Projects

Explore our AI, synthetic biology, and microfluidics efforts we are undertaking, from foundational science to innovative applications.

Ongoing projects

2026 – 2030 - Horizon Europe, MSCA Doctoral Networks, EU – MetaExplore, Ultrahigh-throughput exploration of metagenomic sequence space to discover and engineer novel biocatalysts and bioactive compounds. Project partner (NTNU | Syngens)
2023 – 2027 - Horizon Europe, EU – From solar energy to fuel: A holistic artificial photosynthesis platform for the production of viable solar fuels. Project partner (NTNU | Syngens)
2024 – 2026 - Innovation Fund Denmark-AgriFoodTure, Denmark – Enhancing Growth and Performance of Cultivated Muscle Cells through Targeted Hydrolysis (MuscleFuel). Project partner (NTNU | Syngens)
2022 – 2026 - Horizon Europe, EU – Innovative Tools for Sustainable Exploration of Marine Microbiomes: Towards A Circular Blue Bioeconomy and Healthier Marine Environments. Project partner (NTNU)

2026 – 2028 - RCN-KSP, Norway – THREADS -Textile Recycling by sustainable biotechnology-based approaches. Project partner

2018 – 2022 - H2020, EU – Conversion of forestry sugar residual streams to antimicrobial proteins by intelligent fermentation. Project partner
2017 – 2021 - EPSRC, UK – Design the Future 2: Thinking Soils: Engineered bacteria as computational agents in the design and manufacture of new materials and structures. Project partner
2016 – 2020 - H2020, EU – Advanced toolbox for rapid and cost-effective functional metagenomic screening – microbiology meets microfluidics. Project partner

2020 – 2025 - RCN-FRIPRO, Norway – An interdisciplinary data-driven approach to resolve sigma-factor-specific promoter dependency in bacteria (SiD). Project leader (NTNU)
2024 – 2025 - Digital Life Norway – Innovation Roadmap TA 1 - Value your data. Project leader (NTNU | Syngens)
2018 – 2021 - NTNU Enabling Technologies, Biotechnology – Miniaturised Droplet Biotechnology (iDrop). Ph.D. project, Co-PI
2017 – 2021 - NTNU Enabling Technologies, Biotechnology – A New Enabling Technology Platform for Recombinant Protein Production. Ph.D. project, PI
2019 – 2020 - FORNY2020, The Research Council of Norway – Fast-X-Press, Fast track for efficient protein production in novel hosts. Project leader
2018 – 2019 – NTNU Discovery, Main Project – SUPERAP for protein production at industrial scales. Project leader
2017 – 2018 - NTNU Discovery, Pilot Project – A key enabling expression platform. Project leader
2016 – 2017 - NTNU Biotechnology Program, Bluesky Microfinance Project – Protein Expression and Codon Restriction À-La-Carte. Co-PI
2016 – NTNU-AVIT - A university-wide distributed analytical robotic infrastructure. Co-PI
2012–2015 - BIOTEK2021, Research Council of Norway – Collaboration with US partners on bioprospecting in oil reservoirs and Arctic marine environments. Project leader (2014–2015)