Cell-Like ‘Molecular Assembly Lines’ of Programmable Reaction Sequences as Game-Changers in Chemical Synthesis
European research and innovation to emulate living cells in the design of self-regulating chemical reaction processes
Over more than four years, the multidisciplinary CLASSY research and innovation action which has been funded under the Horizon 2020 FET programme addressed the need for new technologies that have the potential to constitute an advancement towards sustainability and limited waste production of modern industrial synthetic processes.
Inspired by the elegance with which living cells synthesise a large variety of complex components, CLASSY envisioned using the compartmentalisation strategy of cells to regulate chemical synthesis in a metabolic way. This strategy would allow synthetic methods to be more environmentally friendly by being more efficient and limiting the amount of generated waste.
CLASSY partners are thrilled to share the project contributions to the development of a microfluidic platform of microreactors and significant progress in the areas of molecular synthesis dynamics, advancements in self-replication, microfluidic systems, biocatalysis, chemical biology, and supramolecular chemistry.
- The ‘Results’ area showcases all the scientific publications, conference and events contributions shared by the partners since the beginning of the project.
- The ‘Outreach’ page includes all audiovisual materials created for communication and dissemination activities, including new videos placed in a playlist hosted on the CLASSY YouTube channel, containing the last joint video with an overview of the achieved progress!
