MIBIREM

MIBIREM is an EU project, specializing in developing a microbiomes-based toolbox for soil remediation of industrially contaminated sites @HorizonEU GA 101059260

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📽 Watch our exclusive video animation of the @mibirem project https://t.co/uOQeO5ejP8

🎆 Proudly presenting the #EU-funded @mibirem project🎯innovation toolbox for #microbiome-based #bioremediation of #soil & #groundwater🔬🚀

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🌍🦠 What does it take to turn cutting-edge bioremediation research into real environmental impact?

In our latest blog on the @mibirem website, we speak with Simona Di Gregorio about the future of environmental recovery, the role of microbiome-based solutions, and the vision behind BioRemid 2026 in Florence.

Read the exclusive interview and discover how collaboration, innovation and science are shaping the next generation of sustainable remediation👇

🔗 https://t.co/r7o9YnVZHK

#BioRemid2026 #Bioremediation #Microbiome #HorizonEurope #EnvironmentalScience

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From laboratory research to field-scale implementation 🔬➡️🌱

Pilot testing within the @mibirem Project is now underway, marking a key milestone in the development of microbiome-driven solutions for the remediation of contaminated environments.

The project combines scientific expertise, innovation, and sustainability to explore how microbial communities can help restore polluted soils and groundwater while reducing environmental impact.

Take a look at our new video to learn more about the pilot activities and the people behind the work:

🎥 https://t.co/UaziEJ5Ydr

#EnvironmentalScience #Microbiome #Bioremediation #HorizonEurope #MIBIREM

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📣 For the second year in a row, our @mibirem partners at the @eScienceCenter presented project results at the #NWO (Dutch Research Council) Life event 🌍

The poster showcased #MIBIPRET — a software tool supporting soil bioremediation through predictive modelling, microbiome analysis, and contaminant transport assessment. The work highlights how digital tools and environmental microbiology can come together to support more effective remediation strategies.
Read more 👉https://t.co/sd5EgO0X6a

Great to see continued engagement with the scientific community and continued dissemination of @mibirem results at one of the key Dutch research events 👏

#Bioremediation #EnvironmentalScience #research #EUfunding #HorizonEurope

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🚨 The official programme for BioRemid 2026 is now out!

This year @mibirem will once again have a prominent place within the #ALL4BIOREM Cluster Workshop, together with several leading EU bioremediation projects working on sustainable solutions for contaminated environments!

The programme covers topics including soil health, emerging contaminants, microbiome-based technologies, biotechnology, and real-world remediation applications✨

📍 Florence, Italy
📅 23–26 June 2026

https://t.co/m12cUjQ8BZ

#BioRemid2026 #Bioremediation
#EnvironmentalRestoration #Microbiome

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🌍📢 @biosysmo | #Conference Alert!
We’re happy to share that the University of Bologna, in collaboration with the Research Center for Eco‑Environmental Sciences (Chinese Academy of Science) and @NJU1902, is organising the 20th International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances and Health (ISPTS‑2026) 🧪🌱

📍 Bologna, Italy
📅 9–13 September 2026
🔗 https://t.co/M3ZajumBeW
🔬 Focus: persistent & emerging pollutants, environmental and health impacts, nature‑based solutions, remediation, and innovative technologies (AI, Biotech).
🔗 https://t.co/M3ZajumBeW
⏰ Abstract deadline: May 31st

We encourage you to share this within your consortia and invite you and your partners from #ALL4BIOREM projects to participate and contribute. 🌱

#HorizonEU #ISPTS2026 #EnvironmentalHealth #Bioremediation

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Our dedicated partners at @dndbiotech 🇮🇹 showcased the latest results from laboratory degradation tests, along with a prototype overview and pilot design modeling for the Ploufragan project, at the #NICOLE Workshop in Bagnoli last week.

Great progress and exciting discussions around innovative environmental solutions!
🤳(c)@CosimoMasini

#bioremediation #saveoursoils
@REA_research @RTDS_Group

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MIBIREM partner @Lesaffre_Group — Notes from the lab 🧪

After enrichment cultures of cyanide-degraders were established, we now use Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) in a fully automated system to further improve these microbiomes.

Starting culture: a community adapted to hexacyanoferrate(II), a common cyanide-iron complex at former gas work sites (less toxic than free cyanide).

Goal: increase degradation rates via continuous selection, with regular sampling (glycerol stocks + DNA analysis). A pre-experiment is now testing growth conditions in the ALE device.

📷 (C) Wikimedia Commons: Chemostat Vessel Diagram
More on the partners' activities👉https://t.co/vlEGh7DCjO

#Bioremediation #Microbiology @AITtomorrow2day @RTDS_Group @CNRS @Unipisa @REA_research

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Great to see our @mibirem partners @dndbiotech
inspiring the next generation through education and awareness on #bioremediation 👏
Recently, the team delivered a lecture to high school students at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Copernico in Ferrara, sharing both the science and the passion behind soil remediation and restoration !
They also introduced students to REMTECH Expo and RemTech Europe, encouraging them to explore opportunities in the environmental sector.

#Bioremediation #SaveOurSoils #Sustainability
📷 (c) @dndbiotech
👉Read more on our partner's activities: https://t.co/vlEGh7D4ug

@CosimoMasini @REA_research @AITtomorrow2day @RTDS_Group @dndbiotech

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On April 17, Jessica Beyert #Sensatec & Thomas Reichenauer @AITtomorrow2day presented molecular tools for environmental site cleanup at the ITVA symposium in Berlin!

#MIBIREM partners are developing microbial consortia to degrade cyanides, hydrocarbons, PAHs & chlorinated compounds—full-scale tests are underway! ✨

👉https://t.co/amGGbds6Wj

📷Photo: Sensatec GmbH
#Bioremediation #SoilHealth

[BIOSYSMO Project @biosysmo]

@biosysmo team gears up for the #BioRemid2026 were we will explore pioneering strategies and multidisciplinary approaches that are transforming environmental remediation.

With a dynamic two‑track scientific program, the #conference will cover 9 topics in 2 broad thematic areas:
🧬 HALL 1 – #Soils, Health & Full‑Scale Delivery
🧪 HALL 2 – #Biotechnology for Emerging Contaminants
Check the topics in detail🌟
https://t.co/aPvYCA1UsZ

These topics reflect the newest scientific insights and practical solutions for tackling current and future environmental challenges, from health‑linked pollution pathways and nature‑based systems to bio‑innovations for plastics, sediments, and data‑driven #sustainability. 🔬🌍

#HorizonEU #Bioremediation #Research #EnvironmentalScience

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Field Notes from #Sensatec GmbH courtesy of Jessica Beyert ✨
👇
"At the end of February, oxygen injection began at the #Stockach site, marking the start of full-scale remediation of the cyanide groundwater contamination.
This is an in-situ biological remediation measure. A groundwater circulation cell will first be set up in the hot spot area. To stimulate the microbial degradation processes, the inflowing groundwater will be enriched with oxygen.
Once a stable oxygen concentration has been achieved in the groundwater within the circulation cell, glucose will be added as a carbon source. From this point on, the microorganisms have sufficient oxygen and readily available carbon at their disposal to degrade the cyanide by using it as a nitrogen source. In the further course of the project, bioaugmentation with a laboratory culture containing bacterial strains selected for the degradation of complex cyanide compounds is also planned.

As part of the EU research project @mibirem the remediation measure is being monitored by means of close sampling. Samples are taken not only for chemical analysis, but also for the isolation of environmental DNA. The MIBIREM research partners hope that this will provide deep insights and a better understanding of the microbial processes during such a remediation measure, which can then also be used to optimize the remediation." 💫

#Bioremediation #GroundwaterRemediation #CyanideRemediation #Microbiome

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🧪 Partner Diary – Field Implementation in Action 💫

From our project partner @dndbiotech 🇮🇹 here’s a glimpse into the latest field activities led by #Federica Brogioli 👇

"After several weeks of on-site work in Ploufragan, the pilot plant has officially been launched on Monday, 9 March. 👏
At the Ploufragan site, 10 piezometers were installed across two areas for extraction, injection, and monitoring, in collaboration with the environmental agency Ademe. An irrigation system was also set up to enhance moisture in the unsaturated soil layers.

The bioflushing plant was then commissioned, consisting of tanks, filters, a bioreactor, and pumps. Groundwater is extracted, treated, and reinjected into the pilot area—enriched with nutrients, oxygen, and biomass to stimulate microbial activity.

Initial (T0) soil and water samples have been collected and sent for chemical and microbial analysis including at CNRS. A dedicated site office has also been installed to support the pilot phase.
Step by step, this work brings us closer to demonstrating effective, microbiome-based solutions for soil and groundwater remediation. "🌱

#biotechnology #innovation #field #microbiome #piloting #bioremediation

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#FlashbackFriday
@mibirem in the spotlight at @InsightMediaHQ highlighting innovative approaches to bioremediation in the context of bioeconomy 👇

#bioremediation #bioeconomy #innovation #research #biotech #biotechnology
#ScienceCommunication
@REA_research @AITtomorrow2day @RTDS_Group

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💡 The innovation building Europe's bioeconomy

The NEW Bioeconomy Edition of Projects Magazine dives deep into Europe’s thriving bioeconomy — where science meets sustainability.

🔗 Read the full edition: https://t.co/VAPg8u3Aqh

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#flashback2025
From our project scientists' diary, part 3 👇

📽️ Enjoy the Poetry from the Lab 🔬 💫

Pictures from the lab capture the work carried out during a short-term research stay in November 2025 at #CNR-ICB in #Naples, in collaboration with #Hasselt University on @mibirem !

The focus was on how pollutant-degrading bacteria use quorum sensing to coordinate activity and promote plant growth.

From the extraction of quorum sensing molecules, to preliminary T-streak assays (dark purple = positive), to everyday lab processes, each step reveals insights into how these microbes can be harnessed for bioremediation!
#bioremediation
#science
#research
#horizoneurope
@REA_research @RTDS_Group

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AI is on everyone’s mind -it’s reshaping how we care for our soils! 🌱✨

From smart data analysis to better soil monitoring, Artificial Intelligence is helping build a more sustainable agricultural future.
Want to know how?
Check out our latest blog post 👇
https://t.co/r4P95b0JzU

#ArtificialIntelligence #SoilHealth #AgTech #Sustainability #bioremediation
@REA_research

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#flashback2025
From our project scientists' diary- part 2 👇
🎥 Watch an exclusive video snapshot from the lab 🎇

Last November 2025 our project partner Sofie Thijs completed a short research stay at #CNR-ICB in #Naples with @uhasselt advancing work on plant growth–promoting traits and quorum sensing in pollutant-degrading bacteria and sharing insights from the @mibirem project.

The research explores how oil-degrading microbes coordinate pollutant breakdown and plant support, contributing to new bioremediation approaches.

In this video, Sofie Thijs and Gennaro Roberto Abbamondi of the #CNR – National Research Council of Italy 💫
Stay tuned for more!

#bioremediation #science #Research #collaboration #europe #eu #eufunding #horizoneurope @REA_research @RTDS_Group

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We’re thrilled to share the first piloting site filmed by drone as part of the @mibirem project 🎉

The piloting took place in Stockach🇩🇪 carried out by our #Sensatec GmbH partners, and marks an exciting milestone for the project. The aerial footage gives a powerful new perspective on the site and the work being carried out! ✨

👏 A big applause to everyone involved for the outstanding collaboration, technical expertise, and commitment that made this possible. We’re looking forward to what’s next!

#MIBIREM #PilotingSite #DroneFootage #Innovation #Collaboration #soil #bioremediation #eufunding #horizoneurope #europe
@REA_research

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#flashback2025

From our project scientists' diary, happy to share Sofie Thijs's testimonial part 1:

"Excited to have completed my short-term mobility research stay completed last November 2025 working on the  “Completion of the characterization of Plant Growth Promotion traits through transcriptomics and initiation of quorum Sensing studies in pollutant-degrading bacteria”, at the #CNR-ICB in #Naples in collaboration with #HasseltUniversity and sharing of knowledge about the @mibirem project. By decoding how oil-degrading microbes use quorum sensing to coordinate pollutant degradation and plant growth promotion, we aim to unlock new tools for bioremediation.

Photo's here depict:
- extraction of quorum sensing molecules
- preliminary assay, 'T-streak' method to detect the quorum sensing activity (dark purple = positive)
- lab photos

For the references of the institute and researcher here:
Dr. Gennaro Roberto Abbamondi
#CNR - National Research Council of Italy
#ICB - Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry
@enforce_eu #bioremediation #science #innovation #research #soilhealth

[Horizon Magazine @HorizonMagEU]

Microbes on a mission to clean up Europe’s toxic soils 🦠 .
How are #EUfunded experts turning contaminated land back into healthy ecosystems? ➡️ https://t.co/Tqp4r1s7x8

#ResearchImpactEU #Science4EU