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HYDROCOW: Producing milk protein from carbon and electricity
Solar Foods is leading a groundbreaking HYDROCOW project to develop a novel biotechnology platform introducing new ways for sustainable food, materials, medicine and chemicals production.
€5.5 m
in funding
4
years
4
partners
4
countries
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About the project
The HYDROCOW project takes bold steps by building a carbon-neutral system that works independently from agriculture and photosynthesis. The biotechnology platform opens new ways to produce sustainable food, materials, medicine and chemicals. The consortium develops a novel biological tool to produce sustainable milk protein from CO2 and electricity whilst removing cow from the process. As their first application, the consortium aims to genetically engineer a hydrogen oxidising bacteria (HOB) to naturally excrete beta-lactoglobulin, a major whey protein in cow’s milk. This means developing a novel biological tool to produce sustainable milk protein from CO2 and electricity whilst removing cow from the process.
Impact of the project:
The HYDROCOW project has potential to create truly groundbreaking technology for the food industry and make a remarkable impact in the quest of lowering CO2 emissions.
Funding instrument European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder
Spinverse’s role
At the project planning stage, the HYDROCOW consortium decided to turn to Spinverse to seek their expertise on proposal preparation.
Spinverse team helped execute the consortium's project idea into a winning funding proposal.
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We were impressed by the level of professionalism of Spinverse experts, who supported us in putting together our EIC Pathfinder funding application. Spinverse guided our project consortium in crystallising the project plan, deliverables and budgeting, and structured the funding application so that it turned out to be successful. This collaboration gave the technical experts an opportunity to focus on the content and technical details of the project proposal.
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
About the project
The LIFE Lit4Nature aims to establish a stronger, evidence-based system for biodiversity conservation and restoration across Lithuania. Major focus will be placed on strengthening the national biodiversity monitoring system, improving data collection and integration and on introducing innovative monitoring approaches to support evidence-based conservation and restoration decisions.
Impact of the project:
The project aims to boost stronger biodiversity and ecosystem recovery across Lithuania through nationwide conservation and restoration. Further, it wants to achieve better national coordination for efficient and well targeted conservation measures and their funding.
Funding instrument LIFE Programme
Spinverse’s role
Spinverse experts supported the coordinator throughout the two-stage LIFE Strategic Nature Project application process from concept note development to submitting the final proposal.
The support included workshops that brought together the proposal team to sharpen the project concept and focus the application on the most relevant and critical aspects of Lithuania's
Prioritised Action Framework for Natura 2000 and the forthcoming National Restoration Plan.
Spinverse’s strategic guidance, hands-on support and thorough quality reviews helped us focus on the critical aspects, strengthen the proposal logic and present its impacts convincingly. Their LIFE expertise gave our team confidence and contributed significantly to the proposal’s high quality and successful funding outcome.”
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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