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BIOCTANE Engages with Future Scientists at the IES Victoria Kent Institute
On February 13, 2025, Patricia Pizarro represented the BIOCTANE project at IES Victoria Kent in Fuenlabrada (Madrid), where she delivered a series of talks to high school students on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Her presentation, titled “Investigating to Valorize Waste”, introduced students to the importance of research…
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BIOCTANE at the BIOCIRCULAR SUMMIT 2025
On February 11, 2025, the BIOCTANE project was presented at the BIOCIRCULAR Summit in Spain, a key national event focused on biocircularity, sustainability, and the regulatory landscape for renewable energy, fuels, and waste management. The summit brought together experts from various sectors, including agriculture, forestry, and industry, to discuss innovative solutions for advancing circular economy…
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New Team Member!
We are exited to announce that Lucia Braga Nan has joined the BIOCTANE project! Lucia is an accomplished researcher with a B.Sc. specializing in microbiology and a master’s degree in Biotechnology from the University of the Republic in Uruguay. She earned her PhD at the AgroInstitut, Montpellier, with INRAE in Narbonne, France, focusing on the…
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Scientific Workshop in Madrid
In October, we held our first Scientific Workshop at the facilities of our project partner IMDEA Energy in Madrid. It was a great success, with around 45 participants. The program featured numerous presentations, complemented by a scientific poster session by PhD students, a guided tour of IMDEA’s research facilities, and a shared lunch. Here is…
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New Team Member
We are excited to welcome Xujun Li as a new team member of the BIOCTANE project! Xujun brings a strong academic and research background to the BIOCTANE project. After earning a PhD from Xi’an Jiaotong University in December 2023, Xujun expanded their expertise as a joint training student at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. Their work…
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HE Cluster Meeting for aviation/maritime fuels and biomethane projects
Prof. Patricia Pizarro, coordinator of the BIOCTANE project funded by the European Union, has participated in the HE Cluster Meeting for aviation/maritime fuels and biomethane projects organized and held at CINEA (Brussels) last October 15. During that meeting, there was the opportunity to receive information about relevant policy frameworks as well as to exchange and…