About us
The Environmental Biotechnology Division of EFB acts for:
- The (bio)monitoring and bioremediation of xenobiotic compounds occurring in soils, sediments, groundwater and wastewaters
- The cleaning up and sanitizing drinking and waste-water, soil and air
- The reconciliation of disposal and waste valorisation (biorefinery concept) of by-products, wastes, effluents from the agro-food industry with the production of bio-based chemicals, materials and fuels
- The development of novel strategies such as the CO2 biocapture, etc.
The mission of the section can be summarised as follows:
- To identify the most prominent European R&D priorities and stakeholder needs in the area of sustainable bioremediation of contaminated sites and wastewaters, biowaste biorefining, water sanitation, CO2 fixation, etc.
- To promote such priorities and needs towards the European Commission, the OECD, the European Technology Platforms and other European Agencies dealing with environmental protection and restoration
- Develop both scientific-sound and modern engineering aspects of environmental biotechnology together with the private sector
- To support and organise international conferences on Environmental Biotechnology in Europe and partner Countries
Young scientist
Early-Stage Researchers in the Environmental Biotechnology Division of the European Federation of Biotechnology
One of the top priority of the Environmental Biotechnology Division society is to promote the involvement of young researchers to actively join the group and develop the future of Environmental Biotechnologies in Europe.
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Being a part of the Environmental Biotechnology Division community is a great opportunity:
- To create young scientists’ networks and professional exchanges at a high scientific level to support your professional career.
- To provide the possibilities for collaborations and opportunities for professional networking between researchers from international institutes and biotech companies.
- To get support in your activities in the different areas of biotechnology covered by EFB.
- To attend various scientific events and workshops related to your scientific interests at discounted price - participating in such meetings always forms new scientific friendships and debate on new ideas.
- To share and discuss your work with the scientific community during conferences – for young researcher the EFB society offers awards for ‘Best oral communication’ or ‘Best poster presentation’.
- To being updated by receiving the electronic newsletter with the latest developments in the field of biotechnology, important events and information about job opportunities and scholarships available in the various member institutions involved in EFB society.
Board
The Environmental Biotechnology section of EFB has more than 3,300 subscribers (800 active members) and is led by the section board and groups of experts consisting of above 50 members coming from academia, research centers, governmental institutions and companies from European countries. The section is keen to welcome new members.
Section Board:
Expert groups:
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Ariola Bacu | University of Tirana | Albania |
| Karen Ghazaryan | Yerevan State University | Armenia |
| Thomas Reichenauer Günther Bochmann |
Austrian Institute of Technology University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences |
Austria |
| Korneel Rabaey | Ghent University |
Belgium |
| Stefan Shilev Yana Topalova |
Agricultural University Plovidv University of Sofia |
Bulgaria |
| Marlen Vasquez Argyro Tsipa |
Cyprus University of Technology University of Cyprus |
Cyprus |
| Ivana Radojcic Redovnikovic | University of Zagreb | Croatia |
| Katarina Demnerova Tomas Cajthaml |
University of Chemistry and Technology Charles University |
Czech Republic |
| Bart Smets | Technical University of Denmark | Denmark |
| Jaak Truu Anne Menert |
University of Tartu | Estonia |
| Jaakko Puhakka Martin Romantschuk |
Tampere University of Technology University of Helsinki |
Finland |
| Eric Trably Lidia Favier |
French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) |
France |
| Hermann Heipieper Rainer Meckenstock |
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research -UFZ Leipzig University of Duisburg-Essen |
Germany |
| Nicolas Kalogerakis Simos Malamis |
Technical University of Crete National Technical University of Athens |
Greece |
| Gábor Rákhely Monika Molnár |
University of Szeged Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
Hungary |
| Ibrahim Banat Piet Lens |
University of Ulster NUI Galway |
Irland |
| Ólafur H. Friðjónsson Jóhann Orlygsson |
Matis ltd. University of Akureyri |
Island |
| Mauro Majone Antonio Marzocchella |
Sapienza University of Rome University of Naples Federico II |
Italy |
| Rolandas Meskys Jonita Stankevičiūtė |
Vilnius University | Lithuania |
| Lucien Hoffmann Paul Wilmes |
Luxemburg Institute of Science and Technology University of Luxemburg |
Luxemburg |
| Liliana Cepoi | Academy of Sciences of Moldova | Moldova |
| Irene Sanchez Andrea Mark Van Loosdrecht |
Wageningen University Delft University of Technology |
Netherlands |
| Rune Bakke | University of South Eastern Norway | Norway |
| Lukasz Chrzanowski Joanna Surmacz-Górska |
Poznan University Technology Silesian University of Technology |
Poland |
| Olga C. Nunes Maria Reis |
University of Porto NOVA University Lisbon |
Portugal |
| Maria Gavrilescu Michaela Stanescu |
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași Politehnica University of Bucharest |
Romania |
| Maja Djolić Vladana Rajaković-Ognjanović |
University of Belgrade | Serbia |
| Katarina Dercova Hana Horváthová |
Slovak University of Technology Centre of environmental services, Ltd |
Slovakia |
| Marjana Regvar | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| Ivet Ferrer Elisabet Aranda |
Polytechnic University of Catalonia University of Granada |
Spain |
| Mohammad Taherzadeh | University of Borås | Sweden |
| David R. Johnson | Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) | Switzerland |
| Icgen Bulent Özer Cinar |
Middle East Technical University Yildiz Technical University |
Turkey |
| Steven A. Banwart Ana Soares |
University of Leeds Cranfield Water Science Institute |
United Kingdom |
Upcoming events
Environmental Biotechnology Industries
Your company wants to gain visibility and advertise products and services here?
Your company is interested in being involved in forthcoming Horizon 2020 R&D programs or simply seeks for excellent research partners?
Please contact the Chair: philippe.corvini[at]fhnw.ch
Strategic papers and documents
Position papers
As a part of their commitment to identify European R&D priorities and stakeholder needs in the field of environmental biotechnology and promote them towards institutions such as the European Commission, the OECD, and further European Agencies, the Division members have prepared 7 position papers. These papers will also be published in a special issue of New Biotechnology (official journal of EFB):
- Biowaste Biorefinery in Europe: Opportunities and R&D Needs. 2015. Fava et al.
- In situ Groundwater and Sediment Bioremediation: Barriers and Perspectives. 2015. Majone et al.
- R&D Needs in the Field of Biomonitoring, Evaluation of the Ecological Risks, and Bioremediation of Emerging Chemical and Biological Micropollutants in Soils, Sediments, Groundwater, Industrial and Municipal Wastewaters, Aquaculture Effluents, and Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems. 2015. Gavrilescu et al.
- R&D Priorities in the Field of Sustainable Remediation and Purification of Agro-Industrial and Civil/Urban Effluents and Wastewaters. 2015. Miksch et al.
- Microbial Fixation of CO2 in Water Bodies and in Soils to Combat Climate Change, Soil Loss and Desertification. 2015.De Philippis et al.
- Biotechnologies for Critical Raw Material Recovery from Primary and Secondary Sources: R&D Priorities and Future Perspectives. 2015. Lenz et al.
- The Role of Environmental Biotechnology in Exploring, Exploiting, Monitoring and Preserving the Marine Environment. 2015. Kalogerakis et al.
Past events
Newsletters and minutes of the Division meetings
If you have any questions, please contact:
Giovanna Siracusa, PhD
giovanna.siracusa[at]biologia.unipi.it
Marta Woźniak-Karczewska, PhD student
marta.w.wozniak[at]doctorate.put.poznan.pl