H2020 research on the conversion and production of alcohols
The European Union has selected the ROBOX proposal as H2020 project. This project has 19 partners and will be coordinated by DSM Geleen. Prof. Marco Fraaije (Molecular Enzymology group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute) will act as project manager. The project entails an investment of EUR 10 million over the next four years of which about EUR 1 million is awarded to Fraaije’s research group. The proposal "ROBOX: Expanding the Industrial Use of Robust Oxidative Biocatalysts for the Conversion and Production of Alcohols" took first place in the selection.
ROBOX has received funding from the European Union (EU) project ROBOX (grant agreement n° 635734) under EU’s Horizon 2020 Programme Research and Innovation actions H2020-LEIT BIO-2014-1
.png)
| Last modified: | 01 February 2017 12.44 a.m. |
More news
-
25 September 2025
University of Groningen researcher maps impact of noise in the Wadden Sea
With a grant from the Wadden Fund and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, RUG Professor Britas Klemens Eriksson will conduct research into the impact of noise on underwater life in the Wadden Sea.
-
23 September 2025
Reduced working hours for a smaller carbon footprint?
Klaus Hubacek analyses the effects of various green solutions to reduce CO2 emissions — such as planting more trees, sharing cars, or working less — to find out whether they realize their intended outcome. Spoiler: almost everything has a downside,...
-
23 September 2025
ASML takes a share in Mistral – why does a hardware company need AI?
Recently, ASML acquired an 11 percent share in Mistral AI, a French company. Ming Cao, Professor of Networks and Robotics at the University of Groningen, explains why a chip-machine factory requires AI.