6 July 2016, Delft – On 1st of July, the finals of the yearly LST MSc Design competition took place at World Port Centre in Rotterdam. Each year the student teams tackle a realistic business case to put science in the context of application. This… Read more >

OAK RIDGE, June 14, 2016 – Bioenergy development and food security can be simultaneously improved, contrary to the popular belief that biofuels displace food crops, according to a report released today by an international, multidisciplinary team of experts from 10 institutions. "Reconciling Food Security and… Read more >

BE-Basic Foundation is a public-private partnership that develops industrial biobased solutions to build a sustainable society.  The  consortium aims to find new ways to produce chemicals from biological materials. But are these "green" chemicals as safe as the substances that they should replace? Researchers at… Read more >

There is no doubt that the transition to a biobased economy offers tremendous benefits for people, planet and profit. This transition obviously has a strong technological component, but when basic science is transferred into innovation and technology transfer, often topics such as public perception, communication… Read more >

After two successful runs, the online course Industrial Biotechnology will start again in October 2016. With the support of the international BE-Basic Consortium, Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas have developed this Massive Open Online Course in 2014. In each run of… Read more >

Prof.dr.ir. J.J. Heijnen, Delft University of Technology  reacted on the recently published Lorentz BioPanel Statement. “ The statement provides some valuable input in our thinking about the transition to a biobased economy” according to Heijnen. His comments will contribute to a further evaluation of desired… Read more >