With the WeedNERY project, we are unlocking the potential of seaweed as a marine resource, turning its carbohydrates and sugars into feedstocks for microbial bioprocesses and advanced cell factories.

Publications

Red seaweed-based bioprocesses with Corynebacterium glutamicum. Luciana Fernandes Brito, Monica G. Frøystad, Anna Haug Vandenhove, Trygve Brautaset, Fernando Pérez-García. Bioresource Technology Reports.

Master theses

• Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum for Xylan Utilization in a Consolidated Bioprocess. Hanne Kristine Kaarstad Helgesen. NTNU, 2025
• Metabolic Engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for Rhamnose Utilization: A Step Toward Green Seaweed-Based Feedstocks in Microbial Production. Synne Sæther Lande. NTNU, 2025
• Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum towards production of putrescine and spermidine. Mary Sweet Soe. NTNU, 2025
• Exploring Fucose Utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum as a Sustainable Pathway for Bio-Based Production from Brown Seaweed. Oliver Saur Auran. NTNU, 2025
• Evaluating the Impact of ribF Genes as Key Elements for the Production of Roseoflavin by Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum. Ane Bræin Aas. NTNU, 2025