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.
At ChemExpo 2026, the TwInn4MicroUp consortium joined students, researchers, and industry professionals in Athens for a day of networking around Chemical Engineering and STEM, presenting innovative biotechnological approaches for tackling plastic waste and promoting a circular economy.
Twinn4MicroUp was presented at Biofest II in Astros, Greece, where the NTUA team contributed oral presentations and a hands-on workshop on PHA-based 3D printing, biopigments and circular biomaterials.
The TwInn4MicroUp team brought biotechnology, sustainability, and festive science together at the Athens Science Festival 2025, engaging visitors of all ages through interactive activities, games, and hands-on learning about plastic upcycling.
