Biotech Booster Grant Awarded to Van der Maarel
Prof. Marc van der Maarel from ENTEG has been awarded a Biotech Booster grant of EUR 200,000 from the Nationaal Groeifonds Program.
Van der Maarel's project focuses on scaling up glycogen produced by Galdieria microalgae as a sustainable moisturizing ingredient in a variety of cosmetic products such as shampoo and body lotion. These acid-loving microalgae thrive in the dark on local agricultural products such as glycerol from vegetable oil or sugar from sugar beet. The project is a collaboration with Mariska van der Hoek of the startup ModAlgae B.V. Van der Maarel and Van der Hoek previously received an NWO Take-off grant to research the feasibility of the project.
For more details, visit the news site of the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Last modified: | 04 October 2024 11.34 a.m. |
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