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Woodzymes: Enzyme solutions to enhance sustainability of industries
Pulp mills, paper mills and biorefineries are constantly struggling to improve their economic and environmental sustainability. MetGen has produced enzyme solutions which enable the industry to enhance their sustainability and lower their costs.
€3.3 m
in funding
3
years
11
partners
4
countries
Key numbers
About the project
The project focuses on tailor-made enzymes, extremozymes, able to function under extreme operating conditions required in the wood processing industry.
Impact of the project:
Providing high-value bio-equivalents of fossil-based chemicals to meet needs for bio-based products, especially in the building and furniture industries worldwide to replace fossil-based and even toxic chemicals.
Funding instrument BBI RIA l Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE)
Spinverse’s role
Spinverse funding experts from the bioeconomy team supported the Metgen consortium in preparing their successful project proposal.
We’ve made four EU funding applications together with Spinverse with a full 100% hit rate. Altogether, the funding we’ve received for these projects amounts to €12 million. Collaboration in the spirit of open innovation allows a company to play a much larger role in the industry than its size might let you believe. In this sense, as a company we’re like the enzymes we design: small but very powerful catalyst to speed up the reactions in the surrounding environment.
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
About the project
The vision of the GlyCO2Chem project is to demonstrate a fully integrated, energy-efficient process that captures CO₂ from a variety of sources such as biogas plants and even directly from the air, and couple it with leftover glycerol from biodiesel production. The result is glycerol carbonate, a safer and more sustainable alternative to fossil-based chemicals.
Impact of the project:
This process reduces emissions and creates valuable products for the energy storage and transportation sectors, such as greener battery electrolytes and fuel additives. By validating the entire value chain from CO₂ capture to end-use, GlyCO2Chem aims for large-scale industrial adoption.
Funding instrument CETP under Horizon Europe
Spinverse’s role
Spinverse played a key role in bringing the GlyCO2Chem project to life, supporting everything from early concept development to building the right consortium and writing the successful project proposal together with the consortium. Spinverse experts in sustainable chemistry, carbon capture and public funding worked closely with the consortium to ensure that the project’s vision, impact and execution plan stood out in the competitive CETP funding call.
We were impressed by Spinverse’s ability to understand our technology and connect us with the ideal partners across Europe. Their structured approach and deep knowledge of public funding made all the difference in preparing a successful proposal.
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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