MBA#07 Jan Gerritse, microbes hunger for carbon makes them creative on how to breakdown difficult manmade molecules.

Masters of Beautiful Achievements

In this episode we will investigate why Microbes can crack even the most difficult and stable natural and man-made molecules, such as Benzene, Naphthalene and PFAS. Why and how do they do that? And what can we learn from microbes to improve our current energy-wasting chemistry?

Special Guest: Jan Gerritse (Deltares). Jan is a microbial specialist creating many innovative solutions using the knowledge on how microbes work. He will share us his experience and insights on what microbes can breakdown and what they are capable of doing!

Part of the special Microbes Series.
What if we would be able to zoom out? Leaving the microscope and our traditional human perspective on viruses behind for a minute. What would happen if we look at viruses as one of the players in a much broader system? And as such changing our perspective to that of Spaceship Earth and the role of a virus in the web of life? What lessons can we draw from nature’s logic on how Spaceship Earth operates?

Together with specialists in the field of virology, microbiology and biochemistry Alexander will take us on a journey into an unknown world of interesting insights.

Combining insights and working towards cross disciplinary solutions and the essential questions we might have been overlooking. And who knows we might discover one or two innovative applications along the way.

Speaker: Alexander Prinsen (Scope Matters) Alexander is Managing Partner of Scope Matters. As circular innovation specialist he assists Business Leaders in creating better sustainable and circular systems. He is part time tutor at Van Hall Larenstein Leeuwaarden. He is co-host of the Business network Nieuw Voer. And he advises startups on sustainable and circular business models.

Speaker: Marc van Bemmel (Orvion) Marc is CEO/owner of Orvion.nl. Orvion is a biotechnology company providing research and consultancy in the field of Water & Environment. Orvion has it’s own research Laboratories in Stolwijk near Gouda. Orvion is dedicated to realizing new sustainable techniques in which biological techniques are often a key element.