The demand for energy is growing and so is the demand for alternative energy solutions, which includes living sources of electricity. AU researchers have in collaboration with an international team created microbial energy cells and shows a method for improving the efficiency of bioelectrical systems.

Professor Jørgen Kjems from MBG and iNANO will collaborate with researchers from Health, the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Serum Institute, and with DKK 25 millions from the Carlsberg Foundation they will develop methods for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infections. The goal is at the same time to equip the world to better withstand future viral epidemics.

Alexander Zelikin from iNANO and Department of Chemistry is key partner in the Fight-nCov project for developing antiviral treatment against corona virus.

Aarhus University and a number of international pharmaceutical manufacturers are joining forces in a groundbreaking, open research collaboration, ODIN (Open Discovery Innovation Network), which the Novo Nordisk Foundation supports with DKK 54.5 million. Data and results from the collaboration are made open and free to the outside world. The ambition is to utilize the collective knowledge of all the researchers participating in ODIN and in the long term create innovation for the benefit of patients, industry and society.

Converting CO2 into more useful products offers an interesting strategy to mitigate climate issues while producing value added chemicals. Researchers from the Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC) have discovered how the ligand scaffold around a manganese catalyst can be modified to control the selectivity of the products generated via conversion of CO2.