Have you ever wondered if it is worth it to engineer remote mutations out of an artificial enzyme? Well, we did. Check out our latest contribution to Faraday Discussions on their #biocatalysis special issue. Some highlights are below! pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art…

We publish our second paper on pyridoxal biocatalysis in Nature: We repurposed PLP-dependent threonine aldolases to catalyze radical C-C coupling reactions that are not known in either organic chemistry or enzymology: nature.com/articles/s4158…

We are excited to present a new element as the star of biocatalysis - BORON! In this story, a boronic acid-based amino acid unlocks an abiological activation mode in our artificial enzymes, whose improved variants gave phenomenal selectivity in a new-to-nature kinetic resolution.

Nature research paper: Boron catalysis in a designer enzyme go.nature.com/4bxKuDT

⚠️ Without our research, fewer affordable medicines, more plastic waste in nature, less livable cities... The Framework Coalition Agreement strongly impacts the UG and other uni's. We join the UFL and Universiteiten van Nederland campaign: Let Science Work!! 👇 nfu.nl/en/let-science…

A PhD position is available to join my group in TU Delft titled "Evolving Enzymes for New Chemistry" in the Department of Biotechnology Biocatalysis section Biocatalysis@TUDelft Applications open until 26-07-2024. Retweets much appreciated! tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/…

Now online: News & Views on the Article by Zhi Zou, Thomas R. Ward & co-workers Ward Group University of Basel nature.com/articles/s4416… ($) Microbial cell factories for cycloalkene synthesis by Ru Jiang & Gerard Roelfes Roelfes Group nature.com/articles/s4416… ($)

Really proud of this new work! #Enzymes never cease to amaze me. #directedevolution #biocatalysis

Take a look at this beautiful work from my time at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry in the Roelfes Group Probs to Mathijs, who helped me a lot and pushed the project over the finish line. Will write more details, soon! #artificialmetalloenzymes #noncanonicalaminoacids

The lithium deposit in Western Serbia is not worth mining in terms of environmental risks! nature.com/articles/s4159…

📢We are hiring! I am looking for a PhD student to join our young research team which is currently based at D-CHAB! #PhDposition in Protein Chemistry and Biocatalysis, funded by Swiss National Science Foundation Interested? Apply here: benitezmateos.com/phd-protein-ch… RT appreciated!

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Our PhD students Mathijs Veen and Bratislav Dačević Bratislav Dačević are attending @EuroBIC17 in Münster this week. Mathijs presented his recent work on recruiting noble metals for artificial metalloenzymes.

Lars Lars Longwitz presented his work on Boron catalysis in designer enzymes at #biocat2024 in Hamburg. Check out his poster P4-2 and find out more about this remarkable new mode of activation in biocatalysis.

As #EuroBIC17 is now over, we thank all participants, speakers and sponsors for an unforgettable week. It has been a blast to welcome you to Münster and we hope that you have had a great time. We are looking forward to seeing you in 2026 for EuroBIC-18 University of Groningen.

It was my great pleasure to attend @EuroBIC17 in Münster this week as my first conference since I became a PhD student. I presented my poster on artificial metalloenzymes for radical biocatalysis, for which I won the best poster prize 🎉. MSCA Doctoral Network MetRaZymes

Congratulations to the winners of the Poster Prizes at EuroBIC-17 sponsored by ChemBioChem, EurJIC and ChemistrySelect! Very well deserved, Isis Wahl (MPI-CEC), Bratislav Dačević (Roelfes Group) & Guilherme Vilela-Alves (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia | NOVA FCT)!