. Susann Müller - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UfZ Leipzig - Germany
  • Prof. Han de Winde - Delft University of Technology - The Netherlands
  • Prof. Bruno Zelić - University Zagreb - Croatia
  • Prof. Victor de Lorenzo - Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifícas - Spain
  • Dr. Marcel Wubbolts - DSM – The Netherlands
  • Dr. Andreas Karau - Evonik Rexim S.A.S. - France