HaloVerse – Expanding the Universe of
Enzymatic Halogenation Chemistry
The mission of the European research project HaloVerse is to train 13 Doctoral Candidates in a synergistic inter- and multidisciplinary environment to lead Europe’s next generations towards sustainability in the highly polluting chemical process of halogenation. HaloVerse will develop powerful enzymatic systems for selective halogenations in industrially relevant setups. Participating industries will guide innovation and will be involved in the training programme to implement fundamental aspects of technology transfer and development strategies, both career and product oriented.
Advancing Europe’s Next Generations
on the Path to Sustainability
The HaloVerse project is a joint doctorates programme that builds around a comprehensive doctoral training to educate 13 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with out-of-the-box thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset to develop powerful enzymatic systems for selective halogenations in industrially relevant setups.
From enzyme discovery to continuous flow synthesis – developing novel efficient halogenases for agro- and pharmaceutical applications
HALOVERSE will develop three major classes of HALs in parallel, each offering significant innovation potential to impact the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The synergistic co-development of these three classes of catalysts within parallel work packages (WPs) focusing on enzyme discovery and characterisation of novel HALs (WP1), structure elucidation and AI-based enzyme engineering (WP2), and process intensification for biocatalytic applications (WP3) will intensify cross-fertilisation through shared tools, concepts and results, broadening DCs’ education while maximising outcomes and potential impact.
Teaming up with different partners
Our network is based on a multidisciplinary team bringing together nine academic partners from renowned European universities and 12 industrial partners from all over Europe.
