The inaugural Shane Kenny memorial biotechnology lecture

On 22nd of February at 13:00 Irish local time (14:00 CET)

Save the date: On 22nd of February at 13:00 Irish local time (14:00 CET) a biotechnology lecture in memory of Shane Kenny will be given by Professor Lars Blank, RWTH Aachen University (Germany). It will be co-hosted by the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science UCD and BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI research centre.

Shane Kenny was a graduate of Industrial Microbiology at UCD and received a PhD in Microbiology.  He was the first employee of Bioplastech, a UCD spin out. He was a driver of many of the technological innovations in the company.  Sadly, Shane passed away in July of 2020.  He was a huge presence in our lives and is so greatly missed by us all.

Shane and Lars collaborated on two EU projects with Lars as co-ordinator (P4SB and MIX-UP).  Shane knew and respected Lars very much and so it is fitting that Lars should deliver the inaugural lecture.

Find out more about this momorial event here.

New P4SB-affiliated publication

Quantification of outer membrane vesicles

The P4SB-affiliated publications "Quantification of outer membrane vesicles: a potential tool to compare response in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 to stress caused by alkanols" written by Christian Eberlein, Stephan Starke, Álvaro Escobar Doncel, Francesco Scarabotti and Hermann J. Heipieper has recently been published.

It can be accessed here.

New publication within P4SB

Phasin interactome reveals the interplay of PhaF with the polyhydroxyalkanoate transcriptional regulatory protein PhaD in Pseudomonas putida

The article "Phasin interactome reveals the interplay of PhaF with the polyhydroxyalkanoate transcriptional regulatory protein PhaD in Pseudomonas putida" is published in the journal Environmental Microbiology.

The article was published by Natalia A. Tarazona et al. in July 2020.

Congratulations to all involved!

Curious? Find out more about this article on the Environmental Microbiology website and on our publications page!

P4SB project as key innovator in the section “Exploring”

Fighting the plastic crisis with synthetic biology tools and circular recycling

We are happy to announce that KETBIO expert evaluators have ranked our project as a flagship and as one of the TOP TEN in EU Biotechnology. (P4SB among the top 5!)
The P4SB story and an interview with Prof. Blank are featured in KETBIO`s flagship booklet which can be found here.

Congratulation to the participants of P4SB project!

New publication within P4SB

Biocatalytic Degradation Efficiency of Postconsumer Polyethylene Terephthalate Packaging Determined by Their Polymer Microstructures

The article "Biocatalytic Degradation Efficiency of Postconsumer Polyethylene Terephthalate Packaging Determined by Their Polymer Microstructures" is published in the journal Advanced Science.

The article was published by Ren Wei et al. in May 2019.

Congratulations to all involved!

Curious? Find out more about this article on the Advanced Science News website and on our publications page!

Another publication within P4SB

Characterization of Context-Dependent Effects on Synthetic Promoters

The article "Characterization of Context-Dependent Effects on Synthetic Promoters" is published in the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

The article was published by Sebastian Köbbing, Lars M. Blank and Nick Wierckx in June 2020.

Congratulations to all involved!

Curious? Find out more about this article on our publications page!

New publication within P4SB

Dissecting the Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Binding Domain of the PhaF Phasin: Rational Design of a Minimized Affinity Tag

The article "Dissecting the Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Binding Domain of thePhaF Phasin: Rational Design of a Minimized Affinity Tag" is published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

The article was published by Aranzazu Mato and Francisco G. Blanco in June 2020.

Congratulations to all involved!

Curious? Find out more about this article on our publications page!

From Plastic Waste to Plastic Value using Pseudomonas putida

Science Circle Lecture with Prof. Dr. Lars M. Blank on January 29, 2020, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

The DWIH New Delhi, along with RWTH Aachen University and IIT Madras, is organising a Science Circle Lecture with Prof. Dr. Lars M. Blank on the topic: From Plastic Waste to Plastic Value using Pseudomonas putida, on 29th January 2020.

Venue: Hall III, IC &SR Building, IIT Madras, Chennai

The full program and more information about this event can be accessed via the DWIH New Delhi website.

Malaysia has sent back tons of plastic waste to rich countries, saying it won't be their 'garbage dump'

CNN recently published a very interesting news story titled "Malaysia has sent back tons of plastic waste to rich countries, saying it won't be their 'garbage dump'". It was written by Rob Picheta, for CNN, and is accompanied by a short video report with the title "Malaysia drowning in plastic".

Curious? Go check out the article here!

MIPLACE: Microbial Integration of PLAstics in the Circular Economy

Soprema recycles PET to produce polyol

BATIRAMA reports on the Soprema project MIPLACE with well-researched information. The article also includes an interview with Pierre-Étienne Bindschedler, President of the Soprema Group!

Curious? Find out more here (in French)!