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Engineered bacterium turns potato starch into biodegradable plastic in 24 hours
17.6.2026: Every year, hundreds of millions of tons of petrochemical-based plastics are produced, much of which ends up in the environment or is incinerated. This exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution. sNow, a study led by the University of Barcelona has produced a biodegradable bioplastic of high industrial value – polyhydroxybutyrate, or PHB – from unprocessed potato starch in a single 24-hour step, a strategic breakthrough that could help reduce dependence on oil and the volume of persistent...
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7.12.2015: Currently, we solve three main tasks using Arabidopsis thaliana as model: 1. Genetic determination of metabolome pathway connected to prenylflavonoid and lupulin production in hop. 2. Study of...
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8.6.2026: Lab facilities across the West Coast are under growing pressure to deliver more with less - navigating rising costs, sustainability demands, space limitations, talent gaps, and aging infrastructure,...
International cooperation
3.5.2017: A Slovenian research institute developed protein patches applicable for healing chronic skin wounds rapidly and cost efficiently. Patches are biodegradable – disappearing in the wound, leaving no...
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11.8.2014: Understand the valuation concepts and techniques that are commonly applied in the pharma and biotech industries, Pharma-Biotech Product and Company Valuation with Dr. Patrik Frei!
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- “Postdoctoral position” at the Department of Cell Nucleus Plasticity The Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of the Cell...
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