Research group for Bioprocess Technology and Biorefining (BioRef), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), lead by prof Svein Jarle Horn

Joined February 2018
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7 Feb 2025
Did you know that microbes can produce omega-3 oils in bioreactors? Please check out our new publication "Assessment of different nitrogen sources and bioreactor cultivation strategies during growth of Aurantiochytrium limacinum on spruce sugars"! doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2025…

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12 Jan 2025
We have a Researcher position available in our group, focusing on Microbial Food. Join us and be part of the transformation of the food system! Apply here: jobbnorge.no/en/available-jo…

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21 Dec 2023
Warmest holiday wishes from the BioRef research group at @UniNMBU! @sgaseid @FjellheimSiri
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21 Dec 2023
Great to be part of this work on bioreactors: Raman spectroscopy online monitoring of biomass production, intracellular metabolites and carbon substrates during submerged fermentation of oleaginous and carotenogenic microorganisms. doi.org/10.1186/s12934-023-0…
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27 Sep 2023
New paper: Camilla Angeltveit, Tina Jeoh, Svein Horn, 2023, Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase activity increases productive binding capacity of cellobiohydrolases on cellulose. Bioresource Technology. doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2…

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6 May 2023
New paper: Seyedbehnam Hashemi, Linn Solli, Kristian M. Lien, Jacob J. Lamb & Svein Jarle Horn, 2023, Culture adaptation for enhanced biogas production from birch wood applying stable carbon isotope analysis to monitor changes in the microbial community. doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-0…

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3 May 2023
The NMBU team at the 45th Symposium on Biomaterials, Fuels and Chemicals in Portland! #45SBFC
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2 May 2023
NMBU is contributing to the 45th Symposium on Biomaterials, Fuels and Chemicals in Portland! Camilla Angeltveit has presented her work on LPMO-cellulase synergy. #45SBFC
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28 Apr 2023
New paper: Johanna Liberg Krook, Arne Duinker, Wenche Emblem Larssen, Ingri M, Birkeland, Siv Skeie, Svein J. Horn & Pierrick Stévant, 2023, Approaches for reducing the iodine content of the brown seaweed Saccharina latissima—effects on sensory properties doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-0…

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10 Mar 2023
New paper led by the @EijsinkLab: Yogesh Babasaheb Chaudhari, Anikó Várnai, Morten Sørlie, Svein Jarle Horn, Vincent G H Eijsink, 2023, Engineering cellulases for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. doi.org/10.1093/protein/gzad…
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6 Mar 2023
Can we make omega-3 fatty acids from wood? YES! New exciting paper: Pernille Olsen, Gergely Kósa, Marianne Klüver, Achim Kohler, Volha Shapaval, Svein Horn, 2023, Production of docosahexaenoic acid from spruce sugars using Aurantiochytrium limacinum. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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25 Feb 2023
Diego, Nanna and Johanna from BioRef at the 2023 International Seaweed Symposium in Tasmania. Great contributions with 2 talks and one poster!
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24 Feb 2023
Happy to be part of this exciting study led by the @EijsinkLab: Kommedal et al. (2023) Visible light-exposed lignin facilitates cellulose solubilization by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

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7 Feb 2023
New paper: Felix Abik, Chonnipa Palasingh, Mamata Bhattarai, Shaun Leivers, Anna Ström, Bjørge Westereng, Kirsi S. Mikkonen, and Tiina Nypelö, 2023, Potential of Wood Hemicelluloses and Their Derivates as Food Ingredients. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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27 Jan 2023
Do you want to work with microbial biogas technology? Post doc position available in my the BioRef group. We have fantastic infrastructure for biogas research! Use link below for application. Deadline February 1st. jobbnorge.no/en/available-jo…

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17 Jan 2023
New paper on the role of biogas in the bioeconomy: Lu Feng, Nabin Aryal, Yeqing Li, Svein Jarle Horn and Alastair James Ward, 2023, Developing a biogas centralised circular bioeconomy using agricultural residues - Challenges and opportunities. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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28 Dec 2022
New paper on using enzyme technology to process seaweeds: Nanna Rhein-Knudsen, Diego Reyes-Weiss and Svein Jarle Horn, 2022, Extraction of high purity fucoidans from brown seaweeds using cellulases and alginate lyases. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @sgaseid

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