• Pioneering tandem technology
    to convert CO2 into bioplastics.

Welcome to HELVA PROJECT

Hybrid ELectrosynthesis of Value-Added chemicals

At HELVA, we’re rethinking the way carbon-based materials, specially plastics, are produced. Traditional methods heavily depend on fossil fuels and energy-intensive processes, contributing to environmental degradation. We aim to introduce a novel alternative: a pioneering tandem approach utilizing CO2 as the carbon source for the creation of complex, non-petrochemical plastics powered by renewable electricity and microbial bio-upgrade.

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Meet our Team: Lodz University of Technology

The following video, the second installment in the "Meet our team" series, features researchers from the International Centre for Research on Innovative Bio-based Materials (ICRI-BioM) and the Institute of Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology…
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Meet our Team: University of São Paulo

The Fungal Bioluminescence Laboratory (LBF) from the University of São Paulo focuses on studying bioluminescent systems, environmental metagenomics, and introducing useful genes into microorganisms to make them perform specific tasks.…

Lodz University of Technology represented HELVA project at the Biocat4Value conference

William Mawuko Kodzo Siegu, researcher from Lodz University of Technology (TUL) and member of the HELVA project team, participated in the Biocatalysis Conference for Biological Transformation Along Renewable Value Chains (Biocat4Value), held…

HELVA coordinator recipient of the National Young Research Award ‘Felisa Martin Bravo’ 

HELVA project coordinator Prof. F. Pelayo García de Arquer, leader of the CO2 Mitigation Accelerated by Photons research group at ICFO, received the 'Felisa Martín Bravo' National Research Prize for Young researchers. In particular, he received…

Exploring microbial diversity in Atlantic Forest ponds for biotechnological applications

Furnas and Grande are the names of two ponds located in a mountain region near the city of Iporanga (state of São Paulo, Brazil), in the vast area of Atlantic Forest. A team of researchers from University of São Paulo (USP), and members of…

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