European Projects

4FCROPS Future Crops for Food, Feed, Fiber and Fuel , www.4fcrops.eu

Dr. Efi Alexopoulou ( ealex@cres.gr )
Center for Renewable Energy Sources, CRES, Biomass Department
19 th Km Marathonos Avenue , 19009 Pikermi Attikis , Greece
Tel: +30 210 6603382, Fax:+30 210 6603301, www.cres.gr

ICON Industrial Crops producing added value Oils for Novel chemicals
http://icon.slu.se/ICON

Prof. Sten Stymne ( sten.stymne@itj.slu.se )
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU),
Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
P.O.Box 101 , 230 53 Alnarp , Sweden
http://www.slu.se

LIPOYEASTS Mobilizing the Enzymatic Potential of Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria and the Oleaginous Yeast Yorrowia Lipolytica to Create Powerful Cellular Production Platform

Dr. Julia Sabirova ( julia.sabirova@ugent.be )
University of Gent , www.ugent.be

RENEWALL Improving Plant Cell Walls for Use as a Renewable Industrial Feedstock , www.renewall.eu

Prof. Simon McQueen-Mason ( sjmm1@york.ac.uk )
CNAP, Department of Biology (Area 8), PO BOX 373 ,
University of York , York , YO10 5YW
Tel: +44 1904 328782, Fax: +44 1904 328801, www.york.ac.uk

EU-Pearls EU-based Production and Exploitation of Alternative Rubber and Latex Sources, www.eu-pearls.eu/UK

Dr. Hans Mooibroek ( hans.mooibroek@wur.nl )
Wageningen UR , Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
P.O.Box 17 , NL-6700 AA Wageningen , The Netherlands
Tel: 31-317-480214 , www.afsg.wur.nl/UK                           

DISCO Targeted DISCOvery of novel cellulases and hemicellulases and their reaction mechanisms for hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass http://www.disco-project.eu

Dr. Kristiina Kruus, ( Kristiina.Kruus@vtt.fi ) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT
Tel. +358 20 722 5143, Fax +358 20 722 7071, www.vtt.fi

ENERGYPOPLAR Enhancing Poplar Traits for Energy Applications
http://www.energypoplar.eu

Dr. Francis MARTIN ( fmartin@nancy.inra.fr )
UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres Micro-organismes, Centre INRA de Nancy
F-54280 Champenoux (FRANCE), Nancy , France
Tel: + 33 383 39 40 80, Fax: +33 383 39 40 69, www.inra.fr

ForBioplast Forest Resources Sustainability through Biobased Composite Development, www.forbioplast.eu

Dr. Andrea Lazzeri ( a.lazzeri@ing.unipi.it )
University of Pisa , Via Diotisalvi 2, 56126, Pisa , Italy
Tel: +39 502217800, Fax: 39 502217866, www.unipi.it

OXYGREEN Effective Redesign of Oxidative Enzymes for Green Chemistry
www.rug.nl/oxygreen

Dr. Marco Fraaije ( M.W.Fraaije@rug.nl )
University of Gronigen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen , The Netherlands
Phone: +31 50 3634209, Fax: +31 50 3634165, www.rug.nl/gbb/research/

AquaTerre Intergrated European Network for Biomass and Waste Reutilisation for Bioproducts , www.aquaterre.info

Dr. Steinar Rafn Beck ( sbeck@unak.is )
Nordrslod, Akureyri 600, IcelandTel: +354 460 8900, www.unak.is

Canadian projects

Canola Biodiesel: Sustainable Cropping System Platforms for Biodiesel Feedstock Quantity and Quality

Dr. Neil Harker ( neil.harker@agr.gc.ca )
AAFC, Lacombe, Alberta
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch
6000 C and E Trail, Lacombe , Alberta Canada T4L 1W1
Tel: (403) 782-8134     Fax: (403) 782-6120
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1181940164411&lang=eng

Co Lead:   Dr. Yvan Pelletier ( Yvan.Pelletier@agr.gc.ca )
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada , Research Branch
850 Lincoln Rd , PO Box 20280 , Fredericton , New Brunswick E3B 4Z7
Tel: 506-452-4861   Fax: 506-452-3316
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1181853739864&lang=eng

The BioPotato Network: A Canadian Network for Potato-Based Bioproducts  

Dr. Helen Tai ( helen.tai@agr.gc.ca )
AAFC, Fredericton , New-Brunswick
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada , Research Branch
850 Lincoln Road, PO Box 20280 . Fredericton , New-Brunswick, Canada E3B 4Z7
Tel: (506) 452-4831     Fax: (506) 452-3316
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1204064079162&lang=eng

Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation Network for Green Energy Fuels and Chemicals (ABIN)

Dr. Jamal Chaouki, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Quebec

The Cellulosic Biofuel Network

Dr. Serge Laberge ( serge.laberge@agr.gc.ca )
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada , Research Branch
2560 Hochelaga Blvd , Quebec , QC Canada G1V 2J3
Tel: (418) 210-5028     Fax: (418) 648-2402
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1181849038460&lang=eng

Transcript Profiling for Biomass Improvement (TPBI)  

Dr. Peter McCourt, University of Toronto , Ontario

Industrial Oilseed Network (IOSN)  

Mr. Alain Tremblay, Oleotek, Thedford Mines, Quebec

Triticale Canadian Biorefinery Initiative (CTBI)

  Dr. Francois Eudes, AAFC, Lethbridge, Alberta

The Natural Fibres of the Green Economy Network (NAGREN)

Mr. Les Rankin ( les@fc2015.ca )
Director, Industrial and Fibre Uses, FC2015 Co-ordinator, Flax Canada 2015 Inc.
465 - 167 Lombard Avenue , Winnipeg , MB R3B 0T6
Tel: (204) 982-2115    Fax (204) 942-1841
ttp://www.fc2015.ca/english/index.jsp?p=about&mp=fc2015

Pulse Research Network (PURENT)

  Mr. Gordon Bacon, Pulse Canada , Winnipeg , Manitoba