Can microbes use today's waste resources? 

We develop microbial platforms capable of converting diverse waste streams into valuable products. Using adaptive laboratory evolution and microbial discovery, we improve growth on challenging industrial feedstocks, creating sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived raw materials. 

Why do improved microbes work better? 

Understanding why microbes adapt is essential for building a sustainable bioeconomy. We combine genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and high-throughput functional screening to identify the genetic and metabolic changes that enable efficient waste utilisation, increased robustness, and improved bioproduct synthesis. 

How do we build better microbes? 

Insights from systems biology are translated into rational strain engineering. We redesign metabolic pathways, optimise gene expression, and engineer regulatory networks to improve feedstock utilisation, increase product yields, and develop robust microbial cell factories for sustainable industrial biotechnology.