Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
Approximately 1,5 year ago, the ROBOX project was launched. This 4-year, EU-funded research project aims to widen the industrial application of enzymatic bio-oxidation processes to new larger volume and lower price markets. This survey was designed to measure your interests and opinions. Your participation is highly appreciated and can help to keep you informed about the latest technological developments in this field.
Who is in the consortium?
The ROBOX consortium is led by DSM (Netherlands) and consists of 19 partners. ROBOX will demonstrate the techno-economic viability of bio-transformations of four types of robust oxidative enzymes: P450 monooxygenases (P450s), Baeyer-Villiger MonoOxygenase (BVMOs), Alcohol DeHydrogenase (ADH) and Alcohol OXidase (AOX) for which target reactions have already been validated on lab-scale. In order to achieve its objectives, ROBOX will demonstrate 11 biocatalytic oxidation reactions for target products in pharma, nutrition, fine & specialty chemicals and materials in order to prepare them for scale up to commercial-scale. The project will be completed by April 2019.
Survey
The survey is intended to identify your views on bio-catalysis in general and the use of bio-catalysis for oxidation reaction (bio-oxidations) in particular. It contains 27 main questions and should take approximately 12 minutes to complete. Please read the instructions and questions carefully. There is no right or wrong answer. We encourage you to specify your answer where possible, since this will enable us to personalize any information if you would like to receive this in the future. The results of the survey will be dealt with confidentially and participation is voluntary.
Important distinction in this project:
The following definitions are used in this project:
In bio-catalytic processes (biocatalysis), natural proteic catalysts (enzymes), perform chemical transformations on organic molecules.
A bio-oxidation is a bio-catalytic reaction which binds an oxygen molecule to an organic molecule, typically generating an alcohol or ketone group in the molecule.
For more information about the ROBOX project, you can visit http://www.h2020robox.eu/. If any questions or remarks remain, do not hesitate to contact the researchers using the contact information below.
Kind regards,
Arjen van Kampen | arjen.vankampen@pnoconsultants.com
Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli | filippo.Martinelli@pnoconsultants.com
Rea-Fani Papaioannou | Rea-Fani.Papaioannou@pnoconsultants.com
