Monthly Archives: July 2021

Between 3rd and 8th July 2021, a virtual congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) entitled Molecules of Life: Towards New Horizons was held. The congress was originally supposed to be organized in Ljubljana, however despite the virtual implementation, it retained a strong Slovenian touch. It was attended by more than 1,700 participants […]

In the framework of ERA-Net CoBioTech, an international project entitled “Engineering microbial communities for the conversion of lignocellulose into medium-chain carboxylates” (Acronym: Cell4Chem) has begun its three-year financing on 1st July 2021. The project will aim to provide new tools and strategies to produce specialty chemicals caproate and caprylate from sustainable feedstocks, such as agro-industrial […]