A VITO Webinar Series – Part 1

23 April 2024 | 15.00h

The power of biotechnology for conversion of C1 feedstocks

Heleen De Wever

Biotechnology is nowadays a reality in many fields of chemical industry, but still the potential of biocatalyzed conversions remains largely unexploited.

Chiral amines, antibiotics, fructo-oligosaccharides, proteins, pharmaceutical intermediates, and many other specialties are today produced via whole cell or enzymatic reactions thanks to the very high selectivity of these biocatalysts, and soon enzymes and microbial cells will replace chemical routes in a number of synthesis steps going from condensation to redox to C-C bond formation. With the growing demand for sustainable products, process industry is integrating biocatalysts in their toolbox and early adopters already show profitable and sustainable growth.

This webinar series will bring you up to speed on lab developments and industrial partnerships at VITO.
Registration will open soon, for now we kindly ask you to please save the date(s).

Planning for each webinar session:

• 10 min for introduction/polling
• 45 min for presentation
• 5 min for closing/polling

30 min questions (with the moderator and the audience)