S2B

S2B at RRB25 

The 21st edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (RRB) took place from 2nd to 4th June 2025.  The event was organized jointly by Åbo Akademi University, its Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering division, and the Department of Life Technologies at the University of Turku, with Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne serving as co-chair.  Key […]

Join us at IMES16

We’re excited to share that two members of the S2B Consortium will be participating in 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟔 in Copenhagen, Denmark.📍 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟔 is the premier international conference that brings together experts from around the world in the fields of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. 🧫𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan) will co-chair the […]

[Video] UTU Lab Tour: S2B

Discover how S2B is revolutionising solar fuel production through the eyes of Elia Marelli, PhD Student from UTU! 🧫In this episode of UTU’s LabTours YouTube series, Elia shares insights into our research on the S2B project.🧪This interview offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the lab and introduces the science that could shape Europe’s renewable energy […]

Join us at the #RRB2025

The 21st edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries will take place is organised by Åbo Akademi University, the Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering at Åbo Akademi University and the Department of Life Technologies, Turun yliopisto – University of Turku with Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne as co-chair. The overall theme of this Turku edition is « 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 ». 📍Turku […]

S2B at Made by Cells 2025

On 10th April 2025, S2B joined Made by Cells Biotech seminar on Pharma & Diagnostics, Food, Materials & Chemicals, Enzymes and Biotech investments held by the Finnish Bioindustries FIB is Finland’s biotechnology industry association. S2B concept – ‘Photosynthetic engineered living materials for solar driven chemical and fuel production’ – was presented by Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne from […]

S2B at the EIC–SUNERGY Road mapping Event

S2B at the EIC–SUNERGY Road mapping Event 2025

The S2B project was pleased to co-organise and participate in the Joint EIC–SUNERGY Road mapping Event on Renewable Hydrogen, Fuels, and Chemicals, held in Brussels on March 26–27, 2025. The event gathered experts from academia, industry, and policy to address the key challenges and opportunities surrounding renewable hydrogen, fuels, and chemicals and co-develop the SUNERGY […]

S2B project at SUNERGY

At the SUNERGY – Fossil-free fuels and chemicals for a climate-neutral Europe, the SolarFuels_UK and Mission Innovation event in Madrid, PhD researcher Michal Hubáček took the stage with a pitch on direct solar conversion into chemicals and fuels through a biological approach. Representing the PhotoMicrobes group at Turun yliopisto – University of Turku, Michal shared insights into harnessing the power […]

Kick-Off of the S2B Project!

We’re pleased to announce that the S2B—Solar to Butanol project began in October 2024. The official kick-off event was held on November 8th 2024, hosted by Turun Yliopisto—University. Many thanks to them for their warm welcome and excellent organization. S2B project aims to revolutionize sustainable biofuel production by developing next-generation photosynthetic microbes. By shifting from traditional […]