LEQUIA hosts training workshop of TRAMPOLINe- pre-doctoral network on microbial electrochemical technologies

LEQUIA hosted the third training event of TRAMPOLINe- network. This European pre-doctoral network carries out research to commercialise microbial electrochemical technologies. The event took place from October 26th to 30th at UdG Faculty of Sciences and Research and Innovation Park. The program featured technical sessions within the network’s scope, training in dissemination and communication, poster presentations, a round-table discussion, and several progress meetings.

Microbial electrochemical technologies leverage the ability of certain microorganisms to facilitate electrochemical oxidation and reduction reactions. This allows for the conversion of organic waste into energy, the purification of contaminated water, or the production of valuable compounds from carbon dioxide. The TRAMPOLINe- network is devoted to optimizing and scaling up microbial electrochemical technologies to achieve their full industrialization. Funded with €2.6 million by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program, the network brings together nine universities and research centers: the National Research Council of Italy, Tampere University in Finland, NOVA University Lisbon in Portugal, the VITO research center in Belgium, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany, Aarhus University in Denmark, Wageningen University in the Netherlands, the University of Girona, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, which leads the consortium. In total, these institutions host ten researchers who are pursuing their doctoral theses on scaling up and industrializing microbial electrochemical technologies within network’s framework. The project’s principal investigator at the University of Girona is Sebastià Puig, LEQUIA group leader.