Transforming Trash: Steps to sustainably process and extract value from plastic waste
Engineering Efficiency: Harnessing microorganisms to convert waste into valuable products
New Beginnings: Creating next-gen materials from single-use plastics for a circular economy
Establishment of a high-performance Research and Innovation Hub for Synthetic Microbial Biotechnology, elevating NTUA’s profile, addressing the innovation gap among the European Union countries, all the while delivering impactful socio-enviro-economic outputs via new circular petro- and bioplastics lifecycles.
Scientific community expansion
We have diverse and complementary backgrounds in enzyme biochemistry and biocatalysis, plastic recycling technologies, molecular genetics and biotechnology, synthetic biology and microbial engineering.
The creation of microbial cell factories, capable of producing significant quantities of valuable and innovative bioproducts through fermentation of plastic waste-derived feedstocks
Stay updated with our latest innovations, research breakthroughs, sustainability initiatives, and upcoming events and outreach efforts.
TwInn4MicroUp Coordinator Prof. Evangelos Topakas and Konstantinos Grigorakis from NTUA presented their work on plastic biorefineries and deep learning at iGEM Fest ’26, a two-day synthetic biology event organized by the iGEM Athens team.
TwInn4MicroUp Coordinator Prof. Evangelos Topakas joined the opening of the Bios Hub in Astros, presenting NTUA’s work in industrial biotechnology and biocatalysis and exchanging perspectives with researchers, farmers, local stakeholders and representatives of the EU-funded GOV4ALL project.
TwInn4MicroUp brought circular economy and bioeconomy opportunities to the forefront at Researchers’ Night 2026, gathering research projects and technology developers at NTUA to showcase emerging circular value chains, physical demonstrations and market-oriented solutions and to open direct dialogue with industrial stakeholders.
