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CO2BION team at 75EEBMB
Our CO2BION research team member Vasiliki (Vanessa) Savvopoulou presented the work “Metabolic characterization of the CO₂ – catabolizing anaerobe Moorella thermoacetica’s growth in bioprocessing environments” as a poster at the 75th National Conference of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in Athens. https://eebmbcongress.gr/
CO2BION team at ILMAT
We are proud to share that CO2BION research team member A. Nikolopoulou received the Best Poster Award at the 8th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-Based Materials (ILMAT 2025) in Rome, Italy. The award-winning poster, co-authored by A. Nikolopoulou, D. Vroulias, T. Ioannides, and V. Dracopoulos, is titled “Bio-inspired ionic liquids for reversible CO₂ capture” and highlighted innovative approaches to sustainable CO₂ capture technologies. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/institute-of-chemical-engineering-sciences-forth_ilmat2025-ilmat2025-ionicliquids-activity-7373266632024080384-SDjm At the same conference, CO2BION research team member dr. Vassilios Dracopoulos gave a talk on “Amino acid-based ionic liquids (AAILs) investigation for an industrial CO2-assimilating anaerobe process”. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/institute-of-chemical-engineering-sciences-forth_ilmat2025-ionicliquids-co2capture-activity-7372142840098836482-SVgE https://ilmat2025.com/
CO2BION team at ME16
CO2BION’s coordinator, Maria Klapa, along with CO2BION research team member Vasiliki Savvopoulou, had the opportunity to attend the 16th Metabolic Engineering Conference (ME16), held on June 15 -19, 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the leading international events in the field of metabolic engineering. During the conference, V. Savvopoulou presented the poster “Metabolic profiling of the CO₂-assimilating anaerobe Moorella thermoacetica under biomanufacturing-relevant conditions”. Participation in a global conference such as ME16 enabled our team to engage with current developments, emerging innovations, and ongoing discussions shaping the future of sustainable biomanufacturing, while sharing our research with an international audience. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-klapa-8333942_hfri-metabolicengineering-me16-activity-7341681983430787075-UTR4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACVVNisBKdmdgm0-GziGDThC3iVa6sXilH0 https://www.aiche.org/imes/conferences/metabolic-engineering-conference/2025
Research Funded Project
Integrated sustainable process for ionic liquidbased carbon dioxide capture and its subsequent biotransformation into fuels and useful chemicals from extremophiles (CO2BION ) Learn More: https://www.iceht.forth.gr/en/erevnitika_xrimatodotoumena/integrated-sustainable-process-for-ionic-liquidbased-carbon-dioxide-capture-and-its-subsequent-biotransformation-into-fuels-and-useful-chemicals-from-extremophiles-co2bion/
CO2BION team at the 14th FORTH Scientific Retreat
Members of our team participated in the 14th FORTH Scientific Retreat, held on October 11–13, 2024, at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece. During the retreat, V. Savvopoulou presented the poster “Reconstructing the protein–protein interaction network of an industrial CO₂-assimilating anaerobe using comparative genomics and systematic literature curation”. The retreat provided a valuable forum for in-depth scientific discussion, interdisciplinary exchange, and knowledge sharing within the FORTH research community, offering an excellent opportunity to present ongoing work and receive insightful feedback in a unique and inspiring setting. https://www.forth.gr/en/news/show/&tid=2671&cat=
CO2BION team at FOSBE 2024
We were proud to have a strong team presence at the 10th IFAC International Conference on Foundations of Systems Biology in Engineering (FOSBE), held on September 8th–11th, 2024, in Corfu, Greece. CO2BION’s coordinator, Maria Klapa, was also the scientific coordinator of the project. Vasiliki (Vanessa) Savvopoulou presented the poster “Reconstructing and analyzing the experimentally supported binary protein – protein interaction network of Moorella thermoacetica, an anaerobe of industrial interest”. In addition, the majority of our research team contributed to the presentation “Bioreactor and metabolic modeling to decrease the carbon footprint of lignite-based power plants: Investigating the sustainability of a pilot-scale process integrating CO₂ capture with its bioconversion into useful chemicals”, presented by M. Klapa and coauthored by CO2BION’s research team members, E. Skouras, V. Savvopoulou, D. Vroulias, V. Dracopoulos, T. Ioannides, M. I. Klapa, and V. Burganos. FOSBE 2024 provided an excellent platform for sharing our work at the interface of systems biology, engineering, and sustainability, and for engaging with the international research community on integrated approaches to CO₂ capture and bioconversion. https://www.forth.gr/en/news/show/&tid=2595
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CO2BION team at 14th Panhellenic Scientific Chemical Engineering Congress
We are happy to announce CO2BION’s first conference presence, marked by an oral presentation at the 14th Panhellenic Scientific Chemical Engineering Congress, held on May 29th – 31st, 2024, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Our research team member, Vasiliki (Vanessa) Savvopoulou presented the work “Characterizing the growth of Moorella thermoacetica contributing to its industrial use for CO₂ sequestration”. This first conference participation represents an important milestone for CO2BION, providing an opportunity to introduce our research direction to the broader chemical engineering community and to engage in discussions around sustainable CO₂ utilization and bioprocess development. https://websites.auth.gr/pesxm14/