Events

Holzminden ,Germany: O4S workshop – July 2014
Scientific workshop to run application trails with end users Farfalla and Grüne Erde at Institut Dr. Schrader.

Cantanhede, Portugal – April 24th 2014
The President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Durão Barroso, visited the facilities of O4S partner Biotrend, after presiding over the ceremony of the inauguration of a new building of Biocant park, the first Portuguese technological park and incubator fully devoted to biotechnology.

Stuttgart, Germany : O4S Dissemination Workshop – October 2013
O4S SME-AG workshop dealing with the topics IP protection, patent analysis and exploitation opportunities.

An AbbottApps Production: A Practical Guide to Surfactant Formulation
www.stevenabbott.co.uk

Holzminden ,Germany: O4S workshop – August 2013
The first scientific O4S workshop has been a lab day at Institut Dr. Schrader in Holzminden, Germany in August 2013. The general objective of this workshop has been evaluating synergies between biosurfactants and co-surfactants for various applications using a high-throughput approach.

Brussels, Belgium – June 9th and 10th 2013
Management Meeting and Review Meeting with the Project Officer

Press releases

Bio surfactants: Natural cosmetic from ecological side products
(Blog entry in German language)
www.grueneerde.com

The Washing machine of the future - laudering without water
(In German language)
www.welt.de

Bugs help make eco-friendly detergents
www.thaindian.com

Environmentally-friendly cleaning, washing
www.domain-b.com

Agricultural wastes yield biosurfactants for biocosmetics
Large quantities of plant stalks, fruit and vegetable skins, husks and pods occur as waste in organic farming. In an EU-funded project researchers at the Fraunhofer IGB, in cooperation with international partners from science and industry, intend to use this waste to produce biosurfactants for natural cosmetics.

Press release for project start [PDF, German]
Press release for project start [PDF, English]