As a EUROBIOTECH 2026 satellite event, we are hosting a Bioprocessing Workshop in our Bioprocess Development Lab biorefinery. 17 trainees get hands-on practical experience in running bioprocesses at bigger scale - we are running two 5 L fermenters and one 200 L fermenter. In those vessels, we are growing bacteria producing bioplastics and recombinant protein. As you can see from the pictures, the experience is very practical. We also had an introductory lecture by Prof. Maci

Should science education begin only at school? Agnieszka Wojtkiewicz from our laboratory believes it should start much earlier. At MLBKE, we work daily on research involving enzymes — often derived from bacteria — that are applied in modern catalytic processes and biotechnology. Alongside our scientific work, we are also actively engaged in science communication, from Open Days to participation in events such as the Małopolska Night of Scientists. One such initiative is the c

Between the 19th and 21st of April, we held a Consortium Meeting of the W-biocat project at the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, PAS, in Kraków, Poland. We started on Sunday evening with a get-together meeting at the hotel. The next day, we spent many hours summarising the entire year of joint research in our newly prepared hybrid-mode seminar room. This was followed by a trip to see Old Town in Kraków with a special focus on the Wawel Castle, a forme