Team

Delft University of Technology

Prof. Dr. Ulf Hanefeld studied chemistry in Germany and did PhD research in the Göttingen and Seattle and then post doc’ed in London, Cambridge and Delft. He teaches and performs research in the Biocatalysis section of the Department of Biotechnology of the TU Delft. His research includes enzymes for organic chemistry, enzyme immobilisation and their application in flow chemistry.

Delft University of Technology

Hugo Brasselet is interested by applied biocatalysis where he can explore new synthetic routes for commercial target chemicals and match the enzyme performances with the market expectations. After a PhD in Aix-Marseille University financed by Arkema, Hugo came to Netherlands at TU Delft to do a Postdoctoral fellowship, followed by the development of a spin-off called HoliZyme which aimed at developing peroxygenase-catalysed processes. Lately, Hugo joined CassaFLOW as Postdoctoral researcher.

Eindhoven University of Technology

Andoni Rodríguez López de Abetxuko is a post-doctoral researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology under the supervision of Professor Jan van Hest. He holds a PhD in Physics of Advanced Materials and Nanostructures from the University of the Basque Country where Dr. Ana Beloqui mentored him on making enzyme-polymer hybrids for heterogeneous biocatalysis. He enjoys his daily life playing sports, singing, or reading.

Delft University of Technology

Erika Murce Silva works in TU Delft as both a project officer for the Department of Biotechnology, and also as the project manager for cassaFLOW. She has a background in chemistry, and earned her master’s degree in Organic Chemistry at the INSA of Rouen, France. Besides her new role, Erika is finalizing her PhD in Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry at the Erasmus MC, Rotterdam.

Eindhoven University of Technology

Jan van Hest obtained his PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology. After a postdoctoral stay with prof D.A. Tirrell, he joined the chemical company DSM. In 2000 he was appointed full professor in Bio-organic chemistry at Radboud University Nijmegen. As of September 2016 he holds the chair of Bio-organic Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology.  Since May 2017 he is the scientific director of the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS). His research focuses on developing well-defined compartments for nanoreactors, nanomedicine and artificial cell research.

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Dedicated to the application of biocatalysis ChiralVision was founded in 2006, privately funded with headquarters now in the Delft area situated between the major towns of Rotterdam and The Hague, The Netherlands. ChiralVision has developed a new range of macro- and giga-porous carriers suitable for any type of enzyme with a low diffusion limitation ensuring high activity. These are available for large scale production at guaranteed minimized costs. As a result of these developments, the number of industrial applications is steadily growing and the ongoing progress will ensure continued success in meeting new challenges. ChiralVision has joined the cassaFLOW project to share and further develop its knowledge and experience in enzymatic process development and the field of enzymatic synthesis of optically pure unnatural amino acids.

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