DyeAnotherWay

The rethinking of dyeing as fundamental and applied research training for sustainable fabric and food processing 

Development of novel biogenic dyes for classical and innovative applications. 

The DyeAnotherWay Doctoral Network aims at providing 12 Doctoral Candidates with the skills necessary to lead the textile and food industries into a greener future by developing new sustainable dyeing methods. The latter will be exploiting bacterial genetic resources in an innovation-oriented way using cutting edge technology. Bacteria-based pigments are the common research platform in the consortium, which combines a broad spectrum of disciplines ranging from microbiology, chemistry, biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and bioinformatics to textile processing and market research. This will, in the near future, make a range of fully characterised biogenic dyes commercially available for use in dyeing both conventional and new textiles, allowing the industry to wean itself off petrochemical dyes in an economically viable way.

The 12 Doctoral Candidates will obtain multi- sectoral training in the relevant disciplines. In addition, training in research management, communication/presentation, creativity, and entrepreneurship will provide them with key transferable skills for public and private sector employment, thereby maximizing the impact on the research and training on the fellows’ careers. The diversity of dissemination and communication activities guarantees exposure to stakeholders in every sector and will help shape the future of education in this field.

ACTIVITIES of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

BBEPP will develop sustainable extraction techniques for novel biogenic dyes and will assess the optimized upstream and downstream protocols in an industrial process environment 

PARTNERS

• Technical University Vienna (TU Wien), AT
• Vienna Textile Lab, AT 
• University of Helsinki, FI
• University of Hamburg, DE
• Université de la Réunion, FR
• Galab Laboratories GmBH
• Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE
• Hochschule Niederrhein – University of Applied Sciences, DE
• University of Borås, SE

SUPPORTED by

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101225857.