November 2018

RWTH insight reports on P4SB!

RWTH's University newspaper, RWTH insight, has run an item about the P4SB Project in their most recent issue. The article was written by Celina Begolli, and appeared in the third issue of RWTH insight to be published in 2018.

Curious? Go read the article (in German) here!

 

Maria-Tsampika Manoli Presents at ISBP 2018!

At this year's International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) P4SB's very own Maria-Tsampika Manoli gave a talk on "Systems Analysis and Synthetic Tuning of the PHA Cycle in Pseudomonas putida KT2440". The ISBP  2018 was held in Bejing, China, and took place from 21st to 24th of October 2018.

Want to know more about the ISBP 2018? Take a look at their Webpage!

 

Very Interesting New Article about the "Plastic Waste Elimination Pledge"!

The BBC recently publised a highly informative new article about a campaign started by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation with the Goal to reduce and ultimately eliminate plastic waste. Due to this campaign, many big companies and other organizations have now signed a pledge to eliminate plastic waste by 2025.

Curious? The full article, which was first published by the BBC on 29th of October 2018, can be found on the BBC Website!

 

[Image: Plastic Bags Blow! by Kate Ter Haar via Flickr, creative commons license]

 

Auxiliadora Prieto Appears at ISBP 2018!

This year's International Symposium on Biopolymers, ISBP2018 for short, took place on October 21st to 24th in Bejing, China. P4SB's Auxiliadora Prieto appeared at this event as an invited lecturer, giving a talk about the P4SB project. Congrats!

Curious? Find out more about the ISBP2018 on their website!

Sebastian Köbbing Presents at Meeting of Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe Series!

P4SB's very own Sebastian Köbbing gave a talk at the fourth meeting in the Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe series. This event took place on 24th to 26th of October 2018 in Toulouse, France.

Congratulations, Sebastian!

 

Want to know more about this event? Go visit their Webpage!

 

Great new Article about the "Little Helpers in the Battle against Plastic"

The popular science journal "Hörzu Wissen" recently published a very interesting article about the "little helpers in the battle against plastic". It offers a well-researched window in current approaches the the issues of plastic waste, and also includes an interview with P4SB's very own Professor Blank!

The article was written by Manuel Opitz and was published in the fifth Hörzu Wissen issue of 2018.

 

Curious? Find out more on the Hörzu Wissen Homepage (in German)!