Environmental Biotechnology
The Environmental Biotechnology group was created to investigate the metabolizing abilities of bacteria for environmental applications. We study the genes, enzymes and regulation of the metabolic pathways both to degrade the environmental contaminants and to synthesize chemical compounds by biotransformation / biorefinery processes (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biofuels, biomaterials, enzymes), thus helping to reduce the environmental impact generated by human activity. It is a group integrated within the areas of LIFE and MATERIA..
Main specialization
Área de investigación:
Disciplina ERC:
- LS - LIFE SCIENCES
- LS9 Applied Life Sciences and Non-Medical Biotechnology
Industrial Leadership:
- 4. Biotechnology
- 4.2. Biotechnology-based industrial processes
Societal Challenges:
- 5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
- 5.2. Sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems