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FINAL PROJECT MEETING
July 7-8, 2025, Zagreb
The final project meeting was hosted and organized by the University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology. This two-day meeting in Zagreb provided an opportunity for project team to present and discuss joint work and achievements within the BioInDES project. We also celebrated the successful PhD defense of one of our team members and organized a dedicated mini-symposium.
Agenda of the meeting:
Monday, July 7, 2025
- 11:00 – PhD defense: Mia Radović (project team member)
- 15:00 – Project meeting
- 19:00 – Dinner
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
| Time | Activity |
| 09:45 | Registration |
| 10:00 | Opening Remarks Polona Žnidaršič Plazl and Marina Cvjetko Bubalo Welcome and introduction to the project aims and outcomes, and an overview of the symposium topics |
| Session I – Solvent Design in Biocatalysis Chair: Marina Cvjetko Bubalo | |
| 10:15 | Rational design of deep eutectic solvents from natural metabolites: toward biocompatible media for enzyme-catalyzed reactions (Anja Damjanović) |
| 10:35 | Biocatalytic CO₂ conversion in deep eutectic solvents: toward sustainable solvent engineering (Marijan Logarušić) |
| 10:55 | From lab to market: IP strategies for natural deep eutectic solvents innovation (Manuela Panić) |
| 11:15 | Artificial neural networks in the rational design of DESs: promise and potential (Ana Jurinjak Tušek) |
| 11:35 | Brunch / Networking Break |
| Session II – Microflow Systems for Biocatalytic Process Intensification Chair: Polona Žnidaršič Plazl | |
| 12:30 | Self-assembled enzyme–nanoparticle structure for transamination (Borut Šketa) |
| 12:50 | DES-modulated hydrogels and nano-CLEAs in microreactors for advanced biocatalysis (Tadej Menegatti) |
| 13:10 | Sustainable synthesis of furfurylamine in a magnetic field-assisted microfluidic Reactor (Marko Božinović) |
| 13:30 | Microfluidic pervaporation unit and mathematical modeling for downstream intensification (Igor Plazl) |
| 13:45 | Discussion and Final Remarks Open floor for questions and discussion, closing comments by the organizers |
The mini-symposium Book of abstracts is available here:
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Attendance at international scientific meetings
- Marko Rogošić, Anja Damjanović, Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Tomislava Vukušić Pavičić, Višnja Stulić, Mia Ivanov (2023) Determining solid liquid equilibria in some systems comprising common osmolytes by differential scanning calorimetry, 28th Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Rovinj, Hrvatska
- Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Thanos Andreou, Mia Radović, Manuela Panić, Anja Damjanović, Kristina Radošević, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković (2023) Mimicking nature: design, preparation and applications of bioinspired deep eutectic solvents, 3rd International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Systems, Lisabon, Portugal
- Mia Radović, Lucija Hok, Manuela Panić, Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Robert Vianello, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković (2023) Stabilising nicotinamide cofactors in deep eutectic solvents, 3rd International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Systems, Lisabon, Portugal
- Mia Radović, Wolfgang Kroutil, Tamara Reiter, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković, Marina Cvjetko Bubalo (2023) In search of the perfect environment: The quest to maximize macromolecule stability, Biotrans, La Rochelle, Francuska
- Mia Radović (2023) U potrazi za idealnim otapalom: kako maksimizirati stabilnost makromolekula, Dani doktorata biotehničkog područja, Zagreb, Hrvatska
- Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Thanos Andreou, Anja Damjanović, Manuela Panić, Mia Radović, Kristina Radošević, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković (2023) Osmolytes-based Deep Eutectic Solvents: Innovative Systems for Stabilization of Biomolecules, European Biotechnology Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- Ivana Radojčić Redovniković, Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Mia Radović, Manuela Panić, Anja Damjanović, Kristina Radošević (2023) Enhancing Compound Stability Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Stabilization Study, European Biotechnology Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- Marijan Logarušić, Mia Radović, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković, Marina Cvjetko Bubalo (2024) Bioinspired Solvents: Deep Eutectic Solvents Based On Osmolytes For Stabilization Of Enzymes, XV. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera, Zagreb, Hrvatska
- Mia Radović, Tadej Menegatti, Borut Šketa, Marko Božinović, Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Igor Plazl, Polona Žnidaršič-Plazl (2024) Enzymatic Acetophenone Reduction in Deep Eutectic Solvent: Transitioning from Batch to Continuous System, 7th International Conference Implementation Of Microreactor Technology In Biotechnology, Zadar, Hrvatska
- Marina Cvjetko Bubalo, Marijan Logarušić, Mia Radović, Anja Damjanović, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković (2024) Enzymes In Deep Eutectic Solvents: Balancing Enzyme Activity And Stability, Trondheim, Norveška
- Marina Cvjetko Bubalo (2024) Enhancing enzyme stability in deep eutectic solvents: Innovative approaches to biocatalysis, 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals – Green Techniques for Organic and Organometallic/Coordination Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry, MDPI webinar
- Ivana Radojčić Redovniković (2024) Rational Design of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for Life Science Applications, Biotechnology: Research and Industrial Applications, Wrocław, Poljska