EU funded project digs into the bioactivity potential of lignin

In Spain, the PROSPLIGN project – PROSPecting natural LIGNin biodiversity towards unlocking value-added bioactive motifs and molecules – a European funded Research and Innovation Action project, officially kicked off in Dublin recently.

The key project objective is to apply state-of-the-art methodologies to prospect the bioactivity potential of lignin – a natural, abundant and sustainable biopolymer component of lignocellulosic biomass. PROSPLIGN’s bioprospecting workflows will focus on the identification of compounds and validation of their potential for application in the pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and fragrances markets.

Four universities, two SMEs and a research institute from six different European countries form the project consortium. The partners include KelAda Pharmachem (Ireland), University of Helsinki (Finland), Fundación MEDINA (Spain), NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal), University College Dublin (Ireland), Magfi (Malta) and the Bern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland).