Biotechnology and Nanomedicine

Biotechnology and nanomedicine are key enabling technologies for various sectors of society and multiple industries.

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Håvard Sletta

Research Director

The technology is used in development of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biomaterials, enzymes, food, feed, chemicals and energy. SINTEF has a strong operation in the fields of microbial molecular biology, bioprocess- and medical technology, biopolymers/polymers, biopharmaceuticals and nanomedicine, and is operating a state-of-the-art research infrastructure including advanced mass spectrometry.

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Fermentation laboratory at SINTEF

SINTEF has a nationally leading research laboratory for development of microbial and cell based production processes. The laboratory has robotic equipment for miniaturized cultivation, large capacity incubators for shake flasks, laboratory fermentors...

High throughput screening facility, Trondheim

The robotic screening facility at SINTEF are optimized for high throughput analytical and cultivation work and enables us to process of thousands of samples or cultures per day.

Mass spectrometry - Advanced research-based analyses

We perform research-based mass spectrometric (MS) and high-throughput (HTS) analyses for SINTEF, academia and industry.

MiNaLab

MiNaLab conducts research and development in the field of microsystems and nanotechnology, along with operating a small-scale production line for high-tech sensors.

News

20. August 2024

We should be happy that we have so many bacteria in our bodies

Researcher Hanne Haslene-Hox at SINTEF claims that bacteria are much better than their reputation suggests. Each of us hosts as many as 38 million of them in our bodies.

28. June 2024

Improved production process for Lithuanian bio-fertilizers

SINTEF contributed with research on bioprocess optimization in a project for establishing industrial microbiological fertilizers in Lithuania.

Viewpoints

10. April 2024

Saying no to all gene technology is an ethical short-circuit

Conventional breeding techniques result in major and uncontrolled modifications to the genetic material of plants and animals. If arguments based on the ‘precautionary principle’ are used as blindly on this issue as in the gene technology debate...

Projects

CO2Value

Start:: 2025
End:: 2028

The CO2Value project transforms CO₂ emissions from industrial sources into sustainable feed ingredients, advancing carbon capture and utilization technology, supporting carbon management, and enhancing aquaculture sustainability within a circular...

REEPRODUCE - Dismantling and recycling Rare Earth Elements from End-of-life products for the European Green Transition.

Start:: 2022
End:: 2026

Achieving Europe’s climate-neutral objectives will fundamentally depend on our ability to develop clean energy and mobility solutions in the most sustainable way.

Application of new products with reduced environmental impact in the area of green industry innovation by JSC MADARA Cosmetics

Start:: 2022
End:: 2024

The goal of the project is to expand in the range of natural and certified products produced by MADARA Cosmetics with new and innovative products with reduced environmental impact.

PYROCO2 - Demonstrating sustainable value creation from industrial CO2 by its thermophilic microbial conversion into acetone

PYROCO2 - Demonstrating sustainable value creation from industrial CO₂ by its thermophilic microbial conversion into acetone

Start:: 2021
End:: 2026

The PYROCO2 project will demonstrate the scalability and economic viability of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) to make climate-positive acetone out of industrial CO₂ and renewable electricity derived hydrogen.

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