FermiChem: Empower Green Chemistry Workforce by Fermentation

The world is rapidly transiting towards a more sustainable approach. To catch up with the EU ambition of CO2 neutral and circular economy by 2050, it is essential to switch from conventional chemistry to green chemistry. However, the current labor market and educational system do not fully meet the demands of this transition in the region. To solve this problem, we set up the FermiChem project. The goal of FermiChem is to build a co-creative training-research infrastructure in green chemistry. FermiChem will cover techniques to produce biobased chemicals as well as the downstream product formulation process with green chemistry method. As a starting point, we will use one of the modern technologies, precision fermentation, as the entry to set up the framework. The perspective of the project is to create a long-term supply scheme to support an agile and resilient labor market in green chemistry. By carrying out this project, a group of next-generation specialists will be trained in alternative chemical production and processing using fermentation-derived technologies. Eventually, we hope to help Noord Brabant to switch from conventional chemistry to green chemistry in the way of “just transition”.

Projectinformatie

Programma:
Prioriteit
Arbeidsmarkt (Spoor 3)
Regio
West-Noord-Brabant
Projectlocatie
Breda
Startdatum:
7/1/2023
Einddatum:
6/30/2026

Begunstigde:

Adres:
Professor Cobbenhagenlaan 13 5037 DA Tilburg | Postbus 85167 3508 AD Utrecht | Van Konijnenburgweg 24 4611 HL Bergen op Zoom | Kloosterberg 6 6241 ED Bunde | Boeretang 200 2400 Mol
Breda
Nederland
Partner(s):
Avans Hogeschool | Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute | Valorisatielab VARTA B.V. | BioscienZ B.V. | Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

Financiering

EU (JTF)
€ 1.974.708
:
€ 1.426.659
Totaal publiek:
€ 3.401.367
Totaal privaat:
€ 548.052
Totale subsidiabele kosten:
€ 3.949.419

Statistieken

Totale subsidiale kosten

Totaal publiek