Current projects
a sustainable CHain for the full valorization of organic waste (RICH)
RICH project, funded by Fondazione Cariplo, aims at developing an innovative and integrated circular economy supply chain for the bioconversion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) by black soldier fly larvae into biobased materials with high technological value.
NICE-PET is a research project, funded by The Ministry of University and research, that aims at using the larvae of Black Soldier Fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, one of the most promising systems used in bioconversion technologies for waste processing and valorization, as a bioreactor to efficiently reduce PET waste.
ProPla is a project, funded by Fondazione Cariplo, that aims at developing an innovative biotechnological application to recover PET microplastics from wastewater and exploit the power of protein engineering and systems biology approaches to valorize this waste by converting it into amino acids.
(EARN-INNOVATION)
EARN-INNOVATION is a PRIN-PNRR project focused on the modulation of the immune responses of BSF larvae to increase their tolerance to infections in mass rearing conditions and enhance the production of antimicrobial peptides.