Tobias J. Erb is a synthetic biologist and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, where his research focuses on discovering and engineering CO2-converting enzymes for synthetic and artificial photosynthesis.
Wim Versées is a full Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel whose research combines structural biology, enzymology, and biophysics to uncover the molecular mechanisms of neurological disorders and bacterial pathogenesis.
Yonghua Li-Beisson is a biologist at CEA Cadarache whose research focuses on microalgal lipid and carbon metabolism, with the aim of advancing bioenergy and the circular carbon economy.
Susanne Gebhard is Professor of Molecular Biotechnology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where she studies bacterial stress responses, antibiotic resistance, and the use of biomineral-forming bacteria for low-carbon construction materials.
Gustav Berggren is a Program Professor at Uppsala University, where he leads research on hydrogenases, bioinorganic chemistry, and semisemi-artificial photosynthesis.
Holger Wack is a researcher and group leader at Fraunhofer UMSICHT in Overhausen whose work focuses on building materials, including hydrogels, vertical water retention, and biogenic sulfuric acid corrosion.
Uwe Bornscheuer is Professor of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis at the University of Greifswald, whose research focuses on the discovery and application of enzymes for organic synthesis, lipid modification, plastic depolymerization, and marine polysaccharide degradation.
