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SuSChemE-SUSTENS2 Conference

Athens welcomes global leaders in Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Innovation From 28–30 June 2026, Athens will host SuSChemE–SUSTENS2, a major international conference bringing together leading researchers, industrial innovators, policymakers, and technology providers to address the challenges and opportunities of the green and digital transition. Organized under the auspices of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) and… Read More »

Bioindustry4.0 NTUA Team at ESCAPE 36

The Bioindustry4.0 NTUA team will participate in the 36th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 36), taking place from 21–24 June 2026 at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. As part of the conference programme, Stefanos Xenios will host the workshop “Building a Bioprocess Copilot – Knowledge Graphs, Digital Twins and Conversational AI”, exploring how conversational… Read More »

Bioindustry4.0 NTUA Team at the 15th Panhellenic Scientific Conference of Chemical Engineering

The 15th Panhellenic Scientific Conference of Chemical Engineering is scheduled to take place from June 3–5, 2026, hosted by the Technical University of Crete. The conference brings together experts from academia and industry to present advances in both fundamental and applied research in Chemical Engineering, with a strong focus on process systems engineering, bio-renewables, sustainable biorefineries, circular economy,… Read More »

Diploma thesis openings at RWTH Aachen University

Diploma thesis at SVT (Process Systems Engineering) group of Prof. Alexander Mitsos at RWTH Aachen Universities in Germany.   The group mainly works on model-based computer-aided chemical engineering (modeling, simulation and optimization), developing optimization algorithms and process analytics.   The selected students might be eligible for Erasmus scholarship.   For more information regarding SVT: https://www.avt.rwth-aachen.de/cms/avt/forschung/~ioaf/systemverfahrenstechnik/?lidx=1   You can… Read More »

BISC-E Ευρωπαϊκός φοιτητικός διαγωνισμός

Η Σχολή Χημικών Μηχανικών του Εθνικού Μετσόβιου Πολυτεχνείου στο πλαίσιο δράσεων του Ελληνικού Τεχνολογικού Βάθρου για την Αειφόρο Χημεία SusChem GR αναλαμβάνει και φέτος την εθνική διοργάνωση του πανευρωπαϊκού διαγωνισμού BISC-E (Bio–based Innovation Student Challenge Europe). Πρόκειται για μια δράση που προάγει την καινοτομία, θέτοντας βιο-βασισμένες λύσεις σε ζητήματα που αφορούν το περιβάλλον, την οικονομία ή την κοινωνία… Read More »

Bioindustry4.0_NTUA Team at the AI Circular Economy Conference 2026

The IPSEN NTUA team had the honour to participate in the AI Circular Economy Conference 2026, held on 4–5 March 2026 in Cologne, bringing together experts from industry, research, and digital innovation to explore how artificial intelligence can support the transition to a circular economy. Professor Antonis Kokossis contributed to the session “Digital Foundations for Circular Transformation” with the… Read More »

SuSChemE-SUSTENS2_The Abstract Submission Deadline has been extended to 31 March 2026

The organizing committee of the 1st Sustainability Section Conference (SuSChemE) has announced an extension of the abstract submission deadline for the upcoming event, which will take place 28–30 June 2026 in Athens, Greece . Researchers and practitioners now have until 31 March 2026 to submit their abstracts and contribute to the conference program. The event is organized under the auspices of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) and co-hosted… Read More »

Συμμετοχή στην Έρευνα «ESG & Sustainability Youth Perspectives III»

Η πρωτοβουλία Get Involved πραγματοποιεί την έρευνα «ESG & Sustainability Youth Perspectives III», σε συνέχεια των δύο προηγούμενων ερευνών, στις οποίες συμμετείχαν συνολικά 850 νέοι κάτοικοι της Ελλάδας, καταγράφοντας τις απόψεις και τις προσδοκίες τους σχετικά με τον ρόλο των πανεπιστημίων, των επιχειρήσεων και των θεσμών στα ζητήματα ESG και βιωσιμότητας. Στόχος της φετινής έρευνας είναι να ενισχυθεί ο διάλογος… Read More »

Dr. Luis Vaquerizo Visits the Bioindustry4.0 Team at NTUA (21–23 January 2026)

Last week, the IPSEN NTUA team had the honour of hosting Dr. Luis Vaquerizo, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Valladolid, whose research focuses on sustainable process design for the decarbonisation of the chemical industry. The visit followed the team’s participation at the ESCAPE 35 conference, where the activities of the Bioindustry4.0 project drew Dr.… Read More »

Happy Holidays!

We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! As we reflect on 2025, we are filled with gratitude for an incredible year of growth and achievements. None of this would have been possible without the hard work of our team and the unwavering support of our partners. We hope this festive season… Read More »

FLEXIZYME Consortium Meeting in Sevilla: Setting the Course for the Next Stage

IPSEN NTUA team took part in the two-day FLEXIZYME consortium meeting held in Sevilla on 1–2 December 2024, where project partners gathered to review progress, coordinate upcoming activities, and plan the next phase of the project’s 48-month implementation. During the meeting, partners presented updates from all Work Packages and aligned their work ahead of the first project review… Read More »

SuSChemE-SUSTENS2 Sustainable Chemical Engineering Systems

SuSChemE-SUSTENS2 Sustainable Chemical Engineering Systems June 29–30, 2026 | Athens, Greece   The annual conference series of SuSChemE and SUSTENS2 are joining forces to host a Special Conference Edition in Athens, Greece, on June 29–30, 2026. SuSChemE is the flagship event of the Sustainability Section of EFCE (Chaired by Prof. Antonis Kokossis), an initiative driven by the vision… Read More »

Συμμετοχή του Καθηγητή Αντώνη Κοκόση στο Circular Gaia – Symposium

Ο Καθηγητής Αντώνης Κοκόσης  συμμετείχε ως προσκεκλημένος ομιλητής στο Circular Gaia – Symposium, το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 2–3 Οκτωβρίου 2025 στην Αθήνα, υπό τη διοργάνωση του European Public Law Organization (EPLO). Συγκεκριμένα, ο Καθηγητής Κοκόσης συμμετείχε στο θεματικό πάνελ με τίτλο: «Alternative Fuels: Driving the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future», το οποίο εστίασε στον ρόλο των εναλλακτικών καυσίμων… Read More »

Professor A Kokossis participation at ECCE 15 & ECAB 8 & 3rd CIBIQ

Professor Kokossis participated at the 15th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE 15), held jointly with the 8th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB 8) and the 3rd Ibero-American Congress on Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ 3), in Lisbon, Spain, from September 8th to 10th, 2025. As part of the conference, the following scientific work was presented “Bridging Physics-Based and Data-Driven… Read More »

Summer webinar August 27-28, 2025

Bioindustry 4.0 invites you to join our annual webinar series. We’ll explore the cutting-edge innovations transforming bioprocessing across industries. Along with expert presentations, we’ll also offer hands-on training sessions. Date: August 27-28, 2025 Location: online Participation is free! Sign up here. Target audience: Biotechnologists, process engineers, researchers, and data scientists across different sectors, anyone interested is welcome! Take a look at the timetable and… Read More »