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We’re pleased to share that the first SATISPHACTION Research & Innovation Bulletin is now out 🎉 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/satisphaction-research-innovation-bulletin-1-satisphactioneu-y0bpe/

is a European project funded by the European Commission through the European Innovation Council, working to develop breakthrough, fully biodegradable PHA-based materials to replace fossil-based plastics in food packaging.

NOVAID contributes to the development of bio-based approaches for PHA upcycling and microbial production systems, supporting circular economy principles and the advancement of environmentally sustainable bioplastic materials 🌱

AINIA | Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) | BIOENG PT | King’s College London | NAITEC Centro Tecnológico de Movilidad y Mecatrónica | POLYKEY | Normec OWS | Packaging Cluster | NaturePlast

EUProject PHA Bioplastics CircularEconomy FoodPackaging SustainablePackaging

🌿 BioEng Team in Action! 🌍

On June 17th, our group joined forces with the Vita Nativa Association for a meaningful volunteering day at the historic Fábrica da Pólvora de Vale de Milhaços.
Since 2020, Vita Nativa and Seixal have partnered to map and protect the unique biodiversity of this place. Their work led to the creation of the Biodiversity Enhancement Plan for the Fábrica da Pólvora de Vale de Milhaços, which aims to monitor species, restore local ecosystems and raise environmental awareness.
We were thrilled to contribute directly to this mission by rolling up our sleeves to tackle environmental restoration - specifically by uprooting invasive acacia trees to help native species thrive! 🪓🌱

To wrap up a productive morning of hard work, we enjoyed a delicious team picnic together under the trees 🧺🥪

A huge thank’s to Vita Nativa for having us and for their tireless work in conserving our local natural heritage!

🚀 We are hiring 2 research assistants for our CO2 to PHA project, where our goal is to use green technology to turn CO2 into sustainable bioplastics! In this role, you will get hands-on lab experience growing purple and green photosynthetic bacteria, developing smart online monitoring tools using NIR or Raman spectroscopy and optimizing the extraction, purification and final characterization of the produced PHA. Check the link for all the details and application steps! 🔬🌱
Don’t miss this oportunity!!
➡️➡️➡️ Apply here: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/440980
➡️➡️➡️ Apply here: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/440975

📢📢 New publication!!

This work reports a solvent-free, mild-aqueous strategy for the recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates directly from the wet bacterial biomass using multi-enzyme systems from Tenebrio molitor. 🪱 Under optimized conditions, a high polymer yield and integrity was achieved, while reducing carbon footprint up to seven-fold compared with conventional extraction methods.♻️

This study was developed within the , and is the outcome of the collaboration between BIOENG, the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland), the Krakow University of Economics (Poland),and the National Technical University of Athens (Greece).



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