The iMooX-course “Tailored Materials and Enzymes for Industrial Processes – Basic Module” is an introductory fundamental course focusing on enzymes, their production and modification via protein engineering, biocatalytic synthesis in organic chemistry, and optimization of the enzymatic applications with process engineering. In total six Units were designed within the three main topics (Enzyme Production & Engineering, Biocatalysis, and Process Engineering) that will cover themes from "gene-to-process". The Units will be completed with some interviews between young scientists and industrial biotechnology leaders, and experimental videos. After each lecture, a questionnaire must be completed and passed to successfully end the corresponding Unit. The course is not only taught for students at BSc. and MSc. study levels but also to attract attention from industrial chemists interested in applying enzymes to synthesize chemicals for our daily use.

While this course can stand alone, it has been designed as part of a three MOOC series of “Tailored Materials and Enzymes for industrial Processes”:

1. “Tailored Materials and Enzymes for Industrial Processes – Basic Module”

2. “Tailored Materials and Enzymes for Industrial Processes – Advanced Module”

3. “Tailored Materials and Enzymes for Industrial Processes – Sustainability Module”

We highly recommend attending all these three MOOCs in the intended order for the best learning experience.

This course has been developed and realized in the frame of the project INTERfaces - Heterogeneous biocatalysis reaction cascades training network (H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Networks (ITN) – European Industrial Doctorates (EID)).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860414.