SST/AGRO Faculty of bioscience engineering (AGRO)
SPIROS N. AGATHOS
Professor Emeritus & Invited Research Professor
Research Group of Bioengineering – Applied Microbiology & Bioprocess Cluster
Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Catholic University of Louvain
Place Croix du Sud 2, Bte L7.05.19,
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Phone: +32-10-473644; cell: +32-496-384471; Fax: +32-10-473062;
E-mail: Spiros.Agathos@uclouvain.be
Chair Professor and Director
Marine Bioengineering Research Center
Qingdao Innovation and Development Base
Harbin Engineering University
No. 1777 Sansha Road
Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China
Phone: +86-13210052100; E-mail: spiros.agathos@hrbeu.edu.cn
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EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D. 1983, Biochemical Engineering
McGill University, M. Eng. 1976, Chemical Engineering
National Technical University of Athens, Dipl. Eng. 1973, Chemical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sept. 2023 - present: Chair Professor & Director, Marine Bioengineering Research Center, Harbin Engineering University at Qingdao Base, Qingdao, P.R. China
Oct. 2015 – present: Professor Emeritus & Invited Research Professor, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Apr. 2019 – Aug. 2019: President (Rector), Yachay Tech University, San Miguel de Urcuquí, Ecuador
Oct. 2015 – March 2019: Inaugural Dean, School of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University
Oct. 2005 – Sept. 2015: Full or Distinguished Professor (“Professeur Ordinaire”), Unit of Bioengineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain
May 1998 – Feb. 2010: Chairperson, Unit of Bioengineering, Catholic University of Louvain
Oct. 1999 – Sept. 2005: Professor, Unit of Bioengineering, Catholic University of Louvain
Sept. 1993 – Sept. 1999: Associate Professor, Unit of Bioengineering, Catholic University of Louvain
July 1985 - Aug. 1993: (a) Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (60% appointment) and (b) Principal Investigator – Laboratory Director, Waksman Institute of Microbiology (40% appointment), Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, N.J., U.S.A.
Feb. 1983 - June 1985: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University (U. of Western Ontario), London, Canada
Sept. 1978 - June 1982: Teaching Assistant, Graduate Program in Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biological Engineering (formerly, Department of Nutrition & Food Science), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Sept. 1980 - June 1982: Graduate Tutor, Eliot House, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Sept. 1979 - June 1980: Graduate Tutor, East Campus, MIT
Sept. 1975 - Jan. 1977: Research Assistant, Naval Research Laboratory, Department of Hematology, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biochemical Engineering; Applied and Environmental Microbiology; Enzyme Biocatalysis; Fungal, Insect, Mammalian & Algal Cell Cultures in Bioreactors – Design, Modeling and Scale-Up; Pollutant Biodegradation; Biotechnology for Sustainability
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Keynote Lecturer, International Forum on Yellow River Ecological Civilization – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Jinan, China, 2023
- Zhiyuan Master Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2023
- Honorary Chair Professor, Panzhihua University, Shichuan, China, 2023
Elected Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens, Greece, 2023 for Bioscience Engineering (Section: Natural Sciences)
Elected Full Member of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea), 2021 for Bioengineering (Section: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Affiliate Section: Physics & Engineering Sciences)
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2021
- Award of Honor, Hellenic Scientific Society Microbiokosmos, 2021 (Honor conferred at 9th Conference of Mikrobiokosmos, Athens, Greece)
Waksman Outstanding Teaching Award, Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (SIMB), 2019 (Honor conferred at 2019 Annual Meeting, SIMB, Washington, DC)
- Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), 2019 (Honor conferred at Microbe 2019, ASM, San Francisco, CA)
Prize of Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment for Leadership in Biological Monitoring, Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador 2018
Invited Lecturer on Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, 18th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2018), Montreal, Canada, 2018
Opening Keynote Lecture, 5th Belgian Symposium on Tissue Engineering (BSTE), Leuven, Belgium, 2017
Elected Fellow, International Water Association (IWA), The Hague, The Netherlands, 2015
Special “Professor S.N. Agathos” Honorary Session, 6th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-VI), Chania, Crete, Greece, 2015
Plenary Lecture Merit Award, 16th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2014), Fortaleza, Brazil, 2014
Elected Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2014 (Honor conferred at AIMBE Annual Event, US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC)
Keynote Lecture Award, 13th International Biotechnology Symposium (IBS2008), Dalian, China, 2008
Opening Keynote Lecture, 1st (Inaugural) Symposium of Hellenic Scientific Society Microbiokosmos, Athens, 2008
Elected Fellow, Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2006 (Honor conferred at Annual Meeting, SIMB, Baltimore, MD)
Best Paper Award 2006, Bioprocess & Biosystems Engineering (Springer Journals)
Keynote Lecturer on Molecular Engineering and Biology of Invertebrate Cell Cultures, 11th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell & Tissue Culture, 2004 World Congress on In Vitro Biology, San Francisco, CA, 2004
Plenary Lecture Award, International Conference on Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater, Cracow, Poland, 2004
Foreign Orator in Honor of the CNRS Silver Medal Award to Dr. Annie Marc, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France, 2003
Plenary Lecture & Topic Coordinator Award, 6th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (ISEB 2002), Veracruz, Mexico, 2002
Keynote Lecture Award, First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, 2001
National Research and Development Council (CNPq) of Brazil Visiting Professorship Award, 1992
Merit Award from the President of Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey “in Recognition of Service to the University”, 1988
Career Initiation Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1987
NATO Science Fellowship at MIT, 1978-1981
Sigma Xi, MIT Chapter, 1976; Rutgers Chapter, 1987; National by Invitation, 2022
State Scholarship, Greek Scholarship Foundation (IKY), 1969-1973
Member of Governing Board, Technical University of Crete, Greece, 2022 - present
- President (Rector) and Chair of Governing Board (Comisión Gestora), Yachay Tech University, Ecuador, 2019
- Member of Governing Board, Yachay Tech University, 2018-2019
Member of Academic Council, Yachay Tech University, 2015-2019
Chair, Campus Infrastructure Committee, Yachay Tech University, 2016-2017
Inaugural Dean, School of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, 2015-2019
Member of the Board of Trustees, Technical University of Crete, Greece, 2013-2017
Chairperson, Unit of Bioengineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, 1998-2010
Member of the Board, Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Cluster of Applied Microbiology (ELIM), Catholic University of Louvain, 2009-2015
Member, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Committee on Diploma in Chemical & Bioengineering (BIRC), Catholic University of Louvain, 2009-2015
Member, Polytechnic School of Louvain (ex-Faculty of Applied Sciences) Committee on Chemical Engineering Diploma (FYKI), Catholic University of Louvain, 1997-2015
Member, University Campus-wide Commission on Environment and Sustainability, Catholic University of Louvain, 2003-2010
Member, Faculty Commission on Academic Promotions, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
Member, Working Group on Cell Therapy under the coordination of the Pro-Rector for Medical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, 2003-2004
Founding Board Member, Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Sciences and Technology (LIBST, formerly Institut des Sciences de la Vie – ISV), Catholic University of Louvain, 1998-2015
Member, Department of Applied Chemistry & Bioindustry Board, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, 1996-2009
Member, Interfaculty Group on Process Engineering Curriculum, Polytechnic School of Louvain (ex-Faculty of Applied Sciences) and Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, 1999-2004
Member, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Committee on Teaching, Catholic University of Louvain, 1996-2000
Member, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Committee on Advanced Degrees (Diplômes d'Etudes Approfondies), Catholic University of Louvain, 1995-1999
Member, Faculty Search Committee for Academic Position in Environmental Bioengineering, Catholic University of Louvain, 1997-1998; 1998-1999
Member, Faculty Search Committee for Academic Position in Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, Catholic University of Louvain, 1995
Member, Faculty Committee on Environment and Society, Catholic University of Louvain, 1993-1994
Founding Director, Certificate Program in Biotechnology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1986-1993
Chairperson, Curriculum Committee, NIH Training Program in Biotechnology, Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1989-1993
Member, Search Committee for Biotechnology Faculty, Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, 1986-1987
Advisor, Cell and Cell Products Fermentation Facility (Pilot Plant), New Jersey Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM), U.S.A., 1986-1993
Member, Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1986-1993
Member, Graduate Program in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University, 1988-1993
Member, Laboratory Directors Council, Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, 1989-1993
Member, Seminars and Programs Committee, College of Engineering, Rutgers University, 1991-1993
Member, Library Committee, College of Engineering, Rutgers University, 1991-1993
Member, Committee on Committees, College of Engineering, Rutgers University, 1989-1991
Member, University Hearing Board, College of Engineering, Rutgers University, 1986-1989
Member, Health and Safety Committee, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1984-1985
Member, Sector Planning Committee, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Western Ontario, 1983-1985
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
A. Editorial Boards of International Scientific Journals and Volume Series
Biotechnology Advances, Member of Editorial Board, 1999-present
Biocatalysis, Member of Editorial Board, 2014-present
Microorganisms, Member of Editorial Board, 2016-present
Recent Patents on Biotechnology, Member of Editorial Board, 2007-present
Sustainability, Member of Editorial Board, 2016-present
Peer Journal, Member of Editorial Board, 2017-present
Frontiers in Biomaterials Science, Review Editor, 2021-present
Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, Review Editor, 2021-present
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, Guest Editor, 2020-2021; Member of Editorial Board, 1993-2002
Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology, Guest Editor, 2018-2020; 2022-2024
Frontiers in Nutrition, Guest Editor, 2024-present
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Guest Editor, 2014-2015
New Biotechnology, Guest Editor, 2012-2014
Bioresource Technology, Guest Editor, 2012-2013
Enzyme & Microbial Technology, Guest Editor, 2010-2011
Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Member of Editorial Board, 1986-2003
Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, Member of Editorial Board, 2001-2004
Biochemical Engineering Journal, Associate Editor, 2008-2013
Biodegradation, Member of Editorial Board, 1997-2002
Biotechnology Letters, Member of Editorial Board, 2009-2016
Process Biochemistry, Member of Editorial Board, 1998-2003 & 2007-2011
Comprehensive Biotechnology, 2nd Edition (Elsevier), Editor, Vol. 6 Environmental Biotechnology 2011
Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition (Elsevier), Editor, Vol. 6 Environmental Biotechnology 2019
Comprehensive Biotechnology, 4th Edition (Elsevier), Editor, Vol. 7 Environmental Biotechnology 2023-26
B. Expert Panels and Science Policy Advisory Bodies
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece, March 2023 – present
Rapporteur, Mid-term Evaluation of COST Action CA21146 "Fundamentals and Applications of Purple Bacteria Biotechnology for Resource Recovery from Waste", European Commision, February - March 2025
International Expert, Round Open Competition Domain Science, Dutch Research Council (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO), The Hague, Netherlands, December 2024 – January 2025
Member, International 5-Year Evaluation Committee, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Greece, November 2024 - January 2025
Coordinator, International Expert Panel, Synergy Interdisciplinary Grants, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas (FORTH), Greece, 2021 – 2023
Scientific Advisor, National Council for Research and Innovation (NCRI), Sectorial Council on Environment, Energy and Sustainable Mobility, General Secretariat for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Development, Hellenic Republic (Greece), 2020 – 2023
Chair, International Accreditation Panel for the Postgraduate (Master’s) Program on Environmental Catalysis and Clean Energy Production, Hellenic Open University, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, October 2023
Chair, International Accreditation Panel for the Postgraduate (Master’s) Program on Quality Management and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, October 2023
International Expert, Accreditation of New Study Program on Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Central University of Ecuador. Quality Assurance Board for Higher Education [Consejo de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (CACES)], Quito, Ecuador, March-June 2023
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the new Undergraduate Program / Integrated Master of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of West Attica, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, May 2023
Independent Expert, Research Proposal Evaluation, “Basic Research Financing (Horizontal support of all Sciences)” Call, Sub-action 1 - in the field of "Life Sciences", Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), Athens, January – April 2023
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, January 2023
Expert evaluator on bilateral cooperation programs between Wallonia-Brussels and Chile (2023-2025), International Service, National Foundation of Scientific Research of the French Community of Belgium (FNRS), Brussels, November 2022
Member, Selection Committee for the Appointment of Director, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Center for Scientific Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece, October - November 2022
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, July 2022
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Development, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, June 2022
International Expert, Review Panel, European Quality Assurance Agency (ENQA) for the renewed 5-year accreditation of the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), February 2022
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, June-July 2021
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, May 2021
Expert Member, Research Grant Evaluation Panel CE 43 – Bioeconomy: Chemistry, Biotechnology, Processes and System Approaches, from Biomass to its Uses, National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR), Paris, France, March – June 2021
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, March 2021
Expert Member, Review Panel for Project Evaluation on Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy, HORIZON 2020 (Framework Program of the European Union), September-October 2020 and May-June 2020
Chair, International Accreditation Panel for the Integrated Master Program of the Department of Biological Applications and Technologies, University of Ioannina, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, October 2020
Chair, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Greece. Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), Athens, July 2020
Member, International Expert Panel, Synergy Interdisciplinary Grants, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas (FORTH), Greece, March – June 2020
External Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, January-February 2020
External Expert, Discover Grant Review in Civil, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Ottawa, January 2020
Chair, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency (HQA), Athens, November 2019
Member, International Accreditation Panel for the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Greece. Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency (HQA), Athens, November 2019
Co-Founder and President, National Ecuadorian Genetics and Genomics Network (ReGG), Quito 2018-2020
Chair, International Accreditation Panel for the quality assurance system of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), Greece. Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency (HQA), Athens, November 2018
Member, Committee of Experts on the Construction of Ecuador’s Position on Synthetic Biology, Digital Sequences and Guides on Evaluation and Assessment of GMOs, Ministry of the Environment, Republic of Ecuador, 2018
Scientific Advisor, Sectorial Scientific Council on Agriculture, Nutrition, Food, Agro-Biotechnology and Aquaculture, National Council for Research and Innovation (NCRI), General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Education, Republic of Greece, 2018-2020
Member, National Committee on Microbiology, Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences, 2016-present
Member, Committee of Experts on Ecuador’s Position on Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Ministry of the Environment, Republic of Ecuador, 2016-2017
Expert Member or Rapporteur, Review Panels for Project Evaluation and Ad Hoc Panels for Programme Monitoring, HORIZON 2020 (Framework Programme of the European Commission), 2014-2020
Expert on Awards, Scholarships and Scientific Grant Proposals, National Foundation of Scientific Research of the French Community of Belgium (FNRS), 1994-present; Expert evaluator of subsidized monographs, FNRS, 2017
Member, Selection Committee and Rapporteur, Panel SEC 34 Toxicology / Ecotoxicology (Toxicologie / Ecotoxicologie), National Agency for Research (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR), Paris, France, 2016-2017
Permanent Member, Working Group on Environmental Biotechnology, United States – European Union Task Force on Biotechnology Research, Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, 1997-2015. Bilateral science policies on mobility of young researchers, emerging research themes, interagency cooperation and support
Chair, External Evaluation Committee of the Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency (HQA), Athens: Institution-level academic evaluation of the Agricultural University of Athens, May 2016
External Expert Reviewer on the Integral Management of Organic Waste Program (GIRO) of IRTA, The Research and Technology Agency on Food and Agriculture, Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain, 2015
Expert on ERA-Net projects with Latin American Countries on the theme “Screening for new bioactive metabolites and enzymes from terrestrial and marine microorganisms for industrial use, based on market demand”, European Commission, 2015
Expert on ERA-Net projects with Latin American Countries on the theme “Small-scale self-sustainable biorefineries for multi-feedstock processing of agroindustrial and urban wastes for advanced biofuels, biobased chemicals and biomaterials” European Commission, 2015
Evaluator and Rapporteur, International Life Sciences Evaluation Committee, General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Education, Athens, 2013-2014. Multiannual evaluation of: Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IMBB, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas), Heraklion, Crete; Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBA, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research), Heraklion, Crete; National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” – Biosciences and Applications, Athens; Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biotechnology (IBMCB, National Hellenic Research Foundation), Athens; Institute of Applied Bioscience (IAB, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas), Thessaloniki; Institute for Research & Technology of Thessaly (IRTT, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas), Volos; Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens; Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Attica. Greece, January 2014
Elected External Member, Institution Board, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2013 - 2017
Member, Selection Committee, Programme Bio-Matter and Energy (Bio-Matières et Energies, Bio-ME) National Agency for Research (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR), Paris, France, 2013
External Expert, Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), United Kingdom, 2012
External Expert, Helmholtz-Association of German Research Centres, Bonn, Germany, 2012
External Expert, Hellenic Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning, Directorate General for Research and Technology. Programmes “Thales”, “Archimedes” and “Aristeia”, 2011-2012; Second phase “Aristeia”, 2012-2013
Expert, Member or Rapporteur, Review Panels for Project Evaluation and Ad Hoc Panels for Programme Monitoring, 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission, (a) Programme KBBE, (b) Programme ENERGY, (c) PEOPLE-ITN, 2010-2013
Expertise on ERA Net projects and on Bioenergy initiative projects (EIBI), FP7, European Commission, 2010-2013
Expert, High-Level Panel to the European Commission Directorate E – Biotechnologies, to identify key scientific and technological challenges in the field of Environmental Biotechnology and to provide insights for future EU research priorities within the axis KBBE (Knowledge-Based BioEconomy) and Horizon 2020 under preparation, 2010-2011
Member, Quadrennial Visiting Committees of the French Agency for the Evaluation of Research & Higher Education (AERES), Paris, 2008-2012: Evaluation of the Laboratory of Reactions and Process Engineering (LRGP; UPR CNRS 3349), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France, 2012; Evaluation of Unit of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Chemical & Biochemical Process Engineering (“Institut Pascal”: LASMEA UMR 6602 – LAMI EA 3867 – LGCB EA 3866), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2011; Evaluation of Unit of Microbial Ecology (UMR CNRS 5557 – USC INRA 1193), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Lyon, France, 2010; Evaluation of Laboratory Cluster ‘Villermaux’ [Chemical Engineering Science (LSGC), Physical Chemistry of Reactions (DCPR), Chemical Engineering of Rheologically Complex Media (GEMICO), Thermodynamics of Polyphasic Media (LTMP), Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (LCPM)], Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Nancy, France, 2008
Chair or Member, Evaluation Committees of the Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency (HQA), Athens, 2010-2013: Department of Biology, University of Patras, December 2013; Department of Biology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, December 2013; Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, November 2013; Department of Natural Resources & Environment, Technological Education Institute of Crete, Chania, June 2012; Department of Environmental & Natural Resources Management, University of Western Greece, Agrinio, April 2012; Department of Animal Production, Technological Education Institute of Epirus, Arta, December 2011; Department of Computer Science & Biomedical Informatics, University of Central Greece, Lamia, November 2011; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology of the Agricultural University of Athens, October 2011; Department of Biological Applications & Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, June 2011; Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, February 2011; School of Agronomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, December 2010; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, March 2010
External Expert, Swiss National Science Foundation, 2009-2010
External Expert, Evaluation of Promotion to Associate Professorship, Ben-Gourion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion (Beersheba), Israel, 2009
External Expert, Evaluation of Promotion to Full Professorship, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A., 2008
External Expert, Agency for the Evaluation of Research & Higher Education (AERES), Paris, France, 2008
Expert Evaluator, COST Action Office, Federal Department of Home Affairs, Berne, Switzerland, 2008
Expert, European Commission, Directorate General Research, Programme Food-Agriculture-Biotechnology on EU-Russia Cooperation in the Seventh Framework Programme, 2006
External Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF): Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), 2005-2006 and 2006-2007; Biochemical & Biomass Engineering Program, 2005-2006
International Expert, Curriculum Assessment, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece, 2005
External Reviewer, Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 2005
External Reviewer, Hellenic Republic Ministry of Development, General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GGET): Program PENED, 2005
Member, Working Group on Bioproducts and Bioprocesses, Belgian Interdisciplinary Platform for Industrial Biotechnology (BIPIB), Science Policy -- Belgian Federal Government (BELSPO), 2005
External Expert, Evaluation of Promotion to Full Professorship, University of Bologna, Italy, 2005
Member, Working Group on Industrial Biotechnology and Sustainable Chemistry, of the Belgian Academy of Science (Group 32 Comité de l’Académie pour les Applications de la Science – CAPAS), 2003-2004
International Expert, United States – Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Bet-Dagan, Israel, 2003
Chairman, International Selection Committee, United States – European Union Exchange Fellowships for Early Career Scientists in Environmental Biotechnology Research, 2003-2005
Member, Visiting Evaluation Audit Committee, Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Science (LSGC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Nancy, France, 2003
Member, College of Expert Evaluators, Public Federal Service, Brussels Capital Region, 2003-2004
External Reviewer, Israel Science Foundation (ISF), Jerusalem, 2002
Member, Jury for selection of A.P.E.F.E. (Association pour la Promotion de l’Éducation et de la Formation à l’Étranger - Association for the Promotion of Education & Training Abroad) posts, French Community of Belgium, Brussels, 1998-1999
External Expert, Evaluation of Promotion to Full Professorship, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A., 1998
Member, Independent Committee for Annual Programme Monitoring, European Commission, DG XII, Programme ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE, 1997-1998
Member, Informal Focus Consultation Panel for New (5th) Framework Programme, European Commission, DG XII, Programme FAIR, 1997
Expert, Review Panel for Project Evaluation, 4th Framework Programme of the European Commission, (a) Programme FAIR, (b) Programme BIOTECHNOLOGY, (c) International Science and Technology Cooperation Programme, 1995-1999
External Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF): Biotechnology Programme, 1990-1993: Division of International Programmes, 1988-1989; Biochemical and Biomass Engineering,1987-1988
External Reviewer, International Science Foundation (ISF): Biotechnology Programme for Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 1992-1993
External Reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada: (a) Operating Grants Programme, 1989-90 and 1992-93; (b) University-Industry Research and Development (CRD) Grants Programme, 1989-90; (c) Strategic Grants Programme in Biotechnology, 1987-88; (d) Grant Selection Committee in Cell Biology & Genetics, 1983-85
Review Panel Member, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Grant Selection in Biochemical Engineering and in Biotechnology Programs, 1988
External Reviewer, Commission of European Communities, Biotechnology Grants (BAP), 1984
Panel Member, Ontario Graduate Scholarship Selection Board, Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, 1985-86
External Expert Reviewer of Biotechnology Textbooks and Monographs: Elsevier; CRC Press; Academic Press; Hanser Publishers
Regular and Ad Hoc Reviewer for Scientific Journals: Acta Biotechnologica, Algal Research, Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Biodegradation, Biomolecular Engineering, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Bioresource Technology, Biotechnology Advances, Biotechnology Progress, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering Science, Environmental Science and Technology, Frontiers in Microbiology, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Biotechnology, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Journal of General Microbiology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, Journal of Molecular Catalysis, Marine Biotechnology, Mathematical Population Dynamics, Microorganisms, Nature, New Biotechnology, Process Biochemistry, Spectroscopy Letters, Sustainability.
C. Visiting Professorships
Université Catholique de Lille, Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture (ISA), International Bioprocess Management (IBM) Programme, Lille, France, November-December 2007
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Department of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, May 2006
Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Centro de Investigaciones Avanzadas (CINVESTAV), Department of Bioengineering & Biotechnology, Mexico City, Mexico, November 2001
Universidad de Córdoba, Department of Food Technology, Córdoba, Spain, May-June 1999
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Department of Chemical Engineering, Quito, Ecuador, May-June 1995
Federal University of Sao Carlos; State University of Campinas; University of Sao Paulo: Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Units, Brazil, July - August 1992
University of Crete, Department of Biology and FORTH, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Iraklion, Greece, March-April 1987
D. Scientific Event Planning and Organization
Member, Scientific Committee, 9th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-IX), Chania, Crete, Greece, June 15 – 19, 2025
Member, Scientific Committee, 2nd International Workshop on Mycoremediation and Mycotreatment (MYCOREM 2025), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, May 5 – 7, 2025
Member, Scientific Committee, 8th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-VIII), Chania, Crete, Greece, June 12 – 17, 2022
Member, Scientific Committee, 7th National REDU Congress -- Network of Universities for Research and Graduate Studies (VII Congreso REDU), Yachay Tech, Urcuquí, Ecuador, November 11 – 15, 2019
Chair, Scientific Committee, 43rd National Days of Biology (XLIII Jornadas Nacionales de Biología), Yachay Tech, Urcuquí, Ecuador, October 14 – 19, 2019
Chair, Scientific Symposium on Genetics and Genomics in Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, April 25 – 26, 2019
Co-Chair, Scientific Sessions ‘Biomaterials and Bioproducts 1’ and ‘Biomaterials and Bioproducts 2’, Thematic Track 4 – Industrial and Environmental Biotechnologies, 18th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS 2018), Montréal, Québec, Canada, August 12 – 17, 2018
International Scientific Committee, 11th International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology (International Society of Environmental Biotechnology ISEB 2018) jointly with 7th European Bioremediation Conference, EBC-VII, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 24 - 28, 2018
International Scientific Committee, 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM09) – “Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability”, Bologna, Italy, September 6 - 9, 2017
International Scientific Committee, 4th International and Interdisciplinary Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Environment and Evolution of Social and Life Processes (4th IIWEE), Manizales, Colombia, August 2 - 4, 2017
International Committee, 1st International Congress of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Americas – “Empowering Latin America: Research with a Purpose”, Bogotá, Colombia, May 17 - 19, 2017
Session Chair, Bioprocess Engineering, 1st International Conference on Metabolic Science (ICMS 2016), Shanghai, China, October 20 - 23, 2016
Scientific Committee, 10th International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology (International Society of Environmental Biotechnology ISEB 2016), Barcelona, Spain, June 1 - 3, 2016
Scientific Committee, IVth Congress of the Latin American Society of Environmental and Algal Biotechnology (IV SOLABIAA), Florianópolis, Brazil, November 8 - 13, 2015
International Scientific Committee, 6th European Bioremediation Conference, EBC-VI, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 29 - July 2, 2015
International Advisory Committee, 16th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2014) – "Biotechnology for the Development of a Green Economy", Fortaleza, Brazil, September 14-19, 2014
International Scientific Committee, 2nd European Symposium on Water Technologies and Management (WT&MS), Leuven, Belgium, November 20-21, 2013
Scientific Committee, 7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM07) – "Integration Challenges for Sustainability", Vienna, Austria, September 18-21, 2013
Scientific Committee, 23rd Meeting of the ESACT – European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT 2013) – "Better Cells for Better Health", Lille, France, June 23-26, 2013
International Adisory Committee, 15th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2012) – "Innovative Biotechnology for a Green World and Beyond", Daegu, South Korea, September 16-21, 2012
Scientific Committee Co-Chair, Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology in the Frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio & Green Economy (EMB2012), Bologna, Italy, April 12-14, 2012
International Scientific Committee, 5th European Bioremediation Conference, EBC-V, Chania, Crete, Greece, July 4-7, 2011
International Scientific Committee, 14th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2010) – "Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society", Rimini, Italy, September 14-18, 2010
International Scientific Committee, 3rd International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation – "WasteEng", Beijing, China, May 17-19, 2010
Organizing Committee, 1st Symposium of Hellenic Scientific Society MikroBioKosmos, Athens, Greece, December 12-14, 2008
International Scientific Committee, 13th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS) -- "Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society", Dalian, China, October 12-17, 2008 (coordinator of sessions on Environmental Biotechnology)
International Scientific Committee, 4th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece, September 3-6, 2008
International Advisory/Scientific Committee, Asian Mycology Congress (AMC 2007) and Xth International Marine and Freshwater Mycology Symposium (IMFMS), Penang, Malaysia, December 2-6, 2007
Scientific Committee, International Conference on Technologies for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Region (TIWATMED), Jerba, Tunisia, May 24-26, 2007
International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Cleaner Technologies and Environmental Management ICCTEM 2007, Pondicherry, India, January 4-6, 2007
International Scientific Committee, Third European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece, July 4-7, 2005
Scientific Committee, International Conference on Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater, Cracow, Poland, September 5-8, 2004
International Scientific Committee, 10th International Summer School on Chemical Engineering, Varna, Bulgaria, May 24-31, 2004
Organizing Committee, European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology “ESEB 2004”, Oostende, Belgium, April 25-28, 2004
International Scientific Committee, Second European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30- July 4, 2003
Advisory Committee, 6th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology ISEB 2002 and 4th International Symposium on Cleaner Bioprocesses and Sustainable Development, Veracruz, Mexico, June 9-12, 2002
International Scientific Committee, 9th International Summer School on Chemical Engineering, Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 14-22, 2001
Organizing Committee, 9th World Congress on Anaerobic Gigestion “Anaerobic Digestion 2001 – Anaerobic Conversion forSustainability”, Antwerp, Belgium, September 2-5, 2001
International Scientific Committee, First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece, July 2-5, 2001
International Scientific Committee, 4th Panhellenic Congress on Chemical Engineering, Athens, Greece, May 31-June 2, 2001
Organizing Committee, International Congress on Implementation of In-Situ Remediation Techniques, Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 9-10, 2000
Organizing Committee, 9th European Congress of Biotechnology (ECB9) and Scientific Coordinator of 20 Sessions in the Symposium on «Biotechnology for the Environment», Brussels, July 11-15, 1999
International Scientific Committee, 8th International Summer School on Chemical Engineering, Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 3-9, 1998
International Scientific Committee, 2nd Engineering Foundation Conference on Metabolic Engineering («Metabolic Engineering II»), Elmau, Germany, October 25-30, 1998
Programme Committee Member and Chairman of Scientific Session on Environmental Applications of Metabolic Engineering, 4th Engineering Foundation Conference on Recombinant DNA Biotechnology («Metabolic Engineering»), Danvers, Massachusetts, October 6-11, 1996
International Organizing Committee, 10th International Invertebrate Tissue Culture Conference of 1996 in San Francisco, California, 1995-1996
Chairman of Scientific Session on Biodegradation and Bioremediation, International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Boston, Massachusetts, July 15-20, 1996
International Organizing Committee, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Biotechnologies for Radioactive and Toxic Waste Management and Site Restoration: Scientific, Educational, Social, Economic, Business Aspects", Mol, Belgium, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 1994
International Scientific Council, International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), for the Planning and Organization of the World Congress of Microbiology, Prague, July 1994
Moderator, Sixth Annual Mid-Atlantic Biochemical Engineering Consortium (MABEC) Student Symposium, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, March 20, 1992
Chairman of Scientific Session on Expression of Proteins by Mammalian and Insect Cells in Culture, Third Engineering Foundation Conference on Cell Culture Engineering (Cell Culture Engineering III), Palm Coast, Florida, February 2-7, 1992
Chairman of Scientific Session on Cell Engineering of Yeasts and Molds, Seventh Engineering Foundation Conference on Biochemical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering VII), Santa Barbara, California, March 3-8, 1991
Chairman of Scientific Session on Engineering Aspects of Insect Cell Culture Technology, Annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 11-16, 1990
Chairman of Scientific Session on Insect Cell Technologies, Annual AIChE Meeting, Washington, DC, November 27-December 2, 1988
Chairman of Scientific Session on Bioreactors for Higher Eukaryotic Systems, Biochemical Engineering VI, Santa Barbara, California, October 2-7, 1988
Chairman of Scientific Session on Antibiotic Fementations, Annual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 25-30, 1984
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Divisions: (a) Food, Pharmaceuticals and Bioengineering; (b) Environmental. Alternate Director, New Jersey Section, 1986-1987
American Chemical Society (ACS). Divisions: (b) Biochemical Technology; (b) Environmental Chemistry
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and American Academy for Microbiology (AAM). Councilor, Theobald Smith Society (NJ Chapter of ASM), 1992-1993
Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB)
American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), College of Fellows
- International Water Association (IWA). Local Section: Belgium (B-IWA). Member of Executive Committee, 2003-present; 1st Vice-President, 2009-2013
European Federation for Biotechnology (EFB). Section: Environmental Biotechnology. Member of Executive Board, 2002-2010; Vice-Chair, 2010-2013; Co-Chair for Scientific Issues & Academic Relations, 2013-2019
European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT). Local Chapter: Belgium (BELSACT)
Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM). Member of Executive Board 2006-2016; Member of Advisory Board 2016-2019
National Ecuadorian Network of Genetics and Genomics (ReGG). President 2019-2020
Greek Society for Microbiology ‘Microbiokosmos’
World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA)
COURSES TAUGHT
2017-2019 Yachay Tech University
TCG 308 Introduction to Engineering (Undergraduate)
BIOL 902 Microbiology (Undergraduate)
BIME 813 Tissue Engineering (Undergraduate)
1993-2015 Catholic University of Louvain
SNAP 2110 Introduction to the Living World: Biochemical & Cellular Aspects (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CABI 2213 Engineering in Agricultural Industries (Undergraduate/Graduate)
LBIRC 2108/CABI 2232 Biochemical and Microbial Engineering (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CABI 2220 Chemistry and Biology of Water (Undergraduate/Graduate)
LMAPR 2643 Treatment of Liquid Effluents (Undergraduate/Graduate)
FSA 2220 Introduction to the Living World (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CABI 3002 Advanced Bioreactor Design and Modeling (Graduate)
CABI 3004 Science and Technology of Cell Culture (Graduate)
CABI 3008 Research Seminars on Applied Chemistry & Biotechnology (Graduate)
CHIM 3320 Chemistry and Environment (Graduate)
1985-1993 Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey
16:155:411 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering I (Undergraduate)
16:155:412 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering II (Undergraduate)
16:155:414 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (Undergraduate)
16:155:581 Biochemical Engineering (Graduate)
16:155:582 Enzyme Engineering (Graduate)
16:155:701 Research in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering I (Graduate)
16:155:702 Research in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering II (Graduate)
16:680:524 Industrial Microbiology (Graduate)
16:680:525 Fundamentals of Large-Scale Fermentation (Graduate)
16:680:641 Independent Studies in Microbiology I (Graduate)
16:680:642 Independent Studies in Microbiology II (Graduate)
1982-1985 University of Western Ontario
E.S. 311A Unit Operations Laboratory I (Undergraduate)
E.S. 316B Unit Operations II (Undergraduate)
E.S. 416A Biochemical Engineering (Undergraduate)
E.S. 463A Water Pollution Design (Undergraduate)
E.S. 515 Biochemical Engineering (Graduate)
E.S. 663 Water Pollution Design (Graduate)
ADVANCED, CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
VI Advanced International School “Scale-Up of Bioprocesses and Training in Bioreactor Operation” (“Escalado de Bioprocesos y Entrenamiento en Operación de Biorreactores”). Co-organized by the CYTED Network and the National University of Colombia (UNAL). UNAL Sede Medellín, November 19-23, 2018 Medellín, Colombia
Golden Helix Summer School “Rare Genomics”. Co-organized by the Golden Helix Foundation and the Genomic Medicine Alliance. Dolphin Bay Resort, September 26-30, 2018, Syros, Greece
Pre-Congress Workshop Advanced Course “Bioaugmentation for Site Restoration–When Does it Work”. Organized by the Latin American Society for Environmental & Algal Biotechnology, SOLABIAA. IVth SOLABIAA Latin American Congress, November 8-13, 2015, Florianópolis, Brazil
Workshop Wallonia-Brussels “Success Stories from Research to Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. Organized by the Technology Transfer Office of Francophone Belgian Universities in association with Universidad Catolica del Norte, April 14, 2014, Antofagasta, Chile
2nd Technology Transfer Workshop. Organized by the Technology Transfer Office of Francophone Belgian Universities in association with the Center for Mathematical Modeling, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, April 9-11, 2014, Santiago, Chile
Summer School on Biotechnology and Alternative Energy. Advanced lectures for Ph.D. candidates and working scientists and engineers. Organized by “New Engineering Technologies” Center, July 8-13, 2013, Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering (MAMI), Moscow, Russian Federation
Summer School on Contaminated Soils – From Characterization to Remediation. EU Summer School for Ph.D. candidate scientists and engineers seeking training in site remediation with biological and physico-chemical approaches. Organized by Erasmus Mundus ETeCoS3 joint doctorate and GITISA (Italian Group of Sanitary Engineering), June 18-22, 2012, University Paris-Est, Champs-sur-Marne, France
“Laccase Academy”. Short course on Laccase enzymes for European early stage researchers. Organized jointly between COST Action 868 - Biotechnological Functionalization of Renewable Materials and COST Action 602 – Biotechnology for Lignocellulose Biorefineries, March 8-10, 2010, Seminario de Vilar, Porto, Portugal
Advanced Summer Course “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation”. An EC-US course in Environmental Biotechnology. Theoretical and practical course organized by the EC-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Advanced training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, May 24-June 7, 2009, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, U.S.A.
Environmental Biotechnology. Post-graduate course training for international master’s students (International Biotechnology Master), November-December, 2007, Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture de Lille, Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
Advanced Bioreactor Design, Scale-up and Modeling. Post-graduate course training for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and industry professionals, May 21-27, 2006, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1st Course on Microbial Bioremediation and Environmental Genomics. International advanced course for research scientists, March 12-16, 2006. European Genetics Foundation, University of Bologna Residential Center, Bertinoro, Italy
Biomonitoring, Bioavailability and Microbial Transformation of Pollutants in Sediments and Approaches to Stimulate their Biodegradation. International Summer School for research scientists, September 12-14, 2005, Inter-University Consortium “Chemistry for the Environment”, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Innovative Approaches to the Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites. European Summer School for Young European scientists in the area of bioremediation and site restoration, September 7-11, 2004, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Trends in Remediation of Soils and Sediments. Euro Summer School for scientists seeking training in site remediation with microbial, plant and physico-chemical approaches, June 6-11, 2004, Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Molecular Biology for the Environment: an EC-US course in Environmental Biotechnology. Theoretical and practical course organized by the EC-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Advanced training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, February 2-15, 2003, National Center for Biotechnology - CSIC and Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain
Animal Cells Engineering: Advanced course training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers and industry professionals, November 4-9, 2001, Department of Bioengineering & Biotechnology, CINVESTAV, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Molecular Approaches to In Situ Biodegradation: Theoretical and practical course organized by the U.S. - E.U. Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Advanced training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, June 14-26, 1998, Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Cook College, Rutgers University (NJ, U.S.A.)
Biological Treatment of Polluted Soils: A one-day advanced training for scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors, February 28, 1997, Faculty of Agronomical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Wastewater treatment technology: A two-day advanced training for scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors, May 20-21, 1997, Faculty of Agronomical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Biological Treatment of Polluted Soils: A one-day advanced training for scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors, May 15, 1996, Faculty of Agronomical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Simulation, Kinetics and Control of Fermentation Processes: A one-week advanced course for scientists and engineers from industry, May 29-June 2, 1995, Department of Chemical Engineering, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
Production of Biotechnology Products by Animal Cell Culture: A two-day training seminar for industry research and production personnel, December 4-5, 1990, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Bioreactors for Biotechnology: A two-day intensive course for scientists and engineers from industry April 28-29, 1988, Cook College, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS & VISITING SCIENTISTS TRAINED
Western University (U. Western Ontario)
1. Dr. Elias Nerantzis, 1984 “Inoculum Development of Tolypocladium inflatum”.
2. Dr. Catherine Moraiti, 1984-85 NATO Fellow, “C- and N-Sources in Cyclosporine Fermentations”.
3. Dr. Rannade Parekh, 1984-86 “Genetic Improvement of Tolypocladium inflatum”.
Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey
4. Dr. Mohammed Saeed, 1988 “Extracellular Polysaccharides in Cyclosporine Fermentations”.
5. Dr. Nandita Baidyaroy, 1988 “Metal Ions in Cyclosporine Fermentations”.
Catholic University of Louvain
6. Dr. Maria Kosseva, 1995-96 “Nitroaromatic Degradation by Immobilized Cells”.
7. Dr. Philippe Ledent, 1996-99 “Wastewater Cleanup using Enzyme-Bacterial Complexes”.
8. Dr. Francis Verhoeye, 1998-99 “The Elimination of N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid Residues in Recombinant Glycoproteins”; 1999-02, “New System for the Production of Recombinant Glycoproteins in High-Cell Density Perfusion Bioreactors”.
9. Dr. Rachid El Mamouni, 1999-01 “In Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Chlorinated Ethenes and Nickel; Demonstration of Cleanup by Anaerobic Bacteria”.
10. Dr. Ivana Sokolovska, 2000-02 “Utilisation of Psychrophilic Bacteria for Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”; 2002-04, “Use of Bioavailability Promoting Organisms to Decontaminate PAH-Polluted Soils: Preparation towards Large Scale Field Exploitation”.
11. Dr. Dirk Wesenberg, 2000-02 “Innovative Process of Biodegradation of Industrial Dyes Using Fungal Strains”.
12. Dr. Pierre Wattiau, 2000-03 “Use of Bioavailability Promoting Organisms to Decontaminate PAH-Polluted Soils: Preparation towards Large Scale Field Exploitation”.
13. Dr. Saïd El Fantroussi, 2002-05 “Molecular and Engineering Approach to Anaerobic Degradation of Recalcitrant Xenobiotic Compounds: In situ Removal of Nitro- and Aminoaromatic Chemicals”.
14. Dr. George Aggelis, 2004 (Visiting, U. Patras, Greece) “Microbial Biotechnology”.
15. Dr. Isabelle F. George, 2004-09 “Study of Microbial Diversity in Soils and Evaluation of the Taxonomic and Physiological Importance of the Acidobacteria Phylum”; 2009-10 “Metagenomics for Bioexploration”.
16. Dr. Charles Junghanns, 2008-10 “Insolubilized Oxizymes: Innovative Biocatalysts for Industry and the Environment”; 2010-11 “Efficient Photobioreactors for the Production of High Added Value Molecules”; 2011-12 “Microorganism and Enzyme Immobilization for Upgraded Remediation”.
17. Dr. Rakesh R. Nair, 2009-2014 “The Potential of White Rot Fungal Oxidative Enzyme Systems for Removal of Organic Micropollutants”.
18. Dr. Atef Jaouani, 2009-10, “Fungal Laccases: Production and Biotechnological Applications”.
19. Dr. Clayton Jeffryes, 2009-2015, “Microalgae Cultivation in Novel Photobioreactors”, “Sustainable Cultivation of Marine Organisms for Bioactive Molecules” and “Photosynthetic Biorefinery – Fundamental Aspects”.
20. Dr. David Moreels, 2010-11, “Metagenomics for Bioexploration”.
21. Dr. Jian Li, 2011-2013, “Microalgae Cultivation in Novel Photobioreactors”.
22. Dr. Eirini Velliou, 2012, “Development of Hybrid Photosynthetic Materials by Microalgae Encapsulation”.
23. Dr. Inés Ardao Palacios, 2012-2014, “Microorganism and Enzyme Immobilization for Upgraded Remediation”.
24. Dr. Giovanni Colica, 2013-2014, “Sustainable Cultivation of Marine Organisms for Bioactive Molecules”.
25. Dr. Michal Bochenek, 2013-2016, “Development of Hybrid Photosynthetic Materials by Microalgae Encapsulation”.
26. Dr. Benoît Stenuit, 2013-2017, “Molecular Systems Synecology Applied to Microbial Communities Involved in Biodegradation Processes”
27. Dr. Katholiki Skopelitou, 2013-2016, “Isolation and Characterization of Fungal Strains and Fungal-Bacterial Consortia for Bioremediation”.
28. Dr. Caroline Zaoui, 2014-2017, “Mycoremediation of Sites Affected by Complex Pollution”.
COMPLETED DOCTORAL THESES SUPERVISED
Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey
1. Jaegwan Lee, Ph.D., August 1989, “Physiological Factors in Cyclosporin A Production by Tolypocladium inflatum – Experimental and Mathematical Modeling”.
2. Gie-Taek Chun, Ph.D., January 1992, “Comparative Bioreactor Studies of Suspended and Immobilized Cell Systems for Optimal Production of Cyclosporin A”.
3. Eock-Kee Hong, Ph.D., January 1992, “Plasmid Propagation and Heterologous Gene Expression in Recombinant Yeast” (Co-supervisor: A. Constantinides).
4. William T. Hensler, Ph.D., January 1994, “Growth, Infectivity, and Recombinant Protein Expression in Insect Cell Culture”.
Catholic University of Louvain
5. Saïd El Fantroussi, Ph.D., May 1997, “Introduction of Anaerobic Bioremediation Activities in Soil: From Laboratory Bench Scale to Pilot Soil Bioreactor” (Co-supervisor: H. Naveau).
6. Caroline M. Perès, Ph.D., November 1998, “Improved Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds: Degradation of a Nitroaromatic Compound together with the Aminoaromatic Derivative Produced by its Reduction”.
7. Victor Alejandro Achà Fuertes, Ph.D., June 1999, “Development of a FTIR Sensor for Monitoring and Modelling an Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bioreactor” (Co-supervisor: H. Naveau).
8. Sébastien Goux, Ph.D., March 2000, “Biodegradation of Atrazine by Soil Microorganisms: Molecular Aspects and Potential Use in Bioremediation” (Co-supervisor: L. Pussemier).
9. Benoît Van Aken, Ph.D., November 2000, “Biodegradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by White-Rot Fungi”.
10. Lacina Coulibaly, Ph.D., January 2002, “Bioconversion of macromolecules in a reactor simulating plug flow in transient regime: case of bioremediation of synthetic wastewater by Aspergillus niger”.
11. Laertis Ikonomou, Ph.D., June 2002, “Development of High-Density Systems for the Production of Recombinant Proteins by Insect Cells” (Co-supervisor: G. Bastin).
12. Johann Mols, Ph.D., July 2004. “Cultivation of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cells in Protein-Free Media Supplemented with Plant Peptones is Sufficient to Prevent Proteolysis of Secreted Rcombinant Glycoproteins” (Co-supervisor: Y.-J. Schneider).
13. Jan Dries, Ph.D., September 2004. “Development and Comparison of Different Multiple Permeable Reactive Barrier (MPRB) Concepts for the Treatment of Groundwater Contaminated by Pollutant Mixtures” (Co-supervisors: L. Bastiaens & D. Springael).
14. Laurent Eyers, Ph.D., January 2007. “Characterization of Bacterial Populations of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Contaminated Soils and Isolation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain with TNT Denitration Activities”.
15. Jean-Christophe Drugmand, Ph.D., February 2007. “Characterization of Insect Cell Lines Is Required for Appropriate Industrial Processes – Case Study of High-Five Cells for Recombinant Protein Production” (Co-supervisor: Y.-J. Schneider).
16. Luc Schuler, Ph.D., December 2007. “Identification of Genes Involved in the Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Two Sphingomonas spp”.
17. Hubert Cabana, Joint Ph.D. (Catholic University of Louvain and University of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada), April 2008. “Elimination of the endocrine disruptors nonylphenol, bisphenol A and triclosan by the oxidative action of the laccase from Coriolopsis polyzona”.
18. Benoît Stenuit, Ph.D., November 2009. “Biological degradation of 2,4,6 – Trinitrotoluene (TNT): Bioprospecting for TNT-denitrating bacteria and deciphering of multiple TNT denitration pathways”.
19. Jean-François Michiels, Ph.D., May 2011. “Investigation of the role of peptones in animal cell culture: Case study of a commercial soy peptone in a CHO cell serum-free medium” (Co-supervisor: Y.-J. Schneider).
20. Sébastien Sart, Ph.D., August 2011. “Controlled expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in microcarrier-based stirred bioreactors” (Co-supervisor: Y.-J. Schneider).
21. Leticia Isabel Ramirez Cavazos, Ph.D., May 2014. “Thermostable laccases from Pycnoporussanguineus CS43, production enhancement, purification and characterization” (Co-supervisor: Roberto Parra Saldivar, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico).
22. Philippe Demarche, Ph.D., May 2014. “Immobilized phenoloxidases in reactors for the oxidation of aquatic contaminants of emerging concern. Towards a scalable industrial system”.
23. Borhane Samir Grama, Ph.D., June 2014. “Production of high added value molecules by microalgae isolated from the Algerian Sahara: optimization of culture conditions and of induction parameters” (Co-supervisor: Douadi Khelifi, University of Constantine I, Algeria).
24. Emna Bouhajja, Ph.D., November 2014. “Development and application of metagenomic tools for characterization of toluene degradation in hydrocarbon-contaminated sediments”.
25. Guilherme Inocêncio Matos, Ph.D., July 2016. “Evaluation of cultivable microbial community and biodegrading activity in the bioremediation of soils contaminated with diesel and B5 biodiesel (B100)” (“Avaliação da comunidade microbiana cultivabel e atividade biodegradadora na biorremediação de solos contaminados com diesel B5 e biodiesel (B100)”) (Co-supervisors: Eliana Flávia Camporese Sérvulo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil and Márcia Teresa Soares Lutterbach, National Institute of Technology (INT), Brazil).
26. Floriana Augelletti, Ph.D., August 2019. “Steering Biodiversity to Optimize Microbial Community Function”.
COMPLETED MASTER’S & SENIOR DIPLOMA THESES SUPERVISED
Western University – U. Western Ontario
J. Wayne Marshall, M.E.Sc., February 1986, “Factors for the Process Development of Cyclosporine Fermentations”.
James C. Tasker, M.E.Sc., September 1986, “Studies on the In Vivo Stabilization of Gramicidin S Synthetase”.
Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey
Gie-Taek Chun, M.Sc., October 1988, “Immobilization of Tolypocladium inflatum Conidiospores for Production of the Immunosuppressive Agent Cyclosporine”.
Teija H. Aarnio, M.Sc., June 1989, “Biotechnological Exploitation of Tolypocladium inflatum as a Producer of Immunosuppressive and Entomocidal Compounds”.
Juan A. Rios del Prado, M.Sc., October 1989, “Effect of Oxygen on the Production of Cyclosporin A by Tolypocladium inflatum”.
Barbro Melgert, M.Sc., June 1992 (Netherlands Honors Research Exchange) “Extraction of Cyclosporin by Solvents and Supercritical CO2” (joint with University of Groningen, The Netherlands).
Catholic University of Louvain
Benoît Van Aken, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1994, “Biodegradation of TNT by the White-Rot Basidiomycete P. chrysosporium”.
Véronique Simonart, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1994, “Biodegradation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene by Bacterial Consortia: Comparison of Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes” (“Biodégradation du 2,4-dinitrotoluène par des consortia bactériens: Comparaison des processus anaérobie et aérobie”).
Caroline Hennaut, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1995, “Metabolic Pathway of Degradation of Carbon Tetrachloride by an Anaerobic Microbial Consortium Consortium” (“Voie métabolique de dégradation du tétrachlorure de carbone par un consortium microbien anaérobie”).
Lucien Ricchiuto, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1995, “Optimization of the Biotransformation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene by a Bacterial Consortium under Aerobiosis” (“Optimisation de la biotransformation du 2,4-dinitrotoluène par un consortium bactérien en anaérobiose”).
Marc Bieswal, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 1995, “Mathematical Modeling of Wastewater Treatment Plants by Activated Sludge according to the System Unitank”.
Fabrice Vandermesse, M.Sc. Applied Natural Sciences 1996, “Capacity of a Mixed Microbial Community to Degrade Methyl Ethyl Ketone in Batch for Bioreactor Optimization” (“Capacité d'une communauté microbienne mixte à dégrader la methyl ethyl kétone en réacteur batch en vue de l'optimisation d'un bioréacteur”).
Koen Smets, M.Sc. Applied Natural Sciences 1997, “Bioremediation of Soils Polluted by Organochlorine Compounds in a Pilot Anaerobic Reactor” (“Bioremédiation de sols pollués par des organochlorés en réacteur pilote anaérobie”).
Henri Michels, M.Sc. Applied Natural Sciences 1997, “Biological Treatment of Sewage: Action of an Enzyme-Bacterial Complex” (“Traitement biologique des eaux d’égouts : l’action d’un complexe enzymo-bactérien”).
Chafik Azmy, M.Sc. Applied Natural Sciences 1997, “Study of the Degradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene as a Function of Pellet Size of the ‘White-Rot’ Basidiomycete P. chrysosporium” (“Etude de la dégradation du 2,4,6-trinitrotoluène en fonction de la taille des pelotes du ‘white- rot’ basidiomycète P. chrysosporium”).
Olga-Birgit Vounaki, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1998, “Biological Treatment of Sewage by Means of an Enzyme-Bacterial Complex: Development of a Model Reactor” (“Traitement biologique des eaux d’égout au moyen d’un complexe enzymo-bactérien : mise au point d’un réacteur modèle”).
Xénia Gascón i Tomás, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 1998, “Design, Construction and Modeling of a Pilot Sewer Reactor” (“Conception, construction et modélisation d’un réacteur pilote-égout”) (joint with Universitat de Lleida, Spain).
Jean-Jacques Evina, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1998, “Comparative Study of the Kinetics of Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Urban Wastewater by Two Strains of Aspergillus: Aspergillus niger MUCL 28817 and Aspergillus oryzae VTT 85248” (“Etude comparée des cinétiques de dégradation des polluants organiques présents dans les eaux résiduaires urbaines par deux souches d’Aspergillus: Aspergillus niger MUCL 28817 et Aspergillus oryzae VTT 85248”).
Abdelslam Mahtour, DES (= Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées, Specialized Master’s) Hydrology 1998, "Biological Treatment of Urban Wastewater: action of hydrolases on the growth of activated sludge" (“Traitement biologique des eaux usées urbaines: action d’hydrolases sur la croissance des boues activées”).
Sophie Oger, M.Sc. Bioengineering 1999, “Control of wastewater treatment by UV-VIS spectrophotometry” (“Contrôle de l’épuration des eaux usées par spectrophotométrie UV-VIS ”).
Jerôme Bindelle, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 1999, “Simulation and pilot reactor study of the effect of adding an enzyme complex on wastewater degradation in sewers” (“Simulation et étude en réacteur pilote de l’effet de l’adjonction d’un complexe enzymatique sur la dégradation des eaux usées en égout”).
Lacina Coulibaly, DEA (= Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Advanced Master’s) Bioengineering 1999, “A new tanks-in-series bioreactor to simulate macromolecular wastewater pretreatment under sewer conditions by Aspergillus niger”.
Valérie Baton, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Bioremediation of a soil contaminated with trichlorethylene. Influence of sulfate-reducing bacteria” (“Bioremédiation d’un sol contaminé par du trichloroéthylène. Influence des bactéries sulfato-réductrices”).
Jean-Christophe Drugmand, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Comparative study of the immobilization of insect cells to produce heterologous proteins” (“Etude comparative de l’immobilisation de cellules d’insectes en vue de produire des hétéroprotéines”).
Olivier Duez, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Application of UV-Vis-NIR spectrometry to the characterization of wastewater: determination of protein and polysaccharide content” (“Application de la spectrométrie UV-Vis-NIR à la caractérisation des eaux résiduaires: dosage du contenu protéique et polysaccharidique”).
Benoît Englebert, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Effect of enzyme addition on the properties of activated sludge: laboratory results and discussion” (“L’effet de l’ajout d’enzymes sur les propriétés des boues activées: résultats de laboratoire et discussions”).
Grégory Fabry, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Decontamination of soil polluted with trichloroethylene : interest of bioaugmentation” (“Décontamination d’un sol pollué par le trichloroéthylène : intérêt d’une bioaugmentation”).
Pierre-Antoine Mariage, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Development and optimization of serum-free culture media for culturing cell line CHO K1 in suspension and on microcarriers” (“Développement et optimisation de milieux nutritifs dépourvus de sérum pour cultiver la lignée cellulaire CHO K1 en suspension et sur microporteurs”).
Nadine Questiaux, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Study of the dissolved CO2 content in a stirred bioreactor” (“Étude de la teneur en CO2 dissous dans un bioréacteur parfaitement agité”) (co-supervisor with Dr. Eric De Buyl).
Sabrina Vandeplas, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2000, “Optimization of the growth of cell line CHO-UH1 (Universal Host-1) in shake flasks and in bioreactors in the presence of serum-free medium” (“Optimisation de la croissance de la lignée CHO-UH1 (Hôte Universel-1) en flacons agités et en bioréacteur en présence de milieu dépourvu de sérum”).
Maria Patricia Hurtado, DES (= Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées, Specialized Master’s) Environmental Science & Management 2001, “Use of oxidative enzymes in applied biotechnology”. (“L’utilisation des enzymes oxydatives en biotechnologie appliquée”).
Estelle Reter, DES (= Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées, Specialized Master’s) Environmental Science & Management 2001, “Study and improvement of industrial water” (“Etude et amélioration des rejets en eaux industrielles”).
Michael Gielen, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2001, “Potential of enzymes in the treatment of sewage sludge: The case of the proteases” (“Potentialités des enzymes dans le traitement des boues d’épuration: Cas des protéases”) (co-supervisor with Prof. Patrick Gerin).
Samuel Caillou, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2001, “The ligninolytic system of the fungal strain TV17 and its ability to degrade textile dyes” (“Le système ligninolytique de la souche fongique TV17 et ses capacités à dégrader des colorants textiles”).
Sébastien Ballez, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2001, “Bioengineering of CHO-320 cells. Study of the growth and the production of gamma-interferon in the presence of a culture medium devoid of animal proteins” (“Bioingénierie des cellules CHO-320. Etude de la croissance et de la production d’interféron-gamma en présence de milieu nutritif dépourvu de protéines animales”) (co-supervisor with Prof. Yves-Jacques Schneider).
Séverine Lenglois, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2001, “Influence of the composition of the culture medium on the energy metabolism of CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cells grown in the absence of serum” (“Influence de la composition du milieu nutritif sur le métabolisme énergétique de cellules CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cultivées en l’absence de sérum”) (co-supervisor with Prof. Yves-Jacques Schneider).
Christelle Desmet, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2002, “The potential of enzymes in the treatment of sewage sludge: the fate of enzymes in secondary sludge” (“La potentialité des enzymes dans le traitement des boues d’épuration: le devenir des enzymes dans les boues secondaires”).
Delphine Hanus, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2002, “Participation in the study of genes involved in the fluorene degradation pathway by Sphingomonas sp. LB126” (“Participation à l’étude des gènes impliqués dans la voie de dégradation du fluorène par Sphingomonas sp. LB126”).
Heike Zimmermann, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2002, “Preliminary study of the removal of a recalcitrant pollutant by a combined microbiological/electrochemical method ” (“Étude préliminaire de l’enlèvement d’une pollution récalcitrante par une méthode combinée microbiologique/électrochimique”) (co-supervisor with Prof. Patrick Gerin).
Benoît Stenuit, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2003, “Characterization of microbial ecology of soils contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and attempted anaerobic bioremediation in the presence of different electron acceptors” (“Caractérisation de l’écologie microbienne de sols contaminés par le 2,4,6-trinitrotoluène (TNT) et tentative de bioremédiation anaérobie en présence de différents accepteurs d’électrons”).
Jean-François Michiels, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2003, “Optimization of feeding strategies for the production of heterologous proteins in cultures using insect cell-baculovirus systems” (“Optimisation des stratégies d’alimentation pour la production de protéines hétérologues dans les cultures utilisant les systèmes cellules d’insecte-baculovirus”) (co-supervisor with Prof. Yves-Jacques Schneider).
Valérie Perpette, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2003, “Characterization of cell death in insect cells Spodoptera frugiperdaand Trichoplusia ni” (“Caractérisation de la mort cellulaire chez les cellules d’insecte Spodoptera frugiperda et Trichoplusia ni”).
Luc Schuler, M.Sc. Biology 2003, “Characterization of mutants of Sphingomonas sp. LB126 affected in the pathway of fluorene degradation” (“Caractérisation des mutants de Sphingomonas sp. LB126 touchés dans la voie de dégradation du fluorène”) (co-supervisor with Prof. Pascal Hols).
Michaela Findova, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2003 (CEE Socrates Program), “Microbial Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons” (co-supervisor with Prof. Katarina Dercova, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia).
Maria Pouli, DEA (= Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Advanced Master’s) Bioengineering 2004, “Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria isolated from contaminated sites: the effect of co-substrate”.
Quentin Kevers, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2004, “Actinomycetes as bioremediation agents of linear, branched and aromatic hydrocarbons” (“Les actinomycètes comme agents de bioremédiation des hydrocarbures linéaires, branchés et aromatiques”).
Nathalie Scuttenaire, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2004, “Biodegradation of an industrial water; study at reduced scale and modeling” (“Biodégradation d’une eau industrielle; étude à échelle réduite et modélisation”).
Hubert Cabana, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2004, “Elimination of the estrogenic activity of nonylphenol ethoxylates and their metabolites using chemical and biological oxidation” (“Élimination de l'activité oestrogénique des nonylphénols éthoxylés et de leurs métabolites à l'aide d'oxydation chimique et biologique”) (co-supervisor with Prof. J. Peter Jones, University of Sherbrooke, Canada).
Bénédicte Mangeot, DES (= Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées, Specialized Master’s) Environmental Science & Management 2004, “Evaluation of the quality of receiving water: the case of the Vogian watersheds” (“Évaluation de la qualité du milieu récepteur aquatique: cas de bassins versants Vosgiens”). (Co-supervisor with Prof. Patrick Gerin).
Luc Schuler, DEA (= Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Advanced Master’s) Biology 2005, “Identification of genes involved in the degradation of PAHs and other xenobiotics” (co-supervisor with Dr. Pascal Hols).
Benoît Stenuit, DEA (= Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Advanced Master’s) Bioengineering 2005, “Bioremediation of sites contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT): biological denitration of TNT as a key step in the mineralization process” (“Bioremédiation de sites contaminés au 2,4,6-trinitrotoluène (TNT): dénitration biologique du TNT comme étape clef dans le processus de minéralisation”).
Piseth Hym, DEA (= Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies, Advanced Master’s) Food Science & Technology 2005, “Use of new bacterial strains for degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)” (“Utilisation de nouvelles souches bactériennes pour la dégradation des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) ”). (Joint degree between Catholic University of Louvain and Gembloux Faculty of Agronomy).
Elisiane De Pril, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2005, “Elimination of the endocrine disruptors bisphenol A and triclosan with laccases from white rot fungi” (“Élimination des perturbateurs endocriniens bisphénol A et triclosan à l’aide de laccases de champignons de la pourriture blanche du bois”). (Co-supervisor with Prof. Michel Penninckx, Free University of Brussels).
Émilie Butaye, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2005, “Study of psychrotolerant microorganisms during enrichment and genetic characterization of the alkane degradation mechanism in Rhodococcus erythropolis 24H and E1” (“Étude de microorganismes psychrotolérants lors d’un enrichissement et caractérisation génétique du mécanisme de dégradation des alcanes chez Rhodococcus erythropolis 24H et E1”).
Joëlle Pourtois, DES (= Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées, Specialized Master’s) Environmental Science & Management 2005, “Participation in the realization of the study of environmental impact of the intermunicipal public slaughterhouses of Liege and of Waremme SC and its associated enterprises” (“Participation à la réalisation de l’étude d’incidences sur l’environnement de l’intercommunale des abattoirs publics de Liège et de Waremme SC et ses entreprises associées”). (Co-supervisor with Prof. Patrick Gerin).
Pierre-Yves Wathour, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2005, “Study of environmental parameters on the metabolism and cell growth of lepidoptera cells” (“Étude des paramètres environnementaux sur le métabolisme et la croissance cellulaire des cellules de lépidoptères”).
Hubert Cabana, DEA (= Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Advanced Master’s) Bioengineering 2006, “Elimination of endocrine disrupting substances nonylphenol, bisphenol A and triclosan using laccase from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona” (co-supervisor with Prof. J. Peter Jones).
Céline Alexandre, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2006, “Elimination of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A with an immobilized laccase from a white rot fungus” (“Élimination du perturbateur endocrinien bisphénol A à l’aide d’une laccase immobilisée provenant d’un champignon de la pourriture blanche du bois”).
Axelle Hubert, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2006, “Genetic organization and kinetic trends in the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by the bacteria Sphingomonas spp.” (“Organisation génétique et tendances cinétiques dans la dégradation des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) par des bactéries Sphingomonas spp.”).
Pierre Malet, DES (= Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées, Specialized Master’s) Environmental Science & Management 2006, “Analysis and characterization of the liquid effluents of the Catholic University of Louvain” (“Analyse et caractérisation des effluents liquides de l’Université Catholique de Louvain”).
Kevin Lemaire, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2007, “Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT): Denitration of TNT via a biomimetic system involving phenazine compounds and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH)” (“Biodégradation du 2,4,6-trinitrotoluène (TNT) : Dénitration du TNT via un système biomimétique impliquant des composés phénazine et la nicotinamide adénine dinucléotide (NADH)”).
Elisa Vecchi, M.Sc. Chemical & Process Engineering 2008 (Erasmus Program), “Physiological and biochemical characterization of aerobic bacteria degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for use in soil remediation” (“Caratterizzazione fisiologica e biochimica di batteri aerobi degradanti idrocarburi policiclici aromatici da impiegare nella bonifica dei suoli”) (co-supervisor with Dr. Luc Schuler and Prof. Fabio Fava, joint with University of Bologna, Italy).
Philippe Demarche, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2008, “Biological Treatment of Matrices Contaminated by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)” (“Traitement biologique de milieux contaminés aux hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP))”.
Lore Lambein, M.Sc. Biology 2009, “Physiological characterization, degradation test and study catabolic gene study of a bacterial consortium degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons” (“Caractérisation physiologique, test de dégradation et étude de gène catabolique d’un consortium bactérien dégradant des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques”).
Matteo Gigli, M.Sc. Chemical & Process Engineering 2009 (Erasmus Program), “Laccase from Coriolopsis polyzona and its use in cross-linked enzyme aggregates” (co-supervisor with Prof. Fabio Fava, joint with University of Bologna, Italy).
Sébastien Stas, Master in Biongineering & Management – Enterprise Creation 2010, “ACTIV’ALGUES: Study of the conditions of industrial production and commercialization of astaxanthin from the alga Haematococcus pluvialis via photobioreactor technology” (“ACTIV'ALGUES: Étude des conditions de production et de commercialisation industrielle de l'astaxanthine issue de l'algue Haematococcus pluvialis via la technologie de photobioréacteur”).
Bastien Soete, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2010, “Degradation of bisphenol A by an oxidative enzyme in aqueous solution. Kinetic study of the use of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates (CLEAs) of laccase in a membrane reactor”.
Diego Christiane, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2011, “Mixotrophic cultivation of Haematococcus pluvialis and Scenedesmus obliquus using glycerol as a carbon source”.
Gwennaël Bataille, M.Sc. Biology 2011, “Construction of a metagenomic library from an aquifer contaminated with BTEX” (“Construction d’une banque metagénomique d’un aquifère contaminé au BTEX”).
Antoine Vanandruel, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2011, “Improvement of culture conditions of Acidobacteria: Experimental and genomic approaches” (“Amélioration des conditions de culture des Acidobactéries: approches expérimentales et génomiques”).
Loïc Bouillet, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2011, “Ecology of Acidobacteria: identification and study of specific physiological properties that may explain their adaptation to the ‘soil’ environment” (“Écologie des Acidobactéries: identification et étude de propriétés physiologiques particulières pouvant expliquer leur adaptation à l’environnement « sol »”).
Sophie Buyckx, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2012, “Laccase based packed-bed reactor: Design, Operation and Modeling”.
Brieuc Urbain, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2012, “The effect of plantlet mass and cutting on the growth of Ochtodes secundiramea tissue cultures in photobioreactors”.
Marisa Stamato, M.Sc. Chemical & Process Engineering 2013 (Erasmus Program), “Modeling, Caracterization and Microalgal Cultivation in a Flat Plate Airlift Photobioreactor” (co-supervisor with Dr. Jian Li and Prof. Fabio Fava, joint with University of Bologna, Italy).
Antoine Delhaye, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2014, “Characterization of Carotenogenesis by a New Strain of Scenedesmaceae Microalgae under Stress Conditions”.
Anastasia Piltsi, M.Sc. Environmental Engineering 2014 (Erasmus Program), “Degradation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Aqueous Matrices” (co-supervisor with Prof. Alexandros Aivasidis, joint with Democritus University of Thrace, Greece).
Milena Marysková, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2014 (Erasmus Program), “Development of Nanofibrous Membrane Materials for Immobilization of Laccases of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Aqueous Matrices” (co-supervisor with Dr. Inés Ardao, joint with University of Liberec, Czech Republic).
Pierre-Baptiste Rousseau, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2015, “Chitin and lipid production from diatom cell culture under silicon deprivation”.
Antonio Ramirez-Guanche, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2015, “Biogeochemical cycling of dimethylsulfoniopropionate using synthetic microbial communities”.
Marion Latiers, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2015, “Growth modeling of fragmenting tissue cultures with respect to shear stress and CO2 input: extraction of growth features with Ochtodes secundiramea and analysis by image processing”.
Alexandre le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2015, “Carotenogenesis of Coelastrella sp. in response to varying iron concentrations”.
Gauthier Hoareau, B.Sc. Chemistry Senior Thesis 2015, “Study of an unconventional patway of nitrogen fixation catalyzed by thermophilic bacteria under aerobic conditions: Physiological and molecular characterization” (“Étude d’une voie non-conventionnelle de fixation de l’azote catalysée par des bactéries thermophiles en condtions aérobies: Caractérisation physiologique et moléculaire”). Co-supervision with Dr. B. Stenuit (Catholic University of Louvain and Higher Education Institute Leonardo Da Vinci, Brussels).
Noé Davio, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2016, “Effects of microalgal-bacterial interactions and environmental conditions on the physiology of the haptophyte Emiliania huxleyi producing dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP)”.
Diego Bleeckx, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2016, “Synthetic marine microbial communities involved in the cycling of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP): Diversity, function and robustness”.
Oliver Vanweydeveld, M.Sc. Bioengineering 2017, “Molecular characterization and Ecophysiology of fluorine-degrading Sphingomonas sp. Strain LB126”.
FUNDED RESEARCH
Discovering the diversity of native mycorrhizal fungi in species of agroforestry interest of Ecuador (Cacao, Cedar and Guayusa): a first step towards obtaining biofertilizers and developing sustainable agriculture (‘Descubriendo la diversidad de hongos micorrízicos autóctonos en especies de interés agroforestal del Ecuador (Cacao, Cedro y Guayusa): un primer paso hacia la obtención de biofertilizantes y el desarrollo de una agricultura sustentable’), supported by CEDIA (Ecuadorian Network of Research and Education), 2019-2022
Immobilized laccases for the degradation of aromatic compounds in wastewater (‘Lacasas Inmovilizadas para la Degradación de compuestos Aromáticos en aguas residuales’ – ‘LIDA’), supported by CYTED (Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development), 2018-2022
Establishing a network of genetics and genomics in Ecuador (‘Red de genética y genómica en el Ecuador’ – ReGG), supported by General Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT), Quito, 2018-2019 (co-PI with J. Reichardt)
Removal of nutrients in wastewater treatment via microalgae and biofuel/biomass production for environmental sustainability in Vietnam (‘RENEWABLE’). Research Projects for Development & Projects for Training in the South, supported by ARES (Academy of Research and Higher Education), Wallonia-Brussels Federation, 2016-2020
Production of vaccine bio-conjugates for human usage. Project contract n° 7467 under the F.I.R.S.T. – Enterprises Program between UCLouvain and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. Operational Directorate N° 6, Walloon Region, 2016-2018
Demonstration of the feasibility of mycoremediation of complex pollution. Project contract n° 7301 under the F.I.R.S.T. – Enterprises Program between UCLouvain and Almadius SPRL. Operational Directorate N° 6, Walloon Region, 2014-2016
Towards predictive tools of the dynamics and biodegradation potential of aquatic microbial communities in anthropized watersheds (“DYNAMO”). Collaborative Research Project, National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), 2014-2018 (Co-Principal Investigator with P. Servais, ULB)
Collection, identification and valorization of microalgae from natural resources. Project n°155419. Wallonia Brussels International (WBI) -- Cooperation with China, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), 2014-2015
Integrated Biotechnological Solutions for Combating Marine Oil Spills (“KILL-SPILL”). FP7 EU Project under grant agreement n° 312139 (F7-KBBE), European Commission, 2013-2016
Microbial Resource Management (MRM) in engineered and natural ecosystems (“Micro-Manager”). Inter-University Attraction Pole (IUAP) project n° 27, Belgian Federal Service of Science Policy (BELSPO), 2012-2017
Biomimetic cell and enzyme entrapment. Equipment Grant (Credit to Researchers) for ‘Multisizer’ Coulter particle counter. Project n° 1.5158.12, National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), 2012-2015
The Potential of White Rot Fungi Oxidative Enzyme Systems for Removal of Organic Micropollutants in Urban and Industrial Wastewaters – Phase II (“OXEROM
2” ). Project n° IP-Envi 10, Program “Impulsion”, Directorate for Research & Innovation (INNOVIRIS), Brussels Capital Region, 2012-2014Integrated development of hybrid photosynthetic materials by encapsulation of microalgae for the production of high-value metabolites in a photobioreactor (“FOTOBIOMAT”). Project n° 1117323, Walloon Region, Program GREENOMAT, 2011-2015
Oxidative Biocatalysis in a Cartridge (“BIOCATRIDGE”). Program Spin-Off in Brussels (SOIB), Directorate for Research & Innovation (INNOVIRIS), Brussels Capital Region, 2011-2013 €180,080; extension 2013-2014
Sustainable Production of Biologically Active Molecules of Marine Based Origin (“BAMMBO”). FP7 EU Project under grant agreement n° 265946 (F7-KBBE), 2011-2014
Microorganism and enzyme immobilization: Novel techniques and approaches for upgraded remediation of underground-, wastewater and soil (“MINOTAURUS”). FP7 EU Project n° F7-KBBE-265946, European Commission, 2011-2013
Competitiveness and sustainability of Walloon agro-food chains through the establishment of an interdisciplinary platform of expertise for reprocessing their related flows. Walloon Region Grant n° 6089 (“WAL-AID”). Phase II, 2011-2014
BioEnergy from Microalgae (“BEMA”). Project n° 6161, Walloon Region, Competitiveness Cluster TWEED, 2009-2013
Metagenomics for Bioexploration – Tools and Application (“METAEXPLORE”). Project n° FP7-222625-2, Program “Cooperation”, EU 7th Framework Program, European Commission, 2009-2013
The Potential of White Rot Fungi Oxidative Enzyme Systems for Removal of Organic Micropollutants (“OXEROM”). Project n° IP-Envi 10, Program “Impulsion”, Brussels Capital Region, 2009-2012
Laccase-nanoparticle conjugates for the treatment of wastewater bioreactor and disposal of chemical compounds acting as endocrine disruptors (“LANCE”). Regional support action n° 917011 within the EU funding scheme ERA-NET Matera (FP7), 2009-2011
Competitiveness and sustainability of Walloon agro-food chains through the establishment of an interdisciplinary platform of expertise for reprocessing their related flows. Walloon Region Grant n° 6089 (“WAL-AID”). Phase I, 2009-2011
Research Training for Good European Ground Water Resources (“GOODWATER”). Marie Curie Initial Training Network, Project n° FP7-212683-2, EU 7th Framework Program, European Commission, 2008-2012
Scaleable Mesenchymal Stem Cell cultivation in Bioreactors, IN-Wallonia-Brussels International Doctoral Fellowship Support (BioWin Cluster), 2008-2011
Efficient Bioreactors for the Production of High Added Value Molecules Based on an Innovative Technology of Implementing Nanoporous Materials (“BIOVAMAT”). Project n° 71/6662, Walloon Region, Program WINNOMAT II, 2008-2011
Insolubilized Oxizymes: Innovative Biocatalysts for Industry and the Environment (“OXINSOL”). Project n°716617, Walloon Region, FIRST Post-Doc, 2008-2010
Innovative Processes for the Bioremediation of Persistent Organic Polutants (POP). Project CFA/VIET/n°1.10. Walloon Region-Brussels Region-French Community of Belgium/Vietnam 2007-2009
Microbial Consortia for the Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (“CONSOHAP”), contract n° 516144, Walloon Region, FIRST Doctorate (DEI) with Agrostar S.A., 2005-2007 €123,000; Extension, 2007-2009
Innovative Agents and Technologies for the Neutralization of Pollutant Mixtures in Soils and Wastewater. Project FC/BUL 2006/00384. Walloon Region-Brussels Region-French Community of Belgium (Cooperation French Community of Belgium – Bulgaria), 2006-2009
Study of the Genes Involved in the Degradation of Fluorene by Sphingomonas, contract n° 1.5.278.05 (Credit to Researchers). National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), 2005-2007
Elimination of the Endocrine Disturbing Substances Nonylphenol, Bisphenol A and Triclosan by Means of Fungal Laccases. Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC, Canada) and Québec Fund for Research on Nature & Technologies (FQRNT) – Doctoral Fellowship Support between Université de Sherbrooke and Université Catholique de Louvain, 2004-2008
Bioengineering of Stem Cells: a Prerequisite for Cell Therapy, Project FSR, Université Catholique de Louvain, 2004-2006
Innovative Process of Remediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Project 04/13586. Walloon Region-Université catholique de Louvain (Cooperation French Community of Belgium – Vietnam), 2005-2007
Development, Analysis and Testing of New Methods of Supervision and Control for On-Line Optimisation of Fed-Batch Enzyme Production, Grant N° 2.4623.04 for Equipment (Credit to Researchers). National Fund of Scientific Research (FNRS),
Belgium Genetic Dissection of the Degradation of Fluorene by Sphingomonas, Fund for the Promotion of Research in Industry and Agriculture (FRIA), Doctoral Fellowship Support, 2003-2007
Microbial Denitration of Nitroaromatic Explosives, Fund for the Promotion of Research in Industry and Agriculture (FRIA), Doctoral Fellowship Support, 2003-2007
Optimisation of Agro-Food Enzyme Production Processes, FSR Project, Université Catholique de Louvain, 2003-2005 (Co-Principal Investigator with D. Dochain)
FELBIPUR – Integrated Cleanup of Recalcitrant Industrial Effluents by Electrochemical, Tangential Filtration and Biological Means. Directorate General of Technology, Research and Energy (DGTRE), Grant N° 215168. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain-Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2003-2005
ENVIROFELLOWS – Short Term Exchanges of Early Career Scientists in Environmental Biotechnology between the European Union and the United States. CEE N° QLAM-2001-00292. Programme Quality of Life, EU 5th Framework, European Commission, 2002-2004
MADOX – Molecular & Engineering Approach to the Anaerobic Degradation of Organic Xenobiotics. CEE N° QLRT-2001-00345. Coordinator & PI. Program Quality of Life, EU 5th Framework, European Commission, 2002-2005
Study of the Physiology of Pseudomonas, Azoarcus anaerobius and Thauera aromatica in the Anaerobic Biodegradation of Amino- and Nitroaromatics. Large Equipment Grant (Credit to Researchers). National Fund of Scientific Research (FNRS), Belgium, 2001-2002
Innovative Process of Remediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: The Hybrid Biological – Electrochemical Approach. Project 01/11818. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain (Cooperation French Community of Belgium – Vietnam), 2001-2004
Denitrification of Water in Bioreactor Assisted by an Electric Field. Project 01/11981. Walloon Region-Université catholique de Louvain (Cooperation French Community of Belgium – Bulgaria), 2001-2003
Bioengineering of Stem Cells. FSR Project, Université Catholique de Louvain, 2002-2004
OPTICELL – Development of Cell Culture Systems Optimized and Made Safe for the Bioprocess Industries. Walloon Region, Grant N° 3677 FIRST SPIN-OFF, 2000-2002 (Co-Principal Investigator with Y.-J. Schneider)
EASYFORM – Interdisciplinary Integration and Valorisation of Materials Moldable at Low Melting Point. Directorate General of Technology, Research and Energy (DGTRE), Grant N° 14585. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain-Université de Liège-Université Mons-Hainaut-Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2000-2004
Development, Optimisation and Characterisation of a Multifunctional Permeable Barrier Technology for the Removal of Selected Pollutants. Grant N° 99-57 UCLouvain-VITO from Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), 1999-2003
Improvement of the Overall Functioning of Urban and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants: Impact of a Solubilisation Treatment Using Enzyme-Bacteria Complexes. Walloon Region, Grant N° 3957 FIRST-Entreprise (Industrial Partner: REALCO), 2000-2002
New System of Glycoprotein Production in Perfused Bioreactor at High Cell Density. Directorate General of Technology, Research and Energy (DGTRE), Grant N° 981/3711. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain-Université de Liège, 1999-2002
Psychrophilic Microorganisms, Tools of Choice for Bioremediation. Directorate General of Technology, Research and Energy (DGTRE), Grant N° 991/4213. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain-Université de Liège, 1999-2002
Innovative Process of Biodegradation of Industrial Dyes Using Fungal Strains. Directorate General of Technology, Research and Energy (DGTRE), Grant N° 981/3870. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain-Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1999-2002
Efficient Production of Proteins in Bioreactor: Impact and Control of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in the Cell-Baculovirus System. FSR Project, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1999-2001
Development and Theoretical Analysis of Supervision and Control Methods of Discrete Parameter Systems. Development and Experimental Validation on a Biological Wastewater Treatment Process. Large Equipment Grant (Fund of Collective Fundamental Research, FRFC). National Fund of Scientific Research (FNRS),
Belgium Biological Wastewater Treatment (Reduction of Sludge Volume). Directorate General of Technology, Research and Energy (DGTRE), Grant N° 981/3800. Walloon Region-Université Catholique de Louvain-Université de Liège, 1998-2001
CHLOREM – Demonstration Project: In Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Chlorinated Ethenes and Nickel, Demonstration of Cleanup by Anaerobic Bacteria. CEE n° BIO4-CT98-0303. Programme BIOTECH, EU 4th Framework, European Commission, 1998-2001
Wastewater Treatment Using Enzyme-Bacterial Complexes. Walloon Region, Industry-University Contract N° 3599 (Industrial Partner: REALCO), 1998-2000
Elimination of N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid Residues in Recombinant Glycoproteins. Animal Cell Factories RTD Project. Grant N° BIO4-CT96-0767. Programme BIOTECH, EU 4th Framework, European Commission DG XII, 1997-2000
Biological Pre-Treatment of Sewage: An Innovative Technology to Improve the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment Plants. Walloon Region, Programme FIRST N° 3180 (Industrial Partner: REALCO), 1996-1999
Efficient Production of Proteins by Insect Cells in Perfusion Reactor at High Cell Density. FDS Project, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1996-1998
Enhanced Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds. Large Equipment Grant (Credit to Researchers). National Fund of Scientific Research (FNRS) - Loterie Nationale, Belgium, 1994-1995
Bioremediation of Nitroaromatic Pollutants. FDS Project, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1993-1995
Biodegradation of Nitro-Propellants. US Army, 1992-1993
Antibiotic Fermentation. Bryan Cave, New York 1992-1993
Analytical Equipment Grant. Hoffmann LaRoche, Inc., New Jersey, 1993
Bioreactor Cultivation of Insect Cells. Schering-Plough Research Institute, New Jersey, 1989-1993
Bioprocess Engineering for Heterologous Protein Production by Yeast. National Science Foundation (NSF), 1989 – 1992
Enzyme Stabilization for Biosensor Development. Resource Technologies Group, Inc., West Virginia, subcontract of US Air Force, 1989 – 1992
Bioreactor Culture of Insect Cells. US Public Health Service, 1987 – 1988
Bioreactor Culture of Insect Cells. Rutgers University Research Council, 1987 – 1989
Bioprocess Development for Cyclosporin Production. National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Initiation Award, 1987 – 1989
Bioprocess Development for Immunosuppressant Elaboration. US Public Health Service, 1986 – 1987
Cyclosporin Production by Free and Immobilized Cells. Rutgers University Research Council, 1985 – 1987
Gramicidin Synthetase Stabilization. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada, 1983 – 1985
PUBLICATIONS
1. S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit, Volume Editors (2019). Environmental and Related Biotechnologies. Volume 6, Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition (M. Moo Young, Editor-in-Chief), Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 655 pp. ISBN: 978-0-444-64046-8.
2. S.N. Agathos, Volume Editor (2011). Environmental Biotechnology and Safety. Volume 6, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition (M. Moo Young, Editor-in-Chief), Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 955 pp. ISBN: 978-0-444-53352-4.
3. S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors (2002). Biotechnology for the Environment: Strategy and Fundamentals. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3a, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 248 pp. ISBN 1-4020-0529-6.
4. S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors (2002). Biotechnology for the Environment: Soil Remediation. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3b, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 148 pp. ISBN 1-4020-1051-6.
5. S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors (2003). Biotechnology for the Environment: Wastewater Treatment and Modeling, Waste Gas Handling. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3c, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 288 pp. ISBN 1-4020-1131-8.
B. Articles in International Peer-Reviewed Journals (* indicates high-impact papers in the top journals of the corresponding field)
6. Y. Yu, Y. Sun, Y. Li, Z. Zhu, L. Zhang, J. Li, S.N. Agathos, C. Zhou and J. Han (2025). Nutrient-mediated changes in growth, biochemical composition, and biosilica deposition in Cyclotella cryptica. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, (in press) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00343-025-4208-z
7. L. Zhang, Z. He, Y. Sun, J. Li, P. Cheng, S.N. Agathos, C. Zhou, L. Zhang and J. Han (2025). Development of a mixotrophic strategy for efficient cultivation of a coccolithophore, Chrysotila roscoffensis. Journal of Ocean Univ. China, 24(2): 495-505 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-025-5840-0
8. * A. Abd-El-Aziz, S.M. Elnagdy, J. Han, L., R. Mihelic, X. Wang, S.N. Agathos and J. Li (2025). Bacteria-microalgae interactions from an evolutionary perspective and their biotechnological significance. Biotechnology Advances, 82:108591 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2025.108591
9. Y. Zhao, Y. Sun, Z. Zhu, Y. Li, L. Zhang, J. Li, S.N. Agathos, C. Zhou and J. Han (2024). Effects of salinity and temperature on growth performance, biochemical composition, and biosilification process of Cyclotella cryptica. Algal Research, 84:103751 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103751
10. A. Abd-El-Aziz, J. Li, M.M.G. Fouda, C.M. Sharaby, X. Zhang, N. Ma, S.N. Agathos and A.S. Abd-El-Aziz (2024). Advances in nanoarchitectonics of metal-organic frameworks and metal-/metalloid-containing nanomaterials for antibacterial and antifungal applications. Applied Materials Today, 40:102335 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102335
11. E. A. Cutolo, R. Campitiello, R. Caferri, V.F. Pagliuca, J. Li, S.N. Agathos and M. Cutolo (2024). Immunomodulatory compounds from the sea: From the origins to a modern marine pharmacopoeia. Marine Drugs, 22:304 https://doi.org/10.3390/md22070304
12. Z. Zhu, Z. He, J. Li, C. Zhou, Y. Li, L. Zhang, X. Li, S.N. Agathos and J. Han (2024). An axenic strain reveals the responses of Phaeodactylum tricornutum to external organic carbon. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 42(3):1-13 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-024-3251-5
13. J. Fang, Y. Sun, Z. Zhu, J. Li, P. Cheng, S.N. Agathos, Y. Fu, L. Zhang, C. Zhou and J. Han (2024). Algae-bacteria consortia promotes the cell growth of marine microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Chrysotila roscoffensis. Algal Research, 80:103535 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103535
14. M. Díaz, P. Montfort-Lanzas, C. Quiroz-Moreno, E. Rivadeneira, P. Castillejo, V. Arnau, W. Díaz, S.N. Agathos, F.J. Sangari, P. Jarrín and C.A. Molina (2023). The microbiome of the ice-capped Cayambe Volcanic Complex in Ecuador. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14:1154815 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1154815
15. M.C. Zambonino, E.M. Quizhpe, L. Mouheb, A. Rahman, S.N. Agathos and S.A. Dahoumane (2023). Biogenic selenium nanoparticles in biomedical sciences: Properties, current trends, novel opportunities and emerging challenges in theranostic nanomedicine. Nanomaterials, 13:424 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030424
16. F. Liaqat, M.I. Khazi, A. Bahadar, L. He, A. Aslam, R. Liaquat, S.N. Agathos and J. Li (2023). Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae for carotenoid production. Reviews in Aquaculture, 15(1):35-61 https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12700
17. Y. Adamian, L. Lonappan, K. Alokpa, S.N. Agathos and H. Cabana (2021). Recent developments in the immobilization of laccase on carbonaceous supports for environmental applications – a critical review. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9:778239 https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.778239 Published 06 December 2021
18. R.H. Baltz, E.J. Vandamme, J.W. Bennett, S.N. Agathos, S. Sanchez, H. Osada, Z. Deng and R. Gonzalez (2021). Introduction and commentaries for the special issue: “Arnold L. Demain – A life lived”. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 48(9-10) https://doi.org/10.1093/jimb/kuab086 Advance access 01 December 2021
19. E.C. Mollocana-Lara, M. Ni, S.N. Agathos and F.A. Gonzales-Zubiate (2021). The infinite possibilities of RNA therapeutics. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 48(9-10) https://doi.org/10.1093/jimb/kuab063 Advance access 31 August 2021
20. F. Augelletti, J. Tremblay, S.N. Agathos, A. Jousset and B. Stenuit (2020). Draft whole-genome sequence of the anthracene-degrading strain Mycolicibacterium frederiksbergense LB501T, isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9:e00671-20 https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00671-20
21. * X. Li, X. Wang, C. Duan, S. Yi, Z. Gao, C. Xiao, S.N. Agathos, G. Wang and J. Li (2020). Biotechnological production of astaxanthin from the microalga Haematococcus pluvalis. Biotechnology Advances, 43:107602 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107702
22. F. Augelletti, A. Jousset, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2020). Diversity manipulation of psychrophilic bacterial consortia for improved biological treatment of medium-strength wastewater. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:1490 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01490
23. M.S. Zambrano-Mila, S.N. Agathos and J.K.V. Reichardt (2019). Human genetics and genomics research in Ecuador: historical survey, current state, and future directions. Human Genomics, 13:64 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40246-019-0249-8
24. J.A. Castillo and S.N. Agathos (2019). A genome-wide scan for genes under balancing selection in the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19:123 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1456-6
25. S. Sart and S.N. Agathos (2018). Towards three-dimensional dynamic regulation and in situ characterization of single stem cell phenotype using microfluidics. Molecular Biotechnology, 60:843-861 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-018-0113-4
26. F. Augelletti, J. Tremblay, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2018). Draft whole-genome sequence of the fluorene-degrading Sphingobium sp. Strain LB126, isolated from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Genome Announcements, 6:e00249-18 https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00249-18
27. K. Mitropoulos, D.N. Cooper, C. Mitropoulou, S. Agathos, J.K.V. Reichardt, F. Al-Maskari, W. Chantratita, A. Wonkam, C. Dandara, T. Katsila, C. Lopez-Correa and G.P. Patrinos (2017). Genomic medicine without borders: Which strategies should developing countries employ to invest in precision medicine? A new “fast-second winner” strategy. OMICS, 21(11): 647-657 https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2017.0141
28. C. Castillo-Chavez, P. Ponce, J. Reichardt, S. Agathos, P. Arellano, A. Griewank, E. Medina, H. Rodriguez and E.J. Patiño (2017). Yachay’s promise. Science, 357(6354): 881
29. S.A. Dahoumane, C. Jeffryes, M. Mechouet and S.N. Agathos (2017). Biosynthesis of inorganic nanoparticles: A fresh look at the control of shape, size and composition. Bioengineering, 4: 14 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4010014
30. R. Taboada-Puig, M.T. Moreira, S.N. Agathos and J.M. Lema (2017). The impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the environment and their potential biotransformation by white-rot fungi and their oxidative enzymes. Bionatura, 2(1): 263-271 http://dx.doi.org/10.21931/RB/2017.02.01.9
31.* E. Bouhajja, M. McGuire, M.R. Liles, G. Bataille, S.N. Agathos and I.F. George (2017). Identification of novel toluene monooxygenase genes in a hydrocarbon-polluted sediment using sequence- and function-based screening of metagenomic libraries. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 101(2): 797-808.
32. * E. Bouhajja, S.N. Agathos and I.F. George (2016). Metagenomics: Probing pollutant fate in natural and engineered ecosystems. Biotechnology Advances, 34: 1413-1426.
33. C. De Mulder, S. Van Hoey, S. Van Hulle, S.N. Agathos, P. Cauwenberg, P. Mergen, P. Seuntjens, I. Smets, G. De Gueldre, A. Mouton, D. Schowanek, B. Meesschaert, W. Verstraete and I. Nopens (2016). Pressing topics in the Belgian water sector anno 2015. Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology, 7: 32-36.
34. S.A. Dahoumane, M. Mechouet, F.J. Alvarez, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2016). Microalgae: An outstanding tool in nanotechnology. Bionatura, 1(4): 196-201 http://dx.doi.org/10.21931/RB/2016.01.04.7
35. * J. Nesme, W. Achouak, S.N. Agathos, M. Bailey, P. Baldrian, D. Brunel, A. Frostegard, T. Heulin, J.K. Jansson, E. Jurkevitch, K.L. Kruus, G.A. Kowalchuk, A. Lagares, H.M. Lappin-Scott, P. Lemanceau, D. Le Paslier, I. Mandic-Mulec, J.C. Murrell, D.D. Myrold, R. Nalin, P. Nannipieri, J.D. Neufeld, F. O’Gara, J.J. Parnell, A. Pühler, V. Pylro, J.L. Ramos, L.F.W. Roesch, M. Schloter, C. Schleper, A. Sczyrba, A. Sessitsch, S. Sjöling, J. Sorensen, S.J. Sorensen, C.C. Tebbe, E. Topp, G. Tsiamis, J.D. van Elsas, G. van Keulen, F. Widmer, M. Wagner, T. Zhang, X. Zhang, L. Zhao, Y.-G. Zhu, T.M. Vogel and P. Simonet (2016). Back to the future of soil metagenomics. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7: 73 http://dx.doi.org/10.33389/fmicb.2016.00073
36. S. Sart and S.N. Agathos (2016). Large-scale expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in microcarrier-based stirred bioreactors. Methods in Molecular Biology 1502: 87-102 (DOI 10.1007/7651_2015_314).
37. E. Bouhajja, T. Efthymiopoulos, I.F. George, D. Moreels, R. Van Houdt, M. Mergeay, and S.N. Agathos (2016). Conjugative transfer of broad host range plasmids to an acidobacterial strain, Edaphobacter aggregans. Journal of Biotechnology, 221: 107-113.
38. * B.S. Grama, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2016). Balancing photosynthesis and respiration increases microalgal biomass productivity during photoheterotrophy on glycerol. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 4: 1611-1618.
39. F. Spina, C. Junghanns, I. Donelli, R. Nair, P. Demarche, A. Romagnolo, G. Freddi, S.N. Agathos and G.C. Varese (2016). Stimulation of laccases from Trametes pubescens: Use in dye decolorization and cotton bleaching. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology 46(7): 639-647.
40. C. Jeffryes, V. Severi, A. Delhaye, B. Urbain, B. Grama and S.N. Agathos (2016). Energy conversion in an internally illuminated annular-plate airlift photobioreactor. Engineering in Life Sciences, 16: 348-354.
41. * S. Sart, S.N. Agathos, Y. Li and T. Ma (2016). Regulation of mesenchymal stem cell 3D microenvironment: From macro to microfluidic bioreactors. Biotechnology Journal, 11: 43-57.
42. P. Pérez-López, C. Jeffryes, S.N. Agathos, G. Feijoo, G. Rorrer and M.T. Moreira (2016). Environmental life cycle optimization of essential terpene oils produced by the macroalga Ochtodes secundiramea. Science of the Total Environment, 542: 292-305.
43. C. Jeffryes, J. Li and S.N. Agathos (2015). Dimensionless equations to describe microalgal growth in a planar cultivation system. Biotechnology Letters, 37(11): 2167-2171.
45. * R.U. Meckenstock, M. Elsner, C. Griebler, T. Lueders, C. Stumpp, W. Dejonghe, L.L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, E. Smolders, N. Boon, S.N. Agathos, S.R. Sorensen, J. Aamand, H.J. Albrechtsen, P.L. Bjerg, S. Schmidt, W.E. Huang and B.M. Van Breukelen (2015). Biodegradation: Updating the concepts of control for microbial clean-up in contaminated aquifers. Environmental Science & Technology, 49: 7073-7081.
46. P. Demarche, C. Junghanns, I. Ardao and S.N. Agathos (2015). Dynamic measurement of oxidase activity based on oxygen consumption in open systems. Engineering in Life Sciences, 15: 804-814.
47 * B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2015). Deciphering microbial community robustness through synthetic ecology and molecular systems synecology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 33: 305-317.
48. * C. Jeffryes, S.N. Agathos and G. Rorrer (2015). Biogenic nanomaterials from photosynthetic microorganisms. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 33: 23-31.
49. J. Li, M. Stamato, E. Velliou, C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2015). Design and characterization of a scalable airlift flat panel photobioreactor for microalgae cultivation. Journal of Applied Phycology, 27(1): 75-86.
50. M. Majone, R. Verdini, F. Aulenta, S. Rossetti, V. Tandoi, N. Kalogerakis, S. Agathos, S. Puig, G. Zanaroli and F. Fava (2015). In situ groundwater and sediment bioremediation: barriers and perspectives at European contaminated sites. New Biotechnology 32(1): 133-146.
51. M. Gavrilescu, K. Demnerová, J. Aamand, S. Agathos and F. Fava (2015). Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation. New Biotechnology 32(1): 147-156.
52. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider, Y. Li and S.N. Agathos (2014). Stem cell bioprocess engineering towards cGMP production and clinical applications. Cytotechnology 66(5): 709-722.
53. * B.S. Grama, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, B. Stenuit, C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2014). Characterization of fatty acid and carotenoid production in an Acutodesmus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. Biomass and Bioenergy 69: 265-275.
54. L.I. Ramírez-Cavazos, C. Junghanns, N. Ornelas-Soto, D.L. Cárdenas-Chávez, C. Hernández-Luna, P. Demarche, E. Enaud, R. García-Morales, S.N. Agathos and R. Parra (2014). Purification and characterization of two thermostable laccases from Pycnoporus sanguineus and potential role in degradation of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 108: 32-42.
55. L.I. Ramírez-Cavazos, C. Junghanns, R. Nair, D.L. Cárdenas-Chávez, C. Hernández-Luna, S.N. Agathos and R. Parra (2014). Enhanced production of thermostable laccases from a native strain of Pycnoporus sanguineus using central composite design. J. Zheijiang Univ-Sci B (Biomed & Biotechnol) 15(4): 343-352.
56. S. Sart, S.N. Agathos and Y. Li (2014). Process engineering of stem cell metabolism for large scale expansion and differentiation in bioreactors. Biochemical Engineering Journal 84: 74-82.
57. * B.S. Grama, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2014). Induction of canthaxanthin production in a Dactylococcus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. Bioresource Technology, 151: 297-305.
58. P. Pérez-López, S. González-García, C. Jeffryes, S.N. Agathos, E. McHugh, D. Walsh, P. Murray, S. Moane, G. Feijoo and M.T. Moreira (2014). Life cycle assessment of the production of the red antioxidant carotenoid astaxanthin by microalgae: from lab to pilot scale. Journal of Cleaner Production 64: 332-344.
59. S. Sart, S.N. Agathos and Y. Li (2013). Engineering stem cell fate with biochemical and biomechanical properties of microcarriers. Biotechnology Progress 29: 1354-1366.
61. R.R. Nair, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2013). Formulation and characterization of an immobilized laccase biocatalyst and its application to eliminate organic micropollutants in wastewater. New Biotechnology 30: 815-823.
62. * S. Sart, A. Errachid, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2013). Modulation of mesenchymal stem cell actin organization on conventional microcarriers for proliferation and differentiation in stirred bioreactors. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 7: 537-551.
63. C. Arboleda, H. Cabana, E. De Pril, J.P. Jones, G.A. Jimenez, A.I. Mejia, S.N. Agathos and M.J. Penninckx (2013). Elimination of bisphenol A and triclosan using the enzymatic system of autochthonous Colombian forest fungi. ISRN Biotechnology, online journal Article ID 96824
64. * B. Stenuit, G. Lamblin, P. Cornelis and S.N. Agathos (2012). Aerobic denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in the presence of phenazine compounds and reduced pyridine nucleotides. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 10605-10613.
65. P. Demarche, C. Junghanns, N. Mazy and S.N. Agathos (2012). Design-of-experiment strategy for the formulation of laccase biocatalysts and their application to degrade bisphenol A. New Biotechnology 30: 96-103.
66. * J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2012). Insect cells as factories for biomanufacturing. Biotechnology Advances 30: 1140-1157.
67. * P. Demarche, C. Junghanns, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2012). Harnessing the power of enzymes for environmental stewardship. Biotechnology Advances 30: 933-953.
68. * I.F. George, M. Hartmann, M.R. Liles and S.N. Agathos (2011). Recovery of as-yet uncultured soil Acidobacteria on dilute soil media. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 77: 8184-8188.
69. J.-F. Michiels, S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2011). Effects of a soy peptone on gamma-IFN production steps in CH-320 cells. Process Biochemistry 46: 1759-1766.
70. * R. Taboada-Puig, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema and S.N. Agathos (2011). Combined cross-linked enzyme aggregates from versatile peroxidase and glucose oxidase: Production, partial characterization and application for the elimination of endocrine disruptors. Bioresource Technology 102: 6593-6599.
71. J.-F. Michiels, J. Barbau, S. De Boel, S. Dessy, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2011). Characterization of beneficial and detrimental effects of a soy peptone as an additive for CHO cell cultivation. Process Biochemistry, 46: 671-681.
72. * B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2010). Microbial 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene degradation: could we learn from (bio)chemistry for bioremediation and vice versa? Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 88: 1043-1064.
73. S. Sart, Y.J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2010). Influence of culture parameters on ear mesenchymal stem cells expanded on microcarriers. J. Biotechnol. 150: 149-160.
74. V. Elisashvili, E. Kachlishvili, T. Khardziani and S.N. Agathos (2010). Effect of aromatic compounds on the production of laccase and manganese peroxidase by white-rot basidiomycetes. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 37: 1091-1096.
75. I. George, M.R. Liles, M. Hartmann, W. Ludwig, R.M. Goodman and S.N. Agathos (2009). Changes in soil Acidobacteria communities after 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene contamination. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 296: 159-166.
76. S. Chader, H. Hachene and S.N. Agathos (2009). Study of hydrogen production by three strains of Chlorella isolated from the soil in the Algerian Sahara. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34: 4941-4946.
77. * L. Schuler, Y. Jouanneau, S.M. Ní Chadhain, C. Meyer, M. Pouli, G.J. Zylstra, P. Hols and S.N. Agathos (2009). Characterization of a ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase from phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. strain LH128 able to oxidize benz[a]anthracene. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 83: 465-475.
78. * H. Cabana, C. Alexandre, S.N. Agathos and J. P. Jones (2009). Immobilization of the laccase from the white-rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona and use of the immobilized biocatalyst for the continuous elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Bioresource Technology 100: 3447-3458.
79. * H. Cabana, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2009). Utilization of cross-linked laccase aggregates in a perfusion basket reactor for the continuous elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 102: 1582-1592.
80. * B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, R. Rozenberg, J.L. Habib Jiwan, S. Matthijs, P. Cornelis and S.N. Agathos (2009). Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in aqueous solutions using small-molecular-weight catalyst(s) secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 2011-2017.
81. S. Sart, Y.J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2009). Ear mesenchymal stem cells: An efficient adult multipotent cell population fit for rapid and scalable expansion. J. Biotechnol. 139: 291-299.
82. V. Elisashvili, E. Kachlishvili, N. Tsiklauri, E. Metreveli, T. Khardziani and S.N. Agathos (2009). Lignocellulose-degrading enzyme production by white-rot Basidiomycetes isolated from the forests of Georgia. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 25: 331-339.
83. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2009). Rapid and unbiased colorimetric quantification of nitrite and ammonium ions released from 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene during biodegradation studies: Eliminating interferences. Int. Biodeter. Biodegr. 63: 116-122.
84. * B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, L. Schuler, S.N. Agathos and I. George (2008). Emerging high-throughput approaches to analyze bioremediation of sites contaminated with hazardous and/or recalcitrant wastes. Biotechnology Advances 26: 561-575.
85. * L. Eyers, B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2008). Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5 in the presence of ferrihydrite. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 79: 489-497.
86. I. George, L. Eyers, S. El-Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2008). Effect of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene on soil bacterial communities. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 35: 225-236.
87. * L. Schuler, S.M. Ní Chadhain, Y. Jouanneau, C. Meyer, G.J. Zylstra, P. Hols and S.N. Agathos (2008). Characterization of a novel angular dioxygenase from fluorene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. strain LB126. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74: 1050-1057.
88. * S. Vanhulle, M. Trovaslet, E. Enaud, M. Lucas, S. Taghavi, D. Van der Lelie, B. Van Aken, M. Foret, R.C.A. Onderwater, D. Wesenberg, S.N. Agathos, Y.-J. Schneider and A.-M. Corbisier (2008). Decolourisation, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity reduction during a combined ozonation/fungal treatment of dye contaminated wastewater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 584-589.
89. S. Chader, H. Hacene, M. Belhamel and S. Agathos (2007). Etudes des procédés de production biologiques de l’hydrogène. Revue des Energies Renouvelables 10: 497-505.
90. L. Coulibaly and S.N. Agathos (2007). Effects of Aspergillus niger inoculum concentration upon the kinetics of starchy wastewater pretreatment in a tanks-in-series bioreactor under transitory conditions. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering 24: 499-507.
91. H. Cabana, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2007). Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals using white rot fungi and their lignin modifying enzymes: A review. Engineering in Life Sciences 7: 429-456.
93. H. Cabana, J.-L. Habib Jiwan, R. Rozenberg, V. Elisashvili, M. Penninckx, S.N. Agathos and J.P. Jones (2007). Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals nonylphenol and bisphenol A and personal care product ingredient triclosan using enzyme preparation from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona. Chemosphere 67: 770-778.
94. * B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, R. Rozenberg, J.-L. Habib-Jiwan and S.N. Agathos (2006). Aerobic growth of Escherichia coli on 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) as sole nitrogen source and evidence of TNT denitration by whole cells and cell-free extracts. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72: 7945-7948.
95. A. Provost, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos, Y.-J. Schneider (2006). Metabolic design of macroscopic bioreaction models: application to Chinese hamster ovary cells. Bioprocess Biosyst. Eng. 29: 349-366.
96. * L. Eyers, J.C. Smoot, L.M. Smoot, C. Bugli, H. Urakawa, Z. McMurry, S. Siripong, S. El Fantroussi, P. Lambert, S.N. Agathos and D.A. Stahl (2006). Discrimination of shifts in a soil microbial community associated with TNT-contamination using functional ANOVA of 16S rRNA hybridized to oligonucleotide microarrays. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 5867-5873.
97. L. Coulibaly and S.N. Agathos (2006). Influence of Aspergillus niger inoculum size upon the kinetics of macromolecule degradation under transient operating conditions. Eur. J. Sci. Res. 15: 38-51.
98. H. Ali-Khodja, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (2005). The removal of methyl ethyl ketone in an essentially gaseous-phase biofilm bioreactor: aspects of dynamic behaviour and the influence of operating characteristics. Fresenius Environ. Bull. 14: 709-715.
99. * J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2005). Combined removal of chlorinated ethenes and heavy metals by zerovalent iron in batch and continuous flow column systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 8460-8465.
100. * J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S. Kuypers, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2005). Effect of humic acids on heavy metal removal by zero-valent iron in batch and continuous flow columns. Water Research 39: 3531-3540.
101. B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, S. El Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2005). Promising strategies for the mineralization of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. Rev. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol. 4: 39-60.
102. J. Mols, C. Peeters-Joris, R. Wattiez, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2005). Recombinant interferon-gamma secreted by CHO-320 cells cultivated in protein-free media is protected against extracellular proteolysis by the expression of natural protease inhibitors and by the addition of plant protein hydrolysates to the culture medium. In Vitro Cell. Develop. Biol. - Animal 41: 83-91.
103. * S. El Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2005). Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for pollutant removal and site remediation? Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 8: 268-275.
104. J.S. Ballez, J. Mols, C.C. Burteau, S.N. Agathos and Y.J. Schneider (2004). Plant protein hydrolysates support CHO-320 cells proliferation and recombinant interferon-gamma production in suspension and inside microcarriers in protein-free media. Cytotechnology 44: 103-114.
105. * L. Eyers, I. George, L. Schuler, B. Stenuit, S.N. Agathos and S. El Fantroussi (2004). Environmental genomics: exploring the unmined richness of microbes to degrade xenobiotics. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 66: 123-130.
106. L. Ikonomou, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2004). Effect of partial medium replacement on cell growth and protein production in the insect cell-baculovirus system. Cytotechnology 44: 67-76.
107. J. Mols, C. Peeters-Joris, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2004). Origin of rice protein hydrolysates added to protein-free media alters secretion and extracellular proteolysis of recombinant interferon-gamma as well as CHO-320 cell growth. Biotechnol. Lett. 26: 1043-1046.
108. * J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2004). Competition for sorption and degradation of chlorinated ethenes in batch zero-valent iron systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 2879-2884.
109. V. Beschkov, S. Velizarov, S.N. Agathos and V. Lukova (2004). Bacterial denitrification of waste water stimulated by constant electric field. Biochemical Engineering Journal 17: 141-145.
110. L. Coulibaly G. Gourene and S.N. Agathos (2003). Utilization of fungi for biotreatment of raw wastewater. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 2: 620-630.
111. C.C. Burteau, F.R. Verhoeye, J.F. Mols, J.S. Ballez, S.N. Agathos and Y.J. Schneider (2003). Fortification of a protein-free cell culture medium with plant peptones improves cultivation and productivity of an interferon-gamma producing CHO cell line. In Vitro Cell. Develop. Biol. - Animal 39: 291-296.
112. * I. Sokolovska, R. Rozenberg, C. Riez, P.G. Rouxhet, S.N. Agathos and P. Wattiau (2003). Carbon source-induced modifications in the mycolic acid content and cell wall permeability of Rhodococcus erythropolis E1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 69: 7019-7027.
113. L. Coulibaly and S.N. Agathos (2003). Transformation kinetics of mixed polymeric substrates under transitory conditions by Aspergillus niger. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 2: 438-443.
114. * D. Wesenberg, I. Kyriakides and S.N. Agathos (2003). White-rot fungi and their enzymes for the treatment of industrial dye effluents. Biotechnol. Adv. 22: 161-187.
115. * L. Ikonomou, Y.-J. Schneider and S. N. Agathos (2003). Insect cell culture for industrial production of recombinant proteins. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 62: 1-20.
116. S.J. Goux, N. Shapir, S. El Fantroussi, S. Lelong, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (2003). Long-term maintenance of rapid atrazine degradation in soils inoculated with atrazine degraders. Water, Air & Soil Pollution: Focus 3: 131-142.
117. L. Ikonomou, J.-C. Drugmand, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S. N. Agathos (2002). Microcarrier Culture of Lepidopteran Cell Lines: Implications for Growth and Recombinant Protein Production. Biotechnol. Progress 18: 1345-1355.
118. * P. Wattiau, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and S. Wuertz (2002). Use of the pAL5000 Replicon in PAH-Degrading Mycobacteria: Application for Strain Labelling and Promoter Probing. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 59: 700-705.
119. * L. Coulibaly, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (2002). A tanks-in-series bioreactor to simulate macromolecular-laden wastewater pretreatment under sewer conditions by Aspergillus niger. Water Research 36: 3941-3948.
120* O. Drzyzga, R. El Mamouni, S.N. Agathos and J.C. Gottschal (2002). Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Ethenes and Immobilization of Nickel in Anaerobic Sediment Columns under Sulfidogenic Conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36: 2630-2635.
121. R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Influence of Electron Donors and Acceptors on the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Laboratory and Pilot-Scale Study. Water Sci. Technol. 45: 49-54.
122. D. Wesenberg, F. Buchon and S.N. Agathos (2002). Degradation of Dye-Containing Textile Effluent by the Agaric White-Rot Fungal Strain Clitocybula dusenii. Biotechnology Letters 24: 989-993.
123. L. Ikonomou, C. Peeters-Joris, Y.-J. Schneider and S. N. Agathos (2002). Supernatant Proteolytic Activities of High-Five Insect Cells Grown in Serum-Free Culture. Biotechnology Letters 24: 965-969.
124. I. Sokolovska, P. Wattiau, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Biodegradation of Fluorene at Low Temperature by a Psychrotrophic Sphingomonas sp. Chemical Papers 56: 36-40.
125. * B. Van Aken and S.N. Agathos (2002). Implication of Manganese (III), Oxalate, and Oxygen in the Degradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds by Manganese Peroxidase (MnP). Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 58: 345-351.
126. G.-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (2001). Application of Oxygen Uptake Rate Measured by a Dynamic Method for Analysis of Related Fermentation Parameters in Cyclosporin A Fermentation: Suspended and Immobilized Cell Cultures. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 11: 1055-1060.
127. L. Ikonomou, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2001). Design of an Efficient Medium for Insect Cell Growth and Recombinant Protein Production. In Vitro Cell. Develop. Biol. - Animal 37: 549-559.
128. * C.M. Peres, R. Russ, H. Lenke and S.N. Agathos (2001). Biodegradation of 4-nitrobenzoate, 4-aminobenzoate and their mixtures: new strains, unusual metabolites and insights into pathway regulation. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 37: 151-159.
129. B. Van Aken and S.N. Agathos (2001). Biodegradation of nitro-substituted explosives by ligninolytic white-rot fungi: A mechanistic approach. Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 48: 1-77.
130. * R. Borraccino, M. Kharoune, R. Giot, S.N. Agathos, E.-J. Nyns, H.P. Naveau and A. Pauss (2001). Abiotic transformation of catechol and 1-naphthol in aqueous solution - Influence of environmental factors. Water Research 35: 3729-3737.
131. * P. Wattiau, M.-E. Renard, P. Ledent, V. Debois, G. Blackman and S.N. Agathos (2001). A PCR Test to Identify Bacillus subtilis and Closely Related Species and Its Application to the Monitoring of Wastewater Biotreatment. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 56: 816-819.
132. * B. Van Aken, M.D. Cameron, J.D. Stahl, A. Plumat, H. Naveau, S.D. Aust and S.N. Agathos (2000). Glutathione-Mediated Mineralization of 14C-Labeled 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene by Manganese-Dependent Peroxidase H5 from the White-Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 54: 659-664.
133. * S.J. Goux, M. Ibanez, M. Van Hoorick, P. Debongnie, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (2000). Biodegradation of Atrazine in Sand Sediments and in a Sand-Filter. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 54: 589-596.
134. T. Patarinska, D. Dochain, S.N. Agathos and L. Ganovski (2000). Modelling of Continuous Microbial Cultivation Taking into Account the Memory Effects. Bioprocess Engineering 22: 517-527.
135. B. Van Aken, J.D. Stahl, H. Naveau, S.N. Agathos and S.D. Aust (2000). Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Reduction Products by Lignin Peroxidase (H8) from the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Bioremediation Journal 4: 135-145.
136. C.M. Peres and S.N. Agathos (2000). Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Pollutants: from Pathways to Remediation. Biotechnology Annual Review 6: 197-220.
137. * V. Acha, M. Meurens, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (2000). ATR-FTIR Sensor Development for Continuous On-line Monitoring of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in a Fixed-Bed Bioreactor. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 68: 473-487.
138. B. Van Aken, P. Ledent, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (2000). Co-immobilization of Manganese Peroxidase from Phlebia radiata and Glucose Oxidase from Aspergillus niger on Porous Silica Beads. Biotechnology Letters 22: 641-646.
139. M.R. Kosseva, V.N. Beschkov, C. Peres and S.N. Agathos (1999) Removal of 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Simultaneous Adsorption and Bacteria Pseudomonas putida Fixed on Solid Supports. Bulg. Chem. Comm. 31: 45-50.
140. V. Acha, M. Meurens, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Detoxification of a Mixture of Aliphatic Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in a Fixed-Bed Bioreactor: Continuous On-Line Monitoring via an ATR-FTIR (Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared) Sensor. Water Sci. Technol. 40: 41-47.
141. V. Acha, M. Meurens, H. Naveau, D. Dochain, G. Bastin and S.N. Agathos (1999). Model-Based Estimation of an Anaerobic Reductive Dechlorination Process via an ATR-FTIR (Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared) Sensor. Water Sci. Technol. 40: 33-40.
142. * C.M. Peres, B. Van Aken, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Continuous Degradation of Mixtures of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate by Immobilized Cells of Burkholderia cepacia strain PB4. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 52: 440-445.
143. * S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, E.M. Top, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Bioaugmentation of a Soil Bioreactor Designed for Pilot Scale Anaerobic Bioremediation Studies. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33: 2992-3001.
144. B. Van Aken, M. Hofrichter, K. Scheibner, A.I. Hatakka, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Transformation and Mineralization of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by Manganese Peroxidase from the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. Biodegradation 10: 83-91.
145. * P. Ledent, H. Michels, G. Blackman, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Reversal of the Inhibitory Effect of Surfactants upon Germination and Growth of a Consortium of Different Strains of Bacillus. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 51: 370-374.
146. B. Van Aken, L. Godefroid, C. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Mineralization of 14C-U-Ring Labeled 4-Hydroxylamino-2,6-Dinitrotoluene by Manganese-Dependent Peroxidase of the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. J. Biotechnol. 68: 159-169.
147. S. Goux, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (1998). Metabolic Characterization of Fifteen Atrazine Degrading Microbial Communities. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 21: 254-259.
148. S. El Fantroussi, E. Ntibahezwa, S. Thomas, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Effects of Specific Inhibitors on the Anaerobic Reductive Dechlorination of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol by a Stable Methanogenic Consortium. Anaerobe 4: 197-203.
149. * C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Biodegradation of Nitrobenzene by Simultaneous Reduction of Nitrobenzene into Aniline and Mineralization of the Aniline Formed. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 49: 343-349.
150. S. El Fantroussi, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacteria. Biotechnology Progress 14: 167-188.
151. S. El Fantroussi, R. Giot, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Acclimation of a Methanogenic Consortium to a Mixture of Hydroxylated Aromatic Compounds. Chemosphere 36: 1575-1583.
152. S.N. Agathos, E. Hellin, H. Ali-Khodja, S. Deseveaux, F. Vandermesse and H. Naveau (1997). Gas-Phase Methyl Ethyl Ketone Biodegradation in a Tubular Biofilm Reactor: Microbiological and Bioprocess Aspects. Biodegradation 8: 251-264.
153. D. Dochain, S.N. Agathos and P. Vanrolleghem (1997). Asymptotic Observers as a Tool for Modelling Process Dynamics. Water Sci. Technol. 36: 259-268.
154. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Introduction and PCR Detection of Desulfomonile tiedjei in Soil Slurry Microcosms. Biodegradation 8: 125-133.
155. B. Van Aken, K. Skubisz, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Biodegradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. Biotechnology Letters 19: 813-817.
156. * S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Introduction of Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacteria in Soil Slurry Microcosms and Nested PCR Monitoring. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63: 806-811.
157. S.N. Agathos (1996). Insect Cell Bioreactors. Cytotechnology 20: 173-189.
158. * J.-B. Boucquey, P. Renard, P. Amerlynck, P. Modesto Filho, S.N. Agathos, H. Naveau and E.-J. Nyns (1995). High-Rate Continuous Biodegradation of Concentrated Chlorinated Aliphatics by a Durable Enrichment of Methanogenic Origin under Carrier-Dependent Conditions. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 47: 298-307.
159. W.T. Hensler and S.N. Agathos (1994). Evaluation of Monitoring Approaches and Effects of Culture Conditions on Recombinant Protein Production in Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells. Cytotechnology 15: 177-186.
160. W. Hensler, V. Singh and S.N. Agathos (1994). Sf9 Insect Cell Growth and β-Galactosidase Production in Serum and Serum Free Media. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 745: 149-166.
161. * A. Nathan, S. Zalipsky, S.I. Ertel, S.N. Agathos, M.L. Yarmush and J. Kohn (1993). Copolymers of Lysine and Polyethylene Glycol: A New Family of Functionalized Drug-Carriers. Bioconjugate Chemistry 4: 54-62.
162. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1993). Dynamic Response of Immobilized Cells to Pulse Addition of L-valine in Cyclosporin A Biosynthesis. J. Biotechnol. 27: 283-294.
163. S.N. Agathos and J. Lee (1993). Mathematical Modeling of the Fungal Production of Cyclosporin A: Effect of L-valine. Biotechnology Progress 9: 54-63.
164. * S.N. Agathos (1991). Production Scale Insect Cell Culture. Biotechnology Advances 9: 51-68.
165. * J. Lee and S.N. Agathos (1991). Dynamics of L-valine in Relation to the Production of Cyclosporin A by Tolypocladium inflatum. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 34: 513-517.
166. * G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1991). Comparative Studies of Physiological and Environmental Effects on the Production of Cyclosporin A in Suspended and Immobilized Cells of Tolypocladium inflatum. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 37: 256-265.
167. * T.H. Aarnio and S.N. Agathos (1990). Pigmented Variants of Tolypocladium inflatum in Relation to Cyclosporin Production. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 33: 435-437.
168. S.N. Agathos, Y-H. Jeong and K. Venkat (1990). Growth Kinetics of Free and Immobilized Insect Cell Cultures. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 589: 372-398.
169. S.N. Agathos and R. Parekh (1990). Enhancement of Cyclosporin Production in a Tolypocladium inflatum Strain after Epichlorohydrin Treatment. J. Biotechnol. 13: 73-81.
170. T.H. Aarnio and S.N. Agathos (1989). Production of Extracellular Enzymes and Cyclosporin by Tolypocladium inflatum and Morphologically Related Fungi. Biotechnology Letters 11: 759-764.
171. * J. Tasker and S.N. Agathos (1989). Dependence of In Vivo Inactivation Kinetics of Gramicidin S Synthetase on Cell Physiology. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 34:1037-1044.
172. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1989). Immobilization of Tolypocladium inflatum Spores into Porous Celite Beads for Cyclosporine Production. J. Biotechnol. 9: 237-254.
173. J. Lee and S.N. Agathos (1989). Effect of Amino Acids on the Production of Cyclosporin A by Tolypocladium inflatum. Biotechnol. Lett. 11: 77-82.
174. S.N. Agathos, C. Madhosingh, J.W. Marshall and J. Lee (1987). The Fungal Production of Cyclosporine. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 506: 657-662.
175. S.N. Agathos, J.W. Marshall, C. Moraiti, R. Parekh and C. Madhosingh (1986). Physiological and Genetic Factors for Process Development of Cyclosporine Fermentations. J. Ind. Microbiol. 1: 39-48.
176. * S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1986). Dissolved oxygen levels and the in vivo stability of gramicidin S synthetase. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 24: 319-322.
177. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1986). Substrate Amino Acid-Mediated Stabilization of Gramicidin S Synthetase against Inactivation In Vivo. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 8: 465-468.
178. A.L. Demain and S.N. Agathos (1986). Studies on In Vivo Inactivation of Gramicidin S Synthetase and its Retardation. Can. J. Microbiol. 32: 208-214.
179. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1984). Gramicidin S Synthetase Stabilization In Vivo. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 434: 44-47.
180. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1983). Optimization of Fermentation Processes through the Control of In Vivo Inactivation of Microbial Biosynthetic Enzymes. ACS Symp. Ser. 207 (Foundations of Biochemical Engineering): 53-67.
181. A.L. Demain, A. Poirier, S. Agathos and O. Nimi (1981). Appearance and Disappearance of Gramicidin S Synthetases. Devel. Ind. Microbiol. 22: 233-244.
182. S.N. Agathos, A.L. Griffith, R. Uauy-Dagach, V.R. Young and N. Catsimpoolas (1977). Transient Velocity Sedimentation at Unit Gravity of Human Erythrocytes. Analytical Biochemistry 81: 143-150.
C. Book Chapters
183. S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2019). Introduction to Environmental and Related Biotechnologies. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental and Related Biotechnologies, pp. 1-3. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. ISBN: 978-0-444-64046-8.00334-7.
184. F. Augelletti, B. Stenuit, S.N. Agathos and A. Jousset (2019). Manipulation of biodiversity to steer and optimize microbial community function. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental and Related Biotechnologies, pp. 29-41. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. ISBN: 978-0-444-64046-8.00478-X.
185. I.F. George, E. Bouhajja and S.N. Agathos (2019). Metagenomics for bioremediation. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Volume 6 – Environmental and Related Biotechnologies, pp. 132- 142. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. ISBN: 978-0444-64046-8.00339-6.
186. B.A. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2019). Biodegradation and bioremediation of TNT and other nitro explosives. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental and Related Biotechnologies, pp. 181-196. Elsevier, Oxford, UK, ISBN: 978-0-444-64046-8.00348-7.
187. G. Matos, A. Oliveira, D. Coutinho, T. Oliva, C. Junior, B. Stenuit, S.N. Agathos, M. Lutterbach and E. Sérvulo (2019). Culturable microbiome and biodegradation activity of diesel B5 and biodiesel (B100) in a contaminated soil bioremediation study. In: T. Lund Skovhus and C. Whitby, Editors, Oilfield Microbiology, Chapter 11, pp. 175-195. CRC Press – Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. ISBN: 978-1-1380-5775-3.
188. B.S. Grama, A. Delhaye, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2016). Beta-carotene and other carotenoids and pigments from micro-algae. In: E.J. Vandamme and J.L. Revuelta, Editors, Industrial Biotechnology of Vitamins, Biopigments, and Antioxidants, Chapter 10, pp. 265-286. Wiley – VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Weinheim, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-527-33734-7.
189. S. Sart and S.N. Agathos (2016). Large-scale expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in microcarrier-based stirred bioreactors. In: K. Turksen, Editor, Bioreactors in Stem Cell Biology, pp. 87-102 (Chapter 6), Springer Protocols in Molecular & Cell Biology Humana Press, New York. ISBN: 978-1-4939-6476-5 (hardback); 978-1-4939-6478-9 (eBook).
190. I. Ardao, S.N. Agathos, E. Ammann, F. Aulenta, P. Corvini, D. Frascari, M. Majone, R. Hochstrat, U. Hofmann, B. Kolvenbach, D. Schlosser and G. Zanaroli (2015). Immobilization techniques for biocatalysts. In: R. Hochstrat, T. Wintgens and P. Corvini, Editors, Immobilised Biocatalysts for Bioremediation of Groundwater and Wastewater, pp. 49-69. (Ch. 3). International Water Association IWA Publishing, London, UK. ISBN: 978-1-78-040645-9 (Paperback); 978-1-78-040646-6 (eBook).
191. L. Yu, I. Ardao, Y. Ma, P. Corvini and S.N. Agathos (2015). Enzyme reactors. In: R. Hochstrat, T. Wintgens and P. Corvini, Editors, Immobilised Biocatalysts for Bioremediation of Groundwater and Wastewater, pp. 79-96. (Ch. 5). International Water Association IWA Publishing, London, UK. ISBN: 978-1-78-040645-9 (Paperback); 978-1-78-040646-6 (eBook).
192. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2013). Biodegradation and bioremediation of TNT and other nitro explosives. In: S.A. Elias, Editor, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISBN: 978-0-12-409548-9.
193. I.F. George, E. Bouhajja and S.N. Agathos (2011). Metagenomics for bioremediation. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, pp. 47-57. Elsevier, Oxford, UK, ISBN: 978-0-444-53352-4.
195. S.N. Agathos (2011). Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology and Safety. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, pp. 1-2. Elsevier, Oxford, UK, ISBN: 978-0-444-53352-4.
196. M. Pouli and S.N. Agathos (2011). Bioremediation of PAH-contaminated sites: From pathways to bioreactors. In: A.I. Koukkou, Editor, Microbial Bioremediation of Non-metals, pp. 119-147. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK, ISBN: 978-1-904455-83-7.
197. S.N. Agathos (2010). Insect cell culture. In: R.H. Baltz, J.E. Davies and A.L. Demain, Editors, Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, pp. 212-222. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Press, Washington, DC, ISBN: 978-1-55581-512-7.
198. I. George, B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2010). Application of metagenomics to bioremediation. In: D. Marco, Editor, Metagenomics: Theory, Methods and Applications, pp. 119-140. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK, ISBN: 978-1-904455-54-7.
199. B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, L. Schuler, I. George and S.N. Agathos (2009). Molecular tools for monitoring and validating bioremediation. In: A. Singh, R.C. Kuhad and O.P. Ward, Editors, Advances in Applied Bioremediation, Soil Biology Series Volume 17, pp. 339-353. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, ISBN: 978-3-540-89620-3.
200. B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, S.N. Agathos, I. George (2008). High-throughput approaches to analyse waste biotreatment in confined environments. In: Microbial Biodegradation: Genomics and Molecular Biology, E. Diaz (ed.), pp. 319-358. Caister Academic Press, Norwich, UK. ISBN: 978-1-904455-17-2.
201. Agathos, S. N. (2007). Development of serum-free media for lepidopteran insect cell lines. In: D. W. Murhammer, Editor, Baculovirus Expression Protocols, second edition, Methods in Molecular Biology Series, Volume 388, pp. 155-185. Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-58829-537-8.
202. J.-C. Drugmand, J.-F. Michiels, S. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2007). Growth of mammalian and lepidopteran cells on BioNOC II disks, a novel macroporous microcarrier. In: R. Smith, Editor, Cell Technology for Cell Products, pp. 781-784, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 978-1-4020-5475-4.
203. J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S. Agathos (2007). Analysis and modeling of the metabolism of lepidopteran cells. In: R. Smith, Editor, Cell Technology for Cell Products, pp. 777-780, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 978-1-4020-5475-4.
204. J. Mols, N. Cavez, S. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2007). Plant peptones: Nutritional properties sustaining recombinant protein secretion by CHO cells. In: R. Smith, Editor, Cell Technology for Cell Products, pp. 599-601, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 978-1-4020-5475-4.
205. F. Fava and S.N. Agathos (2006). Uncertainty and research needs in the area of biological restoration of contaminated sediments. In: D. Reible and T. Lanczos, Editors, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, pp. 239-246, NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environmental Sciences – Vol. 73, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN-10 1-4020-4958-7.
206. S. El Fantroussi, S.N. Agathos, D.H. Pieper, R. Witzig, B. Camara, L. Gabriel-Jürgens; H. Junca, G. Zanaroli, F. Fava, J.R. Perez-Jimenez, L.Y. Young, K. Hamonts, R. Lookman, M. Maesen, L. Diels, W. Dejonghe, J. Dijk and D. Springael (2006). Biological assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments. In: D. Reible and T. Lanczos, Editors, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, pp. 179-238, NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environmental Sciences – Vol. 73, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN-10 1-4020-4958-7.
207. S.N. Agathos (2006). Chlorinated solvents biodegradation and nickel bioimmobilization in historically contaminated anaerobic sediments. In: P. Canepa and F. Fava, Editors, Biomonitoring, Bioavailability and Microbial Transformation of Pollutants in Sediments and Approaches to Stimulate their Biodegradation, pp. 33-44, Soil Remediation Series N° 7, INCA, Venice, Italy. ISBN 88-88214-32-1.
208. S.N. Agathos (2005). Bioaugmentation as a strategy for in situ bioremediation. In: F. Fava and P. Canepa, Editors, Innovative Approaches to the Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites, pp. 291-300, INCA, Venice, Italy. ISBN 88-88214-33-X.
209. J. Mols, F. Verhoeye, C. Peeters-Joris, S.N. Agathos and Y.J. Schneider (2005). Extracellular metallopreoteases and their inhibitors expressed by the IFN-gamma producing CHO-320 cell line. In: F. Gòdia and M. Fussenegger, Editors, Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics, pp. 175-177, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-2791-5.
210. J.C. Drugmand, Y.J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2005). Environmental effects of lactate on High-FiveTM insect cell metabolism. In: F. Gòdia and M. Fussenegger, Editors, Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics, pp. 91-94,Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-2791-5.
211. L. Eyers, S.N. Agathos and S. El Fantroussi (2004). Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) as a fingerprinting tool for analyzing microbial communities in contaminated environments. In: J.F.T. Spencer and A.L. Ragout de Spencer, Editors, Environmental Microbiology: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Biotechnology Series, Volume 16, pp. 407-417, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. ISBN 1-58829-116-2.
212. S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke (2003). Preface. In: S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors, Biotechnology for the Environment: Wastewater Treatment and Modeling, Waste Gas Handling. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3c, pp. 1-2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 288 pp. ISBN 1-4020-1131-8.
213. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). Combined removal of chlorinated ethenes and heavy metals in zero valent iron systems. In: S.F. Thornton & S.E. Oswald, Editors, Groundwater Quality: Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater Pollution, IAHS Publication no. 275, pp. 447-452. IAHS Press, Wallingford, Oxforshire, UK. ISBN 1-901502-86-4.
214. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael D, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). Kinetics of trichloroethene (TCE) reduction by zero valent iron: effect of medium composition. In: S.F. Thornton & S.E. Oswald, Editors, Groundwater Quality: Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater Pollution, IAHS Publication no. 275, pp. 397-402. IAHS Press, Wallingford, Oxforshire, UK. ISBN 1-901502-86-4.
215. S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke (2002). Preface. In: S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors, Biotechnology for the Environment: Soil Remediation. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3b, pp. 1-2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 148 pp. ISBN 1-4020-1051-6.
216. S. Goux, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (2002). Towards a Better Understanding of Enhanced Pesticide Biodegradation. In: S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors, Biotechnology for the Environment: Stategy and Fundamentals. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3a, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 141-156. ISBN 1-4020-0529-6.
217. S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke (2002). Preface. In: S.N. Agathos and W. Reineke, Editors, Biotechnology for the Environment: Strategy and Fundamentals. Focus on Biotechnology Series, Volume 3a, pp. v-vi, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 248 pp. ISBN 1-4020-0529-6.
218. G. Baré, H. Charlier, L. De Nijs, F. Verhoeye, Y.-J. Schneider, S. Agathos and P. Thonart (2001). Effects of Rice Protein Hydrolysates on Growth of CHO Cells and Production of Human Interferon-gama in Serum-Free Medium. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, pp. 217-219, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0264-5.
219. J. Mols, C. Burteau, F. Verhoeye, C. Peeters-Joris, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Proteolytic Potential during Batch Cultivation in Serum-Free Media of an IFN-gamma Producing CHO Cell Line. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, pp. 227-229, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0264-5.
220. J.-C. Drugmand, L. Ikonomou, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2001). Growth of High-Five Cells on Cultispher-S Microcarriers. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, pp. 332-334, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0264-5.
221. L. Ikonomou, J.-C. Drugmand, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2001). Physiology Effect of Insect Cells Cultured in a New Serum-Free Medium. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, pp. 338-340, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0264-5.
222. F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, J. Mols, J.-S. Ballez, G. Baré, P. Thonart, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Use of Plant Peptone-Containing Serum-Free Media for the Cultivation of CHO Cells in Suspension and on Microcarriers. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, pp. 362-364, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0264-5.
223. F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, S. Chenu, J.-L. Goergen, A. Marc, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Adaptation and Growth Kinetics of the Universal Host CHO Cell Lines in Serum-Free Medium. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, pp. 438-440, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0264-5.
224. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Cross Induction of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate Degradation by Burkholderia cepacia strain PB4. In: R. Fass, Y. Flashner and S. Reuveny, Editors, Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution, pp. 71-82, Plenum, New York. ISBN 0-306-46102-1.
225. L. Ikonomou, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (1999). Growth on Microcarriers and Nutritional Needs of High Density Insect Cell Cultures. In: A. Bernard, B. Griffiths, W. Noé and F. Wurm, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: Products from Cells, Cells as Products, pp. 371-373, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 0-7923-6075-3.
226. V. Achà, M. Meurens, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Continuous On-Line Monitoring of Organochlorine Compounds in a Fixed Bed Bioreactor by an Optical Infrared Sensor. In: Bioremediation and Phytoremediation -- Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (Wickramanayake, G.B. and Hinchee, R.E. Ed.), pp. 135-141, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio.
227. E. Hellin, H. Ali-Khodja, S. Deseveaux, F. Vandermesse, E.-J. Nyns, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Gas-phase methyl ethyl ketone biodegradation in a tubular biofilm reactor: microbiological and bioreactor aspects. In: D.L. Wise, Editor, Global Environmental Biotechnology, pp. 417-436, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht / Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V. ISBN 978-90-481-4836-3; eBook: ISBN 978-94-017-1711-3; DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-1711-3.
228. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Introduction and PCR detection of Desulfomonile tiedjei in soil slurry microcosms. In: D.L. Wise, Editor, Global Environmental Biotechnology, pp. 437-449., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht / Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V. ISBN 978-90-481-4836-3; eBook: ISBN 978-94-017-1711-3; DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-1711-3.
229. S.N. Agathos (1997). Environmental Biotechnology in Research and Education. In: C. Ronneau and O. Bitchaeva, Editors, Biotechnology for Waste Management and Site Restoration, pp. 33-39, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 0-7923-4769-2.
230. S.N. Agathos (1996). Insect Cell Bioreactors. In: J.M. Vlak, C.D. de Gooijer, J. Tramper & H.G. Miltenburger, Editors, Insect Cell Cultures: Fundamental and Applied Aspects, pp. 173-189, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 0-7923-3403-5.
231. T.H. Lee, G.T. Chun, Y.K. Chang, J.D. Lee and S.N. Agathos (1996) Bioprocess Engineering Considerations in Cyclosporin A Fermentation by Immobilized Fungus Tolypocladium inflatum. In: R.H. Wijffels, R.M. Buitelaar, C. Bucke & J. Tramper, Editors, Immobilized Cells: Basics and Applications, pp. 402-409, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam. ISBN 0-444-81984-3. (Progess in Biotechnology, Volume 11).
232. S.N. Agathos (1994). Large Scale Insect Cell Production. In: K. Maramorosch and A.H. McIntosh, Editors, Insect Cell Biotechnology, pp. 89-103, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
233. S.N. Agathos (1993). The Future of Insect Cell Culture Engineering. In: M.F.A. Goosen, A.J. Daugulis and P. Faulkner, Editors, Insect Cell Culture Engineering, pp. 218-237, Marcel Dekker, New York.
234. S.N. Agathos (1992). Insect Cell Culture. In: A.I. Laskin, Editor, Biotechnology International 1990/1991, Century Press, London.
235. S.N. Agathos (1991). Mass Production of Viral Insecticides. In: K. Maramorosch, Editor, Biotechnology for Biological Control of Pests and Vectors, pp. 217-235, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
236. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1988). The In Vivo Longevity of Antibiotic Synthetases. In: S. Aiba, Editor, Horizons of Biochemical Engineering, pp. 147-161, Oxford University Press, Oxford/New York.
D. Peer-Reviewed Proceedings
237. Matos, G.I., Junior, C.S., Oliva, T.C., Subtil, D.F., Matsushita, L.Y., Chaves, A.L., Lutterbach, M.T., Sérvulo, E.F., Agathos, S.N., and Stenuit, B. (2015). Bacterial community dynamics and ecotoxicological assessment during bioremediation of soils contaminated by biodiesel and diesel/biodiesel blends. Proceedings, 20th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 30 January 2015. Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci., 80/1: 157-161, ISSN 1379-1176.
238. B.S. Grama, A. Delhaye, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2014). Canthaxanthin, astaxanthin and adonixanthin production from a Dactylococcus microalga in a new flat-plate airlift photobioreactor. Proceedings, 19th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences, Gembloux, Belgium, 7 February 2014. Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci. 79/1: 65-70.
239. S. Talvy, R. Nair, P. Demarche, S. Agathos and F. Debaste (2012). Modeling of bisphenol A degradation using immobilized/insolubilized laccase. Proceedings, 20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2012 and 15th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2012, Prague, Czech Republic, 25-29 August 2012, 8 pp.
240. S. Sart, A. Errachid, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2011). Controlled expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in a microcarrier based stirred bioreactor. Proceedings of the 22nd Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Vienna, Austria, May 15-18, 2011, BMC Proceedings 5 (Suppl. 8):P55. Published on line November 22, 2011. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1753-6561/5/S8/P55
241. J.-F. Michiels, J. Barbau, S. Sart, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2009). Effects of soy peptone-supplemented medium on CHO-320 cells. Proceedings of the 21st Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Dublin, Ireland, June 7-10, 2009, ESACT Proceedings, Volume 5, Part 5, pp. 471-475. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0884-6_79.
242. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2009). Impact of growth factors on the proliferation of ear mesenchymal stem cells on porous microcarriers. Proceedings of the 21st Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Dublin, Ireland, June 7-10, 2009, ESACT Proceedings, Volume 5, Part 2, pp. 161-176. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0884-6_27.
243. A. Provost, G. Bastin, S. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2005). Metabolic design of macroscopic models: Application to CHO cells. Proceedings of the 44th IEE Conference on Decision and Control and the European Control Conference 2005 (ECC-CDC'05), Seville, Spain, December, 12-15, 2005, pp. 2982-2989.
244. D. Roosens, M. Degrez, E.M.B. Michel, S.N. Agathos, C. Dessaucy, A. Van Lierde (2004). Combined industrial wastewater treatment by association of electrochemical and biological techniques and membrane filtration (MF, UF, NF), Proceedings of the Second National Conference of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM 2004), Bretton Hall, Wakefield, England, 13-15 September 2004, Edited by N.J. Horan, volume 2, pp 253-260, Leeds, U.K., ISBN: 1-903958-09-01.
245. E.M.B. Michel, I. Sokolovska and S.N. Agathos (2004). Biodegradation of diesel fuel in soil at low temperature by Rhodococcus erythropolis. In: W. Verstraete, Editor, European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology ESEB 2004, pp. 843-846, Taylor & Francis Group, London. ISBN 90-5809-653-X
246. L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, S. El Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2004). Microbial characterization of TNT contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT degradation: high and unusual denitration activity. In: W. Verstraete, Editor, European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology ESEB 2004, pp. 51-54, Taylor & Francis Group, London. ISBN 90-5809-653-X
247. U. Nasution, F. Verhoeye, G. Bastin, S. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Quantitative modelling of growth and metabolism of CHO-K1 cell cultures in a serum-free medium. European Control Conference, ECC 2001, Porto, Portugal, September 4-7, 2001. Conference paper 7076307, Proceedings pp. 2522-2527. ISBN: 978-3-9524173-6-2
248. S. Goux, Y. Van Elsen, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (1997). Biodegradation of Three s-Triazine Herbicides in Liquid Media under Different Media Conditions. 49th International Symposium on Crop Protection. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent 62/2a: 235-242.
249. O. Y. Bitchaeva, S.N. Agathos, C. Ronneau, G. Collard, J. Diaz, C.J. Duggleby, C. Sahut and J.H. Wissler (1997). Biotechnology for the Nuclear Industry. An International Experience. 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology. Proc. ISEB (H. Verachtert and W. Verstraete, Eds.), Vol. I, pp. 295-301.
250. B. Van Aken, K. Skubisz, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). The Biodegradation of Trinitrotoluene by the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology. Proc. ISEB (H. Verachtert and W. Verstraete, Eds.), Vol. II, pp. 163-167.
251. E. Hellin, H. Ali-Khodja, S. Deseveaux, F. Vandermesse, S.N. Agathos and H. Naveau (1997). A Useful Tool to Study and Optimize the Treatment of VOC in Gaseous Phase: The Tubular Biofilm Reactor. 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology. Proc. ISEB (H. Verachtert and W. Verstraete, Eds.), Vol. II, pp. 159-162.
252. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Bioremediation of Nitrobenzene by Simultaneous Reduction of Nitrobenzene into Aniline and Mineralization of the Aniline Formed. 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Proc. ISEB (H. Verachtert and W. Verstraete, Eds.), Vol. I, pp. 169-172.
253. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1996). Introduction and PCR Detection of Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacteria in Soil Slurry Microcosms. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent 61/4b: 1935-1938.
254. B. Volesky and S. Agathos (1974). Oil removal from refinery wastes by air flotation. Water Pollution Research in Canada 9: 328-339.
E. Patent Disclosures
255. Jian Li, Suxia Guo, Ruiming Han, Zhaolei Zhang and Spiros N. Agathos (2014). A Method for Large Scale Cultivation of Microalgae. China Patent Application 201410468458.X.
256. Jian Li, Zhaolei Zhang, Suxia Guo, Ruiming Han and Spiros N. Agathos (2014). A Method to Produce EPA from Marine Microalgae. China Patent Application 201410448353.8.
257. M. Lucas, F. Buchon, B. Gobeau, V. Mertens, S. Vanhulle, S.N. Agathos, C.-M. Bols, A.-M. Corbisier and D. Wesenberg (2003). Sustainable Process for the Treatment and Detoxification of Liquid Waste. World Patent WO03/035581, May 1, 2003. US Patent Application US 2005/0067347 A1, March 31, 2005
258. F. Verhoeye, Y.-J. Schneider, P. Thonart, G. Baré and S. Agathos (2002). Cryoprotective Solutions. European Patent EP 1 181 865 A1, February 27, 2002.
259. P. Ledent, H. Michels, S. Agathos, P. Demyttenaere and G. Blackman (1999). Method for Reducing the Effect of Detergents upon Germination and/or Growth of Microorganisms. European Patent EP 915 061, May 12, 1999. World Patent WO99/20571, April 29, 1999.
260. G.D. Case, M.M. Howton, D.S. Beattie, J.F. Worley III and S.N. Agathos (1989). Method of Detecting Cholinesterase Inhibiting Chemical Agents with Biochemical Amplifying Component in Film Form with a Self-Contained Electronic Membrane Sensor. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Application, November 14, 1989, Serial No. 07/435,765.
F. Editorials
261. J. Li, Y. Chisti, C. Meng, A. Abd-El-Aziz and S.N. Agathos (2025). Editorial: Microalgae as sustainable food resources: prospects, novel species, bioactive compounds, cultivation process and food processing. Frontiers in Nutrition 11: 1543087 doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1543087260.
263. G. Salum, S.A. Dahoumane and S.N. Agathos (2016). Letter to the Editor: Life Sciences at Yachay Tech University in Ecuador. Bionatura 1(3): 106. http://dx.doi.org/10.21931/RB/2016.01.03.2
264. S.N. Agathos and N. Boon (2015). Editorial Overview: Environmental Biotechnology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 33: 1-3.
265. S.N. Agathos, F. Fava and A. Scoma (2013). Biotechnology for the bio- and green economy. New Biotechnology 30: 581-584.
266. J.M. Park, S.N. Agathos and C.-O. Jeon (2013). Special issue on International Biotechnology Symposium, IBS-2012: September 16-21, Daegu, Korea. Bioresource Technology 145: 1.
267. Y. Li, S. Sart and S.N. Agathos (2013). Mass production of stem cell-derived progeny in bioreactors. International Journal of Stem Cell Research and Transplantation 1(2):1-3.
268. S. Riva, P. Morandini, G. Sannia and S.N. Agathos (2011). Editorial – Special issue on International Biotechnology Symposium, IBS-2010: September 14-18, Rimini, Italy. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 49(6-7): pp. iv.
G. Other Publications
269. R. Campitiello, S.N. Agathos, J. Li and E.A. Cutolo (2024). Marine ecosystems may offer environmental drugs for interventions in immunoinflammatory rheumatic disease. Journal of Environmental Rheumatology 1(2):53-62 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55563/jer/t2rspv
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1. B. Volesky and S. Agathos (1974). Oil Removal from Refinery Wastes by Air Flotation. Oral paper presented at the 9th Canadian Symposium on Water Pollution Research, London, Ontario, Canada, February 17-20, 1974.
2. N. Catsimpoolas, R. Rossi, S. Agathos and A.L. Griffith (1976). Transient Velocity Sedimentation of Mammalian Cells. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Seattle, Washington, February 20-24, 1976. Abstract: Biophysical Journal 16, 65a.
3. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1979). Stabilization of Gramicidin S Synthetase In Vivo by Carbon Sources. Oral paper presented at the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology/U.S.-Japan Intersociety Microbiology Congress,
4. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1980). Stabilization of Gramicidin S Synthetase In Situ. VIth International Fermentation Symposium,
5. A.L. Demain, S. Agathos, A. Poirier and O. Nimi (1980). Appearance and Disappearance of Gramicidin S Synthetases. Paper presented at the 37th General Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology, Flagstaff, Arizona, August 9-15, 1980. Abstract: SIM News 30, p. 38.
6. * S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1982). Optimization of Fermentation Processes through the Control of In Vivo Inactivation of Microbial Biosynthetic Enzymes. Oral paper presented at the 1982 Winter Symposium of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, “Foundations of Biochemical Engineering”, Boulder, Colorado, January 17-19, 1982. Winter Symposia ACS-IEC Abstracts, p. 11.
7. * S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1982). In Vivo Inactivation of Gramicidin S Synthetase in Bacillus brevis. Paper presented at the 1982 Gordon Conference on Fungal Metabolism, Plymouth, New Hampshire, July 4-9, 1982.
8. S.N. Agathos and A.L. Demain (1983). Enzyme Stability In Vivo: Gramicidin S Synthetase. Paper presented at the VIIth International Enzyme Engineering Conference, Engineering Foundation Conferences, White Haven, Pennsylvania, September 25-30, 1983. Engineering Foundation Abstracts, p. 119.
9. E. Nerantzis, J.W. Marshall and S.N. Agathos (1984). Morphological and Physiological Aspects of Cyclosporine Fermentations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 10-13, 1984. CSM/SCM Programme and Abstracts, p. 71 (Abstract No. AM4p).
10. S.N. Agathos and J. Tasker (1984). Stabilization of Antibiotic Synthetases. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 1984. Programme, p. P-24.
11. S.N. Agathos and J.W. Marshall (1984). Fermentative Production of the Novel Immunosuppressant, Cyclosporine. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, San Francisco, California, November 25-30, 1984. AIChE Annual Program, p. T-123 (Paper No. 81b).
12. S.N. Agathos, J.W. Marshall, C. Moraiti, R. Parekh and C. Madhosingh (1985). Nutritional and Physiological Factors for Process Development in Cyclosporine Fermentations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology, Boston, Massachusetts, August 3-9, 1985. Abstract: SIM News 35, pp. 64-65.
13. S.N. Agathos, J.W. Marshall and J. Lee (1986). Progress in the Fungal Production of the Novel Immunosuppressant, Cyclosporine. Paper presented at the Vth International Biochemical Engineering Conference,
14. S.N. Agathos, R. Parekh and J.W. Marshall (1986). Increased Production of Cyclosporine through Strain Improvement and Sequential Carbon Feeding of Tolypocladium inflatum. Paper presented at the Fifth International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, GIM-86, Split, Yugoslavia, September 14-19, 1986. GIM 86 Book of Abstracts, p. 192 (Abstract No. W10-P23).
15. J. Lee and S.N. Agathos (1987). Strategies for Enhanced Production and Recovery of Cyclosporine. 194th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Paper presented at the 194th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
16. S.N. Agathos, Y-H. Jeong, A.M. Fallon and K. Venkatasubramanian (1987). Insect Cell Cultures: Kinetic and Mass Transfer Considerations. Paper presented at the 194th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
17. S.N. Agathos, Y-H. Jeong, A.M. Fallon and K. Venkatasubramanian (1987). Design Considerations of Insect Cell Bioreactor Systems. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York City, November 15-20, 1987.
18. * S.N. Agathos (1988). Insect Cell Culture in Bioreactors. First International Conference on Cell Culture Engineering, Engineering Foundation Conferences. Paper presented at the First International Conference on Cell Culture Engineering, Engineering Foundation Conferences,
19. S.N. Agathos, Y-H. Jeong and K. Venkatasubramanian (1988). Kinetics of Free and Immobilized Insect Cell Cultures. Paper presented at the 3rd Chemical Congress of North America and 195th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
20. * S.N. Agathos, G-T. Chun and J. Lee (1988). The Physiology of Cyclosporine Production in Submerged Cultures of Tolypocladium inflatum. Paper presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Overproduction of Microbial Products, OMP 88,
21. S.N. Agathos, Y-H. Jeong and K. Venkatasubramanian (1988). Insect Cell Culture in Bioreactors: Free and Immobilized Cell Kinetics. Paper presented at the 8th International Biotechnology Symposium,
22. S.N. Agathos, G-T. Chun and J. Lee (1988). Kinetics and Physiology of Cyclosporine Production by Tolypocladium inflatum. Paper presented at the 8th International Biotechnology Symposium,
23. * S.N. Agathos (1988). Growth Kinetics of Free and Immobilized Insect Cell Cultures. Oral paper presented at the VIth International Biochemical Engineering Conference, Engineering Foundation Conferences,
24. S.N. Agathos, Y-H. Jeong and K. Venkatasubramanian (1988). Effects of Serum and Supplements on the Growth Kinetics of Insect Cells in Culture. Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
25. T.H. Aarnio and S.N. Agathos (1989). Cyclosporin A Production by Tolypocladium inflatum, its Pigmented Variants, and Morphologically Related Fungi. Poster presented at the Fourth European Conference on Industrial Biotechnology: Simposio A.F.I. 1989,
26. J. Lee and S.N. Agathos (1989). Mathematical Modeling and Bioreactor Operating Strategies for Submerged Fungal Growth and Cyclosporin Production. Paper presented at the 198th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
27. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1989). Precursor Effects on the Cyclosporine Fermentation by Fungal Cells of Tolypocladium inflatum. Paper presented at the 198th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
28. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1990). Precursor Effects and Process Strategies for Cyclosporin A Production in Suspended and Immobilized Cell Cultures of Tolypocladium inflatum. Paper presented at the 4th Mid-Atlantic Biochemical Engineering Consortium (MABEC) Symposium, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, February 22-23, 1990.
29. * S.N. Agathos, G-T. Chun and J. Lee (1990). Physiological Modeling and Bioprocess Engineering Considerations in Cyclosporin A Production by the Fungus Tolypocladium inflatum (Beauveria nivea). Oral paper presented at the 5th European Congress on Biotechnology, ECB5,
30. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1990). Systematic Comparison of Immobilized and Suspended Fungal Cultures for Process Improvement of Cyclosporin A Production by Tolypocladium inflatum. Oral paper presented at the 200th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., August 26-31, 1990. ACS Abstracts (Abstract BIOT No. 148).
31. G.-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1990). Process Development for Enhancement of Cyclosporin A Production by Immobilized Cells of Tolypocladium inflatum. Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
32. W. Hensler, S.N. Agathos, V. Singh and K. Venkat (1990). Effect of Low and Cycling Oxygen Levels of D.O. on Insect Cell Culture in Suspension. Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
33. E.K. Hong, S.N. Agathos and A. Constantinides (1990a). Mechanisms of Propagation of the 2mm-based Hybrid Plasmid in Recombinant Yeast. Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
34. E.K. Hong, S.N. Agathos and A. Constantinides (1990b). Growth Kinetics, Stability and Cloned Gene Expression Under Inducible Control in Recombinant Yeast. Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
35. S.N. Agathos, G-T. Chun and J. Lee (1991). Role of Mg++ Ion and L-Valine in the Fungal Production of Cyclosporin A. Poster presented at the VIIth International Biochemical Engineering Conference,
36. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1991). Contribution of Released Cells to Overall Cyclosporin A Productivity in an Immobilized Perfusion Reactor System. Oral paper presented at the 4th Chemical Congress of North America and 202nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
37. G.D. Case, S.T. Ohnishi, M. Koes, A.M. Soltis, M.M. Howton, D.S. Beattie, S.N. Agathos and L.J. Luskus (1991). Chemical Agent Biosensor Method with Electrochemical Transduction by Ion Channel Synthesis. Paper presented at the Scientific Conference on Chemical Defense Research, U.S. Army Chemical Research, Development and
38. W. Hensler, S.N. Agathos and V. Singh (1991). Metabolic Kinetics and Oxygen Management in Bioreactor Cultured Insect Cells. Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
39. S.I. Ertel, A. Nathan, S. Zalipsky, S.N. Agathos and J. Kohn (1992). Copolymers of Amino Acids and Poly(Ethylene Glycol): A New Family of Functionalized Drug-Carriers. Paper presented at the 203rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
40. * S.N. Agathos (1992). Biotechnological Approaches for Degradation of Nitroaromatics in Industrial Effluents. Invited oral presentation at Annual Conference on Restoration and Protection of the Environment in the ‘90s,
41. G-T. Chun and S.N. Agathos (1992). Possibilities of Bioprocess Improvement in the Fungal Production of Cyclosporin A: Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of an Immobilized Perfusion Reactor System (IPRS). Oral paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
42. * S.N. Agathos (1993). Cyclosporin Production by Free and Immobilized Fungi. Invited oral presentation at the 124th Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology jointly with the British Mycological Society Symposium,
43. P.A. Darcy, S.N. Agathos and R. Kumar (1993). Production of Human Hemoglobin in Insect Cells Using a Baculovirus Expression System. Paper presented at the 7th Mid-Atlantic Biochemical Engineering Consortium (MABEC) Symposium, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1993.
44. * P.A. Darcy, S.N. Agathos and R. Kumar (1993). Production of Human Hemoglobin in Insect Cells Using a Baculovirus Expression System. Poster presented at the VIIIth International Biochemical Engineering Conference,
45. * W. Hensler, V. Singh and S.N. Agathos (1993). Growth, Infectivity and Recombinant Protein Production in Sf9 Insect Cells in Serum-Supplemented and Serum-Free Medium. Poster presented at the VIIIth International Biochemical Engineering Conference,
46. * W. Hensler and S.N. Agathos (1994). Evaluation of Monitoring Approaches and Effects of Culture Conditions on Recombinant Protein Production in Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells. Paper presented at the Fourth International Conference on Cell Culture Engineering,
47. W. Hensler and S.N. Agathos (1994). Effect of Insect Cell Aggregation on Growth and b-Galactosidase Production. Paper presented at the 204th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
48. * W. Hensler and S.N. Agathos (1994). Monitoring Approaches and Culture Condition Effects on Recombinant Protein Production in Baculovirus-Infected Cultured Insect Cells. Paper presented at the Third BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Diepenbeek (
49. S.N. Agathos (1994). Hybrid Bioreactors for Cyclosporin Production. Paper presented at the 8th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (FAB),
50. * S.N. Agathos (1995). Physiological Modelling of Cyclosporin Production. Invited oral presentation at the 7th European Congress on Biotechnology, ECB7, Nice -
51. C. Perès, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1995). Microbial degradation of Non-Polar Nitroaromatic Compounds. Paper presented at the 209th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
52. R. Giot, S. El Fantroussi, S. Agathos, E.-J. Nyns and H. Naveau (1995). Three-Dimensional Mobility of Anaerobic Microbial Activities in a 0.5-Cubic Meter Model Soil Bioreactor for In Situ Soil Bioremediation Study. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation,
53. * S.N. Agathos (1995). The Cyclosporin Fermentation - An Odyssey in Fungal Engineering. Paper presented at the Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honor of Professor Arnold L. Demain,
54. J.-B. Boucquey, P.-F. Ryelandt, P. Amerlynck, S.N. Agathos, H. Naveau and E.-J. Nyns (1995). Biotic and Abiotic Anaerobic Transformations of Pentachloroethane in the Presence of a Dechlorinating Enrichment Culture of Methanogenic Origin. 9th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium, September 28-30, 1995.
55. R. Giot, S. El Fantroussi, S. Agathos, E.-J. Nyns and H. Naveau (1995). Three-Dimensional Mobility of Anaerobic Microbial Activities in a 0.5-Cubic Meter Model Soil Bioreactor for In Situ Soil Bioremediation Study. 9th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium, September 28-30, 1995.
56. E. Hellin, F. Thalasso, E.-J. Nyns, H. Naveau and S. Agathos (1996). Development of a Novel Tubular Biofilm Reactor for Biodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium of the ISEB (International Society for Environmental Biotechnology), 'Global Environmental Biotechnology Approaching the Year 2000',
57. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1996). Introduction of de novo Anaerobic Microbial Reductive Dechlorination in Soil Microcosms by Inoculation. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium of the ISEB (International Society for Environmental Biotechnology), 'Global Environmental Biotechnology Approaching the Year 2000',
58. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1996). PCR Detection of Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacteria in an Agricultural Soil Slurry Microcosm. Paper presented at the 12th European Meeting on Bacterial Gene Transfer and Expression, Siena, Italy, September 4-7, 1996.
59. S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S. N. Agathos (1996). Movement of Anaerobic Microbial Dechlorinating Activity in a Three Dimensional Pilot Scale Bioreactor. Paper presented at the 12th European Meeting on Bacterial Gene Transfer and Expression, Siena, Italy, September 4-7, 1996.
60. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1996). Introduction and PCR Detection of Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacterial in Soil Slurry Microcosms. Paper presented at the 10th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (FAB), Brugge, Belgium, September 25-27, 1996. Conference paper in Proceedings: Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ.
61. S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S. N. Agathos (1996). Movement of Anaerobic Microbial Dechlorinating Activity in a Three Dimensional Pilot Scale Bioreactor. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and Impact Assessment, Mohammedia, Morocco, October 9-11, 1996.
62. S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S. N. Agathos (1996). Movement of anaerobic microbial dechlorinating activity in a three dimensional pilot scale bioreactor. Paper presented at the 164th meeting of the Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Société Belge de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire / Belgische Vereniging voor Biochemie en Moleculaire Biologie),
63. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S. N. Agathos (1996). Introduction and PCR detection of anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria in an agricultural soil slurry microcosm. Paper presented at the 164th meeting of the Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Société Belge de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire / Belgische Vereniging voor Biochemie en Moleculaire Biologie),
64. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Bioremediation of Nitrobenzene by Simultaneous Reduction of Nitrobenzene into Aniline and Mineralization of the Aniline Formed. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Oostende, Belgium, April 21-23, 1997.
65. O.Y. Bitchaeva, S.N. Agathos, C. Ronneau, G. Collard, J. Diaz, C.J. Duggleby, C. Sahut and J.H. Wissler (1997). Biotechnology for the Nuclear Industry. An International Experience. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Oostende, Belgium, April 21-23, 1997.
66. S. El Fantroussi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Introduction and PCR-Based Monitoring of Anaerobic Microbial Reductive Dechlorination Activity in Soil Slurry Microcosms. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Oostende, Belgium, April 21-23, 1997.
67. E. Hellin, H. Ali-Khodja, S. Deseveaux, F. Vandermesse, S.N. Agathos and H. Naveau (1997). A Useful Tool to Study and Optimize the Treatment of VOC in Gaseous Phase: The Tubular Biofilm Reactor. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Oostende, Belgium, April 21-23, 1997.
68. B. Van Aken, K. Skubisz, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). The Biodegradation of Trinitrotoluene by the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Oostende, Belgium, April 21-23, 1997.
69. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). New Strategy to Degrade Nitroaromatic Compounds together with the Aminoaromatic Compounds Produced by their Reduction. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
70. B. Van Aken, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Biodegradation of 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
71. S. Goux, Y. Van Elsen, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (1997). Biodegradation of Three s-Triazine Herbicides in Liquid Media under Different Media Conditions. Paper presented at the 49th International Symposium on Crop Protection, Ghent, Belgium, May 6, 1997.
72. D. Dochain, S.N. Agathos and P.A. Vanrolleghem (1997). Asymptotic observers as a tool for modelling process dynamics. Paper presented at the IAWQ Symposium WATERMATEX '97: System Analysis and Computing in Water Quality Management,
73. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Strategies to Degrade Nitroaromatic Compounds together with the Aminoaromatic Compounds Produced by their Reduction. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM),
74. B. Van Aken, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Biodegradation of 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its Reduction Products by the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM),
75. * C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Strategies to Degrade Nitroaromatic Compounds together with the Aminoaromatic Compounds Produced by their Reduction. Poster presented at the Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, August 17-22, 1997.
76. * B. Van Aken, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Biodegradation of 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its Reduction Products by the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. Poster presented at the Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, August 17-22, 1997.
77. * S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Inoculation of Desulfomonile tiedjei in Soil Bioreactor Designed for Pilot Scale Anaerobic Bioremediation Studies. Poster presented at the Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, August 17-22, 1997.
78. P. Ledent, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Pré-épuration des Eaux Résiduaires Urbaines au Moyen de Complexes Enzymes/Micro-organismes (Pre-treatment of Urban Wastewater by means of Enzyme-Microorganism Complexes). Paper presented at the Triennale de
79. V. Achà, M. Meurens, S.N. Agathos and H. Naveau (1997). Dosage Automatique en Continu des Composés Organochlorés par Capteur Infrarouge dans un Bioréacteur à Echelle Pilote (Continuous Automatic Measurement of Organochlorine Compounds by an Infra-Red Sensor inside a Pilot Scale Bioreactor). Paper presented at the Triennale de
80. V. Achà, M. Meurens, S.N. Agathos and H. Naveau (1997). Continuous On-Line Measurement of Organochlorine Compounds by an Infrared Sensor inside a Pilot Scale Fixed Bed Reactor. Paper presented at the Workshop on Process Modeling, Simulation, Optimization, and Model-Based Control. Institut Belge de Régulation et d’Automatique (IBRA), Mons, October 14, 1997.
81. S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1997). Inoculation of Desulfomonile tiedjei in a Soil Bioreactor Designed for Pilot Scale Anaerobic Bioremediation Studies. Paper presented at the 1st Symposium of the Belgian Society for Microbiology (Belgische Vereniging voor Microbiologie / Société Belge de Microbiologie), ‘Evolution and Gene Transfer in Microorganisms’,
82. * C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Cross-Induction of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate Degradation by Burkholderia cepacia. Oral presentation at the 42nd OHOLO Conference «Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution»,
83. B. Van Aken, M. Hofrichter, K. Scheibner, A.I. Hatakka, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by Manganese Peroxidase of the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. Poster presentation at the 42nd OHOLO Conference «Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution»,
84. S. El Fantroussi, M. Belkacemi, J. Mahillon, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Inoculation of Desulfomonile tiedjei in a Soil Bioreactor Designed for Pilot Scale Anaerobic Bioremediation Studies. Poster presentation at the 42nd OHOLO Conference «Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution»,
85. P. Ledent, L. Coulibaly, O. Vounaki, J.J. Evina, H. Michels, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). A Study of the Inhibitory Effect of Surfactants Upon the Growth of Different Strains Used for Urban Wastewater Treatment. Poster presentation at the 42nd OHOLO Conference «Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution»,
86. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Simultaneous Biodegradation of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate by Burkholderia cepacia Immobilized on Celite. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
87. B. Van Aken, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). The White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata is Able to Mineralize 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
88. V. Achà, M. Meurens, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1998). Continuous On-Line Monitoring of Organochlorine Compounds in a Fixed Bed Bioreactor by an Optical Infrared Sensor. Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 18-21, 1998.
89. * S.N. Agathos (1998). Gas-Phase Pollutant Degradation in an Essentially Dry Tubular Biofilm Reactor. Invited oral presentation at the 8th International Summer School of Chemical Engineering,
90. L. Ikonomou, W. Hensler and S.N. Agathos (1998). Oxygen Demands and Nutritional Needs of High Density Insect Cell Cultures. Paper presented at the 12th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (FAB),
91. * S.N. Agathos (1998). Bioprocessing in
92. V. Achà, M. Meurens, H. Naveau, D. Dochain and S.N. Agathos (1998). Detoxification of a Mixture of Aliphatic Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in a Fixed-Bed Bioreactor: Continuous On-Line Monitoring via an ATR-FTIR Sensor, and Model-Based Estimation of State Variables. Paper presented at the 5th Latin-American Workshop-Seminar on Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment,
93. * S.N. Agathos (1999). Design for Environment. Invited Presentation at the Joint Meeting of Working Groups 1 (Plant Operation) and 3 (Mathematical Modelling), COST Action 624, Grenoble, France, March 10-12, 1999.
94. L. Ikonomou and S.N. Agathos (1999). Oxygen Demand and Nutritional Needs of High Density Insect Cell Cultures. Paper presented at the 16th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting,
95. F. Verhoeye, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (1999). Optimisation of the Culture of the Universal Host-1 CHO Cell Line. Paper presented at the 16th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting,
96. B. Van Aken and S.N. Agathos (1999). Transformation of 2,4-Diamino-6-Nitrotoluene and 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene by Lignin Peroxidase H8 from the White-Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM),
97. * S.N. Agathos (1999). “Bioprocess Engineering for Environmental Protection and Sustainability.” Invited Lecture at Second EU-US Conference, New Vistas in Transatlantic Science & Technology Cooperation, Stuttgart, Germany, June 21, 1999.
98. S.N. Agathos, C.M. Peres and B. Van Aken (1999). Biochemical and Bioengineering Considerations for the Bioremediation of Nitroaromatic Compounds Using Bacteria and Fungi. Paper presented at the 3rd Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honor of Professor Arnold L. Demain, Ghent, Belgium, July 8-9, 1999.
99. B. Van Aken, M. Hofrichter, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Mineralization of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene and 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene by Manganese Peroxidase from the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. Paper presented at the 9th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB9),
100. * S. Goux, S.N. Agathos and L. Pussemier (1999). Atrazine Biodegradation: From Field Diagnostic to Bioremediation. Paper presented at the 9th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB9),
101. L. Coulibaly, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Design and Characterisation of a New Set of Continuous-Flow Stirred-Tank Bioreactors in Series for Biodegradation of Polymeric Substrate (Starch) under Sewer Conditions by Aspergillus niger MUCL 28817. Paper presented at ORBIT 99, International Conference on Biological Treatment of Waste and the Environment, Weimar, Germany, September 2-4, 1999.
102. C.M. Peres, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (1999). Biochemical and Bioengineering Considerations for Remediating a Nitroaromatic Compound together with its Corresponding Amino Derivative. Paper presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives,
103. B. Van Aken, J.
104. P.-A. Mariage, F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, G. Bastin, S. N. Agathos and Y. J. Schneider (2000). Development of an improved serum-free medium for the CHO cell growth in suspension and on Fibra-Cel microcarriers. Paper presented at the Sixth BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Château de Colonster, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Belgium, May 5, 2000.
105. S. Vandenplas, F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, G. Bastin, S. N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2000). Adaptation of the Universal Host-1 CHO cell line to serum-free medium. Paper presented at the Sixth BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology, Château de Colonster, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Belgium, May 5, 2000.
106. L. Ikonomou, J.-C. Drugmand, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2000). Growth at High Densities and Protein Production of Insect Cells in Serum-Free Medium. Paper presented at the 6th BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology, Château de Colonster, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Belgium, May 5, 2000.
107. L. Ikonomou, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2000). Design of an Efficient Medium for Insect Cell Growth and Recombinant Protein Production. 2000 World Congress on In Vitro Biology and concurrent 10th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture, San Diego, California, 10-15 June
108. L. Ikonomou, .J.-C. Drugmand, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2000). Comparison of Immobilization Methods for Insect Cells. 2000 World Congress on In Vitro Biology and concurrent 10th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture, San Diego, California, 10-15 June
109. * R. El Mamouni and S.N. Agathos (2000). Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. Sectoral Meeting for EC Project Contractors in Biodegradation «Biotechnology for Environmental Applications»,
110. R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2000). Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel. Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology «ISEB 2000»,
111. * R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2000). Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In-Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. International Congress Implementation of In-Situ Remediation Techniques - Chlorinated Solvents and Heavy Metals,
112. * S.N. Agathos (2001). Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In Situ Bioremediation. 4th International Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology,
113. R. El Mamouni, G. Fabry, P. Gerin, R. Jacquet and S.N. Agathos (2001). Bioaugmentation as a Tool for Complete and Rapid Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Chlorinated Ethenes. Anaerobic Digestion for Sustainable Development, farewell seminar in honor of Professor Gatze Lettinga, Wageningen, The Netherlands, March 29-30, 2001. Proceedings (J. van Lier and M. Lexmond, Editors), pp. 183-186.
114. J.-C. Drugmand, L. Ikonomou, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2001). Novel Approaches in High-Cell Density Insect Cell Culture for Protein Production in Serum-Free Media. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart-Tilman, May 4, 2001. Proceedings, pp. 15.
115. S. Caillou, D. Wesenberg, F. Buchon, P.A. Gerin, and S.N. Agathos, (2001). Purification and characterization of laccases from the dye-decolorizing fungal strain TV17. In: 28th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Proceedings on CD ROM, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 21-25 May, 2001; 7 pp.
116. F. Buchon, D. Wesenberg, S. Vanhulle, M. Lucas, S. Caillou, P.A. Gerin, A.-M. Colson-Corbisier and S.N. Agathos (2001). Rapid screening for best dye transforming conditions by five new white-rot basidiomycetes. In: 28th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Proceedings on CD ROM, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 21-25 May, 2001; 7pp.
117. I. Sokolovska, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Biodegradation of fluorine at low temperature by psychrotrophic Sphingomonas sp. In: 28th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Proceedings on CD ROM, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 21-25 May, 2001; 7 pp.
118. * R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In-Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. 3rd Panhellenic Symposium of Chemical Engineering Science,
119. D. Wesenberg, F. Buchon, S. Caillou, P.A. Gerin, and S.N. Agathos (2001). Purification and characterization of ligninolytic enzymes from six new dye-decolorizing fungi. In: 8th International Conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry, Presymposium on Recent Advances in Lignin Biodegradation and Biosynthesis, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, June 4-8, 2001. Proceedings, pp. 146-147.
120. G. Baré, H. Charlier, F. Verhoeye, Y.-J. Schneider, S. Agathos and P. Thonart (2001). Effects of Plant Protein Hydrolysates on Culture of CHO Cells in Media with Serum, without Serum and without Protein. From Target to Market, 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting,
121. J. Mols, F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Proteolytic Potential during Batch Cultivation in Serum-Free Media of an IFN-gamma Producing CHO Cell Line. From Target to Market, 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001. Abstract Book, p. 160, Abstract P3.71.
122. J.-C. Drugmand, L. Ikonomou, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2001). Growth of High-Five Cells on Cultispher-S Microcarriers Produces Extended Clumps and Leads to Increased Protein Productivity Using a Baculovirus Expression Vector System. From Target to Market, 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001. Abstract Book, p. 160, Abstract P4.98.
123. L. Ikonomou, J.-C. Drugmand, G. Bastin, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2001). Study of Oxygen Effect in Perfusion Cultures of Immobilized Insect Cells with a New Serum-Free Medium. From Target to Market, 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001. Abstract Book, p. 160, Abstract P4.100.
124. F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, J. Mols, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Use of Plant Peptone-Containing Serum-Free Media for the Cultivation of CHO Cells in Suspension and on Fibra-Cel Microcarriers. From Target to Market, 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001. Abstract Book, p. 160, Abstract P4.110.
125. F. Verhoeye, C. Burteau, S. Chenu, J.-L. Goergen, A. Marc, G. Bastin, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2001). Adaptation Process and Growth Kinetics of the Universal Host CHO Cell Lines in Serum-Free Medium. From Target to Market, 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001. Abstract Book, p. 160, Abstract P4.142.
126. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2001). Kinetics of Trichloroethene (TCE) Reduction by Zero Valent Iron: Effect of Medium Composition. 3rd International Conference on Groundwater Quality ‘Groundwater Quality
127. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2001). Combined Removal of Chlorinated Ethenes and Heavy Metals in Zero Valent Iron Systems. 3rd International Conference on Groundwater Quality ‘Groundwater Quality
128. I. Sokolovska, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons at Low Temperature Using Cold-Adapted Bacteria. First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania,
129. * R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Electron Donors for Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethenes in Soil. First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania,
130. F. Buchon, D. Wesenberg, S. Caillou, S. Vanhulle, M. Lucas, V. Mertens, P.A. Gerin, A.-M. Colson-Corbisier and S.N. Agathos (2001). Purification and Characterization of the Ligninolytic Enzymes from New Dye-Decolorizing White-Rot Fungi. First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania,
131. D. Wesenberg, S. Vanhulle, F. Buchon, M. Lucas,
132. * R. El Mamouni, G. Fabry, P. Gerin, R. Jacquet and S.N. Agathos (2001). Bioaugmentation as a Tool for Complete and rapid Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Chlorinated Ethenes. Paper presented at the 2001 Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, July 22-27, 2001.
133. * D. Wesenberg, F. Buchon, S. Caillou, P.A. Gerin, and S.N. Agathos (2001). Purification and characterization of ligninolytic enzymes from six new dye-decolorizing fungi. Paper presented at the 2001 Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, July 22-27, 2001.
134. * R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Influence of Electron Donors and Acceptors on the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Laboratory and Pilot-Scale Study. 9th World Congress Anaerobic Digestion 2001 – Anaerobic Conversion for Sustainability.
135. * R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In-Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. Proceedings, 9th International Summer School of Chemical Engineering. Heat and Mass Transfer Processes, Chemical and Biochemical Reactors,
136. R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2001). Pilot-scale Demonstration of in-situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology «ISEB 2000», Kyoto, Japan July 9-13, 2000, T. Imanaka, O. Yagi, H. Ohtake, G. Endo, M. Fukuda, K. Furukawa, Y. Igarashi and R. Kurane (Editors), pp. 114-117 (CD-ROM, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan).
137. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos & L. Diels (2001). Removal of Mixed Chlorinated Ethenes and Heavy Metals in Zero Valent Iron Systems. 7th Ph.D. Symposium of the Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences (FLTBW),
138. C. Daune, S. Agathos, S. Eeckhoudt, Y. Pochet (2002). Optimal Design of Demineralized Water Production Plant. American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2002 Information Management & Technology Conference and Exhibition (IMTECH), Kansas City, Missouri, April 14-17, 2002. AWWA Proceedings IMTECH 2002, 13 pp.
139. L. Eyers, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Anoxic Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Aminoaromatic Pollutants by Selected Consortia. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 3, 2002. Proceedings, p. 35.
140. D. Wesenberg, F. Buchon, P.A. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Decolorization of a Dye-Containing Textile Effluent by the Agaric White-Rot Fungus Clitocybula dusenii. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 3, 2002. Proceedings, p. 36.
141. I. Kyriakides, P.A. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Degradation of Novel Polyurethane Thermoplastics in Aerobic Composting Environments. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 3, 2002. Proceedings, p. 52.
142. J. Dries, A. Kemps, J. Trögl, L. Bastiaens, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). Effect of Humic Acids on Heavy Metal Removal by Zero Valent Iron. Extended platform presentation, 3rd International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds,
143. J. Dries, H. Hendrickx, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). A Sequential Reactive Barrier Concept for Remediation of Groundwater Containing Mixed Pollution. Poster presentation, 3rd International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 20-23, 2002. Programme, D8, p. 31.
144. D. Wesenberg, I. Kyriakides, F. Buchon, P.A. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Dye-Containing Effluents – Effects on and Decolorization by Ligninolytic Basidiomycetous Strains. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002. Proceedings (J. Markos and V. Stefuca, Editors) p. 48. Extended Proceedings on CD-ROM, 8 pp.
145. I. Kyriakides, P.A. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2002). Degradation of Polyurethane Thermoplastics in Aerobic Composting Environments. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002. Proceedings (J. Markos and V. Stefuca, Editors) p. 50. Extended Proceedings on CD-ROM, 5 pp.
146. A. Alves, S.N. Agathos and P.A. Gerin (2002). Organic Coatings at the Surface of Mineral Particles Influence the Adsorption and Enzymatic Activity of beta-Glucosidase. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002. Proceedings (J. Markos and V. Stefuca, Editors) p. 49. Extended Proceedings on CD-ROM, 5 pp.
147. I. Sokolovska, C. Riez, P. Wattiau and S.N. Agathos (2002). Mycolic Acids of Actinomycetes with Degradation Potential for Hydrophobic Substrates: A Comparative Study. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, SSCHE, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002. Proceedings (J. Markos and V. Stefuca, Editors) p. 13. Extended Proceedings on CD-ROM, 9 pp.
148. E.M.B. Michel,
149. J. Dries, A. van Assche, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). The Effect of Zero Valent Iron on the Enrichment of Anaerobic BTX Degrading Microbiota under Mixed Multibarrier Conditions. Sixth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology «ISEB 2002»,
150. V. Acha, M. Meurens, H. Naveau and S.N. Agathos (2002). Development of an ATR-FTIR Sensor for Monitoring and Modelling an Anaerobic Dechlorination Bioreactor. Sixth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology «ISEB 2002»,
151. * S.N. Agathos (2002). New White-Rot Fungi and Their Enzymes for the Treatment of Industrial Dye Effluents. Sixth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology «ISEB 2002»,
152. J. Dries, H. Hendrickx, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). An Anaerobic Sequential Reactive Barrier Concept for Remediation of Groundwater Containing Mixed Pollution. Platform presentation, 12th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, Prague, July 14-18, 2002.
153. * S.N. Agathos (2002). Bioprocess Engineering for a Cleaner Environment.
154. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2002). An Anaerobic Sequential Reactive Barrier Concept for Remediation of Groundwater Containing Mixed Pollution. International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology “ISSM
155. * S.N. Agathos (2002). Biocatalytic Potential of White-Rot Fungi for Dye-Containing Wastewater Treatment. Invited lecture at 1st ASEM Conference on Bioremediation. Environmental Technologies for a Cleaner Environment, Hanoï, Vietnam, September 24-27, 2002.
156. J.-F. Michiels, J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2003). Optimisation of feeding strategies for heterologous protein production in cultures using the Baculovirus-Insect Cell System. IXth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology), Cell Therapy: From Stem Cells to Gene Therapy,
157. V. Perpette, J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2003). Characterisation of cell death in insect cell cultures. IXth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology), Cell Therapy: From Stem Cells to Gene Therapy,
158. J. Mols, F. Verhoeye, C. Peeters-Joris, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2003). Extracellular metalloproteases and their inhibitors expressed during cultivation of the interferon-gamma producing CHO-320 cell line in serum-free media. IXth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology), Cell Therapy: From Stem Cells to Gene Therapy,
159. I. Kyriakides and S.N. Agathos (2003). Degradation and potential compostability of novel polycaprolactone-polyurethanes of low melting point. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 9, 2003 Proceedings, p. 40.
160. M. Pouli,
161. E.M.B Michel,
162. M. Gielen, C. De Smet, E.M.B. Michel, P. Ledent, S. Agathos and P. Gerin (2003). Improving the solubilisation and the biodegradability of wastewater sludges with enzymatic hydrolysis. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 9, 2003. Proceedings, p. 92.
163. A. Alves Dupuis, S.N. Agathos and P.A. Gerin (2003). Beta-glucosidase adsorption and activity in three different soils: effect of organic coating at the surface of mineral particles. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 9, 2003. Proceedings, p. 103.
164. J.-F. Michiels, J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2003). Optimisation of feeding strategies for heterologous proteins production in cultures using the baculovirus-insect cells system. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 9, 2003. Proceedings, p. 107.
165. V. Perpette, J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2003). Characterisation of cell death in insecty cell cultures. Bioforum, Université de Liège – Sart Tilman, May 9, 2003. Proceedings, p. 108.
166. J.-C. Drugmand., Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2003). Environmental effects of lactate on High-FiveTM insect cell metabolism. Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics, 18th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting,
167. J. Mols, F. Verhoeye, C. Peeters-Joris, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2003). Extracellular metalloproteases and their inhibitors expressed during cultivation of the interferon-gamma producing CHO-320 cell line in serum-free media. Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics, 18th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting,
168. J. Dries,
169. J. Dries, L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S.N. Agathos and L. Diels (2003). Removal of mixed chlorinated ethenes and heavy metals in zero valent iron systems. In: Proceedings (CD) of the 8th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil CONSOIL 2003, Gent, Belgium, May 12-16, 2003, pp. 2392-2396.
170. J. Mols, F. Verhoeye, C. Peeters-Joris, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2003). Proteolysis of recombinant IFN-gamma secreted by the CHO-320 cells cultivated in serum-free media. PhD Students’ Day, Faculté de Sciences de l’Université Catholique de Louvain, Chemistry Department, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 16, 2003. Book of Abstracts, p. 27.
171. I. Kyriakides, P.A. Gerin and S.N. Agathos (2003). Degradation and potential compostability of novel polycaprolactone polyurethanes of low melting point. PhD Students’ Day, Faculté de Sciences de l’Université Catholique de Louvain, Chemistry Department, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 16, 2003. Book of Abstracts, p. 23.
172. L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, S. El Fantroussi and S. N. Agathos (2003). Microbial ecology of TNT-contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT biodegradation processes. 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM),
173. E.M.B. Michel,
174. L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, S. El Fantroussi and S. N. Agathos (2003). Microbial ecology of TNT-contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT biodegradation processes. 1st Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS),
175. * S.N. Agathos (2003) Panel leadership and presentantion: Best Available Technologies for Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater Contaminated with Recalcitrant Organic Compounds, 2nd European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30-July 4, 2003.
176. E.M.B. Michel,
177. I. Sokolovska, R. Rozenberg, C. Riez, P.G. Rouxhet, S.N. Agathos and P. Wattiau (2003). Carbon source-induced modifications in the mycolic acid content and cell wall permeability of Rhodococcus erythropolis E1. 2nd European Bioremediation Conference, Chania,
178. M. Pouli,
179. I. Kyriakides and S.N. Agathos (2003). Degradation of novel polycaprolactone-polyurethanes of low melting point during one composting cycle. 2nd European Bioremediation Conference, Chania,
180. A. Alves Dupuis, S.N. Agathos and P.A. Gerin (2003). Influence of organic coatings at the surface of soil particles on the adsorption and enzymatic activity of beta-glucosidase. Enzymes in the Environment : Activity, Ecology and Applications,
181. * S. El Fantroussi , L. Eyers, B Stenuit and S. N. Agathos (2003). Microbial ecology of TNT-contaminated soils. Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Connecticut College, New London, CT, USA, July 27 - August 1, 2003.
182. * S.N. Agathos (2003). Biotechnology and Bioremediation. Biotech Nantes 2003, 7th European Biotechnology Crossroads,
183. L. Schuler, P. Wattiau and S.N. Agathos (2003). Identification of the genes involved in fluorene frgradation by Sphingomonas sp. LB126. Life TecXchange, Technologies for Life Sciences, Aachen, Germany, October 23, 2003.
184. * S.N. Agathos (2003) Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for bioremediation? Invited lecture, Symposium on Domestication of Microorganisms (“DOM”), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden, November 4, 2003.
185. L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, S. El Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2004). Microbial characterization of TNT contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT degradation: high and unusual denitration activity. ESEB 2004, European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology,
186. E.M.B. Michel,
187. Drugmand, J.-C., J.-F. Michiels, Y.-J. Schneider, and S.N. Agathos. Optimization of feeding strategies for heterologous protein production in cultures using the insect cell - baculovirus system. Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004. Book of abstracts, p. 22.
188. Eyers, L., J.C. Smoot, L.M. Smoot, P.A. Noble, H. Urakawa, Z. McMurry, S. Siripong, S. El Fantroussi, S.N. Agathos and D.A. Stahl (2004). Comparison of two 16S rRNA microarray formats for assessing microbial diversity in environmental samples. Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004. Book of abstracts, p. 26.
189. Michel E.M.B.,
190. Schuler L., Wattiau P., Agathos S.N. (2004). Identification of the genes involved in fluorene degradation by Sphingomonas LB126. Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004. Book of abstracts, p. 49.
191. * S.N. Agathos (2004). Scale-up and optimizing the in vitro growth of insect cells for production of recombinant proteins and viral pesticides. Keynote lecture presented at the 2004 World Congress on In Vitro Biology and concurrent 11th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture (Symposium on Molecular Engineering and Biology of Invertebrate Cell Cultures: A Tribute to Dr. Thomas Grace and Professor Shangyin Gao), San Francisco, California, May 22-26,
192. J.-C. Drugmand, J.-F. Michiels, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2004). Optimisation of feeding strategies for heterologous protein production in cultures using the insect cell - baculovirus system. 2004 World Congress on In Vitro Biology 2004, San Francisco, California, May 22-26,
193. * S.N. Agathos (2004). New opportunities for the treatment of industrial effluents using white-rot fungi and their enzymes. Invited lecture, 10th International Summer School of Chemical Engineering. Heat and Mass Transfer Processes, Chemical and Biochemical Reactors,
194. S. Caillou, F. Buchon, D. Wesenberg and S .N. Agathos. Properties of laccase isoforms from Trametes versicolor TV17 and their use in the decolorisation of a textile dye wastewater. 2nd European Meeting Oxizymes,
195. H. Cabana, S. Agathos and P.J. Jones (2004). Diminution of the estrogenic activity of a solution of 4-nonylphenol using laccase from Trametes versicolor TV17. 2nd European Meeting Oxizymes,
196. * S.N. Agathos (2004). Bioaugmentation: considerations of its feasibility as a strategy for in situ bioremediation. Invited lecture at Euro Summer School “Trends in Remediation of Soils and Sediments”, Wageningen, The Netherlands, June 6-11, 2004. Course Syllabus, pp. 1- 8.
197. * S.N. Agathos (2004). Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for pollutant removal and site remediation? 1st International Greek Biotechnology Forum (IGBF-1), Athens, Greece, June 10-12, 2004.
198. El Fantroussi, S., L. Eyers, B. Stenuit,
199. George I., L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, S. Agathos and S. El Fantroussi (2004). Impact of long-term contamination with TNT on soil microbial communities. 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-10 “Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space”),
200. * S.N. Agathos (2004). Bioaugmentation for enhancement of bioremediation. Invited lecture at International Conference on Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater,
201. * S.N. Agathos (2004). Bioaugmentation as a strategy for in situ bioremediation. Invited lecture at European Summer School “Innovative Approaches to the Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites”,
202. Michel E.M.B.,
203. Schuler L.,
204. Schuler L.,
205. Stenuit B., L. Eyers, S. El Fantroussi, and S.N. Agathos (2004). Construction of a metagenomic library derived from soil contaminated by 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene: Screening for catabolic genes conferring productive biodegradation of TNT. European Science Foundation (ESF) Workshop “Environmental Genomics and Environmental Metagenomics”,
206. George I., L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, S.N. Agathos, S. El-Fantroussi (2004). Impact of long-term contamination with TNT on soil microbial communities. Annual Symposium of the Belgian Society for Microbiology,
207. Cabana H., Agathos S.N. and Jones P.J. (2004). Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals and personal care products by using laccase from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona, 9th BioForum, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, December 7, 2004. BioForum Proceedings 2004, Abstract n° 59 + poster. Winner of BIOTECH International Award.
208. Eyers, L., J.C. Smoot, L.M. Smoot, P.A. Noble, H. Urakawa, Z. McMurry, S. Siripong, S. El Fantroussi, S.N. Agathos and D.A. Stahl (2004). Comparison of two 16S rRNA microarray formats for assessing microbial diversity in environmental samples, 9th BioForum, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, December 7, 2004. BioForum Proceedings 2004, Abstract n° 96 + poster.
209. Schuler L.,
210. Drugmand, J.-C., Y.-J. Schneider, and S.N. Agathos (2004). Effects of lactate on insect cell metabolism. Paper presented at the Xth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) Cytokines: From Signal to Products,
211. * Agathos, S.N. (2004). Enabling technologies for cell culture-based production of recombinant proteins. Invited Opening Talk, Quatrièmes Journées Biotechnologiques de l’Association Tunisienne de Biotechnologie, Hammamet, Tunisia, December 19-22, 2004. Proceedings 4-J.A.T.Biotech, 2 pp.
212. * S. El Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2005). The detection and characterization of microbial processes in sediments. Invited lecture at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) “Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments”,
213. * S. El Fantroussi and S.N. Agathos (2005). Ex situ and in situ biotreatment of contaminated sediments. Invited lecture at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) “Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments”,
214. J. Mols, C. Burteau, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2005). The Janus face of plant peptones. Poster presentation at Cell Technology for Cell Products, 19th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Harrogate, United Kingdom, June 5-8, 2005. Abstract Book, p. 182. Abstract P6.33.
215. J.-C. Drugmand, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2005). Modeling of the metabolism of lepidopteran cell lines. Poster presentation at Cell Technology for Cell Products, 19th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Harrogate, United Kingdom, June 5-8, 2005. Abstract Book, p. 219. Abstract P6.103.
216. J.-C. Drugmand, J.-F. Michiels, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2005). Growth of mammalian and lepidopteran cells on BioNOC® II disks, a novel macroporous microcarrier. Poster presentation at Cell Technology for Cell Products, 19th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Harrogate, United Kingdom, June 5-8, 2005. Abstract Book, p. 220. Abstract P6.104.
217. * S.N. Agathos (2005). New white-rot fungi and their enzymes for the treatment of industrial dye effluents. Invited lecture presented at the 5th International Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honour of Professor Arnold Demain.
218. * S.N. Agathos (2005). Chlorinated solvents biodegradation and nickel bioimmobilization in historically contaminated anaerobic sediments. Invited speaker at International Summer School “Biomonitoring, Bioavailability and Microbial Transformation of Polutants in Sediments and Approaches to Stimulate their Biodegradation”, Genoa, Italy, September 12-14, 2005.
219. S.N. Agathos (2005). Bioaugmentation as a strategy for in situ bioremediation: When does it work? http://www.portofentry.com/site/root/resources/technology/3561.html On-line version of oral presentation at the International Workshop “Microorganisms, Water and Aquifers”, Ben-Gourion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beersheba, Israel, September 20-21, 2005.
220. *
221. H. Cabana, E. De Pril, C. Arboleda Echevarria, J.P. Jones, S.N. Agathos and M.J. Penninckx (2005). The potential of fungi in bioremediation. Elimination of endocrine disrupting substances using laccases from white rot fungi. Thematic day: Polluted sites and soils: What is the contribution of research? Organized by the Soil Science Society of Belgium, National Committee for Soil Science composed by a) SPAQuE, b) Unité des Sciences du Sol, UCL and c) Department Soil Management and Soil Care, Ghent University; Louvain-la-Neuve on 23rd November 2005.
222. H. Cabana, C. Alexandre, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2006). Characterization of immobilized laccase on Celite® and elimination of the endocrine disrupting substance bisphenol A in a packed-bed bioreactor. 41st Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, February 13-14, 2006.
223. * S.N. Agathos (2006). Environmental genomics: Culturable and unculturable bacteria at sites polluted with nitroaromatic explosives. Invited lecture, 1st International Course on Microbial Bioremediation and Environmental Genomics, European Genetics Foundation, University of Bologna Residential Center, Bertinoro, Italy, March 12-16, 2006
224. M. Pouli, P. Hym, A. Hubert, L. Schuler and S.N. Agathos (2006). Degradation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a new Sphingomonas strain. 10th BioForum ("Journée de rencontre à l'ULg entre les Bioindustries et leurs jeunes chercheurs" à l'initiative de l'Ecole de Doctorat en Biochimie de l'ULg, de BioLiège, l'association des biotechnologistes Liégeois et de l'Interface Entreprises-Université de Liège), Sart-Tilman, Liège, 17 May 2006, Proceedings BIOFORUM, Poster n° 43.
225. * S.N. Agathos (2006). Environmental biotechnology research in Europe and potential developments for international cooperation with
226. M. Pouli and S.N. Agathos (2006). Isolation and characterization of a Paracoccus sp. chrysene degrader. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists “Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life”,
227. L. Eyers, J.C. Smoot, L.M. Smoot, C. Bugli, D.A. Stahl and S.N. Agathos (2006). Comparison of two 16S rRNA oligonucleotide microarrays with thermal dissociation analysis to assess microbial diversity of environmental samples. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists “Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life”,
228. B. Stenuit, L. Eyers and S.N. Agathos (2006). Isolation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5 strain that denitrates 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists “Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life”, Madrid, Spain, July 4-8, 2006. Abstracts Book, p. 180. Abstract P.ENV.125.
229. I. George and S.N. Agathos (2006). Changes in soil bacterial communities after TNT contamination studied by culture-dependent and –independent approaches. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB),
230. L. Eyers, B. Stenuit, R. Rozenberg, J.-L. Habib Jiwan and S.N. Agathos (2006). Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by a periplasmic extract from Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB),
231. B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, R. Rozenberg, J.-L. Habib Jiwan and S.N. Agathos (2006). Aerobic metabolism of 2,4,6-trinitroptoluene by Escherichia coli: Evidence of high TNT denitration with whole cells and cell-free extracts. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB),
232. M. Pouli, P. Hym, A. Hubert, L. Schuler and S.N. Agathos (2006). Degradation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a new Sphingomonas strain. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB),
233. L. Schuler, M. Pouli and S.N. Agathos (2006) Genetic analysis of phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. LH128. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB ESEB JSEB),
234. I.F. George, M.R. Liles, R.M. Goodman and S.N. Agathos (2006). Changes in the soil Acidobacteria communities due to TNT contamination. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-11 “The Hidden Powers - Microbial Commubities in Action”),
235. S.N. Agathos (2006). Free, supported and insolubilized laccases: Novel biocatalysts for the elimination of micropolutants and xenoestrogens. 3rd European Meeting in Oxizymes,
236. H. Cabana, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2006). Preparation and characterization of cross-linked laccase aggregates from the white-rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona. 3rd European Meeting in Oxizymes,
237. C. Arboleda, H. Cabana, J.P. Jones, A.I. Mejía, S.N. Agathos and M.J. Penninckx (2006). Elimination of the endocrine disrupting chemical bisphenol A by using laccase from the ligninolytic fungus Lentinus critinus. 3rd European Meeting in Oxizymes,
238. * S.N. Agathos (2006). Advantages and challenges of vaccine development in insect cells. Featured Invited Presentation, International Association for Biologicals (IABs) International Scientific Workshop “New Cells for New Vaccines: Focus on Plant and Insect Cell Technologies”, Coral Gables, Florida, USA, September 28-29, 2006.
239. * S.N. Agathos (2006). Enabling technology trends for the production of recombinant proteins by insect and animal cell culture. 3rd International Biotechnology Forum, Athens, Greece, October 5-7, 2006.
240. H. Cabana, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2006). Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals nonylphenol, bisphenol A and triclosan using crossed-linked laccase aggregates from the white-rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona. 56th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, October 15-18, 2006.
241. J.-F. Michiels, J. Barbau, S. De Boel, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2007). Effects of vegetal peptones supplemented medium on CHO cells. Oral presentation at Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 30, 2007. Book of Abstracts, p. 48.
242. L. Schuler, S. Ni Chaddhain, Y. Jouanneau, C. Meyer, G.J. Zylstra and S.N. Agathos (2007). Identification and functional analysis of an angular dioxygenase involved in fluorene degradation by Sphingomonas sp. LB126. Oral presentation at Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 30, 2007. Book of Abstracts, p. 54.
243. * S.N. Agathos (2007). Insect and CHO cell based production of recombinant proteins: Challenges and perspectives. Invited lecture at the Symposium on Molecular, Cellular and Therapeutic Aspects of Cancer, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1, 2007.
244. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2007). Culture of rat mesenchymal cells on Cultispher-S supports. Poster presentation at Cells & Culture, 20th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Dresden, Germany, June 17-20, 2007. Book of Abstracts, p. 182. Abstract P-3.53.
245. J. Barbau, J.-F. Michiels, S. De Boel, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2007). Effects of vegetal peptones supplemented medium on CHO cells. Poster presentation at Cells & Culture, 20th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Dresden, Germany, June 17-20, 2007. Book of Abstracts, p. 256. Abstract P-5.11.
246. I. George, M.R. Liles, M. Hartmann, W. Ludwig, R.M. Goodman and S.N. Agathos (2007). Impact of the pollutant 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) on the proportion and diversity of Acidobacteria in soils. 9th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO 9),
247. *
248. * M. Pouli and S.N. Agathos (2007). Isolation and characterization of a Paracoccus sp. chrysene degrader. Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA, July 15-20, 2007.
249. * S.N. Agathos, B. Stenuit, L. Eyers, R. Rozenberg and J.L. Habib Jiwan (2007). Why on earth would Escherichia coli attack a high explosive? Invited lecture presented at the 6th International Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honor of Professor Arnold Demain. Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
250. S. Chader, B. Maiouf and S. Agathos (2007). Study of hydrogen production by three strains of Chlorella isolated from the soil in the Algerian Sahara. International Workshop on Hydrogen (2IWH),
251. S. Chader, H. Hacene, M. Belhamel and S.N. Agathos (2007). Procédés biologiques de production de l’hydrogène: aperçu et perspectives (Biological processes of hydrogen production : overview and perspectives). 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energies,
252. S. Sart, Y.J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2008). Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultispher-S microcarriers. Congress of the Belgian Society of Cellular & Developmental Biology "The Adult Stem/Progenitor Cell Niche",
253. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2008). Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultisphere-S microcarriers. Poster presented at the First Meeting of the FNRS Contact Group “Stem Cells” 2008,
254. J. Barbau, J.-F. Michiels, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2008). Vegetal peptones: Positive effects on CHO-320 cells and bioactive compound identification. Poster presented at the XIIth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) “3D In Vitro Models: from ‘Nanotoxicology’ to Drug Delivery”,
255. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider, and S.N. Agathos (2008). Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultisphere-S microcarriers. Poster presented at the XIIth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) “3D In Vitro Models: from ‘Nanotoxicology’ to Drug Delivery”,
256. J. Barbau, J.-F. Michiels, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2008). Vegetal peptones: Positive effects on CHO-320 cells and bioactive compound identification. Poster presented at Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Chemistry Department and the Life Sciences Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain,
257. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2008). Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultisphere-S microcarriers. Poster presented at Ph.D. Students’ Day of the Chemistry Department and the Life Sciences Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain,
258. *
259. H. Cabana, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2008). Bioreactor implementation of immobilized and insolubilized laccase. 4rd European Meeting on Oxizymes,
260. * S.N. Agathos (2008). Recalcitrant pollutants: From remediation engineering to environmental metagenomics. Invited keynote lecture at 9th International Symposium on Protection and Restoration of the Environment (PRE9),
261. M. Pouli, F. Fava and S.N. Agathos (2008). Role of a Paracoccus strain in the degradation and bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Oral presentation at the 4th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania,
262. * S.N. Agathos (2008). Enzyme reactors for the elimination of micropollutants. Invited keynote lecture at 6th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-Eastern European Countries (ICOSECS-6) “Chemistry and 21st Century Challenges: Science and Innovation”,
263. C. Junghanns and S.N. Agathos (2008). Bioremediation of emerging pollutants using fungi: Successes and challenges. 14th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-14), Sant’Alessio Siculo,
264. * H. Cabana, J.P. Jones and S.N. Agathos (2008). New tools for new challenges: Innovative use of enzyme technology in micropollutant control. Invited lecture at the 13th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2008) “Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society”,
265. * L. Schuler, M. Pouli, F. Fava and S.N. Agathos (2008). Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: From genes and enzymes to slurry bioreactors. Invited lecture at the 1st International Congress on Biotechnology and Bioengineering (1ICBB),
266. * S. Agathos (2008). Explosive issues: From TNT bioremediation to metagenomics and back. Invited opening keynote lecture at the 1st (Inaugural) Symposium of the Hellenic Scientific Society MicroBioKosmos “Our Unexplored National Wealth”,
267. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2009). Culture of Ear Mesenchymal Stem cells on porous microcarriers. Poster and Oral Presentation, 4th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Lisbon, Portugal, April 29-30, 2009. Book of Abstracts, page 34.
268. S.N. Agathos (2009). Bioengineering considerations in the propagation of adult mesenchymal stem cells. Invited oral presentation at the 5th International Greek Biotechnology Forum (IGBF),
269. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2009). Culture of ear mesenchymal cells on porous microcarriers. Oral presentation, Ph.D. Students’ Day, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
270. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2009). Impact of growth factors on the proliferation of Ear Mesenchymal Stem Cells on porous microcarriers. Poster and Oral presentation. 21st Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT),
271. S. Sart, Y.-J. Schneider, S.N. Agathos, M. Najimi and E.M. Sokal (2009). Culture of adult derived human liver stem cells on porous microcarriers. Poster presentation. 21th Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT),
272. J.-F. Michiels, J. Barbau, S. Sart, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2009). Effects of soy peptone-supplemented medium on CHO-320 cells. Poster presentation. 21th Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT),
273. I. George and S.N. Agathos (2009). Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms: The case of Acidobacteria. 10th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology – “Coexisting on a Changing Planet” (BAGECO 10),
274. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2009). Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in aqueous solutions using small-molecular-weight catalyst(s) secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5. Poster presentation, XII International Conference ‘Pseudomonas
275. * S.N. Agathos (2009). Persistent pollutants: From bioremediation to environmental metagenomics. Invited keynote lecture. Workshop “Molecular Techniques for the Mapping of the Invisible Microbial World” (EU FP7 MicrobeGR Project), Agrinion, Greece, October 15-17, 2009.
276. * C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2009). Algae as a frontier in bioprocessing: Technical and economic challenges. Invited Keynote Lecture. Workshop “Algae: The Energy Supplier of the Future”, Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (CERTH),
277. I. George, M.R. Liles, M. Hartmann, W. Ludwig, R.M. Goodman and S.N. Agathos. Cultivation of fastidious Acidobacteria. Belgian Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2009.
278. C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2009). Fungal oxidative enzymes to degrade organic micropollutants in novel bioreactors. Communication to the 2nd Day of Reflection of the
279. * S.N. Agathos (2010). “Laccases: Powerful enzymes for the environment”. Invited lecture at ‘Laccase Academy’, a short course for European early stage researchers jointly between COST Action 868 - Biotechnological Functionalisation of Renewable Materials and COST Action 602 – Biotechnology for Lignocellulose Biorefineries (BIOBIO), March 8-10, 2010,
280. S. Sart, A. Errachid, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2010). Characterization of mesenchymal stem cell behavior on microcarriers for a sequential proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation in bioreactors. Poster presented at the Meeting of the FNRS Contact Group "Stem Cells" 2010, Université de Liège (ULg), Sart-Tilman (Liège), May 7, 2010. Poster N° 15.
281. S. Sart, A. Errachid, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2010). Characterization of mesenchymal stem cell behavior on microcarriers for a sequential proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation in bioreactors. Oral presentation, 5th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Guimarães, Portugal, May 20-21, 2010. Book of Abstracts, p. 31.
282. * S.N. Agathos (2010). Recombinant protein production by insect cells. Invited Lecture for Symposium 101/O “Production of Recombinant Proteins by Microbes and Other Systems”, 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM),
283. C. Junghanns, R. Parra, A. Jaouani, P. Demarche, R.R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2010). Cross-linked enzyme aggregates of laccase from Coriolopsis polyzona - Optimization of production and partial characterization. Poster presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM),
284. P. Demarche, R.R. Nair, C. Junghanns and S.N. Agathos (2010). Laccase production from white rot fungi and immobilization on nano particles. Poster presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM),
285. R.R. Nair, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2010) Increased laccase production, purification and characterization of extracellular laccase from Cerrena unicolor and Coriolopsis gallica. 5th European Meeting on Oxizymes and 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases,
286. P. Demarche, C. Junghanns, R.R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2010). Laccases immobilized on magnetic particles and their application in a bioreactor for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. 5th European Meeting on Oxizymes and 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases,
287. C. Junghanns, B. Soete,
288. R. Taboada-Puig, C. Junghanns, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema and S.N. Agathos (2010). Production and partial characterization of combined cross-linked enzyme aggregates from versatile peroxidase and glucose oxidase. 5th European Meeting on Oxizymes and 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases,
289. R.R. Nair, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2010). Oxidative enzyme systems from white rot fungi: Removal of organic micropollutants in a novel bioreactor. Oral presentation at BIT’s 3rd World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology (IBIO-2010),
290. R.R. Nair, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2010) Increased laccase production, purification and characterization of extracellular laccase from Cerrena unicolor and Coriolopsis gallica. BIT 3rd World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology (IBIO-2010), Dalian, China, July 25-27, 2010.
291. P. Demarche, C. Junghanns and S.N. Agathos (2010). Laccase-nanoparticles conjugates for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals from wastewater in bioreactors”. LANCE – ERA-NET Matera Project meeting, Trondheim, Norway, September 6, 2010.
292. R. Taboada Puig, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, G.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema and S.N. Agathos (2010). Degradation and elimination of the estrogenic activity of endocrine disrupting chemicals by free and immobilized versatile peroxidase. Workshop on Oxidative Enzymes as Sustainable Industrial Biocatalysts (OESIB2010), Santiago de Compostela, Spain, September 14-15, 2010.
293. * S.N. Agathos, C. Junghanns, R. Nair, R. Parra, A. Jaouani and P. Demarche (2010). Harnessing the power of enzymes for environmental stewardship. Invited Main Lecture. 14th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2010) “Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society”,
294. C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2010). Novel photobioreactor-based approaches for improved productivities of algal cell cultures – the role of materials science in algal cultivation. Oral conference presentation at AQUAFUELS Symposium, Roundtable on the Algae State of the Art, European Biodiesel Board and European Algal Biomass Association (EABA), Brussels, Belgium, October 20-21, 2010.
295. S. Sart, A. Errachid, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2010). Controlled expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in a microcarrier-based stirred bioreactor. Poster presented at XIIIth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) “Stem Cells: From Science to Clinical Trials”, UCL Woluwé campus,
296. E. Bouhajja, M.R. Liles, S.N. Agathos and
297. S. Sart, A. Errachid, Y.-J. Schneider and S.N. Agathos (2011). Controlled expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in a microcarrier-based stirred bioreactor. 22nd Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT),
298. J.-F. Michiels, S. Sart, S.N. Agathos and Y.-J. Schneider (2011). Investigation of the role of a soy peptone as an additive for the cultivation of CHO-320 cells. Poster presented at the 22nd Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Vienna, Austria, May 15-18, 2011. Book of Abstracts, p. 186, communication P4.100.
299. * C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, R.R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2011). Enzymes for green chemistry and environmental quality. Keynote lecture at 2nd International Conference on Green Technologies and Environmental Protection, concurrent with the 7th Bulgarian National Conference of Chemistry, May 26-29, 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria.
300. I.F. George, D. Moreels, M.R. Liles, L. Bouillet and S.N. Agathos (2011). Antibiotic resistance pattern and potential for production of polyketides in novel soil Acidobacteria isolates. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology – “Microbial Genetics & Ecology Inspire the Biotechnology of an Evolving Global Economy” (BAGECO 11),
301. R. Nair, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2011). Preparation of cross-linked laccase aggregates using mild cross-linking conditions and their application to the elimination of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Poster and Oral Discussion. 4th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists “Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life”,
302. * I.F. George, D. Moreels and S.N. Agathos (2011). Searching for and Culturing the ‘Unculturables’. Invited oral presentation, 1st International Symposium on Microbial Resource Management in Biotechnology: Concepts and Applications. Scientific honorary farewell to Professor Willy Verstraete. ‘t Pand,
303. C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2011). Cross-linking of multi-enzyme aggregates – Combi-CLEAs of two laccases with broadened pH spectrum. Oral presentation at the 5th European Bioremediation Conference (ECB V), Chania, Crete, Greece, July 4-7, 2011.
304. P. Demarche, C. Junghanns, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2011). Laccase activity measurement based on oxygen consumption in open systems. Poster presentation at the 5th European Bioremediation Conference (ECB V), Chania, Crete, Greece, July 4-7, 2011.
305. * S.N. Agathos (2011). Role of fungi in bioremediation. Invited keynote lecture, 106th National Congress of the Italian Botanical Society (SBI), Genova, September 21-23, 2011. Published in Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell’Università di Genova, vol. 73, p. 54 (available on CD-ROM).
306. S. Talvy, R. Nair, S.N. Agathos and F. Debaste (2011). Numerical comparison of impeller design for laccase production by white rot fungi in stirred tank. Poster presented at the 8th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) and 1st European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB) together with the 29th DECHEMA’s Biotechnology Annual Meeting,
307. * S.N. Agathos (2012). Biocatalytic weapons against micropollutants. Invited Main Lecture at Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology in the Frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy (EMB2012), Bologna, Italy, April 10-12, 2012. Conference Final Program, page 8. Abstract in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol. 11, no. 3, Supplement, page S99 (March 2012).
308. R.R. Nair, P. Demarche, C. Junghanns and S.N. Agathos (2012). Laccases immobilized on mesoporous silica particles and their application in a continuous stirred reactor for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Poster presented at Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology in the Frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy (EMB2012), Bologna, Italy, April 10-12, 2012. Conference Final Program, page 31, poster P31. Abstract in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol. 11, no. 3, Supplement, page S103 (March 2012).
309. J. Li, M. Stamato, C. Jeffryes, P. Demarche, R. Nair, E. Bouhajja, C. Junghanns and S.N. Agathos (2012). Design, characterization, and cultivation of microalgae in an airlift flat panel photobioreactor. Oral presentation at the 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology (ACPAB 2012) and 1st International Conference on Coastal Biotechnology, July 9-12, 2012, Adelaide, Australia.
310. E. Bouhajja, I. George, M.R. Liles and S.N. Agathos (2012). Investigation of a metagenomic library for aerobic toluene degradation genes. Poster presented at 14th International Symposium of Microbial Ecology (ISME14), Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-24 August 2012 (Programme p. 69, poster n° 497B http://www.isme-microbes.org/sites/isme-microbes.org/files/Posters%20Overview%20final.pdf ).
311. S. Talvy, R. Nair, P. Demarche, S. Agathos and F. Debaste (2012). Modeling of bisphenol A degradation using immobilized/insolubilized laccase. 20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2012 and 15th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2012, Prague, Czech Republic, 25-29 August 2012.
312. L. Ramirez-Cavazos, C. Junghanns, R. Nair, E. Enaud, P. Demarche, S. Agathos and R. Parra (2012). Optimized production, purification and partial characterization of two thermostable laccases from a Pycnoporus sanguineus strain. Oral presentation at OxiZymes, Marseille, France, September 16-19, 2012. Book of Abstracts, p. 47.
313. F. Spina, C. Junghanns, R. Nair, E. Enaud, P. Demarche, S. Agathos and G.C. Varese (2012). Laccase production optimization by a Trametes pubescens strain: Characterization and application of the crude extract. Oral and poster presentations at OxiZymes, Marseille, France, September 16-19, 2012. Book of Abstracts, p. 70.
314. R.R. Nair, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2012). Formulation and characterization of immobilized laccase biocatalysts and their application to eliminate endocrine disrupting chemicals. Poster presentation at OxiZymes, Marseille, France, September 16-19, 2012. Book of Abstracts, p. 107.
315. * C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2012). Robust biocatalysts for pollution control and environmentally benign bioprocessing. Invited Main Lecture. 15th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2012) “Innovative Biotechnology for a Green World and Beyond”, Daegu, South Korea, September 16-21, 2012. Program, p. 48.
316. * J. Li and S.N. Agathos (2012). Prospects of microalgal industry from a perspective of financial analysis and historical development. Invited presentation at BIT’s 2nd International Congress on Algae, Hangzhou, China, September 23-25, 2012.
317. * J. Li, C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2012). Towards Algal Biofuels – Strategies, Methodologies and Technologies for the Development of Bioreactors of Industrial Standards. Invited presentation at the 2nd International Seminar on New and Renewable Energies (“2ème Séminaire sur les Énergies Nouvelles et Renouvelables”), Ghardaïa, Algeria, October 15-17, 2012.
318. * C. Jeffryes, G. Rorrer, J. Li and S.N. Agathos (2012). Photosynthetic Biorefinery: Fundamental Principles. Invited presentation at the 2nd International Seminar on New and Renewable Energies (“2ème Séminaire sur les Énergies Nouvelles et Renouvelables”), Ghardaïa, Algeria, October 15-17, 2012.
319. P. Demarche, R.R. Nair, I. Ardao and S.N. Agathos (2012). Biocatalysis for Environmental Clean-up: Past, Present and Future Developments. Opening session of the Biocatalysis 2012 Conference, Xcaret, Mexico, December 4-7, 2012. Conference Proceedings, p. 24.
320. * J. Li and S.N. Agathos (2012). Theory and practice of scaling up microalgae production from petri dish to industrial reactors. Invited talk, Smart Short Course Algae Technology Europe, Ghent, Belgium, December 5-7, 2012.
321. I. Ardao, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2012). Bio-inspired encapsulation and CLEAs as novel tools for enzyme immobilization. International Workshop on New and Synthetic Bioproduction Systems, December 6-7, 2012, Hamburg, Germany.
322* I. Ardao, R.R. Nair, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2013). Challenges of emerging contaminants: bioprocesses to the rescue. Invited oral presentation at 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference, Québec City, PQ, Canada, May 26-30, 2013. Abstract 1402 (http://abstracts.csc2013.ca/00002041.htm).
323. P. Demarche, R.R. Nair, I. Ardao and S.N. Agathos (2013). The ultimate cartridge for environmental clean-up. 8th Micropol & Ecohazard 2013 (Specialized IWA conference), Zurich, Switzerland, 16-20 June 2013, Conference Proceedings, p.184.
324. * S.N. Agathos (2013). Insect cells as a production platform for biopharmaceuticals. Invited oral presentation at 12th International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms (GIM2013) in parallel with the XVth Mexican National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, June 23-28, Cancun, Mexico. Program, p. 24 (abstract available on CD-ROM, Presentation GIMIVSpirosNAgathos).
325. E. Bouhajja, I. George, M.R. Liles and S.N. Agathos (2013). Investigation of a metagenomic library for aerobic toluene degradation genes. Oral presentation at 12th International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms (GIM2013) in parallel with the XVth Mexican National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, June 23-28, Cancun, Mexico. Program, p. 47 (abstract available on CD-ROM, Presentation GIMVII1272).
326. I. Ardao, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2013). Bio-inspired entrapped laccases for the clean-up of micropollutants in wastewater. Oral presentation at 5th Congress of European Microbiologists – FEMS 2013, 21-25 July 2013, Leipzig, Germany. Program book, p. 50 (Abstract: http://www.abstractserver.com/fems2013/planner/index.php?go=abstract&action=abstract_iplanner&print=0&absno=2245&FEMS2013=kauiq62ur4uern83d1qf7mnnvdrscptm&FEMS2013=kauiq62ur4uern83d1qf7mnnvdrscptm).
327. * S.N. Agathos (2013). Bioprocesses in the fight against emerging pollutants. Invited keynote lecture, 7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM07) “Integration Challenges for Sustainability”, Vienna, Austria, Seprember 18-21, 2013 (Program: http://ambassadors-env.com/wp-content/uploads/ICEEM07_ExtendedProgram_Final.pdf page 9).
328. * J. Li, S.N. Agathos and G. Wang (2013). Prospects of microalgae industry and developing strategies. Invited talk, China-Namur Academic Conference, Namur, Belgium, October 12, 2013.
329. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2013). Targeted illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA and functional marker genes to decipher microbial communities involved in biogeochemical cycling processes. Workshop MicroB3-MetaExplore. Harvesting Environmental Genomes for the Development of Biocatalysts, October 14-15, 2013, Groningen, The Netherlands.
330. S. Sart, S. Agathos and Y. Li (2013). Stem cell expansion and differentiation in microcarrier-based bioreactors for large-scale production. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), November 3-8, 2013, San Francisco, California (Abstract: https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/Paper304633.html).
331. S. Grama, C. Jeffryes, S. Chader and S.N. Agathos (2013). Stress-induced production of cathaxanthin from a novel strain of Chlorella isolated from the Sahara Desert. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), November 3-8, 2013, San Francisco, California (Abstract: https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/Paper331698.html).
332. I. Ardao, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2013). Micropollutants clean-up by bio-inspired entrapped laccases. Oral presentation at 2nd European Symposium on Water Technologies and Management, 20-21 November 2013, Leuven, Belgium. In Conference Proceedings (ISBN: 9789058570109), pp. 141-146.
333. I. Ardao, P. Demarche, R. Nair and S.N. Agathos (2013). Laccase-biotitania magnetic biocatalysts produced via bio-inspired entrapment for the removal of micropollutants in wastewater. Poster presented at the Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Annual Symposium “Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry”, November 26-27, 2013, Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium. Book of Abstracts, p. 18.
334. T. Efthymiopoulos, E. Bouhajja, I.F. George, R. Van Houdt, M. Mergeay and S.N. Agathos (2013). Transfer of broad host range plasmids to Acidobacteria: Transforming the ‘Unculturables’. Poster presented at the Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Annual Symposium “Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry”, November 26-27, 2013, Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium. Book of Abstracts, p. 29.
335. B.S. Grama, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, S. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2013). Carotenoids production in a Dactylococcus microalga from the Algerian Sahara. Poster presented at the Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Annual Symposium “Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry”, November 26-27, 2013, Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium. Book of Abstracts, p. 36. Best Poster Award.
336. B.A. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2013). Managing microbial robustness using molecular systems synecology: Applications for the biogeochemical cycling of anthropogenic compounds and biogenic molecules of keystone significance. Poster presented at the Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Annual Symposium “Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry”, November 26-27, 2013, Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium. Book of Abstracts, p. 59.
337. J. Li, S. Grama and S.N. Agathos (2013). Development, characterization and cultivation of microalgae in an airlift tubular photobioreactor. Poster presentation at the 7th International Algae Congress, Hamburg, Germany, December 3-4, 2013.
338. E. Bouhajja, I.F. George, R. Van Houdt, M.R. Liles and S.N. Agathos (2013). Functional screening of a metagenomic library for aerobic toluene degradation genes. Poster presented at 2nd Thünen Symposium on Soil Metagenomics: Mining and Learning from Metagenomes, December 11-13, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (VTI), Braunschweig, Germany. Program, p. 59, poster P14.
339. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2013). Conceptual and methodological framework to manage microbial robustness using molecular systems synecology: Applications for the biodegradation of contaminants of emerging concern. Poster presented at 2nd Thünen Symposium on Soil Metagenomics: Mining and Learning from Metagenomes, December 11-13, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (VTI), Braunschweig, Germany. Program, pp. 83-84, poster P78.
340. K. Skopelitou and S.N. Agathos (2014). Fungal-bacterial “deposit” into the oil degradation “bank”. Poster presented at Ulixes International Conference & MedRem-2014, “Microbial Resource Management for Polluted Marine Environments and Bioremediation", 16 – 18 January 2014, Hammamet, Tunisia.
341. B.S Grama, A. Delhaye, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2014). Canthaxanthin, astaxanthin and adonixanthin production from a Dactylococcus microalga in a new flat plate airlift photobiorector. Presentation at 19th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences, Gembloux, Belgium, 7 February 2014. (Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci. 79/1: 65-70).
342. B.S. Grama, B. Stenuit, C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2014). Characterization of fatty acid and carotenoid production in an Acutodesmus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. Poster presented at Environmental Sciences, Technologies And Management (ENVITAM) – PhD Day, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, March 5, 2014.
343. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2014). Warfare ecology and environmental history of explosive-contaminated ecosystems from World War I: Case studies in Belgium one century after the outbreak of the Great War. American Society for Environmental History, Annual Meeting, March 12-16, 2014, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
344. B.S. Grama, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, S. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2014). Physiological response and photosynthetic modeling of a Dactylococcus microalga during mixotrophic cultivation on glycerol. Oral presentation at 4th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, June 15-18, 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A. Program, p. 4 (presentation O2.19).
345. * S.N. Agathos (2014). Biotechnology for Sustainability – An Interdisciplinary Synthesis. Invited Closing Plenary Lecture. 16th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2014) “Biotechnology for the Development of a Green Economy”, Fortaleza, Brazil, September 14-19, 2014. Program, p. 19.
346. * J. Li, C. Jeffryes and S.N. Agathos (2014). Microalgae for food, feed and biofuels. Invited talk at BIT’s 3rd Annual International Congress on Algae, Dalian, China, October 16-18, 2014.
347. G.I. Matos, C.S. Sousa Junior, T.C. Oliva, D.F. Subtil, A.L. Chaves, M.T. Lutterbach, E.F. Sérvulo, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2014). Intrinsic bioremediation of soils contaminated by biodiesel and diesel/biodiesel blends in laboratory microcosm studies. Poster presented at the Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Annual Symposium, Invited Thematic Orientation on “Cell Signaling in Host‐Microbe Interactions”, November 18, 2014, Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium. Book of Abstracts, p. 61 (http://www.belsocmicrobio.be/2014/abstractbookBSM2014.pdf).
348. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2014). Robustness and ecological resilience of microbial communities: from intrinsic natural dynamics to disturbance-driven responses. Understanding Microbial Communities: Function, Structure and Dynamics. Workshop on Engineering and Control of Natural and Synthetic Microbial Communities, The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, November 26-28, 2014, Cambridge, UK.
349. G.I. Matos, C.S. Sousa Junior, T.C. Oliva, D.F.S. De Lima, L.Y. Matsushita, A.L. Chaves, M.T.S. Lutterbach, E.F.C. Sérvulo, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2015). Bacterial microbiome and ecotoxicological analysis during biodegradation of biodiesel and diesel/biodiesel blends in laboratory soil microcosms. Oral presentation at 20th National Symposium for Applied Biological Sciences, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 30 January 2015 (http://www.uclouvain.be/504964.html Published in Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci. 80/1:157-161, ISSN 1379-1176).
350. * S.N. Agathos (2015). Stem cell bioprocess engineering: barriers and progress towards cGMP production and clinical applications. Invited oral presentation, International Symposium on Biopharmaceutical Innovation and Development, March 29-30, 2015, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
351. B.S. Grama, S. Chader, D. Khelifi, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2015). Induction of canthaxanthin production in a Dactylococcus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. Oral presentation at the 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, June 7 – 10, 2015, San Diego, CA. Program p. 4, presentation [O2.16] (Programme_ALGA2015.pdf).
352. F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2015). Responses of synthetic microbial communities perturbed in multiplexed continuous bioreactors as an ecologically-relevant proxy for microbial robustness prediction in natural and engineered ecosystems. 13th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO 13), June 14-18, 2015, Milan, Italy. Book of Abstracts, p. 89, Abstract n° P CMC 28 (http://www.bageco2015.org/fileadmin/media/2015/bageco/Bageco2015_HPr_web.pdf).
353. K. Skopelitou and S.N. Agathos (2015). Structuring effective microbial consortia for PAHs bioremediation applications in different environments. Oral presentation at the 6th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC VI), Chania, Crete, Greece, June 29 – July 2, 2015. Program p. 9, presentation ID 269 (http://www.ebc-vi.tuc.gr/fileadmin/users_data/ebc-vi/_uploads/DETAILED_PROGRAM-final-June17.pdf).
354. B. Stenuit and S.N. Agathos (2015). Construction of chemostat arrays for the study of PAHs biodegradation by bacterial consortia under disturbances. Poster presentation at the 6th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC VI), Chania, Crete, Greece, June 29 - July 2, 2015. Program p. 20, presentation ID 321 (http://www.ebc-vi.tuc.gr/fileadmin/users_data/ebc-vi/_uploads/DETAILED_PROGRAM-final-June17.pdf).
355. K. Skopelitou and S.N. Agathos (2015). Autochthonous microbial communities in oil-polluted Mediterranean Coast regions: Astonishing potential for PAH bioremediation. Poster presentation at ProkaGENOMICS 2015, 6th European Conference on Prokaryotic and Fungal Genomics, Göttingen, Germany, September 29-October 2, 2015.
356. * S.N. Agathos (2015). New algal products and processes from unexplored ecosystems. Invited plenary oral presentation at the 4th Latin American Congress of the Society for Environmental and Algal Biotechnology (IV SOLABIAA), Florianópolis, Brazil, November 8-13, 2015. Program, Plenary 1, page 11 (http://www.congresso2015.solabiaa.com.br/download/download?ID_DOWNLOAD=1)
357. * S.N. Agathos (2015). Green biotechnology research in Europe: from environmental protection to a circular bioeconomy. Invited oral presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-13, 2015 (Presentation 592b, Abstract: https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2015/webprogram/Paper437396.html)
358. C. Jeffryes, B.S. Grama, S. Chader and S.N. Agathos (2015). Biotechnology of phototrophs – from metabolic understanding to scalable and energy efficient photobioreactors. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-13, 2015 (Presentation 620a, Abstract: https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2015/webprogram/Paper435199.html)
359. K. Skopelitou and S.N. Agathos (2015). Volcanic fungus Cladosporium displays a remarkable biodegradation efficacy in stressful conditions of very high concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons. Microbial Stress: From Molecules to Systems. Sitges, Spain, November 12-15, 2015.
360. F. Augelletti, P. Gerin, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2016). Psychrophilic bacterial communities for biological treatment of wastewater at low temperatures. Poster presentation at the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) Winter Meeting on Psychrophilic and Extremophile Microbiology, London, UK, January 19, 2016.
361. F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2016). Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by synthetic bacterial communities: effects of biodiversity on multifunctionality and robustness. Poster presented at the 21st National Symposium for Applied Biological Sciences 2016, Antwerp, Belgium, February 5, 2016.
362. * S.N. Agathos (2016). Algae: biorefinery for nanomaterials (Algas: biorrefineria para los nanomateriales). Oral invited presentation at the International Workshop Bio-Nano Convergence Network Phase 2, Bogotá, Colombia, March 9-10, 2016 (http://www.fealac.org/news/event_view.jsp?txtIdx=239)
363. C. Jeffryes, B.S. Grama, S. Chader and S.N. Agathos (2016). Newly discovered phototrophs: from metabolic understanding to scalable and energy efficient photobioreactors. European Conference “European Roadmap for an Algae-Based Industry”, Olhao, Portugal, April 6-8, 2016.
364. * S.N. Agathos, P. Demarche and I. Ardao (2016). Biocatalytic strategies against emerging pollutants. Invited keynote lecture at the 10th International Society for Environmental Biotechnology Conference, Barcelona, Spain, June 1-3, 2016.
365. M. Liles, S. Monsma, E. Bouhajja, J. Zhou, A. Pereira, B. Pfeifer, C.C. Wu, S.N. Agathos, I.F. George and D. Mead (2016). Exploring soil and sediment metagenomics libraries using function- and sequence-based approaches for natural product discovery and bioremediation applications. Functional Metagenomics 2016, Inderoy, Norway, September 25-28, 2016.
366. * S.N. Agathos (2016). Phototroph bioprocessing: From metabolic understanding to scaleable and energy-efficient photobioreactors. Invited lecture, International Conference on Metabolic Science (ICMS 2016), Shanghai, China, October 20-23, 2016 (http://www.icms-sjtu.org/InvitedLectures. Abstract CS-07, Program p. 70).
367. C.S. Jeffryes, B.S. Grama, S. Chader and S.N. Agathos (2016). Novel phototrophs for scaleable and sustainable bioprocessing. Oral presentation, 5th International Congress on Sustainability Science and Engineering (ICOSSE 2016), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 24-27, 2016 (Paper N°475990; Abstract: https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/icosse16/webprogram/Paper475990.html).
368. * S. Agathos (2016). Biotechnology concepts and tools for sustainability. Invited plenary lecture, XL Jornadas Nacionales de Biología (XL National Days of Biology), Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 15-18, 2016 (http://www.fcv.espol.edu.ec/expositores-nacionales-e-internacionales#overlay-context=user).
369. * S.N. Agathos and J. Reichardt (2017). Establishing a Latin American translational genomics institute. Invited lecture, Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (G2MC) ‘Implementing Genomic Medicine into Practice’, Athens, Greece, April 27-29, 2017.
370. * S.N. Agathos (2017). Stem cell bioprocess engineering: barriers and progress towards cGMP production and clinical applications. Invited opening keynote lecture, 5th Belgian Symposium on Tissue Engineering (BSTE), Leuven, Belgium, May 4-5, 2017.
371. * S.N. Agathos (2017). Biotechnology concepts and tools for sustainability. Invited plenary lecture, 1st International Congress of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Americas – “Empowering Latin America: Research with a Purpose”, Bogotá, Colombia, May 17-19, 2017.
372. F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2017). Effects of biodiversity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading consortia on system functionality and robustness. 14th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Aberdeen, Scotland, June 4-8, 2017.
373. * S.N. Agathos (2017). The phototroph biorefinery: emerging microalgae in the bioeconomy. Invited oral presentation, Biotech 2017 and 7th Czech-Swiss Symposium with Exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic, June 13-17, 2017.
374. * S.N. Agathos (2017). Bioprocess engineering of stem cells: Barriers and progress towards clinical Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) production and clinical applications. Invited oral presentation, 1st International Congress of Medical Genetics and 1st Congress of Biotechnology Applied to Health, University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 10-14, 2017.
375. * R. Nair, P. Demarche and S.N. Agathos (2017). Multi-objective optimization of biocatalyst formulation for environmental applications. Invited oral presentation, 4th International and Interdisciplinary Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Environment and Evolution of Social and Life Processes (4th IIWEE), Manizales, Colombia, August 2-4, 2017.
376. S.B. Grama, S.N. Agathos and C. Jeffryes (2017). Balancing photosynthesis and respiration increases microalgal biomass productivity during photoheterotrophy on glycerol. 11th International Phycological Congress (IPC11), Szczecin, Poland, August 13-19, 2017 (Abstract: Phycologia vol. 56, issue sp4, p. 56 (2017) https://doi.org/10.2216/0031-8884-56.sp4.1)
377. * S.N. Agathos, B.S. Grama and C. Jeffryes (2017). New microalgae and processes for a circular bioeconomy. Invited oral presentation, 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM / 09) – Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability, Bologna, Italy, September 6-9, 2017 (Conference Program, p. 12; Book of Abstracts, p. 79).
378. * S.N. Agathos (2017). Novel Extremophilic Enzymes from Uniquely Biodiverse Habitats (NEXUS). Invited project idea pitch presentation for Societal Challenges 2, 3 and 5, Horizon2020 Brokerage Event at 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Manageement (ICEEM / 09) – Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability, Bologna, Italy, September 6-9, 2017.
379. * F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2017). Psychrophilic bacterial synthetic consortia for biological treatment of artificial wastewater at low temperatures. Invited oral presentation, 2nd International Microbial Resource Management Conference (MRM2), Ghent, Belgium, September 7-8, 2017.
380. * S.N. Agathos (2017). Stem cell bioprocessing on the way to the clinic. Oral presentation at joint Yachay Tech – University of Edinburgh mini-Symposium “Biology at the Interface with Physics and Engineering”, YT Campus, Urcuquí, Ecuador, September 28, 2017.
381. * S.N. Agathos (2018). Establishing innovative Biomedical Engineering programs in Ecuador. Invited Forum Lecture, “Convergence and Biological Engineering Education”, Annual Conference, Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE), Norfolk, VA, April 5-7, 2018.
382. F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos, A. Jousset and B. Stenuit (2018). Bioaugmentation with fluorene-degrading Sphingobium sp. Strain LB126 in soil microcosms: role of biodiversity of resident communities on establishment and survival of the invader. Poster presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Ecology of Soil Microorganisms, Helsinki, Finland, June 17-21, 2018.
383. F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos and B. Stenuit (2018). Effects of biodiversity of constructed PAH-degrading consortia on biodegradation activities. Oral presentation at the 7th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC VII) jointly with the 11th International Society for Environmental Biotechnology Conference (ISEB 2018), Chania, Crete, Greece, June 24 - 27, 2018. Program p. 3, presentation ID 234 (http://www.ebc-vii.tuc.gr/fileadmin/users_data/ebc-vii/_uploads/DETAILED_PROGRAM-v4.pdf).
384. M.S. Zambrano, S.N. Agathos and J.K.V. Reichardt (2018). Human genetic and genomic research in Ecuador: Historic analysis, current status and future directions (‘Investigación genética y genómica humana en Ecuador: Análisis histórico, estado actual y futuras direcciones’). Poster presentation at the VIth Ecuadorian Congress of Human Genetics, Centro de Investigación Genética y Genómica, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial (UTE), Quito, Ecuador, July 18 - 20, 2018.
385. * S.N. Agathos, F. Augelletti and B. Stenuit (2018). Biosustainability: From pure strains and biocatalysts to managed microbial communities. Invited lecture, 18th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS 2018), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 12–17, 2018. https://www.ibs2018montreal.org/en/program/tracks/industrial_environmental.html
386. F. Augelletti, S.N. Agathos, B. Stenuit and A. Jousset (2018). Bioaugmentation with PAHs-degrading bacteria to enhance degradation and mitigate the loss of soil biodiversity. Oral presentation at 2018 International Academic Conference for Graduate Students (IACGS), Nanjing, China, October 31 - November 3, 2018.
387. * S.N. Agathos (2019). Metagenomics in natural and engineered systems. Invited lecture at 1st Event of the National Ecuadorian Network of Genetics and Genomics (ReGG), Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador, April 25 – 26, 2019. https://www.yachaytech.edu.ec/regg/genetica-y-genomica-en-ecuador/
388. * S.N. Agathos (2019). Sustainability – from bioremediation to bioproduction. Invited lecture at II. Sustainable Raw Materials, International Project Week and Scientific Conference, Szeged, Hungary, May 6 – 10, 2019. http://publicatio.bibl.uszeged.hu/15435/1/Book%20of%20Abstracts_IPW2019_Szeged.pdf
389. * S.N. Agathos (2019). Influence of biodiversity of artificial consortia on biodegradation activities. Invited lecture at IX Symposium on Applied Microbiology, São Paulo State University, Institute of Biosciences – Campus Rio Claro, Rio Claro, Brazil, May 14-17, 2019.https://smaunesp.com.br/api/schedule/download
390. * S.N. Agathos (2019). Microbiology for sustainability – from bioremediation to bioproduction. Invited keynote lecture at Pacific Microbial Meeting 2019 (PaMM 2019), Universidad Santiago de Cali (USC), Cali, Colombia, 22-23 August 2019.
391. * S.N. Agathos (2021). Beneficial microbes and their friends: microbial engineering for sustainability. Invited plenary opening lecture at 9th Conference of Mikrobiokosmos, the Scientific Microbiological Society of Greece, Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), Athens, Greece, 16-18 December 2021.
392. * S.N. Agathos (2022). Microbial engineering for sustainability. Plenary Lecture at VIIth National Meeting of Biotechnology, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 28-29 July 2022.
393. * S.N. Agathos (2024). A visionary, a connector, a friend. Contributed remarks to the international virtual symposium “How biotechnology will impact our life - A tribute to Dr. Ioannis Economidis”, 30 January 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9vIfvzVuS8
394. * S.N. Agathos (2025). Revisiting contaminant biodegradation concepts and reassessing tools from synthetic microbial ecology and bioengineering. Invited plenary opening lecture at the 8th International Conference on Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management, Chania, Crete, Greece, 27-31 May 2025. https://hwm-conferences.tuc.gr/invited-speakers/
395. * S.N. Agathos (2025). Environmental stewardship using evolving concepts of biodegradation, synthetic microbial ecology and bioengineering. Invited plenary speaker at the 1st Advances in Sustainable Engineering Systems (1st SUSTENS) Meeting (virtual), 4-5 June 2025. https://www.sustenshub.com/organization-committee/
OTHER INVITED LECTURES, COLLOQUIA AND SEMINARS
“Studies on the Inactivation of Gramicidin S Synthetase In Vivo.” Faculty of Engineering Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, November 30, 1981.
“The Interdisciplinary Nature of Biotechnology.” Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, November 13, 1983.
“The Control of Enzyme Stability In Vivo in Batch Antibiotic Fermentations.” Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, February 6, 1984.
“Enzyme Stability In Vivo: Gramicidin S Synthetase.” Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, March 9, 1984.
“In Vivo Stability of Antibiotic Synthetases.” Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, April 2, 1984.
“In Vivo Stability of Antibiotic Synthetases: Gramicidin S Synthetase.” Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, April 9, 1984.
“Biotechnology as an Interdisciplinary Activity in Education and in Practice.” Center for Technological Cooperation, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, May 31, 1984.
“Developments in Cyclosporine Fermentation Experiments.” Seminar in Clinical Pharmacology, Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada, January 17, 1985.
“The Promise of Biotechnology.” Public Interest Lecture, Krikos-N.J. Chapter, Saint George Community Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, March 16, 1986.
“New Perspectives in the Biotechnology of Peptide Antibiotics.” Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and Department of Biology, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece, April 6, 1987.
“Modern Biochemical Engineering Considerations in the Production of Therapeutics.” Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, October 27, 1989.
“Research in Applied Microbiology and Cell Technology.” Laboratory Directors’ Seminar, Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, February 12, 1990.
“Physiological Modeling of Cyclosporin A Production by the Fungus Tolypocladium inflatum (Beauveria nivea).” Workshop on Metabolite Production, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, July 12, 1990.
“Production of Biotechnology Products by Animal Cell Culture.” A two-day in-house training seminar for research and production personnel, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, December 4-5, 1990.
“Microbial Production of Immunosuppressants.” Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, April 24, 1991.
“Trends in Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Research and Graduate Education.” Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, June 22, 1991.
“Hybrid Bioreactors for the Production of Intracellular Pharmaceuticals.” Centocor Europe, Leiden, The Netherlands, July 2, 1992.
“Large-Scale Insect Cell Cultivation.” Centocor Europe, Leiden, The Netherlands, July 2, 1992.
“Cyclosporin A Production in a Novel Immobilized Cell Bioreactor.” Unit of Bioengineering, Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioindustries, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 4, 1992.
“Biodégradation Renforcée des Composés Nitroaromatiques dans les Effluents Industriels: Analyse des Voies Cataboliques et Génie des Bioréacteurs.” (“Enhanced Biodegradation of Nitroaromatics in Industrial Effluents: Catabolic Pathway Analysis and Bioreactor Engineering.”) Unit of Bioengineering, Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioindustries, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 4, 1992.
“Cyclosporin A Production in an Immobilized Perfusion Reactor System.” Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Sâo Carlos, Sâo Carlos, Brazil, August 3, 1992.
“Multidisciplinary Experience in Biotechnology Education and Research at
Rutgers University “Bioreactor Engineering and Mathematical Modeling in the Production of Cyclosporin by Free and Immobilized Fungal Cells.” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sâo Paulo, and Biotechnology Group, Institute of Technological Research (IPT), Sâo Paulo, Brazil, August 7, 1992.
“Biochemical Engineering Considerations in the Production of Fungal Secondary Metabolites by Suspended and Immobilized Cells.” Biotechnology Unit, Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, August 11, 1992.
“New Hybrid Bioreactors for the Efficient Production of Pharmaceuticals.” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, and Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes, Patras, Greece, September 1, 1992.
“Frontiers in Biochemical Engineering.” American Institute of Chemical Engineers - New Jersey and North Jersey Sections, 1992 Fall Lecture Series “Frontiers in Chemical Engineering”, BOC Group Technical Center, Murray Hill, New Jersey, October 22, 1992.
“Cyclosporin Production by Free and Immobilised Fungi.” Invited address to the 124th Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology and the British Mycological Society Symposium, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, United Kingdom, January 7, 1993.
“Biotechnology: From Promise to Delivery.” Invited keynote address to the Rotary International Club, Newark, New Jersey, February 23, 1993.
“Méthodes de Monitoring de
la Croissance Cellules d'Insectes et de leur Infection par le Système Baculovirus.”(“Methods for Monitoring Insect Cell Growth and Infection by the Baculovirus System.”) Unit of Physiological Biochemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioindustries, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, November 18, 1994.“Croissance en Masse de Cellules d'Insectes en Bioréacteur et l'Usage du Système Baculovirus pour la Surexpression
la Surexpression des Protéines.” (“Large-Scale Growth of Insect Cells in Bioreactors and the Use of the Baculovirus System for Protein Overexpression.”) Interdepartmental Seminars in Biology, Museum of Life Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, February 15, 1995.“Simulation, Kinetics and Control of Fermentation Processes.” Workshop for research and production professionals (European Commission Project ALA-89/13 "Project of Monitoring of New Technologies"). Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador, May 29-June 2, 1995.
“Hybrid Bioreactors for Cyclosporin Production.” Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Department of Food Science, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, November 2, 1995.
“The Use of Hybrid Free- and Immobilized-Cell Bioreactors for the Production of Intracellular Products.” Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, December 14, 1995.
“Prospects for Cyclosporin A Production in Continuous Fermentation.” Zeneca LifeScience Molecules, Billingham, Cleveland, United Kingdom, July 4, 1996.
“Molecular Detection Tools for Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacteria and Pilot-Scale Studies of Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil.” Invited Keynote Lecture, Biotechnology Network, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, November 28, 1997.
“Bioremediation: Contaminated Water / Soil Treatment.” 2nd Vietnam Workshop on Biotechnology, Rencontres du Vietnam, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 15-19, 1997.
“Biotechnology and its Commercial Applications.” Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA) Public Interest Lecture, European Parliament, Brussels, February 24, 1998.
“Tracking of Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacteria with Molecular Tools in a Pilot-Scale Reactor Simulating in situ Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil.” First Joint U.S.-E.U. Summer Workshop in Environmental Biotechnology, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 22, 1998.
“Biodegradation of Nitro- and Amino- Aromatic Compounds by White Rot Fungi or by Bacteria.” Invited Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, July 9, 1998.
“Bioprocessing in
Europe .” Invited Lecture at Biotechnology, Bioprocessing & Bioengineering - Who is doing what and why? A Unique Symposium-Retreat among Researchers. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, September 25-26, 1998.“Pandora’s Box of Modern Biology: Biosciences and Bioethics.” Invited Lecture at KYKLOS - Circle of Contemporary Studies (Benevolent Association of European Institutions,
Brussels “Bioprocess Engineering for Environmental Protection and Sustainability.” Invited Lecture at New Vistas in Transatlantic Science & Technology Cooperation. Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany, June 21, 1999.
“Stakes and Challenges for University Education in the New Century.” Invited Lecture at HELLADIA International Symposium, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece, April 14, 2000.
“Bioremediation: From the Lab to the Field.” Invited Lecture at the IIIrd Event of the Fonds de Biotechnologie/Biotechnologie Stichting « What’s Going On in Biotech R&D (III) -- Biotechnology at UCLouvain: From Multidisciplinary Research to Industry » Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, May 25, 2000.
“Spin off: From Basic Science to Private Initiatives.” Round Table with Academic Scientists. Invited Panel Intervention and Discussion in the Frame of « Biotechnology in Europe Private Conference » organized by Ernst & Young and Puilaetco, Conrad Hotel, Brussels, May 30-31, 2000.
“Hippocratean Ethical Imperatives in the Era of Post-Genomic Biotechnology.” Presymposium on Bioethics, Professional Ethics and Hippocratean Medicine in association with the 2nd International Symposium on the History of Urology, Cos Island, Greece, May 18-20, 2001.
“Modélisation des Procédeés Microbiologiques” (“Modeling of Microbiological Processes”), Interface UCLouvain-REDE Hainaut (University-Industry Interface), Charleroi, Belgium, June 7, 2001.
“Applied Aspects of Insect Cell Culture.” Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, November 9, 2001
“Research Orientations in Biological Treatment of Recalcitrant Hydrophobic Aliphatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.” Institute of Biotechnology Research, National Center of Natural Sciences and Technology (NCST), Hanoi, Vietnam, February 28, 2002.
“Bioprocess Engineering for a Cleaner Environment.” Syposium in Honor of Professor Murray Moo-Young on Biotechnology and Bioengineering – Challenges for the New Millenium, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, September 5-7, 2002.
“Biodegradation of nitro- and amino-aromatics: successes and challenges.” Advanced EU-US Workshop on Molecular Biology for the Environment, National Center for Biotechnology-CSIC and Faculty of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, February 6, 2003.
“The use of pilot-scale bioreactors for studying in-situ bioremediation processes.” Advanced EU-US Workshop on Molecular Biology for the Environment, National Center for Biotechnology-CSIC and Faculty of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, February 6, 2003.
“Microbial treatment of aqueous industrial effluents.” Seminar, Brussels Agency for Enterprises (ABE/BAO), Institut Meurice, Brussels, Belgium, March 27, 2003.
“Research avenues in microbial biodegradation of xenobiotics and site bioremediation.” Seminar, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece, April 11, 2003.
“Animal cell culture processes in
Europe : Challenges and perspectives.” Invited address in honor of the CNRS Silver Medal Award to Dr. Annie Marc, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France, April 15, 2003.“Bioprocess engineering for a cleaner environment.” Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, September 12, 2003.
“Microbial transformation of selected recalcitrant pollutants: successes and challenges.” Seminar, Department of Industrial Microbiology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, October 24, 2003.
“Bioaugmentation: When is it appropriate for site remediation?” Institute of Biotechnology Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam, February 24, 2004.
“Studies on the microbial degradation of recalcitrant compounds”. Seminar, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (U.S.A.), May 20, 2004.
“Scale-up and optimization of in vitro insect cell growth and recombinant protein production”. Featured presentation, 4th Scientific Colloquium of the Institute of Life Sciences (Institut des Science de
la Vie , ISV), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, October 8, 2004.“Insect and CHO cell culture-based production of recombinant proteins”. Seminar, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia, December 22, 2004.
“Bioaugmentation for site remediation: Does it work?” Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, November 24, 2005.
“Environmental Genomics: Culturable and Unculturable Bacteria at Sites Polluted with Nitroaromatic Explosives”. Seminar at Advanced Course on Microbial Bioremediation and Environmental Genomics, University of Bologna Residential Center, Bertinoro, Italy, March 15, 2006
“Research Directions in Environmental Biotechnology for Sustainability”. Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, May 24, 2006.
“Environmental Biotechnology Research in Europe and Potential Developments for International Cooperation with Russia and Newly Independent States”. Lecture at European Commission Workshop “EU – Russia: Prospects for Cooperation in Biotechnology in the 7th Framework Programme”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, June 7, 2006.
“Echoes of Spinoza and of Teilhard de Chardin in Modern Science and Culture”. Invited Public Interest Lecture at KYKLOS - Circle of Contemporary Studies (Benevolent Association of European Institutions, Brussels), Brussels Philosophical Café, Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2006.
“Environmental Genomics: Culturable and Unculturable Bacteria at Polluted Sites”. Seminar, Institute of Biotechnology Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam, October 17, 2006.
“Vision for a New
Center ofExcellence : The Energy,Environment & Water Research Center “Genomics and Metagenomics in Environmental Biotechnology”. Seminar, Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 3, 2007.
“Insect and CHO Cell-Based Production of Recombinant Proteins: Challenges and Perspectives”. Seminar, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2008.
“Insect and CHO Cell-Based Production of Recombinant Proteins: Challenges and Perspectives”. Seminar, QueGen Biotech, Gyeonggi-Do (Ansang), South Korea, October 23, 2008.
“From Bioremediation to Environmental Metagenomics and Back”. Seminar, Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, March 2, 2009.
“Biotechnology for the Environment - From Remediation Engineering to Environmental Metagenomics”. Seminar, Graduate Program on Sustainable Development, Harokopion University, Kallithea, Athens, Greece, May 6, 2009.
“Serendipity (or “We Just Got Lucky”) in Environmental Biotechnology”. Invited after-dinner speech, US-EU Advanced Summer Course “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation”, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., May 28, 2009.
“Microbial and Human Strategies”. Seminar, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Ioannina, Agrinion, Greece, October 16, 2009.
“Laccases: Powerful Enzymes for the Environment”. Seminar at “Laccase Academy” Advanced Course, Seminario de Vilar, Porto, Portugal, March 9, 2010.
“Biotechnology for the Environment - From Bioremediation to Environmental Metagenomics”. Seminar, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, Kazan State University, Russian Federation, May 13, 2010.
“Explosive Issues: From TNT Bioremediation to Metagenomics and Back”. Featured presentation, Scientific Colloquium of the Institute of Life Sciences (Institut des Science de
la Vie , ISV), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, December 17, 2010.“Fungal, Algal and ‘-Omics’ Research in the Earth & Life Institute Cluster of Bioengineering and Applied Microbiology: Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation in Marine Science and Biotechnology”. Seminar for the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Visiting Delegation, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, March 17, 2011.
“Controlled Expansion and Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Microcarrier-Based Stirred Bioreactors”. Seminar at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK, February 10, 2012.
“Biocatalytic Weapons against Micropollutants”. Seminar, Instituto de Biología Molecular y de Biotecnología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés,
La Paz , Bolivia, May 22, 2012.“An Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology”. Seminar, Centro de Biotecnología, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia, May 28, 2012.
“Enzymes for Green Chemistry and the Environment: Biocatalyst Weapons against Micropollutants”. Seminar, Days of Science on “White Biotech for Green Chemistry”, Rhodia-Solvay Corporate Research Center, Lyon, France, June 14, 2012.
“Bioaugmentation as a Strategy for in-situ Bioremediation: When Does it Work?” Seminar at Summer School on Contaminated Soils – From Characterization to Remediation, University Paris-Est, Champs-sur-Marne, France, June 22, 2012.
“Biocatalyst Selection and Formulation for Treating Emerging Pollutants”. Seminar, Doctoral School in Natural Sciences and Innovative Technologies, Department of Life Sciences & Systems Biology and Department of Agronomy, Forest & Food Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, March 27, 2013.
“The Potential and the Limits of Bioaugmentation”. Seminar at Summer School on Biotechnology and Alternative Energy, New Engineering Technologies Center, Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering, Moscow, Russian Federation, July 9, 2013.
“Current Research on Biotechnology for Sustainability”. Seminar at Summer School on Biotechnology and Alternative Energy, New Engineering Technologies Center, Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering, Moscow, Russian Federation, July 11, 2013.
“Genetically Modified Microorganisms – A Double Standard?” Lecture followed by panel discussion on genetically modified organisms and synthetic biology, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium, September 7, 2013.
“Phototrophs and Marine Biotechnology: Towards Sustainable Bioprocessing”. Seminar, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A., March 21, 2014.
“Bioprocess Engineering to Combat Emerging Contaminants”. Seminar II Technology Workshop, Center for Mathematical Modeling, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, April 11, 2014.
“Current Research in Biotechnology for Sustainability”. Workshop Wallonia-Brussels “Success Stories from Research to Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile, April 14, 2014.
“Biotechnology for Sustainability”. Guest lecture, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia, May 9, 2014.
“Biotechnology for Sustainability – An Interdisciplinary Vision”. Seminar, Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, IOCAS, Qingdao, China, October 21, 2014.
“Fungal, Algal and ‘-Omics’ Research in the Earth & Life Institute Cluster of Bioengineering and Applied Microbiology: Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation in Marine Biotechnology”. Seminar, Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, IOCAS, Qingdao, China, October 24, 2014.
“Scientific Research in Biotechnology and the Environment – Examples of Actions Supported by the European Union”. Address to students and teachers in the frame of a Distinguished Alumni Event (‘Back to School’), Varvakio Model Experimental Secondary School, Halandri, Athens, Greece, November 11, 2014.
“Ecosystems and the Bio-Economy from Cradle to Cradle”. Invited presentation within the “Green Diplomacy” event, The Athens Music Hall (Megaron Mousikis), Athens, Greece, March 11, 2015.
“Growth and Photosynthetic Response of Microalgae during Photoheterotrophy”. Interactive seminar, Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, IOCAS, Qingdao, China, April 2, 2015.
“Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioprocess Intensification”. Seminar, CERTECH (Center of Technological Resources in Chemistry), Seneffe, Belgium, April 28, 2015.
“Yes, We Live in Interesting Times”. Concluding remarks, ‘Professor Spiros Agathos Scientific Farewell’, 6th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC VI), Minoa Palace Hotel, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30, 2015.
“A Career, a Life Path, a New Adventure, the True Retirement”. Concluding remarks, honorary session of Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, October 29, 2015.
“Bioaugmentation for Site Restoration – When Does it Work?” Seminar at Pre-Congress Course 2 Workshop on Bioremediation, Florianópolis, Brazil, November 8, 2015.
“A Random Walk in Science: Pleasures, Pitfalls, and Serendipity”. Invited keynote lecture, ISV Scientific Day, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, December 17, 2015.
“Wander and Wonder in Biotechnology”. Invited lecture, Vice-Chancellor’s Seminar Series, Yachay Tech University, San Miguel de Urcuquí, Ecuador, May 11, 2016.
“Uses of Technology in the Context of Environmental Change”. Invited participation and Panel discussion on Public Health and Tropical Diseases. Event associated with the 1st International Congress of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Americas, National University of Colombia (UNAL), Bogotá, Colombia, May 19, 2017.
“Current Research in Algal Biotechnology”. An exchange of views, Departments of Plant Science and of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 2, 2017.
“Emerging Directions in Biological Engineering”. An exchange of views in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, July 10, 2018.
“Trends in Sustainable and Precision Agriculture”. An exchange of views in the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Canada, July 12, 2018.
“Interdisciplinary Research at the interface of Biology and Engineering”. An exchange of views in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering and the BioZone, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, July 13, 2018.
“Some Random Thoughts on Career Development”. Seminar at Golden Helix Summer School, co-organized with the Genomic Medicine Alliance, Dolphin Bay Resort, Syros, Greece, September 29, 2018.
“Immobilized Phenoloxidases in Reactors for the Oxidation of Emerging Contaminants: Considerations for Scalable Industrial Systems”. Seminar at Advanced International Course on “Scale-Up of Bioprocesses and Training in Bioreactor Operation” (“Escalado de Bioprocesos y Entrenamiento en Operación de Biorreactores”), National University of Colombia (UNAL), Medellín, Colombia, November 19, 2018.
“Stem Cell Bioprocess Engineering: Progress towards cGMP Production and Clinical Applications”. Seminar at Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A., December 6, 2018.
“Genetically Modified Foods: Threat or Hope for Sustainable Development?” Internet panel through live streaming on Science Hoaxes Broadcasting, Nicosia, Cyprus, October 14, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx2JzRWwyAA
“Wandering in Academia and Living the Wonders of Biotechnology”, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Sichuan, China, May 19, 2023.
“Wandering in Academia and Living the Wonders of Biotechnology”, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, May 23, 2023.
“Wandering in Academia and Living the Wonders of Biotechnology”, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China, May 24, 2023.
“Wandering in Academia and Living the Wonders of Biotechnology”, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao New Area Campus, Qingdao, China, May 25, 2023.
“Wandering in Academia and Living the Wonders of Biotechnology”, Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, China and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023.
“Current Research and Trends in Microalgae Biotechnology”. An exchange of views, Tongwei Group of Enterprises, Chengdu, China, May 29, 2023.
“Wandering in Academia and Living the Wonders of Biotechnology”, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, May 30, 2023.
“Internationalizing a New Institution – Experience from Yachay Tech University”, Globalized Development Forum, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China, November 7, 2023.
“Marine Bioengineering: Background and Prospects”, Jecho Biopharmaceuticals, Tianjin, China, November 14, 2023.
“Yellow River Restoration and Protection: Science in Action”, Keynote Lecture, International Forum on Yellow River Ecological Civilization – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Jinan, China, November 17, 2023.
“Introduction to Marine Bioengineering - Selected Research Frontiers”, Invited Institutional Speech in “Deep Blue Science Forum”, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao Innovation and Development Base, Qingdao, China, November 28, 2023.
“Wander and Wonder: Adventures and Wonders in the Journey of Biotechnology”. Inaugural Speech as a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens, Greece, April 23, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxBZ3OaOObM
“Emerging Frontiers in Marine Bioengineering”, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China, November 12, 2024.
“Emerging Frontiers in Marine Bioengineering”, Yantai Institute of Coastal fResearch (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Yantai, China, November 25, 2024.
“Emerging Frontiers in Marine Bioengineering”, College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China, November 26, 2024.
“CO2 Capture through Marine Bioengineering”, ONCE Workshop, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao Innovation and Development Base, Qingdao, China, November 29, 2024.
| Year | Label | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Docteur en génie biochimique | Massachusetts Institute of Techologie of Cambridge (Etats-Unis) |
| 1976 | Maître en génie chimique | Université McGill de Montréal (Canada) |
| 1973 | Ingénieur civil en chimie | Université Nationale Technique d'Athènes (Grèce) |
Spiros N. Agathos is Professor Emeritus at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium since 2015. He is also Chair Professor and Director of Marine Bioengineering at Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao Innovation & Development Base, China since 2023. He served as the Rector and President of the Governing Board of Yachay Tech University, the first research-intensive university in Ecuador and the Andean Region of South America (2019) and as the Inaugural Dean of Biological Sciences and Engineering at Yachay Tech (2015-2019). Before that he was Professor (1993-2015) and Chair of Bioengineering (1998-2010) at the Catholic University of Louvain. He obtained his Dipl. Eng. in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, his M. Eng. in the same field from McGill University, and his Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Agathos was a faculty member at Western University (University of Western Ontario) in Canada (1982-1985) and at Rutgers University in the United States (1985-1993) and has served as a visiting professor in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He has published over 200 articles, 5 books and 4 patents. He has received more than 70 competitive grants, is Editor or Editorial Board member of many journals and serves as member or chair of grant panels as well as on international committees for science and technology policy and for institutional accreditation. He is advising governments, agencies, transnational bodies and industry, while his former students and postdocs hold significant academic and industrial positions across the globe. He is an Ordinary Member of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea), a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens, an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), the International Water Association (IWA), the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and the Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (SIMB). He is the recipient of the 2019 Waksman Outstanding Teaching Award for his role as mentor and educator. His research interests lie at the interface between Life Sciences and Engineering and include: microbial and animal cell cultures in bioreactors, biocatalyst development, bioprocess optimization, bioreactor design and scale-up, pollutant biodegradation and site bioremediation, microbial ecogenomics, and biotechnology for sustainability.
SPIROS N. AGATHOS
Professor Emeritus & Invited Research Professor, Research Group of Bioengineering - Applied Microbiology & Bioprocess Cluster, Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 2, Bte. L7.05.19, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Phone: +32-10-473644; Cell: +32-496-384471; Email: spiros.agathos@uclouvain.be
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Chair Professor and Director, Marine Bioengineering Research Center, Qingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, No. 1777 Sansha Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China
Phone: +86-13210052100; Email: spiros.agathos@hrbeu.edu.cn
Year Diploma Institution
1973 Diploma in Chemical Engineering National Technical University of Athens
1976 Master in Chemical Engineering McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1983 Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
RESEARCH IMPACT
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wzb30QQAAAAJ&hl=en; citations: 15733; h-index: 62
Scopus profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35578578300; citations: 9985; h-index: 51
Ranked in the top 2% of influential scientists according to the Stanford List 2024 and Mendeley Data for career-long citation impact in the “Biotechnology” discipline: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7
Recognized as Lifetime Highly Ranked Scholar according to ScholarGPS® Scholar and Institutional Rankings, ranked in the top 0.3% of the field “Biomedical Engineering” and top 0.02% of his specialty “Biotechnology”: https://scholargps.com/scholars/22468699426390/spiros-n-agathos
PUBLICATIONS IN UCLOUVAIN DEPOSITORY (DIAL)
Wang, Na ; Lu, Jian ; Wu, Jun ; Zhang, Cui ; Wang, Jianhua ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Feng, Yuexia. A novel Oocystis algal strain enables highly efficient simultaneous biodegradation of bisphenol A and carbon capture in seawater. In: Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, Vol. 19, no.10, p. 1-14 (2025). doi:10.1007/s11783-025-2051-2.
Abd-El-Aziz, Ahmad ; Elnagdy, Sherif M. ; Han, Jichang ; Mihelič, Rok ; Wang, Xulei ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Li, Jian. Bacteria-microalgae interactions from an evolutionary perspective and their biotechnological significance. In: Biotechnology Advances, Vol. 82, no.4, p. 108591 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2025.108591.
Zhang, Luyao ; He, Zhichao ; Sun, Yan ; Li, Jian ; Cheng, Pengfei ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Zhou, Chengxu ; Zhang, Lin ; Han, Jichang. Development of a Mixotrophic Strategy for Efficient Cultivation of a Coccolithophore, Chrysotila roscoffensis. In: Journal of Ocean University of China, Vol. 24, no.2, p. 495-505 (2025). doi:10.1007/s11802-025-5840-0.
Li, Jian ; Chisti, Yusuf ; Meng, Chunxiao ; Abd-El-Aziz, Ahmad ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Editorial: Microalgae as sustainable food resources: prospects, novel species, bioactive compounds, cultivation process and food processing. In: Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol. 11, no.1, p. 1-2 (2025). doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1543087.
Wu, Mei ; Bai, Yu ; Li, Yanrong ; Chen, Kang ; Le, Jingyang ; Li, Jian ; Zhou, Chengxu ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Zhang, Lin ; Yan, Xiaojun ; Han, Jichang. Isochrysis zhanjiangensis exhibits protective effects against metabolic abnormalities induced by high-fat diet in mice. In: Marine Life Science & Technology, Vol. 7, no.10, p. 1-20 (2025). doi:10.1007/s42995-025-00320-x.
Yu, Yuting ; Sun, Yan ; Li, Yuhang ; Zhu, Zhengfeng ; Zhang, Lin ; Li, Jian ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Zhou, Chengxu ; Han, Jichang. Nutrient-mediated changes in growth, biochemical composition, and biosilica deposition in Cyclotella cryptica. In: Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Vol. 43, no.5, p. 1-20 (2025). doi:10.1007/s00343-025-4208-z.
Abd-El-Aziz, Ahmad ; Li, Jian ; Fouda, Moustafa M.G. ; Sharaby, Carmen M. ; Zhang, Xinyue ; Ma, Ning ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa S.. Advances in nanoarchitectonics of metal-organic frameworks and metal-/metalloid-containing nanomaterials for antibacterial and antifungal applications. In: Applied Materials Today, Vol. 40, no. 5, p. 102335 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102335.
Fang, Jiaqi ; Sun, Yan ; Zhu, Zhujun ; Li, Jian ; Cheng, Pengfei ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Fu, Yuanyuan ; Zhang, Lin ; Zhou, Chengxu ; Han, Jichang. Algae-bacteria consortia promotes the cell growth of marine microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Chrysotila roscoffensis. In: Algal Research, Vol. 80, no.103535, p. 103535 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.algal.2024.103535.
Zhu, Zhengfeng ; He, Zhichao ; Li, Jian ; Zhou, Chengxu ; Li, Yanrong ; Zhang, Lin ; Li, Xiaohui ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Han, Jichang. An axenic strain reveals the responses of Phaeodactylum tricornutum to external organic carbon. In: Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Vol. 42, no.3, p. 1-13 (2024). doi:10.1007/s00343-024-3251-5.
Li, Jian ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gao, Zhengquan. Editorial: Emerging trends in genetic engineering of microalgae. In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 12, no.1403711, p. 1403711 (2024). doi:10.3389/fbioe.2024.1403711.
Zhao, Yicun ; Sun, Yan ; Zhu, Zhengfeng ; Li, Yuhang ; Zhang, Lin ; Li, Jian ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Zhou, Chengxu ; Han, Jichang. Effects of salinity and temperature on growth performance, biochemical composition, and biosilification process of Cyclotella cryptica. In: Algal Research, Vol. 84, no.12, p. 103751 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.algal.2024.103751.
Cutolo, Edoardo Andrea ; Campitiello, Rosanna ; Caferri, Roberto ; Pagliuca, Vittorio Flavio ; Li, Jian ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Cutolo, Maurizio. Immunomodulatory Compounds from the Sea: From the Origins to a Modern Marine Pharmacopoeia. In: Marine Drugs, Vol. 22, no.7, p. 304 (2024). doi:10.3390/md22070304.
Zambonino, Marjorie C. ; Quizhpe, Ernesto Mateo ; Mouheb, Lynda ; Rahman, Ashiqur ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Dahoumane, Si Amar. Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles in Biomedical Sciences: Properties, Current Trends, Novel Opportunities and Emerging Challenges in Theranostic Nanomedicine. In: Nanomaterials, Vol. 13, no.3, p. 424 (2023). doi:10.3390/nano13030424.
Díaz, Magdalena ; Monfort-Lanzas, Pablo ; Quiroz-Moreno, Cristian ; Rivadeneira, Erika ; Castillejo, Pablo ; Arnau, Vicente ; Díaz, Wladimiro ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Sangari, Félix J. ; Jarrín-V, Pablo ; Molina, C. Alfonso. The microbiome of the ice-capped Cayambe Volcanic Complex in Ecuador. In: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 14, no.1154815, p. 1154815 (2023). doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1154815.
Liaqat, Fakhra ; Khazi, Mahammed Ilyas ; Bahadar, Ali ; He, Lu ; Aslam, Ayesha ; Liaquat, Rabia ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Li, Jian. Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae for carotenoid production. In: Reviews in Aquaculture, (2022). doi:10.1111/raq.12700 (Accepté/Sous presse).
Baltz, Richard H ; Vandamme, Erick J ; Bennett, Joan W ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Sánchez, Sergio ; Osada, Hiroyuki ; Deng, Zixin ; Gonzalez, Ramon. Introduction and commentaries for the special issue: “Arnold L. Demain—A life lived”. In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 48, no.9-10, p. 1-8 (2021). doi:10.1093/jimb/kuab082.
Adamian, Younes ; Lonappan, Linson ; Alokpa, Komla ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Cabana, Hubert. Recent Developments in the Immobilization of Laccase on Carbonaceous Supports for Environmental Applications - A Critical Review. In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 9, no.9, p. 1-29 (2021). doi:10.3389/fbioe.2021.778239.
Mollocana-Lara, Evelyn C ; Ni, Ming ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gonzales-Zubiate, Fernando A. The infinite possibilities of RNA therapeutics. In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 48, no.9-10, p. 1-14 (2021). doi:10.1093/jimb/kuab063.
Li, Xin ; Wang, Xiaoqian ; Duan, Chuanlan ; Yi, Shasha ; Gao, Zhengquan ; Xiao, Chaowen ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biotechnological production of astaxanthin from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis. In: Biotechnology Advances : research reviews, Vol. 43, no.1, p. 107602 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107602.
Augelletti, Floriana ; Jousset, Alexandre ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoit. Diversity Manipulation of Psychrophilic Bacterial Consortia for Improved Biological Treatment of Medium-Strength Wastewater at Low Temperature. In: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 11, no.1490, p. 1490 (2020). doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01490.
Augelletti, Floriana ; Tremblay, Julien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jousset, Alexandre ; Stenuit, Benoît. Draft Whole-Genome Sequence of the Anthracene-Degrading Strain Mycolicibacterium frederiksbergense LB501T, Isolated from a Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil. In: Microbiology Resource Announcements, Vol. 9, no.43, p. e00671-20 (2020). doi:10.1128/mra.00671-20.
Castillo, José A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. A genome-wide scan for genes under balancing selection in the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. In: BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 19, no.1, p. 123 (2019). doi:10.1186/s12862-019-1456-6.
Zambrano-Mila, Marlon S ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Reichardt, Juergen K V. Human genetics and genomics research in Ecuador: historical survey, current state, and future directions.. In: Human genomics, Vol. 13, no.1, p. 64 (2019). doi:10.1186/s40246-019-0249-8.
Augelletti, Floriana ; Tremblay, Julien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît. Draft Whole-Genome Sequence of the Fluorene-Degrading Sphingobium sp. Strain LB126, Isolated from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil. In: Genome Announcements, Vol. 6, no.15, p. e00249-18 (2018). doi:10.1128/genomea.00249-18.
Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Towards Three-Dimensional Dynamic Regulation and In Situ Characterization of Single Stem Cell Phenotype Using Microfluidics. In: Molecular Biotechnology, Vol. 60, no.11, p. 843-861 (2018). doi:10.1007/s12033-018-0113-4.
Dahoumane, Si Amar ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Mechouet, Mourad ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biosynthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles: A Fresh Look at the Control of Shape, Size and Composition. In: Bioengineering, Vol. 4, no. 1, p. 14 [1-16] (2017). doi:10.3390/bioengineering4010014.
Mitropoulos, Konstantinos ; Cooper, David N. ; Mitropoulou, Christina ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Reichardt, Jürgen K.V. ; Al-Maskari, Fatima ; Chantratita, Wasun ; Wonkam, Ambroise ; Dandara, Collet ; Katsila, Theodora ; Lopez-Correa, Catalina ; Ali, Bassam R. ; Patrinos, George P.. Genomic Medicine Without Borders: Which Strategies Should Developing Countries Employ to Invest in Precision Medicine? A New “Fast-Second Winner” Strategy. In: OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, Vol. 21, no.11, p. 647-657 (2017). doi:10.1089/omi.2017.0141.
Bouhajja, Emna ; McGuire , Micah ; Liles , Mark R. ; Bataille, Gwennaël ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; George, Isabelle F. Identification of novel toluene monooxygenase genes in a hydrocarbon-polluted sediment using sequence-and function-based screening of metagenomic libraries. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 101, no. 2, p. 797-808 (2017). doi:10.1007/s00253-016-7934-5.
Taboada-Puig, Roberto ; Moreira, Maria-Teresa ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Lema, Juan M.. The impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the environment and their potential biotransformation by white-rot fungi and their oxidative enzymes. . In: BIONATURA, Vol. 2, no.1, p. 263-271 (2017). doi:10.21931/RB/2017.02.01.9.
Castillo-Chavez, Carlos ; Ponce, Patricio ; Reichardt, Jürgen ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Arellano, Paul ; Griewank, Andreas ; Medina, Ernesto ; Rodriguez, Hortencia ; Patiño, Edgar J. Yachay's promise.. In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 357, no.6354, p. 881 (2017). doi:10.1126/science.aao5451.
Nesme, Joseph ; Achouak, Wafa ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Bailey, Mark ; Baldrian, Petr ; Brunel, Dominique ; Frostegård, Åsa ; Heulin, Thierry ; Jansson, Janet K ; Jurkevitch, Edouard ; Kruus, Kristiina L ; Kowalchuk, George A ; Lagares, Antonio ; Lappin-Scott, Hilary M ; Lemanceau, Philippe ; Le Paslier, Denis ; Mandic-Mulec, Ines ; Murrell, J Colin ; Myrold, David D ; Nalin, Renaud ; Nannipieri, Paolo ; Neufeld, Josh D ; O'Gara, Fergal ; Parnell, John J ; Pühler, Alfred ; Pylro, Victor ; Ramos, Juan L ; Roesch, Luiz F W ; Schloter, Michael ; Schleper, Christa ; Sczyrba, Alexander ; Sessitsch, Angela ; Sjöling, Sara ; Sørensen, Jan ; Sørensen, Søren J ; Tebbe, Christoph C ; Topp, Edward ; Tsiamis, George ; van Elsas, Jan Dirk ; van Keulen, Geertje ; Widmer, Franco ; Wagner, Michael ; Zhang, Tong ; Zhang, Xiaojun ; Zhao, Liping ; Zhu, Yong-Guan ; Vogel, Timothy M ; Simonet, Pascal. Back to the Future of Soil Metagenomics.. In: Frontiers in microbiology, Vol. 7, no. 1, p. 73 [1-5] (2016). doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00073.
Grama, Borhane S. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeffryes, Clayton S.. Balancing Photosynthesis and Respiration Increases Microalgal Biomass Productivity during Photoheterotrophy on Glycerol. In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 4, no. 3, p. 1611-1618 (2016). doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01544.
Bouhajja, Emna ; Efthymiopoulos, Theocharis ; George, Isabelle F. ; Moreels, David ; Van Houdt, Rob ; Mergeay, Max ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Conjugative transfer of broad host range plasmids to an acidobacterial strain, Edaphobacter aggregans. In: Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 221, no. 3, p. 107-113 (2016). doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.01.025.
Jeffryes, Clayton ; Severi, Veronica ; Delhaye, Antoine ; Urbain, Brieuc ; Grama, Borhane Samir ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Energy conversion in an internally illuminated annular-plate airlift photobioreactor. In: Engineering in Life Sciences, Vol. 16, no. 4, p. 348-354 (2016). doi:10.1002/elsc.201500042.
Pérez-López, Paula ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Feijoo, Gumersindo ; Rorrer, Gregory ; Moreira, María Teresa. Environmental life cycle optimization of essential terpene oils produced by the macroalga Ochtodes secundiramea. In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 542, no.2, p. 292-305 (2016). doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.045.
Bouhajja, Emna ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; George, Isabelle F.. Metagenomics: Probing pollutant fate in natural and engineered ecosystems. In: Biotechnology Advances, Vol. 34, no.8, p. 1413-1426 (2016). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.10.006.
Dahoumane, Si Amar ; Mechouet, Mourad ; Alvarez, Francisco J. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeffryes, Clayton. Microalgae: An outstanding tool in nanotechnology. In: Bionatura, Vol. 1, no.4, p. 196-201 (2016). doi:10.21931/rb/2016.01.04.7.
De Mulder, C. ; Van Hoey, S. ; Van Hulle, S. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Cauwenberg, P. ; Mergen, P. ; Seuntjens, P. ; Smets, I. ; De Gueldre, G. ; Mouton, A.. Pressing topics in the Belgian water sector anno 2015. In: Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology, Vol. 7, p. 32-36 (2016). doi:10.1016/j.swaqe.2016.04.001.
Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Li, Yan ; Ma, Teng. Regulation of mesenchymal stem cell 3D microenvironment: From macro to microfluidic bioreactors. In: Biotechnology Journal, Vol. 11, no.1, p. 43-57 (2016). doi:10.1002/biot.201500191.
Spina, Federica ; Junghanns, Charles ; Donelli, Ilaria ; Nair, Rakesh ; Demarche, Philippe ; Romagnolo, Alice ; Freddi, Giuliano ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Varese, Giovanna Cristina. Stimulation of laccases from Trametes pubescens : use in dye decolorization and cotton bleaching. In: Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 46, no. 7, p. 639-647 (2015). doi:10.1080/10826068.2015.1128445.
Matos, Guilherme I. ; Junior, Clenilson S. ; Oliva, Thais C. ; Subtil, Debora Farias ; Matsushita, Leticia Yuki ; Chaves, Ana L. ; Lutterbach, Marcia T. ; Sérvulo, Eliana F. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît. Bacterial community dynamics and ecotoxicological assessment during bioremediation of soils contaminated by biodiesel and diesel/biodiesel blends. In: Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Vol. 80, no.1, p. 157-161 (2015).
Meckenstock, Rainer U. ; Elsner, Martin ; Griebler, Christian ; Lueders, Tillmann ; Stumpp, Christine ; Aamand, Jens ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Albrechtsen, Hans-Jørgen ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Bjerg, Poul L. ; Boon, Nico ; Dejonghe, Winnie ; Huang, Wei E. ; Schmidt, Susanne I. ; Smolders, Erik ; Sørensen, Sebastian R. ; Springael, Dirk ; van Breukelen, Boris M.. Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 49, no.12, p. 7073-7081 (2015). doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b00715.
Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Rorrer, Greg. Biogenic nanomaterials from photosynthetic microorganisms. In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Vol. 33, no.1, p. 23-31 (June 2015). doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2014.10.005.
Ardao Palacios , Inés ; Magnin, Delphine ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioinspired production of magnetic laccase-biotitania particles for the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals. In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 112, no.10, p. 1986-1996 (2015). doi:10.1002/bit.25612.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Deciphering microbial community robustness through synthetic ecology and molecular systems synecology. In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Vol. 33, no.1, p. 305-317 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2015.03.012.
Li, Jian ; Stamato, Marisa ; Velliou, Eirini ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Design and characterization of a scalable airlift flat panel photobioreactor for microalgae cultivation. In: Journal of Applied Phycology, Vol. 27, no. 1, p. 75-86 (2015). doi:10.1007/s10811-014-0335-1.
Jeffryes, Clayton ; Li, Jian ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Dimensionless equations to describe microalgal growth in a planar cultivation system. In: Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 37, no.11, p. 2167-2171 (2015). doi:10.1007/s10529-015-1899-9.
Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Dynamic measurement of oxidase activity based on oxygen consumption in open systems. In: Engineering in Life Sciences, Vol. 15, no.8, p. 804-814 (2015). doi:10.1002/elsc.201500021.
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Boon, Nico. Editorial overview: Environmental biotechnology. In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Vol. 33, no. 1, p. v-vii (2015). doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2015.04.002.
Gavrilescu, Maria ; Demnerová, Kateřina ; Aamand, Jens ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Fava, Fabio. Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation. In: New Biotechnology, Vol. 32, no. 1, p. 147–156 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2014.01.001.
Majone, Mauro ; Verdini, Roberta ; Aulenta, Federico ; Rossetti, Simona ; Tandoi, Valter ; Kalogerakis, Nicolas ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Puig, Sebastià ; Zanaroli, Giulio ; Fava, Fabio. In situ groundwater and sediment bioremediation: barriers and perspectives at European contaminated sites. In: New Biotechnology, Vol. 32, no. 1, p. 133-146 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2014.02.011.
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Delhaye, Antoine ; Chader, Samira ; Khelifi, Daoudi ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeffryes, Clayton. Canthaxanthin, astaxanthin and adonixanthin production from a Dactylococcus microalga in a new flat plate airlift photobioreactor. In: Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Vol. 79, no.1, p. 65-70 (07-02-2014).
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Chader, Samira ; Khelifi , Douadi ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of fatty acid and carotenoid production in an Acutodesmus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. In: Biomass & Bioenergy, Vol. 69, no.0, p. 265-275 (October 2014). doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.07.023.
Ramírez-Cavazos, Leticia I ; Junghanns, Charles ; Nair, Rakesh ; Cárdenas-Chávez, Diana L ; Hernández-Luna, Carlos ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Parra, Roberto. Enhanced production of thermostable laccases from a native strain of Pycnoporus sanguineus using central composite design.. In: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, Vol. 15, no.4, p. 343-52 (2014). doi:10.1631/jzus.B1300246.
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Chader, Samira ; Khelifi, Daoudi ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeffryes, Clayton. Induction of canthaxanthin production in a Dactylococcus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 151, no. 1, p. 297-305 (Jan 2014). doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.073.
Pérez-López, Paula ; González-García, Sara ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; McHugh, Edward ; Walsh, Daniel ; Murray, Patrick ; Moane, Siobhan ; Feijoo, Gumersindo ; Moreira, Mª Teresa. Life cycle assessment of the production of the red antioxidant carotenoid astaxanthin by microalgae: from lab to pilot scale. In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 64, no. 1, p. 332-344 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.011.
Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Li, Yan. Process engineering of stem cell metabolism for large scale expansion and differentiation in bioreactors. In: Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 84, no.1, p. 74-82 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.bej.2014.01.005.
Ramírez-Cavazos, Leticia I. ; Junghanns, Charles ; Ornelas-Soto, Nancy ; Cárdenas-Chávez, Diana L. ; Hernández-Luna, Carlos ; Demarche, Philippe ; Enaud, Estelle ; García-Morales, Raúl ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Parra, Roberto. Purification and characterization of two thermostable laccases from Pycnoporus sanguineus and potential role in degradation of endocrine disrupting chemicals. In: Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, Vol. 108, p. 32-42 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.molcatb.2014.06.006.
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Li, Yan ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Stem cell bioprocess engineering towards cGMP production and clinical applications. In: Cytotechnology : international journal of cell culture and biotechnology, Vol. 66, no. 5, p. 709-722 (2014). doi:10.1007/s10616-013-9687-7.
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Fava, Fabio ; Scoma, Alberto. Biotechnology for the Bio- and Green Economy. In: New Biotechnology, Vol. 30, no.6, p. 581-584 (2013). doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2013.08.009.
Arboleda, Carolina ; Cabana, H. ; De Pril, E. ; Jones, J. Peter ; Jiménez, G. A. ; Mejía, A. I. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Penninckx, M. J.. Elimination of Bisphenol A and Triclosan Using the Enzymatic System of Autochthonous Colombian Forest Fungi. In: ISRN Biotechnology, Vol. 2013, no.1, p. 1-12 (2013). doi:10.5402/2013/968241.
Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Li, Yan. Engineering stem cell fate with biochemical and biomechanical properties of microcarriers. In: Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 29, no.6, p. 1354-1366 (2013). doi:10.1002/btpr.1825.
Nair, Rakesh R. ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Formulation and characterization of an immobilized laccase biocatalyst and its application to eliminate organic micropollutants in wastewater. In: New Biotechnology, Vol. 30, no.6, p. 814-823 (2013). doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2012.12.004.
Li, Yan ; Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Mass Production of Stem Cell-Derived Progeny in Bioreactors. In: International Journal of Stem Cell Research and Transplantation, Vol. 1, no.2, p. 1-3 (mai 2013).
Sart, Sébastien ; Errachid, Abdelmounaim ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Modulation of mesenchymal stem cell actin organization on conventional microcarriers for proliferation and differentiation in stirred bioreactors.. In: Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, Vol. 7, no. 7, p. 537-551 (7 july 2013). doi:10.1002/term.545.
Park, Jong Moon ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeon, Che-Ok. Special issue on International Biotechnology Symposium, IBS-2012: September 16–21, Daegu, Korea. In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 145, no.1, p. 1 (2013). doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.072.
Murray, Patrick M. ; Moane, Siobhan ; Collins, Catherine ; Beletskaya, Tanya ; Thomas, Olivier P. ; Duarte, Alysson W.F. ; Nobre, Fernando S. ; Owoyemi, Ifeloju O. ; Pagnocca, Fernando C. ; Sette, L.D. ; McHugh, Edward ; Causse, Eric ; Pérez-López, Paula ; Feijoo, Gumersindo ; Moreira, Ma.T. ; Rubiolo, Juan ; Leirós, Marta ; Botana, Luis M. ; Pinteus, Susete ; Alves, Celso ; Horta, André ; Pedrosa, Rui ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Allewaert, Céline ; Verween, Annick ; Vyverman, Wim ; Laptev, Ivan ; Sineoky, Sergei ; Bisio, Angela ; Manconi, Renata ; Ledda, Fabio ; Marchi, Mario ; Pronzato, Roberto ; Walsh, Daniel J.. Sustainable production of biologically active molecules of marine based origin. In: New Biotechnology, Vol. 30, no. 6, p. 839–850. doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2013.03.006.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Lamblin, Guillaume ; Cornelis, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Aerobic Denitration of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene in the Presence of Phenazine Compounds and Reduced Pyridine Nucleotides. In: Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 46, no. 19, p. 10605-10613 (2012). doi:10.1021/es302046h.
Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Mazy, Nicolas ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Design-of-experiment strategy for the formulation of laccase biocatalysts and their application to degrade bisphenol A. In: NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, Vol. 30, no.1, p. 96-103 (15 November 2012). doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2012.05.023.
Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Harnessing the power of enzymes for environmental stewardship. In: Biotechnology Advances : research reviews, Vol. 30, no. 5, p. 933-953 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.05.013 (Accepté/Sous presse).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect cells as factories for biomanufacturing. In: Biotechnology Advances : research reviews, Vol. 30, no.5, p. 1140-1157 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.09.014.
Michiels, Jean-François ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Characterisation of beneficial and detrimental effects of a soy peptone, as an additive for CHO cell cultivation, collab. Barbau, Jérémie ; De Boel, Sébastien ; Dessy, Stéphanie. In: Process Biochemistry, Vol. 46, no. 3, p. 671-681 (March 2011). doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2010.11.012.
Taboada-Puig, R. ; Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Moreira, M.T. ; Feijoo, G. ; Lema, J.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Combined cross-linked enzyme aggregates from versatile peroxidase and glucose oxidase: Production, partial characterization and application for the elimination of endocrine disruptors. In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 102, no. 11, p. 6593-6599 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.03.018.
Sart, Sébastien ; Errachid, Abdelmounaim ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Controlled expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in a microcarrier based stirred bioreactor.. In: BMC Proceedings, Vol. 5 Suppl 8, p. P55 (2011). doi:10.1186/1753-6561-5-S8-P55.
Riva, Sergio ; Morandini, Piero ; Sannia, Giovanni ; Fraaije, Marco ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Editorial. In: Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Vol. 49, no.6-7, p. iv (2011). doi:10.1016/S0141-0229(11)00222-5.
Michiels, Jean-François ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effects of a soy peptone on g-IFN production steps in CHO-320 cells, collab. Sart, Sébastien. In: Process Biochemistry, Vol. 46, no. 9, p. 1759-1766 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2011.05.025 (Accepté/Sous presse).
George, Isabelle F ; Hartmann, Manuela ; Liles, Mark R ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Recovery of as-yet-uncultured soil acidobacteria on dilute solid media.. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 77, no. 22, p. 8184-8 (2011). doi:10.1128/AEM.05956-11.
Elisashvili, Vladimir ; Kachlishvili, Eva ; Khardziani, Tamar ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of aromatic compounds on the production of laccase and manganese peroxidase by white-rot basidiomycetes. In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 37, no. 10, p. 1091-1096 (2010). doi:10.1007/s10295-010-0757-y.
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Junghanns, Charles ; Nair, Rakesh ; Parra, R. ; Jaouani, A. ; Demarche, Philippe. Harnessing the power of enzymes for environmental stewardship. In: Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 150, no. supplement, p. S57-S57 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.08.150.
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Influence of culture parameters on ear mesenchymal stem cells expanded on microcarriers.. In: Journal of biotechnology, Vol. 150, no. 1, p. 149-60 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.08.003.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene degradation: could we learn from (bio)chemistry for bioremediation and vice versa?. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 88, no. 5, p. 1043-1064 (2010). doi:10.1007/s00253-010-2830-x.
George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Liles, Mark R. ; Hartmann, Manuela ; Ludwig, Wolfgang ; Goodman, Robert M.. Changes in soil Acidobacteria communities after 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene contamination.. In: FEMS microbiology letters, Vol. 296, no. 2, p. 159-66 (2009). doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01632.x.
Schuler, Luc ; Jouanneau, Yves ; Ní Chadhain, Sinéad ; Meyer, Christine ; Pouli, Maria ; Zylstra, Gerben ; Hols, Pascal ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of a ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase from phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. strain LH128 able to oxidize benz[a]anthracene.. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 83, no. 3, p. 465-475 (2009). doi:10.1007/s00253-009-1858-2.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Habib Jiwan, Jean-Louis ; Matthijs, Sandra ; Cornelis, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in aqueous solutions using small-molecular-weight catalyst(s) secreted by pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5.. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 43, no. 6, p. 2011-2017 (2009). doi:10.1021/es8024319.
Cabana, Hubert ; Alexandre, Céline ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jones, J. Peter. Immobilization of laccase from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona and use of the immobilized biocatalyst for the continuous elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals.. In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 100, no. 14, p. 3447-3458 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.052.
Elisashvili, Vladimir ; Kachlishvili, Eva ; Tsiklauri, Nino ; Metreveli, Eka ; Khardziani, Tamar ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Lignocellulose-degrading enzyme production by white-rot Basidiomycetes isolated from the forests of Georgia. In: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 25, no. 2, p. 331-339 (2009). doi:10.1007/s11274-008-9897-x.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Rapid and unbiased colorimetric quantification of nitrite and ammonium ions released from 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene during biodegradation studies: Eliminating interferences. In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, Vol. 63, no. 1, p. 116-122 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.09.001.
Cabana, Hubert ; jones, Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. The concept of continuous utilization of laccase CLEAs. In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 102, no. 6, p. 341-354 (April 15, 2009). doi:10.1002/bit.22293.
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Utilization of Cross-Linked Laccase Aggregates in a Perfusion Basket Reactor for the Continuous Elimination of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 102, no. 6, p. 1582-1592 (2009). doi:10.1002/bit.22198.
Schuler, Luc ; Ní Chadhain, Sinéad M ; Jouanneau, Yves ; Meyer, Christine ; Zylstra, Gerben J ; Hols, Pascal ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of a novel angular dioxygenase from fluorene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. strain LB126.. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 74, no. 4, p. 1050-1057 (2008). doi:10.1128/AEM.01627-07.
Vanhulle, Sophie ; Trovaslet, Marie ; Enaud, Estelle ; Lucas, Mathias ; Taghavi, Safiyh ; Van der Lelie, Daniel ; Van Aken, Benoit ; Foret, Magali ; Onderwater, Rob C A ; Wesenberg, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Corbisier, Anne-Marie. Decolorization, cytotoxicity, and genotoxicity reduction during a combined ozonation/fungal treatment of dye-contaminated wastewater.. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 42, no. 2, p. 584-549 (2008). doi:10.1021/es071300k.
Eyers, Laurent ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5 in the presence of ferrihydrite., collab. Stenuit, Benoît. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 79, no. 3, p. 489-497 (2008). doi:10.1007/s00253-008-1434-1.
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Ear mesenchymal stem cells: An efficient adult multipotent cell population fit for rapid and scalable expansion.. In: Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 139, no. 4, p. 291-299 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.12.011.
George, Isabelle ; Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene on soil bacterial communities.. In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 35, no. 4, p. 225-236 (2008). doi:10.1007/s10295-007-0289-2.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; Schuler, Luc ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; George, Isabelle. Emerging high-throughput approaches to analyze bioremediation of sites contaminated with hazardous and/or recalcitrant wastes.. In: Biotechnology Advances : research reviews, Vol. 26, no. 6, p. 561-575 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.07.004.
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. New tools for new challenges: Innovative use of enzyme technology in micropollutant control, (Abstract IL-027). In: Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 136, no. /S, p. S604 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.07.1399.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Development of serum-free media for lepidopteran insect cell lines.. In: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Vol. 388, p. 155-185 (2007). doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-457-5_8.
Coulibaly, L. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effects of aspergillus niger inoculum concentration upon the kinetics of starchy wastewater pretreatment in a tanks-in-series bioreactor under transitory conditions. In: Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 24, no. 4, p. 499-507 (2007). doi:10.1590/S0104-66322007000400004.
Cabana, Hubert ; Habib Jiwan, Jean-Louis ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Elisashvili, Vladimir ; Penninckx, Michel ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jones, J. Peter. Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals nonylphenol and bisphenol A and personal care product ingredient triclosan using enzyme preparation from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona. In: Chemosphere, Vol. 67, no. 4, p. 770-778 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.037.
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J. P. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals using white rot fungi and their lignin modifying enzymes: A review. In: Engineering in Life Sciences, Vol. 7, no. 5, p. 429-456 (2007). doi:10.1002/elsc.200700017.
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Preparation and characterization of cross-linked laccase aggregates and their application to the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. In: Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 132, no. 1, p. 23-31 (2007). doi:10.1016/jjbiotec.2007.07.948.
Chader, Samira ; Hacene, Hocine ; Belhamel, Maïouf ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Procédés biologiques de production de l'hydrogène. In: Revue des Energies Renouvelables, Vol. 10, no. 4, p. 497-505 (2007).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Eyers, Laurent ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Habib Jiwan, Jean-Louis. Aerobic growth of Escherichia coli with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the sole nitrogen source and evidence of TNT denitration by whole cells and cell-free extracts.. In: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol. 72, no. 12, p. 7945-8 (2006). doi:10.1128/AEM.01052-06.
Eyers, Laurent ; Smoot, James C ; Smoot, Laura M ; Bugli, Céline ; Urakawa, Hidetoshi ; McMurry, Zack ; Siripong, Slil ; El-Fantroussi, Said ; Lambert, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stahl, David A. Discrimination of shifts in a soil microbial community associated with TNT-contamination using a functional ANOVA of 16S rRNA hybridized to oligonucleotide microarrays.. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 40, no. 19, p. 5867-73 (2006). doi:10.1021/es0609093.
Coulibaly, Lacina ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Influence of Aspergillus niger inoculum size upon the kinetics of macromolecule degradation under transient operating conditions. In: European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol. 15, no. 1, p. 38-51 (2006).
Provost, Agnès ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Metabolic design of macroscopic bioreaction models: application to Chinese hamster ovary cells.. In: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, Vol. 29, no. 5-6, p. 349-66 (2006). doi:10.1007/s00449-006-0083-y.
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springaeld, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Combined removal of chlorinated ethenes and heavy metals by zerovalent iron in batch and continuous flow column systems. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 39, no. 21, p. 8460-8465 (2005). doi:10.1021/es050251d.
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Kuypers, Stefan ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Effect of humic acids on heavy metal removal by zero-valent iron in batch and continuous flow column systems. In: Water Research, Vol. 39, no. 15, p. 3531-3540 (2005). doi:10.1016/j.watres.2005.06.020.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for pollutant removal and site remediation?. In: Current Opinion in Microbiology, Vol. 8, no. 3, p. 268-275 (2005). doi:10.1016/j.mib.2005.04.011.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Promising strategies for the mineralisation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. In: Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, Vol. 4, no. 1-2, p. 39-60 (2005). doi:10.1007/s11157-005-5515-7.
Mols, J ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Peeters-Joris, C ; Wattiez, R. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Recombinant interferon-gamma secreted by Chinese hamster ovary-320 cells cultivated in suspension in protein-free media is protected against extracellular proteolysis by the expression of natural protease inhibitors and by the addition of plant protein hydrolysates to the culture medium.. In: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, Vol. 41, no. 3-4, p. 83-91 (2005). doi:10.1290/0411075.1.
Ali Khodja, Hocine ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. The removal of methyl ethyl ketone in an essentially gaseous-phase biofilm bioreactor : aspects of dynamic behavior and the influence of operating characteristics. In: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Vol. 14, no. 8, p. 709-715 (2005).
Beschkov, V. ; Velizarov, S. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Lukova, V.. Bacterial denitrification of waste water stimulated by constant electric field. In: Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 17, no. 2, p. 141-145 (2004). doi:10.1016/S1369-703X(03)00149-9.
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Competition for sorption and degradation of chlorinated ethenes in batch zero-valent iron systems. In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 38, no. 10, p. 2879-2884 (2004). doi:10.1021/es034933h.
Ikonomou, L ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of partial medium replacement on cell growth and protein production for the High-Five (TM) insect cell line. In: Cytotechnology : international journal of cell culture and biotechnology, Vol. 44, no. 1-2, p. 67-76 (2004). doi:10.1023/B:CYTO.0000043413.53044.fa.
Eyers, Laurent ; George, Isabelle ; Schuler, Luc ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; El Fantroussi, Saïd. Environmental genomics : exploring the unmined richness of microbes to degrade xenobiotics. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 66, no. 2, p. 123-130 (2004). doi:10.1007/s00253-004-1703-6.
Mols, Johann ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Origin of rice protein hydrolysates added to protein-free media alters secretion and extracellular proteolysis of recombinant interferon-gamma as well as CHO-320 cell growth. In: Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 26, no. 13, p. 1043-1046 (2004). doi:10.1023/B:BILE.0000032960.06112.31.
Ballez, JS ; Mols, Johann ; Burteau, Caroline ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Plant protein hydrolysates support CHO-320 cells proliferation and recombinant IFN-gamma production in suspension and inside microcarriers in protein-free media. In: Cytotechnology : international journal of cell culture and biotechnology, Vol. 44, no. 3, p. 103-114 (2004). doi:10.1007/s10616-004-1099-2.
Sokolovska, Ivana ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Rouxhet, Paul ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Wattiau, Pierre. Carbon source-induced modifications in the mycolic acid content and cell wall permeability of Rhodococcus erythropolis E1, collab. Riez, Christophe. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 69, no. 12, p. 7019-7027 (2003). doi:10.1128/AEM.69.12.7019-7027.2003.
Sokolovská, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Riez, Christophe ; Rouxhet, Paul ; Wattiau, Pierre. Carbon source-induced modifications in the mycolic acid content and cell wall permeability of Rhodococcus erythropolis E1.. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 69, no. 12, p. 7019-7027 (2003). doi:10.1128/AEM.69.12.7019-7027.2003.
Burteau, Caroline ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Mols, Johann ; Ballez, Jean-Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Fortification of a protein-free cell culture medium with plant peptones improves cultivation and productivity of an interferon-g-producing CHO cell line. In: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, Vol. 39, no. 7, p. 291-296 (2003). doi:10.1290/1543-706X(2003)039<0291:FOAPCC>2.0.CO;2.
Ikonomou, L. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Insect cell culture for industrial production of recombinant proteins.. In: Applied microbiology and biotechnology, Vol. 62, no. 1, p. 1-20 (2003). doi:10.1007/s00253-003-1223-9.
Goux, Sébastien ; Shapir, N. ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Lelong, Stéphanie ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pussemier, Luc. Long-term maintenance of rapid atrazine degradation in soils inoculated with atrazine degraders. In: Water, Air & Soil Pollution: Focus, no. 3, p. 131-142 (2003). doi:10.1023/A:1023998222016.
Lucas, Mathias ; GOBEAU, B. ; Mertens, V. ; Vanhulle, Sophie ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Bols, Christian-Marie ; Corbisier, Anne-Marie ; Wesenberg, Dirk. Sustainable Process for the Treatment and Detoxification of Liquid Waste, 1 May, 2003, collab. Buchon, Frédéric. In: World Patent Information, , no. WO03/035561, p. 10 (2003).
Coulibaly, Lacina ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Transformation kinetics of mixed polymeric substrates under transitory conditions by Aspergillus niger. In: African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 2, no. 11, p. 438-443 (2003). doi:10.5897/AJB2003.000-1088.
Coulibaly, Lacina ; Gourene, Germain ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Utilization of fungi for biotreatment of raw wastewaters. In: African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 2, no. 12, p. 620-630 (2003). doi:10.5897/AJB2003.000-1116.
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Kyriakides, Irene. White-rot fungi and their enzymes for the treatment of industrial dye effluents.. In: Biotechnology Advances : research reviews, Vol. 22, no. 1-2, p. 161-187 (2003). doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2003.08.011.
Coulibaly, Lacina ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry. A tanks-in-series bioreactor to simulate macromolecule-laden wastewater pretreatment under sewer conditions by Aspergillus niger.. In: Water research, Vol. 36, no. 16, p. 3941-8 (2002). doi:10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00117-3.
Sokolovska, I ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of fluorene at low temperature by a psychrotrophic Sphingomonas sp L-138. In: Chemical Papers, Vol. 56, no. 1, p. 36-40 (2002).
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of dye-containing textile effluent by the agaric white-rot fungus Clitocybula dusenii. In: Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 24, no. 12, p. 989-993 (2002). doi:10.1023/A:1015660927710.
Drzyzga, Oliver ; EL Mamouni, Rachid ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gottschal, Jan C.. Dehalogenation of chlorinated ethenes and immobilization of nickel in anaerobic sediment columns under sulfidogenic conditions. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 36, no. 12, p. 2630-2635 (2002). doi:10.1021/es010184x.
Van Aken, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Implication of manganese (III), oxalate, and oxygen in the degradation of nitroaromatic compounds by manganese peroxidase (MnP). In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 58, no. 3, p. 345-351 (2002). doi:10.1007/s00253-001-0888-1.
El Mamouni, R ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jacquet, R ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Influence of electron donors and acceptors on the bioremediation of soil contaminated with trichloroethene and nickel: laboratory- and pilot-scale study.. In: Water Science and Technology, Vol. 45, no. 10, p. 49-54 (2002).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Microcarrier culture of lepidopteran cell lines: implications for growth and recombinant protein production.. In: Biotechnology progress, Vol. 18, no. 6, p. 1345-55 (2002). doi:10.1021/bp0255107.
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Supernatant proteolytic activities of High-Five insect cells grown in serum-free culture. In: Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 24, no. 12, p. 965-969 (2002). doi:10.1023/A:1015692323167.
Wattiau, Pierre ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Wuertz, S. Use of the pAL5000 replicon in PAH-degrading mycobacteria: application for strain labelling and promoter probing.. In: Applied microbiology and biotechnology, Vol. 59, no. 6, p. 700-5 (2002). doi:10.1007/s00253-002-1081-x.
Wattiau, Pierre ; Renard, Marie Eve ; Ledent, Philippe ; Debois, V ; Blackman, G ; Agathos, Spiros N.. A PCR test to identify bacillus subtilis and closely related species and its application to the monitoring of wastewater biotreatment.. In: Applied microbiology and biotechnology, Vol. 56, no. 5-6, p. 816-9 (2001). doi:10.1007/s002530100691.
Borraccino, Rémi ; Kharoune, Mourad ; Giot, Renaud ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Nyns, Edmond-Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Pauss, André. Abiotic transformation of catechol and 1-naphthol in aqueous solution - Influence of environmental factors. In: Water Research, Vol. 35, no. 15, p. 3729-3737 (2001). doi:10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00097-5.
Chun, G.T. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Application of oxygen uptake rate measured by a dynamic method for analysis of related fermentation parameters in cyclosporin A fermentation: Suspended and immobilized cell cultures. In: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 11, no. 6, p. 1055-1060 (2001).
Peres, Caroline ; Russ, Rainer ; Lenke, Hiltrud ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of 4-nitrobenzoate, 4-aminobenzoate and their mixtures: new strains, unusual metabolites and insights into pathway regulation. In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Vol. 37, no. 2, p. 151-159 (2001). doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2001.tb00863.x.
Van Aken, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of nitro-substituted explosives by white-rot fungi : a mechanistic approach. In: Advances in Applied Microbiology, Vol. 48, p. 1-77 (2001). doi:10.1016/S0065-2164(01)48000-2.
Ikonomou, L ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Design of an efficient medium for insect cell growth and recombinant protein production.. In: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, Vol. 37, no. 9, p. 549-559 (2001). doi:10.1290/1071-2690.
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Removal of Mixed Chlorinated Ethenes and Heavy Metals in Zero Valent Iron Systems. In: Universiteit Gent. Faculteit van de Landbouwkundige en Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen. Mededelingen, Vol. 66, no. 4, p. 179-184 (2001).
Acha, V. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Meurens, Marc ; Naveau, Henry. ATR-FTIR sensor development for continuous on-line monitoring of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons in a fixed-bed bioreactor.. In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 68, no. 5, p. 473-487 (2000). doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(20000605)68:5<473::AID-BIT1>3.0.CO;2-8.
Goux, Sébastien ; Ibanez, M. ; Van Horrick, M. ; Debongnie, P. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pussemier, Luc. Biodegradation of atrazine in sand sediments and in a sand-filter. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 54, no. 4, p. 589-596 (2000). doi:10.1007/s002530000418.
Peres, Caroline ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of nitroaromatic pollutants: from pathways to remediation.. In: Biotechnology Annual Review, Vol. 6, p. 197-220 (2000). doi:10.1016/S1387-2656(00)06023-3.
Van Aken, Benoît ; Ledent, Philippe ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Co-immobilization of manganese peroxidase from Phlebia radiata and glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger on porous silica beads. In: Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 22, no. 8, p. 641-646 (2000). doi:10.1023/A:1005631411951.
Van Aken, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Cameron, M. D. ; Stahl, J. D. ; Plumat, A. ; Naveau, Henry ; Aust, S. D.. Glutathione-mediated mineralization of 14C-labeled 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene by manganese-dependent peroxidase H5 from the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium.. In: Applied microbiology and biotechnology, Vol. 54, no. 5, p. 659-64 (2000). doi:10.1007/s002530000436.
Patarinska, T ; Dochain, Denis ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Ganovski, L. Modelling of continuous microbial cultivation taking into account the memory effects. In: Bioprocess Engineering, Vol. 22, no. 6, p. 517-527 (2000). doi:10.1007/s004499900095.
Van Aken, Benoît ; Stahl, James D. ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Aust, Steven D.. Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Reduction Products by Lignin Peroxidase (H8) from the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. In: Bioremediation Journal, Vol. 4, no. 2, p. 135-145 (2000). doi:10.1080/10889860091114194.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Belkacemi, M ; Top, EM ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation of a soil bioreactor designed for pilot-scale anaerobic bioremediation studies. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 33, no. 17, p. 2992-3001 (1999). doi:10.1021/es981353p.
Peres, C M ; Van Aken, B ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Continuous degradation of mixtures of 4-nitrobenzoate and 4-aminobenzoate by immobilized cells of Burkholderia cepacia strain PB4.. In: Applied microbiology and biotechnology, Vol. 52, no. 3, p. 440-5 (1999). doi:10.1007/s002530051544.
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cross induction of 4-nitrobenzoate and 4-aminobenzoate degradation by Burkholderia cepacia strain PB4, Fass et al. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publ., New York. In: Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution, Vol. 8, p. 71-81 (1999).
Van Aken, Benoît ; Godefroid, Laurent ; Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Mineralization of 14-C-U-ring labeled 4-hydroxylamino-2,6-trinitrotoluene by manganese-dependent peroxidase of the white-rot basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. In: Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 68, no. 2-3, p. 159-169 (1999). doi:10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00194-1.
Acha, Victor ; Meurens, Marc ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry ; Dochain, Denis ; Bastin, Georges. Model-based estimation of an anaerobic reductive dechlorination process via an ATR-FTIR (attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared) sensor. In: Water Science and Technology, Vol. 40, no.8, p. 33-40 (1999).
Kosseva, Maria R. ; Beschkov, Venko N. ; Peres, Caroline ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Removal of 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Simultaneous Adsorption and Bacteria Pseudomonas putida Fixed on Solid Supports. . In: Bulgarian Chemical Communications, Vol. 31, no. 1, p. 45-50 (1999).
Ledent, Philippe ; Michels, H. ; Blackman, G. ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Reversal of the inhibitory effect of surfactants upon germination and growth of a consortium of two strains of Bacillus. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 51, no. 3, p. 370-374 (1999). doi:10.1007/s002530051404.
Van Aken, B ; Hofrichter, M ; Scheibner, K ; Hatakka, A I ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Transformation and mineralization of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by manganese peroxidase from the white-rot basidiomycete Phlebia radiata.. In: Biodegradation, Vol. 10, no. 2, p. 83-91 (1999). doi:10.1023/A:1008371209913.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Giot, Renaud ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Acclimation of a methanogenic consortium to a mixture of hydroxylated aromatic compounds. In: Chemosphere, Vol. 36, no. 7, p. 1575-1583 (1998). doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10055-8.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria.. In: Biotechnology progress, Vol. 14, no. 2, p. 167-88 (1998). doi:10.1021/bp980011k.
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of nitrobenzene by its simultaneous reduction into aniline and mineralization of the aniline formed. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 49, no. 3, p. 343-349 (1998). doi:10.1007/s002530051180.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Ntibahezwa, E ; Thomas, S ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of specific inhibitors on the anaerobic reductive dechlorination of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by a stable methanogenic consortium.. In: Anaerobe, Vol. 4, no. 4, p. 197-203 (1998). doi:10.1006/anae.1998.0164.
Goux, S. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pussemier, Luc. Metabolic characterisation of fifteen atrazine-degrading microbial communities. In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 21, no. 4-5, p. 254-259 (1998).
Dochain, Denis ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Vanrolleghem, Peter. Asymptotic observers as a tool for modelling process dynamics. In: Water Science and Technology, Vol. 36, no.5, p. 259-268 (1997).
VanAken, Benoît ; Skubisz, Kinga ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by the white-rot basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. In: Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 19, no. 8, p. 813-817 (1997). doi:10.1023/A:1018360814703.
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Hellin, E ; Ali-Khodja, H ; Deseveaux, S ; Vandermesse, F ; Naveau, Henry. Gas-phase methyl ethyl ketone biodegradation in a tubular biofilm reactor: microbiological and bioprocess aspects. In: Biodegradation, Vol. 8, no. 4, p. 251-264 (1997). doi:10.1023/A:1008257729749.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction and PCR detection of Desulfomonile tiedjei in soil slurry microcosms. In: Biodegradation, Vol. 8, no. 2, p. 125-133 (1997). doi:10.1023/A:1008262426800.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry. Introduction of anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria into soil slurry microcosms and nested-PCR monitoring.. In: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol. 63, no. 2, p. 806-811 (1997).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Letter to the Editor concerning the article by K. Balakrishnan and A. Pandey (1996). In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 48, no. 3, p. 432-433 (1997).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect cell bioreactors. In: Cytotechnology : international journal of cell culture and biotechnology, Vol. 20, no. 1-3, p. 173-189 (1996). doi:10.1007/BF00350398.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction and PCR detection of anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria in an agricultural soil slurry microcosm. In: Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry : the journal of metabolic diseases, Vol. 104, p. B50 (1996).
Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction and PCR detection of anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria in an agricultural soil slurry microcosm. In: Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry : the journal of metabolic diseases, Vol. 104, p. B50 (1996).
Boucquey, J B ; Renard, P. ; Amerlynck, P. ; Filho, P M ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry ; Nyns, Edmond-Jacques. High-rate continuous biodegradation of concentrated chlorinated aliphatics by a durable enrichment of methanogenic origin under carrier-dependent conditions.. In: Biotechnology and bioengineering, Vol. 47, no. 3, p. 298-307 (1995). doi:10.1002/bit.260470304.
Hensler, William T. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Evaluation of Monitoring Approaches and Effects of Culture Conditions on Recombinant Protein Production in Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells. In: Cytotechnology : international journal of cell culture and biotechnology, Vol. 15, no. 1-3, p. 177-186 (1994). doi:10.1007/BF00762392.
Hensler, William T. ; Singh, Vijay ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Sf9 Insect Cell Growth and β-Galactosidase Production in Serum and Serum Free Media. In: New York Academy of Sciences. Annals, Vol. 745, no. 1, p. 149-166 (1994). doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb44370.x.
Agathos, Spiros N.. The Future of Insect Cell Culture Engineering. In: Bioprocess Technology Series, Vol. 17, p. 221-240 (1993).
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît. Comprehensive Biotechnology. Vol. 6., Environmental and Related Technologies, Agathos, Spiros N. and Stenuit, Benoît, 2019.
Biotechnology for the Environment: Wastewater Treatment and Modeling, Waste Gas Handling, éd. Agathos, Spiros N. ; Reineke, Walter (Focus on Biotechnology; 3C), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2003. 1-4020-1131-8. 288 p.
Biotechnology for the Environment : Soil remediation, éd. Agathos, Spiros N. ; Reineke, Walter (Focus on Biotechnology; 3B), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2002. 1-4020-1131-8. 142 p.
Biotechnology for the Environment: Strategy and Fundamentals., éd. Agathos, Spiros N. ; Reineke, Walter (Focus on Biotechnology; 3A), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2002. 1-4020-0529-6. 248 p.
Hellin, Emmanuel ; Ali Khodja, Hocine ; Déséveaux, Sébastien ; Vandermesse, Fabrice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry. A useful tool to study and optimize the treatment of voc in gaseous phase : the tubular biofilm reactor, 1997. 90-5204-031-1. n/a p.
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioremediation of nitrobenzene by simultaneous reduction of nitrobenzene into aniline and mineralization of the aniline formed, 1997. 90-5204-031-1. n/a p.
Bitchaeva, O.Y. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Ronneau, Claude ; Collard, G. ; Diaz, J. ; Duggleby, C.J. ; Sahut, C. ; Wissler, J.H.. Biotechnology for the nuclear industry. An international experience, 1997. 90-5204-031-1. n/a p.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Environmental biotechnology in research and education, Kluwer Academic Publ., 1997. 0-7923-4769-2. n/a p.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of TNT and Other Nitro Explosives. In: Murray Moo-Young (ed.), Comprehensive biotechnology, Elsevier Inc.: Oxford, UK, 2019. 978-0-444-64046-8. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00348-7.
Matos, Guilherme ; Oliveira, Ana ; Coutinho,Diogo ; Oliva, Thais ; Junior, Clenilson ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Lutterbach, Márcia ; Sérvulo, Eliana. Culturable Microbiome and Biodegradation Activity of Diesel B5 and Biodiesel (B100) in a Contaminated Soil Bioremediation Study. In: Torben Lund Skovhus, Corinne Whitby, Oilfield Microbiology, CRC Press: Boca Raton, 2019, p. 175-196. 9781315164700. doi:10.1201/9781315164700.
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît. Introduction - Environmental and Related Biotechnologies. In: Murray Moo-Young, Comprehensive Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Elsevier Inc.: Oxford, UK, 2019, 1-3. 978-0-444-64046-8. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00334-7.
Augelletti, Floriana ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jousset, Alexandre. Manipulation of Biodiversity to Steer and Optimize Microbial Community Function. In: Murray Moo-Young (ed.), Comprehensive biotechnology, 3eme édition, Elsevier Inc.: Oxford, UK, 2019. 978-0-444-64046-8. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00478-X.
George, Isabelle F. ; Bouhajja, Emna ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Metagenomics for Bioremediation. In: Murray Moo-Young (ed.), Comprehensive biotechnology, Elsevier Inc.: Oxford, UK, 2019. 978-0-444-64046-8. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00339-6.
Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Large-scale expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in microcarrier-based stirred bioreactors. In: Kursad Turksen (ed.), Bioreactors in Stem Cell Biology : methods and protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology; 1502), Humana Press: New York, 2015, p. 87-102. 9781493964765. doi:10.1007/7651_2015_314.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of TNT and Other Nitro Explosives. In: Collectif, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier: Oxford, UK, 2013. 9780124095489. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.00364-X.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of TNT and Other Nitro Explosives. In: Moo-Young, Murray (ed.), Comprehensive Biotechnology, 2st edition (Comprehensive Biotechnology; 6), Science Direct, 2011. 978-0-08-088504-9. doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-088504-9.00376-7.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation and bioremediation of TNT and other nitro explosives. In: M. Moo Young, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, Elsevier Science Publishers: Oxford, UK, 2011, p. 167-181. 978-0-444-53352-4. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.00364-X.
Pouli, Maria ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioremediation of PAH-contaminated sites: From pathways to bioreactors. In: A.I. Koukkou, Editor, Microbial Bioremediation of Non-metals, Caister Academic Press: Norfolk, UK, 2011, p. 119-147. 978-1-904455-83-7.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Environmental Biotechnology and Safety - Volume 6. In: M. Moo Young, Editor-in-Chief, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, Elsevier: Oxford, UK, 2011. 978-0-444-53352-4.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology and Safety. In: M. Moo Young, Editor, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, Elsevier: Oxford, UK, 2011, pp. 1-2. 978-0-444-53352-4.
George, Isabelle ; Bouhajja, Emna ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Metagenomics for bioremediation. In: M. Moo Young, Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition, Volume 6 - Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, Elsevier Science Publishers: Oxford, UK, 2011, p. 47-57. 978-0-444-53352-4.
George, Isabelle ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Application of Metagenomics to Bioremediation. In: Marco Diana (ed.), Metagenomics Theory, Methods and Applications, Caister academic press: Norfolk, UK, 2010, p. 119-140. 978-1-904455-54-7.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect cell culture. In: R.H. Baltz, J.E. Davies and A.L. Demain, Editors, Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (3rd Edition), American Society for Microbiology: Washington, DC, , 2010. 978-1-55581-512-7.
Michiels, Jean-François ; barbau, J. ; Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Effects of soy peptone-supplemented medium on CHO-320 cells. In: Jenkins, N., Barron, N., Alves, P. (eds), Proceedings of the 21st Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Dublin, Ireland, June 7-10, 2009 (ESACT Proceedings; 5), Springer, 2009, p. 471-475. 978-94-007-0883-9.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Impact of growth factors on the proliferation of ear mesenchymal stem cells on porous microcarriers. In: Nigel Jenkins, Niall Barron, Paula Alves (eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Dublin, Ireland, June 7-10, 2009 (ESACT Proceedings; 5 (part 2)), Springer, 2009, p. 161-176. 978-94-007-0883-9.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; Schuler, Luc ; George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Molecular Tools for Monitoring and Validating BioremediationSoil Biology, 1, Volume 17, Advances in Applied Bioremediation, Pages 339-353. In: Singh, Ajay; Kuhad, Ramesh C.; Ward, Owen P. (Eds.), Advances in Applied Bioremediation Soil Biology, 2009, XIII, 361 p. 50 illus., Springer Verlag,: Heidelberg, 2009, p. Volume 17, 339-353. 978-3-540-89620-3. doi:10.1007/978-540-89621-0_1.
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; George, Isabelle. High-throughput approaches to analyse waste biotreatment in confined environments. In: Diaz, E. (Ed.),, Microbial Biodegradation: Genomics and Molecular Biology, Caister Academic Press: Norwich, UK, 2008, p. 319-358. 978-1-904455-17-2.
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Analysis and Modeling of the Metabolism of Lepidopteran Cell Lines. In: Smith, Rodney (Ed.), Cell technology for cell products : Proceedings of the 19th ESACT Meeting, Harrogate, UK, June 5-8, 2005. Series: ESACT Proceedings, Vol. 3, Springer: Dordrecht, 2007, p. 770-780. 978-1-4020-5475-4.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Development of serum-free media for lepidopteran insect cell lines. In: David W. Murhammer, Baculovirus Expression Protocols, second edition, Methods in Molecular Biology Series, 2007, D. W., 6 juil. 2007 - 470 pages, Humana Press, , 2007, p. 155-185.
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Growth of mammalian and lepidopteran cells on BioNOC II disks, a novel macroporous microcarrier. In: R. Smith, Editor, Cell Technology for Cell Products. Proceedings of the 19th ESACT Meeting, Harrogate, UK, June 5-8, 2005, 24 January 2007 (Series: ESACT Proceedings, Vol. 3; 2007, LXXIX, 824 p.), Springer: Dordrecht, 2007, p. 781-784.
Mols, Johann ; Cavez, Nicolas ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Plant peptones: Nutritional properties sustaining recombinant protein secretion by CHO cells. In: R. Smith, Editor,, Cell Technology for Cell Products, Springer: Dordrecht, 2007, p. CHAPTER VI, 599-601. 978-1-4020-5475-4.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pieper, D.H. ; Witzig, Robert ; Cámara, Beatriz ; Gabriel-Jürgens, Lotte ; Junca, Howard ; Zanaroli, Giulio ; Fava, Fabio. BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS. In: D. Reible and T. Lanczos (editors), Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Springer: Dordrecht, 2006, p. 179–238. 1-4020-4958-7.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pieper, D.H. ; Witzig, R. ; Camara, B. ; Gabriel-Jürgens, L. ; Junca, H. ; Zanaroli, G. ; Fava, F. ; Perez-Jimenez, J.R. ; Young, L.Y. ; Hamonts, K. ; Lookman, R. ; Maesen, M. ; Diels, Ludo ; Dejonghe, W. ; Dijk, J. ; Springael, Dirk. Biological assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments. In: D. Reible and T. Lanczos, Editors, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Worksop on Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 18-21 May 2005. 2006, XXII, 246 p., Series: Nato Science Series: IV: (closed), Vol. 73, Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2006, p. 179-238. 978-1-4020-4957-6.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Chlorinated solvents biodegradation and nickel bioimmobilization in historically contaminated anaerobic sediments. In: P. Canepa and F. Fava, Editors, Biomonitoring, Bioavailability and Microbial Transformation of Pollutants in Sediments and Approaches to Stimulate their Biodegradation, Soil Remediation, INCA: Venice, Italy, 2006, p. 33-44. 88-88214-32-1.
Fava, Fabio ; Agathos, Spiros N.. UNCERTAINTY AND RESEARCH NEEDS IN THE AREAOF THE BIOLOGICAL RESTORATIONOF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS. In: D. Reible and T. Lanczos (editors), Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Springer: Dordrecht, NL, 2006. 1-4020-4958-7.
Fava, Fabio ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Uncertainty and research needs in the area of biological restoration of contaminated sediments. In: D. Reible and T. Lanczos, Editors, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Springer Verlag,: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2006, p. 239-246. 1-4020-4958-7.
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Environmental effects of lactate on High-FiveTM insect cell metabolism. In: Godia Francesc & Fussenegger Martin (eds.), Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics (ESACT Proceedings; 2), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2005, p. 91-94. 1-4020-2791-5.
Mols, Johann ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Extracellular metalloproteases and their inhibitors expressed by the ifn-gamma producing CHO-320 cell line. In: Francesc Gòdia et Martin Fussenegger (eds), Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics : Proceedings of the 18th ESACT Meeting. Granada, Spain, May 11-14, 2003 (ESACT Proceedings; 2), 2005, p.175-177. 978-1-4020-2791-8. doi:10.1007/1-4020-3103-3_34.
Eyers, Laurent ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; El Fantroussi, Saïd. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) as a fingerprinting tool for analyzing microbial communities in contaminated environments. In: J.F.T. Spencer and A.L. Ragout de Spencer, Totowa, Methods in Biotechnology : Environmental Microbiology - Methods and Protocols, Humana Press: New Jersey, U.S.A., 2004, p. 407-417. 1-58829-116-2.
Goux, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pussemier, Luc. Towards a Better Understanding of Enhanced Pesticide Biodegradation. In: Agathos Spiros N. and Reineke W. (Eds.), Biotechnology for the Environment: Stategy and Fundamentals. Focus on Biotechnology Series Vol. 3A 2002, 248 p. 18 illus., Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2002, p. 141-156. 978-1-4020-0529-9.
Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Chenu, S. ; Goergen, J.-L. ; Marc, A. ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Adaptation and Growth Kinetics of the Universal Host CHO Cell Lines in Serum-Free Medium. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, , Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 438-440. 1-4020-0264-5.
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Fabry, Geneviève ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Jacquet, Roger ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation as a Tool for Complete and Rapid Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Chlorinated Ethenes, Anaerobic Digestion for Sustainable Development. In: M.J. Lexmond, J.B. van Lier, P.N.L. Lens, J.A. Field, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, G.Zeeman, Anaerobic Digestion for Sustainable Development Selected Proceedings of the Farewell Seminar for Prof. Dr Ir Gatze Lettinga, held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, 29-30 March 2001, IWA Publishing, 2001, p. 183-186. 978-1-900222-93-8.
Baré, G. ; Charlier, H. ; De Nijs, L. ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Thonart, P.. Effects of Rice Protein Hydrolysates on Growth of CHO Cells and Production of Human Interferon-gamma Serum-Free Medium. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, , Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 217-219. 1-4020-0264-5.
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Ikonomou, Laertis ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Growth of High-FiveTM cells on Cultispher-S microcarriers. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology : From Target to Market, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 332-334. 1-4020-0264-5.
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Physiology of insect cells cultured in a new serum-free medium. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, , Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 338-340. 1-4020-0264-5.
Mols, Johann ; Burteau, Caroline ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Proteolytic Potential During Batch Cultivation in Serum-Free Media of an IFN-gamma Producing CHO Cell Line. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors, Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 227-229. 1-4020-0264-5.
Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Mols, Johann ; Ballez, J.S. ; Baré, G. ; Thonart, P. ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Use of Plant Peptone-Containing Serum-Free Media for the Cultivation of CHO Cells in Suspension and on Microcarriers. In: E. Lindner-Olsson, N. Chatzissavidou and E. Lüllau, Editors , Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 362-364. 1-4020-0264-5.
Peres, Caroline ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of nitroaromatic pollutants : from pathways to remediation. In: M.R. El-Gewely, Ed., Biotechnology Annual Review, Elsevier Science Publishers: Amsterdam, 2000, p. 197-220. 0-444-50566-0.
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cross induction of 4-nitrobenzoate and 4-aminobenzoate degradation by Burkholderia cepacia strain PB4, Fass et al. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publ., New York. In: Fass Raffi, Flashner Yehuda et Reuveny Shaul (eds.), Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution, 1ere édition, Springer: (United States) New York, 1999, p. 71-81. 978-0-306-46102-6.
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Bastin, G. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Growth on microcarriers and nutritional needs of high density insect cell cultures. In: Bernard Alain, Griffith Bryan, Noé Wolfgang & Wurm Florian (eds.), Animal Cell Technology: Products from cells, cells as products, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, 1999, p. 371-373. 978-0-7923-6075-9. doi:10.1007/0-306-46875-1_80.
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Continuous on-line monitoring or organochlorine compounds in a fixed bed bioreactor by an optical infrared sensor. In: Wickramanayake, Godage B. and Hinchee, Robert E., (eds.), Bioremediation and phytoremediation. Chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds, Battelle Press: Columbus, Ohio, 1998, p. 135-141. 9781574770599.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect Cell Bioreactors. In: J.M. Vlak, C.D. de Gooijer, J. Tramper, H.G. Miltenburger, Insect cell cultures: Fundamental and Applied Aspects, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, p. 173-189. 0-7923-3403-5.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Large Scale Insect Cell Production. In: Maramorsch K. & McIntosh (Eds.), Insect cell biotechnology, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1994, 89-103. 0-8493-4597-9.
Augelletti, Floriana ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît. Effects of biodiversity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading consortia on system functionality and robustness. 14th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO) (Aberdeen, UK, du 04/06/2017 au 08/06/2017).
Augelletti, Floriana ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît. Psychrophilic bacterial, synthetic consortia for biological treatment of artificial wastewater at low temperatures. Inter-University Attraction Poles programme on Microbial Resource Management in engineered and natural ecosystems, From syntheti (Ghent, Belgium, du 06/09/2017 au 08/09/2017).
Augelletti, Floriana ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoit. Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by synthetic bacterial communities: effects of biodiversity on multifunctionality and robustness. 21st National Symposium for Applied Biological Sciences 2016 (Antwerp, Belgium, 05/02/2016).
Augelletti, Floriana ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoit. Psychrophilic bacterial communities for biological treatment of wastewater at low temperatures. SfAM Winter Meeting Psychrophilic and Extremophile, January 19th, 2016, (London, UK, 19/01/2016).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Construction of chemostat arrays for the study of PAHs biodegradation by bacterial consortia under disturbances. 6th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-VI) (Chania, Crete, Greece, du 29/06/2015 au 02/07/2015).
Augelletti, Floriana ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoit. Responses of synthetic microbial communities perturbed in multiplexed continuous bioreactors as an ecologically relevant proxy for microbial robustness prediction in natural and engineered ecosystems. 13th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO) (Milan, Italy, du 14/06/2015 au 18/06/2015).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Biotechnology for Sustainability – An Interdisciplinary Synthesis. 16th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2014) “Biotechnology for the Development of a Green Economy” (Fortaleza, Brazil, du 14/09/2014 au 19/09/2014).
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of fatty acid and carotenoid production in an Acutodesmus microalga isolated from the Algerian Sahara. Environmental sciences, Technologies and Management: Envitam - PhD Day (Université catholique de Louvain, 05/03/2014).
Skopelitou, Katholiki ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Fungal-bacterial “deposit” into the oil degradation “bank”. MedRem-2014, Microbial resource management for polluted marine environments and bioremediation (Hammamet, Tunisia, du 16/01/2014 au 18/01/2014).
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Chader, Samira ; Khelifi, Douadi ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeffryes, Clayton. Physiological response and photosynthetic modeling of a Dactylococcus microalga during mixotrophic cultivation on glycerol. 4th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, du 15/06/2014 au 18/06/2014).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Robustness and ecological resilience of microbial communities: from intrinsic natural dynamics to disturbance-driven responses. Workshop on Engineering and Control of Natural and Synthetic Microbial Communities, (The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical, Cambridge, UK., du 26/11/2014 au 28/11/2014).
Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bio-inspired entrapped laccases for the clean-up of micropollutants in wastewater. 5th Congress of European Microbiologists – FEMS 2013 (Leipzig (Germany), du 21/07/2013 au 25/07/2013).
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Chader, Samira ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jeffryes, Clayton. Carotenoids production in a Dactylococcus microalga from the Algerian Sahara. Belgian Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting - "Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry" (Academy Palace, Brussels, Belgium, du 26/11/2013 au 27/11/2013).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Conceptual and methodological framework to manage microbial robustness using molecular systems synecology: Applications for the biodegradation of contaminants of emerging concern. The 2nd Thünen Symp. on Soil Metagenomics (Braunschweig, Germany, du 11/12/2013 au 13/12/2013).
Bouhajja, Emna ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Liles, Mark R. ; George, Isabelle. INVESTIGATION OF A METAGENOMIC LIBRARY FOR AEROBIC TOLUENE DEGRADATION GENES. International symposium on the genetics of industrial microorganisms (Cancun, Mexico, du 23/06/2013 au 28/06/2013).
Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccase-biotitania magnetic biocatalysts produced via bio-inspired entrapment for the removal of micropollutants in wastewater. BSM Symposium on Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry (Brussels (Belgium), du 26/12/2013 au 27/03/2014).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Managing Microbial Robustness Using Molecular Systems Synecology: Applications for the Biogeochemical Cycling of Anthropogenic Compounds and Biogenic Molecules of Keystone Significance. Annual Symposium, Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry (BSM) (Brussel, Belgium, du 26/11/2013 au 27/11/2013).
Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Micropollutants clean-up by bio-inspired entrapped laccases. Water Technology and Management Symposium (Leuven (Belgium), du 20/11/2013 au 21/11/2013).
Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Li, Yan. Stem Cell Expansion and Differentiation in Microcarrier-Based Bioreactors for Large Scale Production. Annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (San Francisco, California, U. S. A. , du 03/11/2013 au 08/11/2013).
Grama, Borhane Samir ; Chader, Samira ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Stress Induced Production of Canthaxanthin From a Novel Strain of Chlorella Isolated From theSahara Desert. 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting (San Francisco, California, United States, du 03/11/2013 au 08/11/2013).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Targeted illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA and functional marker genes to decipher microbial communities involved in biogeochemical cycling processes. Workshop MicroB3-MetaExplore. Harvesting Environmental Genomes for the Development of Biocatalysts (Groningen, Netherlands, du 14/10/2013 au 15/10/2013).
Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Agathos, Spiros N.. The ultimate cartridge for environmental clean-up. Micropol & Ecohazard 2013 (Zurich, du 16/06/2013 au 20/06/2013).
Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bio-inspired enzyme entrapment and cross-linking approaches as alternative tools for enzyme immobilization. International Workshop on New and Synthetic Bioproduction Systems (Hamburg (Germany), du 06/12/2012 au 07/12/2012).
Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biocatalysis for environmental Clean up: Past, Present and Future Developments. Biocatalysis 2012 (Cancun, Mexico, du 04/12/2012 au 07/12/2012).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Biocatalytic weapons against micropollutants. Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy (EMB2012) (Bologna, Italy, du 10 April 2012 au 12 April 2012). In: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol. 11, no. 3, p. SS99-SS104 (March 2012).
Li, Jian ; Jeffryes, Clayton ; Stamato, Marisa ; Velliou, Eirini ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Bouhajja, Emna ; Junghanns, Charles ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Design, characterization and cultivation of microalgae in an airlift flat panel photobioreactor.. ACPAB 2012 8th Asia Pacific Conference in Algal Technology (Adelaide, Australia, du 09/07/2013 au 12/07/2013).
Nair, Rakesh ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Formulation and characterization of immobilized laccase biocatalysts and their application to eliminate endocrine disrupting chemicals. Oxizymes 2012 (Marseille, France, du 16/09/2012 au 19/09/2012).
Bouhajja, Emna ; George, Isabelle ; Liles, Marc ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Investigation of a metagenomic library for aerobic toluene degradation genes. 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME14) (Copenhagen, Danemark, du 19 Aout 2012 au 24 Aout 2012).
Spina, Federica ; Nair, Rakesh ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccase production optimization by Trametes pubescens strain: Characterization and application of the crude extract. Oxizymes 2012 (Marseille, France, du 16/09/2012 au 19/09/2012).
Nair, Rakesh ; Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccases immobilized on mesoporous silica particles and their application in a continuous stirred reactor for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy (EMB2012) (Bologna, Italy, du 10/04/2012 au 12/04/2012). In: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol. 11, no.3S, p. S103 (March 2012).
Ramirez Cavazos, Leticia Isabel ; Nair, Rakesh ; Enaud, Estelle ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimized production, purification and partial characterization of two thermostable Laccases from a Pycnoporus Sanguineus strain. Oxizymes 2012 (Marseille, France, du 16/09/2012 au 19/09/2012).
Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. ROBUST BIOCATALYSTS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN BIOPROCESSING. 15th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2012) “Innovative Biotechnology for a Green World and Beyond”, (Daegu, South Korea, du 16/09/2012 au 21/09/2012).
Li, Jian ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Theory and practice of scaling up microalgae production from petri dish to industrial reactors.. Smart Short Course Algae Technology Europe (Gent, Belgium, du 05/12/2012 au 07/07/2013).
Schlosser, Dietmar ; Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Hofmann, Ulrike ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Treatment of micropollutants with free and immobilized ascomyceteous laccases . 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation (Prague, Czech Republic, du 24/06/2012 au 28/06/2012).
George, Isabelle ; Moreels, David ; Liles, Mark R. ; Bouillet, Loïc ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Antibiotic resistance pattern and potential for production of polyketides in novel soil Acidobacteria isolates . 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology – “Microbial Genetics & Ecology Inspire the Biotechnology of an Evolving Global Economy” (BAGECO 11). Book of Abstracts, p. . (Corfu Island, Greece, May 29-June 2, 2011). In: Book of Abstracts, 2011.
Sart, Sébastien ; Errachid, Abdelmounaim ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Controlled expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in a microcarrier based stirred bioreactor. 22nd Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) (Vienna, Austria, du May 15, 2011 au May 18, 2011).
Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cross-linking of multi-enzyme aggregates - Combi-CLEAs of two laccases with broadened pH-spectrum. 5th European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Greece, du 04/07/2011 au 07/07/2011).
Michiels, Jean-François ; Sart, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Investigation of the role of a soy peptone as an additive for the cultivation of CHO-320 cells . Poster presented at 22nd Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT). Book of Abstracts, page 186, communication P4.100 (Vienna, Austria, June 7-10, 2011). In: Book of Abstracts, 2011.
Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccase activity measurement based on oxygen consumption in open systems. 5th European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Greece, du 04/07/2011 au 07/07/2011).
Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccase immobilized on magnetic particles and their application in bioreactor for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. OxiZymes, host of the 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases (Leipzig, Germany, du 14/06/2010 au 16/06/2010).
Talvy, Samuel ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Debaste, Frederic. Numerical flow characterization and effect of impeller type on experimental laccase production by white rot fungi in stirred tank. 8th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (Berlin, Germany, du 25/09/2011 au 29/09/2011).
Nair, Rakesh ; Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Preparation of cross-linked laccase aggregates using mild cross-linking conditions and their application to the elimination of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. FEMS 2011, 4th Congress of European Microbiologists (Geneva, Switzerland, du 26/06/2011 au 30/06/2011).
George, Isabelle ; moreels, David ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Searching for and Culturing the Unculturables. Invited oral presentation, 1st International Symposium on Microbial Resource Management in Biotechnology: Concepts and Applications. Scientific honorary farewell to Professor Willy Verstraete. Abstract, p. (‘t Pand, Ghent, Belgium, June 30-July 1, 2011).
Sart, Sébastien ; Errachid, Abdelmounaim ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cell behavior on microcarriers for sequential proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation in bioreactors, Oral Presentation. 5th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cellular Therapies (Guimarães, Portugal, du 20/05/2010 au 21/05/2010).
Sart, Sébastien ; Errachid, Abdelmounaim ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cell behavior on microcarriers for sequential proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation in bioreactors, Poster presentation, Poster number 15.. Meeting of the FNRS Contact-Group "Stem cells" 2010 (Liège, Belgium, 07/05/2010).
Sart, Sébastien ; Errachid, Abdelmounaim ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Controlled expansion and differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a microcarrier-based stirred bioreactor Poster presented at XIIIth Belgium Group of Animal Cell Technology (BELACT) Meeting “Stem Cells: From Science to Clinical Trials”, UCL Woluwé campus, Brussels, December 10, 2010. Book of Abstracts, page 30. Poster presented at XIIIth Belgium Group of Animal Cell Technology (BELACT) Meeting “Stem Cells: From Science to Clinical Trials”. Book of Abstracts, page 30 (UCL Woluwé campus, Brussels, December 10, 2010). In: Book of Abstracts, 2010.
Junghanns, Charles ; Parra, R. ; Jaouani, Atef ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cross-linked laccase aggregates from Coriolopsis polyzona - Optimisation of production and partial characterization. 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (San Diego, CA, USA, du 23/05/2010 au 27/05/2010).
Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cross-linked laccase aggregates from Coriolopsis polyzona - Optimization of production and partial characterization. ASM 110th general meeting (San Diego, USA, du 23/05/2010 au 27/05/2010). In: Final program, 2010. 978-1-55581-624-7, p. 79.
Junghanns, Charles ; Soete, Bastien ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of Bisphenol A by cross-linked laccase aggregates in a continuously operated membrane reactor and implications of its modeling. 5th European meeting in Oxizymes (Leipzig, Germany, du 14/06/2010 au 16/06/2010).
Junghanns, Charles ; Soete, Benoît ; Talvy, S. ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Debaste, F. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of bisphenol A by cross-linked laccase aggregates in a continuously operated membrane reactor and implications of its modeling, Abstract book.. OxiZymes in Leipzig, Host of the 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases (Leipzig, Germany, du 14/06/2010 au 16/06/2010).
Bouhajja, Emna ; Liles, Marc ; George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Development of a protocol for High Molecular Weight DNA extraction from BTEX- and PAH-contaminated sites. International Symposium on Soil Metagenomics – Implications of Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies on Microbial Diversity Research and Soil Ecology (Johann Heinrich von Thunen Institute (VTI), Braunschweig, Germany, du 8 Décembre 2010 au 10 Décembre 2010).
Junghanns, Charles ; Jaquani, Atef ; Parra, R. ; Nair, Rakesh ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Harnessing the power of enzymes for environmental stewardship, Final program p. 51. IBS-2010 - 14th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (Rimini, Italy, du 14/09/2010 au 18/09/2010).
Nair, Rakesh ; Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Increased laccase production, purification and characterization of extracellular laccase from Cerrena unicolor and Coriolopsis gallica. OxiZymes in Leipzig. Host of the 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases (Leipzig, Germany, du 14/06/2010 au 16/06/2010).
Nair, Rakesh ; Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Increased laccase production, purification and characterization of extracellular laccase from Cerrena unicolor and Coriolopsis gallica. IBIO-2010 BIT, 3rd World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology 2010 (Dalian, China, du 25/07/2010 au 27/07/2010).
Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Junghanns, Charles ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccase Production from White Rot Fungi and Immobilization on Nano Particles. 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (San Diego, CA, USA, du 23/05/2010 au 27/05/2010).
Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Junghanns, Charles ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccase production from white rot fungi and immobilization on nano particles. 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (San Diego, CA, USA, du 23/05/2010 au 27/05/2010).
Demarche, Philippe ; Junghanns, Charles ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccases immobilized on magnetic particles and their application in bioreactor for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. OxiZymes in Leipzig. Host of the 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases (Leipzig, Germany, du 14/06/2010 au 16/06/2010).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Laccases: Powerful enzymes for the environment. Invited lecture at ‘Laccase Academy’, a short course for European early stage researchers jointly between COST Action 868 - Biotechnological Functionalisation of Renewable Materials and COST Action 602 – Biotechnology for Lignocellulose Biorefineries (BIOBIO). Course Syllabus pp. 385-417 (Porto, Portugal, March 8-10, 2010). In: Course Syllabus, 2010.
Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Novel PBR-based approaches for improved productivities of algal cell cultures – the role of materials science in algal cultivation. AquaFUELs Roundtable on the Algae State of the Art (Brussels, Belgium, du 20/10/2010 au 21/10/2011).
Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Novel photobioreactor - Based approaches for improved productivities of algal cell cultures - The role of materials science in photobioreactor design. 2010 European Biodiesel Board Aquafuels Symposium (Brussels, Belgium, du 21/10/2010 au 22/10/2010).
Nair, Rakesh ; Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Oxidative enzyme systems from white rot fungi: Removal of organic micropollutants in novel bioreactors. BIT's 3rd Abbual World Congress of industrial Biotechnology (Dalian, China, du 25/07/2010 au 27/07/2010).
Toboada-Puig, R. ; Junghanns, Charles ; Moreira, M.T. ; Feijoo, G. ; Lema, J.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Production and partial characterization of combined cross-linked enzyme aggregates from versatile peroxidase and glucose oxidase . 5th European Meeting on Oxizymes and 9th International Symposium on Peroxidases. Abstract Book, p. 128, Abstract N° P4.23 (Leipzig, Germany, June 14-16, 2010). In: Abstract Book, 2010.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Recombinant Protein Production by Insect Cells Invited oral presentation, 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), San Diego, CA, USA, May 23-27, 2010. General Meeting Final Program and Exhibit Guide, page 87. Invited oral presentation, 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). General Meeting Final Program and Exhibit Guide, page 87 (San Diego, CA, USA, du 23/05/2010 au 27/05/2010).
Jeffryes, Clayton ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Algae as a Frontier in Bioprocessing: Technical and Economic Challenges . Invited Keynote Lecture. Workshop “Algae: The Energy Supplier of the Future”, Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (CERTH). Book of Abstracts, 2 pp. (Thessaloniki, Greece, October 19, 2009). In: Book of Abstracts, 2009.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioengineering Considerations in the Propagation of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells . Invited oral presentation at the 5th International Greek Biotechnology Forum (IGBF5). Program, page 12 (Athens, Greece, , May 8-9, 2009).
George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms: The case of Acidobacteria. 10th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology – “Coexisting on a Changing Planet” (BAGECO 10). Book of Abstracts, p. 168 (Abstract n° P87) (Uppsala, Sweden, 15-19 June 2009). In: Book of Abstracts, 2009.
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Najimi, Mustapha ; Sokal, Etienne. Culture of Adult Derived Human Liver Stem Cells on porous microcarriers . 21th Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT). Book of Abstracts, page 345, communication P225 (Dublin, Ireland, June 7-10 2009). In: Book of Abstracts, 2009.
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Culture of Ear Mesenchymal Stem cells on porous microcarriers. . Poster and Oral Presentation, 4th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapy (Lisbon, Portugal, April 29-30, 2009). In: Book of Abstracts, 2009, p. 34.
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Culture of ear mesenchymal stem cells on porous microcarriers. Journée des doctorands (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, 20/05/2009).
Agathos, Spiros N.. From Bioremediation to Environmental Metagenomics and Back . Seminar, Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, March 2, 2009).
Junghanns, Charles ; Demarche, Philippe ; Nair, Rakesh ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Fungal oxidative enzymes to degrade organic micropollutants in novel bioreactors. Deuxième journée de réflexion de l'EDT GEPROC sur le thème du génie des procédés appliqué aux bioindustries (Espace Senghor, Gembloux, Belgique, 16 décembre 2009).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Multiple biodegradation pathways of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) catalyzed by P. aeruginosa, Poster (http://genomics1.mh-hannover.de/pseudomonas2009/index). XII. International Conference "Pseudomonas 2009" (Hannover, Germany, du 13/08/2009 au 17/08/2009).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Persistent Pollutants: From Bioremediation to Environmental Metagenomics . Invited Keynote Lecture. Workshop Molecular Techniques for the Mapping of the Invisible Microbial World (EU FP7 MicrobeGR Project) (Agrinion, Greece, October 15-17, 2009).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Serendipity (or “We Just Got Lucky”) in Environmental Biotechnology Invited after-dinner speech, US-EU Advanced Summer Course “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation”, Norman, Oklahoma, U. S. A., May 28, 2009. Invited after-dinner speech, US-EU Advanced Summer Course “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation” (Norman, Oklahoma, U. S. A., May 28, 2009).
Chader, Samira ; Hacene, Hocine ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Study of hydrogen production by three strains of Chlorella isolated from the soil in the Algerian Sahara. 2nd International Workshop on Hydrogen Energy from Renewable Origin (Ghardaia(Algeria), du 27/10/2007 au 29/10/2009). In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 34, no. 11, p. 4941-4946 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.10.058.
Schuler, Luc ; Pouli, Maria ; Fava, F. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: From genes and enzymes to slurry bioreactors, Invited lecture, Abstract EnvB-Agathos in CD-ROM, page 4 (ISBN 978.607.95065.0.6).. 1st International Congress on Biotechnology and Bioengineering (1ICBB) (Mexico City, Mexico, November 5-7, 2008).
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J.P. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioreactor implementation of immobilized and insolubilized laccase, Abstract Book, page 33, Abstract N° O7.1. 4rd European Meeting on Oxizymes (Helsinki, Finland, June 16-18, 2008).
Junghanns, Charles ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioremediation of emerging pollutants using fungi - Successes and challenges. 14th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium IBBS-14 (Messina, Italy, du 06/10/2008 au 11/10/2008).
Junghanns, Charles ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioremediation of emerging pollutants using fungi : Successes and challenges, IBBS14 abstract book: page 125. 14th International biodeterioration and biodegradation symposium IBBS14 (St Alessio Siculo, Messina, Italy, 06-11/10/2008).
George, Isabelle ; Liles, M.R. ; Hartmann, M. ; Ludwig, W. ; Goodman, R.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Changes in soil Acidobacteria communities after 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene contamination, Poster, Abstract Book, page 44, Poster N° P21. Workshop on Metabolomics and Environmental Biotechnology (Palma de Mallorca, Spain, June 16-17, 2008).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Enzyme reactors for the elimination of micropollutants. Keynote lecture at Chemistry and 21st Century Challenges: Science and Innovation, Book of Abstracts, Abstract 6-KN1, page 283. 6th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-Eastern European Countries (ICOSECS-6) (Sofia, Bulgaria, September 10-14, 2008).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Explosive issues: From TNT bioremediation to metagenomics and back, Invited opening keynote lecture at the Our Unexplored National Wealth, Symposium Program pages 12-13. Also published on-line at:. 1st (Inaugural) Symposium of the Hellenic Scientific Society MicroBioKosmos (Athens, Greece, December 12-14, 2008).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect and CHO Cell-Based Production of Recombinant Proteins: Challenges and Perspectives . Seminar, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University (Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2008).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect and CHO Cell-Based Production of Recombinant Proteins: Challenges and Perspectives Seminar, QueGen Biotech, Gyeonggi-Do (Ansang), South Korea, October 23, 2008. Seminar, QueGen Biotech, Gyeonggi-Do (Ansang), South Korea (South Korea, October 23, 2008).
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J.P. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. New tools for new challenges: Innovative use of enzyme technology in micropollutant control, Invited lecture. 13th International Biotechnology Symposium & Exhibition (IBS 2008) Biotechnology for the Sustainability of Human Society (Dalian, China, du 12/10/2008 au 17/10/2008).
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultispher-S microcarriers. Ph.D. Students Day (Louvain-La-Neuve Belgique, 16/05/2008).
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultispher-S microcarriers. Congrès de la société belge de biologie cellulaire et du développement "The Adult Stem/Progenitor Cell Niche" (Bruxelles, Belgique, 13-15/03/2008).
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultispher-S microcarriers, Book of abstracts, communication n°21.. Meeting of the FNRS Contact-Group « Stem cells » 2008 (Liège Belgique, May 16, 2008).
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimization of the physical parameters affecting multipotent stromal cell culture on Cultispher-S microcarriers, Book of abstracts, p. 26. XIIth BELACT meeting « 3D In Vitro Models From « Nanotoxicology » to Drug Delivery » (Namur, Belgique, May 16, 2008).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Recalcitrant pollutants: From remediation engineering to environmental metagenomics, Keynote Lecture, Program, p. 3.. Protection & Restoration of the Environment IX (PRE9) (Kefalonia, Greece, 29 June-3 July 2008).
Pouli, Maria ; Fava, Fabio ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Role of a Paracoccus strain in the degradation and bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. 4th European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Crete, Greece, du 03/09/2008 au 06/09/2008).
Barbau, Jérémie ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Vegetal peptones : Positive effects on CHO-320 cells and bioactive compound identification, Poster, Abstract Book, page 21. XIIth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) 3D In Vitro Models: from Nanotoxicology to Drug Delivery (Namur, Belgium, May 16, 2008).
Barbau, Jérémie ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Vegetal peptones : Positive effects on CHO-320 cells and bioactive compound identification, Poster, Book of Abstracts, Poster N° 43. Ph.D. Students Day of the Chemistry (Department and the Life Sciences Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 16, 2008).
George, Isabelle ; Liles, M.L. ; Hartmann, M. ; Ludwig, W. ; Goodman, R.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Changes in soil Acidobacteria populations after 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) contamination (Poster award). Poster presentation at the Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA, July 15-20, 2007).
George, Isabelle ; Liles, M.L. ; Hartmann, M. ; Ludwig, W. ; Goodman, R.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Changes in soil Acidobacteria populations after 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene contamination. BAGECO 9, 9th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (Freising, Germany, du 23/06/2007 au 27/06/2007).
Sart, Sébastien ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Culture of rat mesenchymal stem cells on Cultispher-S supports. 20th Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technoogy (ESACT) (Dresden, Germany, du June 12, 2007 au June 20, 2007).
Barbau, Jérémie ; Michiels, Jean-François ; De Boel, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Effects of vegetal peptones supplemented medium on CHO cells. 20th Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technoogy (ESACT) (Dresden, Germany, du June 12, 2007 au June 20, 2007).
Michiels, Jean-François ; Barbau, Jérémie ; De Boel, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Effects of vegetal peptones supplemented medium on CHO cells. Oral presentation. Ph.D. Students Day (Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 30, 2007).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Genomics and Metagenomics in Environmental Biotechnology . Seminar, Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 3, 2007).
Schuler, Luc ; CHADHAIN, SINE´AD M. NI´ ; JOUANNEAU, Yves ; Meyer, C. ; ZYLSTRA, GERBEN J. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Identification and functional analysis of an angular dioxygenase involved in fluorene degradation by Sphingomonas sp. LB126. Oral presentation Book of Abstracts, p. 54. Ph.D. Students Day (Faculty of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 30, 2007).
George, Isabelle ; Liles, M.R. ; Hartmann, M. ; Ludwig, W. ; Goodman, R.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Impact of the pollutant 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) on the proportion and diversity of Acidobacteria in soils. . 9th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO 9). Book of Abstracts, p. 96 (Abstract n° P 078) (Wernigerode, Germany, du 23 June 2007 au 27 June 2007). In: Book of Abstracts, 2007.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect and CHO cell based production of recombinant proteins: Challenges and perspectives. Invited Keynote lecture. Symposium on Molecular, Cellular and Therapeutic Aspects of Cancer (Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1, 2007).
Pouli, Maria ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Isolation and characterization of a Paracoccus sp. chrysene degrader. Poster presentation at Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA, July 15-20, 2007).
Chader, Samira ; Maiouf, B. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Procédés biologiques de production de l'hydrogène : aperçu et perspectives. Procédés biologiques de production de l’hydrogène : aperçu et perspectives, 2nd International Workshop on Hydrogen (2IWH) (Ghardaia, Algeria, October 27-29, 2007).
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, L. ; Rozenberg, R. ; Habib Jiwan, Jean-Louis. Why on earth would Escherichia coli attack a high explosive ? . Invited lecture presented at the 6th International Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honor of Professor Arnold Demain (Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, du 5 au 8 August).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Advantages and challenges of vaccine development in insect cells. International Association for Biologicals (IABs)International Scientific Workshop New Cells for New Vaccines : Focus on Plant and Insect Cell Technologies (Coral Gables, Florida, USA, September 28-29, 2006).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; Rozenberg, R. ; Habib Jiwan, Jean-Louis ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Aerobic metabolism of 2,4,6-trinitroptoluene by Escherichia coli: Evidence of high TNT denitration with whole cells and cell-free extracts. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB), Book of Abstracts (Leipzig, Germany, du 9 au 14 July).
George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Changes in soil bacterial communities after TNT contamination studied by culture dependent and independent approaches, Book of Abstracts, p. 57. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB) (Leipzig, Germany, July 9-14, 2006).
George, Isabelle ; Liles, M.R. ; Goodman, R.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Changes in the soil Acidobacteria communities due to TNT contamination, Book of Abstracts, p. A126 (poster). 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-11 : The Hidden Powers, Microbial Commubities in Action) (Vienna, Austria, August 20-25, 2006).
Cabana, Hubert ; Alexandre, Céline ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterization of immobilized laccase on Celite® and elimination of the endocrine disrupting substance bisphenol A in a packed-bed bioreactor. 41st Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Canada Centre for Inland Waters (Burlington, Ontario, Canada, February 13 & 14, 2006).
Eyers, L. ; Smoot, James C. ; Smoot, Laura M. ; Bugli, Céline ; Stahl, David A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Comparison of two 16S rRNA oligonucleotide microarrays with thermal dissociation analysis to assess microbial diversity of environmental samples, Book of Abstracts, p. 160. Poster n° P.ENV.44.. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life (Madrid, Spain, July 4-8, 2006).
Pouli, Maria ; Hym, Piseth ; Hubert, Axelle ; Schuler, Luc ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a new Sphingomonas strain. Poster Presentation at the International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology, ISEB/ESEB/JSEB 2006 (Leipzig, Germany, July 9-13, 2006).
Pouli, Maria ; Hym, Piseth ; Hubert, Axelle ; Schuler, Luc ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a new Sphingomonas strain , Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 43/130, Poster n° 43. 10th BioForum (Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, 17 May 2006).
Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Habib Jiwan, Jean-Louis ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by a periplasmic extract from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (International, European & Japanese Symposium: ISEB-ESEB-JSEB) (Leipzig, Germany, du 9 au 14 July).
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals nonylphenol, bisphenol A and triclosan using crossed-linked laccase aggregates from the white-rot fungus coriolopsis polyzona. 56th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, du October 15, 2006 au October 18, 2006).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Enabling technology trends for the production of recombinant proteins by insect and animal cell culture(Conférence invitée). 3rd International Biotechnology Forum (Athens, Greece, du October 5, 2006 au October 7, 2006).
Schuler, Luc ; Pouli, Maria ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Genetic analysis of phenanthrene degrading Sphingomonas sp. LH128. International conference on environmental biotechnology, ISEB ESEB JSEB 2006 (Leipzig, Germany, du 9 July 2006 au 13 July 2006).
Pouli, Maria ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Isolation and characterization of a Paracoccus sp. chrysene degrader, Book of Abstracts, p 128, Poster n° BIM.65. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life (Madrid, Spain, du July 4, 2006 au July 8, 2006).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Isolation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA-5 strain that denitrates 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life, Book of Abstracts (Madrid, Spain, du July 4, 2006 au July 8, 2006).
Cabana, Hubert ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Preparation and characterization of crossed-linked laccase aggregates from the white-rot fungus coriolopsis polyzona. 3rd European meeting in Oxizymes (Oeiras, Portugal, du September 7, 2006 au September 9, 2006).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation as a strategy for in situ bioremediation : When does it work ?. Microorganisms - water and aquifers (Sede Boqer Campus, Israel, du 20/09/2005 au 21/09/2005).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation as a strategy for in situ bioremediation : when does it work ?. Oral presentation at the International Workshop entitled Microorganisms : Water and Aquifers, Ben-Gourion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus (Beersheba, Israel, du September 20, 2005 au September 21, 2005).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Ex situ and in situ biotreatment of contaminated sediments. Invited lecture. Complete ppt presentation (pp. 1-49). NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) : Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (Bratislava, Slovakia, May 18-21, 2005).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Growth of mammalian and lepidopteran cells on BioNOC® II disks, a novel macroporous microcarrier. Abstract Book, p. 220. Abstract P6.104. Cell Technology for Cell Products, 19th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting (Harrogate, United Kingdom, June 5-8, 2005).
George, Isabelle ; Liles, M.L. ; Eyers, L. ; Schuler, Luc ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Goodman, R.M. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Impact of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene contamination on soil microbial communities and on the new division Acidobacteria. Poster présenté au workshop Envirofellows (17/10/2005).
Provost, Agnès ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Metabolic design of macroscopic models : Application to CHO cells. Proceedings of the 44th IEE Conference on Decision and Control and the European Control Conference 2005 (ECC-CDC'05) (Seville, Spain, du 12 December 2005 au 15 December 2005). doi:10.1109/CDC.2005.1582618.
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Modeling of the metabolism of lepidopteran cell lines, Poster presentation at Cell Technology for Cell Products. Abstract Book, p. 219. Abstract P6.103. 19th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting (Harrogate, United Kingdom, du June 5, 2005 au June 8, 2005).
Agathos, Spiros N.. New white-rot fungi and their enzymes for the treatment of industrial dye effluents. Extended Abstract, Proceedings, pp. 91-92. Invited lecture presented at the 5th International Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honour of Professor Arnold Demain (Shanghai, China, June 27-29, 2005).
Mols, Johann ; Burteau, Caroline ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. The Janus face of Plant peptones. Cell Technology for Cell Products, 19th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) (Harrogate, United Kingdom, du 05/06/2005 au 08/06/2005).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. The detection and characterization of microbial processes in sediments. Invited lecture. Complete ppt presentation (pp. 1-49). NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) : Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (Bratislava, Slovakia, May 18-21, 2005).
Cabana, Hubert ; De Pril, E. ; Arboleda Ecchevaria, C. ; Jones, J. Peter ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Penninckx, M.. The potential of fungi in bioremediation. Elimination of endocrine disrupting substances using laccases from white rot fungi organised by the soil science society belgium, National committee for soil science composed by a) SPAQuE, b) Unité des Sciences du Sol, UCL and c) the Department Soil Management and Soil care. Thematic day : Polluted sites and soils : What is the contribution of research ? (Gent University, Gent, Belgium, 23rd November 2005).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation as a strategy for in situ bioremediation. Invited lecture at the European Summer School "Innovative Approaches to the Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites", Course Syllabus pp. 1-15. (Bologna, Italy, September 7-11, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation for enhancement of bioremediation, Abstract Book, p. 40.. International Conference on Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater (Cracow, Poland, September 5-8, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation: When is it appropriate for site remediation ?. Invited seminar at the Institute of Biotechnology Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) (Hanoi, Vietnam, February 24, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N. ; El Fantroussi, Saïd. Bioaugmentation: considerations of its feasibility as a strategy for in situ bioremediation. Invited lecture at Euro Summer School "Trends in Remediation of Soils and Sediments", Course Syllabus pp. 1-8. (Wageningen, The Netherlands, June 6-11, 2004).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of diesel fuel in soil at low temperature by Rhodococcus erythropoli. Proceedings of the European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, ESEB 2004 (Ostende, Belgique, 25-28 April 2004).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of diesel fuel in soil at low temperature by Rhodococcus erythropolis, abstract 1 p + Poster. European Summer School : Innovative Approaches to the Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites (Bologna, Italy, September 7-11, 2004).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of diesel fuel in soil at low temperature by Rhodococcus erythropolis. Abstract 1 p, Poster 41. PhD-Day of Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004).
Roosens, D. ; Degrez, M. ; Michel, Estelle ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Dessaucy, Céline ; Van Lierde, André. Combined industrial wastewater treatment by association of electrochemical and biological techniques and membrane filtration (MF, UF, NF. Proceedings of the Second National Conference of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM 2004), Bretton Hall (Wakefield, England, 13-15 September 2004).
Eyers, Laurent ; Smoot, James C. ; Smoot, Laura M. ; Noble, P.A. ; Urakawa, Hidetishi ; McMurry, Zack ; Siripong, Slil ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stahl, David A.. Comparison of two 16S rRNA microarray formats for assessing microbial diversity in environmental samples, Abstract n° 96 + poster. 9th BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 7 December 2004).
Eyers, Laurent ; Smoot, James C. ; Smoot, Laura M. ; Noble, P.A. ; Urakawa, Hidetishi ; McMurry, Zack ; Siripong, Slil ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Stahl, David A.. Comparison of two 16S rRNA microarray formats for assessing microbial diversity in environmental samples. abstract 1p, Poster n° 26. PhD-Day of Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004).
Stenuit, Benoît ; Eyers, Laurent ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Construction of a metagenomic library derived from soil contaminated by 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene: Screening for catabolic genes conferring productive biodegradation of TNT . European Science Foundation (ESF) Workshop "Environmental Genomics and Environmental Metagenomics", Poster No. 28, Book of Abstracts p. 62 (Granada, Spain, 18-20 November 2004).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Denitration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene using enrichment cultures and metagenomic libraries . ISME-10 "Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space"). Poster n° 226, Book of Abstracts p. 185. 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (Cancun, Mexico, August 22-27, 2004).
Schuler, Luc ; George, Isabelle ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Detection of Acidobacteria In Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Samples, Abstract 1 p. + poster. Happy Hour du BIWA (Belgian Chapter of the International Water Association) (Brussels, Belgium, 25 October 2004).
Cabana, Hubert ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jones, J. Peter. Diminution of the Estrogenic Activity of a Solution of 4-Nonylphenol Using Laccase from Trametes versicolor TV17 . Poster presentation at the 2nd European Meeting Oxizymes, Abstract in Oxizymes in Naples (P. Vahala, K. Kruus and G. Sannia, Editors), p. 52. Poster n° 5 (Naples, Italy, June 2-5, 2004).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effects of lactate on insect cell metabolism. Abstract Book, p. 21.. Paper presented at the Xth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) Cytokines: From Signal to Products (Brussels, Belgium, December 17, 2004).
Cabana, Hubert ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jones, J. Peter. Elimination of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Personal Care Products by using Laccase from the White Rot Fungus Coriolopsis polyzona, . 9th BioForum, BioForum Proceedings 2004. Winner of BIOTECH International Award, Abstract n° 59 + poster (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 7 December 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Enabling technologies for cell culture-based production of recombinant proteins . Quatrièmes Journées Biotechnologiques de l'Association Tunisienne de Biotechnologie, Invited Opening Talk. Proceedings 4-J.A.T.Biotech, 2 pp. (Hammamet, Tunisia, December 19-22, 2004).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Fed-Batch feeding strategies for recombinant protein production by insect cell culture. Oral presentation at the 11th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture (San Francisco, California, U.S.A., May 22, 2004).
Schuler, Luc ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Identification of the genes involved in fluorene degradation by Sphingomonas LB126 . PhD-Day of Université Catholique de Louvain, abstract 1p, Poster n° 49. (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004).
George, Isabelle ; Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; El Fantroussi, Saïd. Impact of long-term contamination with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) on soil microbial communities. Poster n°35-ENV, Book of Abstracts p. 34.. Annual Symposium of the Belgian Society for Microbiology (Brussels, Belgium, December 3, 2004).
George, Isabelle ; Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; El Fantroussi, Saïd. Impact of long-term contamination with TNT on soil microbial communities, (ISME-10 "Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space"). Poster n° 107, Book of Abstracts p. 46.. 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (Cancun, Mexico, August 22-27, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Insect and CHO cell culture-based production of recombinant proteins. Invited seminar, Institut Pasteur de Tunis (Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia, December 22, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for pollutant removal and site remediation ? . Invited lecture, 1st International Greek Biotechnology Forum (IGBF-1), Programme IGBF, pp. 4-5 (Athens, Greece, June 10-12, 2004).
Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial characterization of TNT-contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT degradation: high and unusual denitration activity. Proceedings of the European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, ESEB 2004 (Ostende, Belgique, 25-28 April 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. New opportunities for the treatment of industrial effluents using white-rot fungi and their enzymes, Programme, p. 7. Invited lecture, 10th International Summer School of Chemical Engineering. Heat and Mass Transfer Processes, Chemical and Biochemical Reactors (Varna, Bulgaria, May 24-31, 2004).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimisation of feeding strategies for heterologous protein production in cultures using the insect cell - baculovirus system. Poster presented at the World Congress on In Vitro Biology 2004 (San Francisco, California, USA, May 23-26, 2004).
Drugmand, J. -C. ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimization of feeding strategies for heterologous protein production in cultures using the insect Cell-Baculovirus system. In: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, Vol. 40, p. 41A-41A (2004).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Michiels, Jean-François ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimization of feeding strategies for heterologous protein production in cultures using the insect cell - baculovirus system. Abstract 1p, Poster n° 22. PhD-Day of Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 14, 2004).
Schuler, Luc ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Plasposons : a tool for expression profiling and rapid genetic analyses on environmental bacteria. European Science Foundation (ESF) Workshop "Environmental Genomics and Environmental Metagenomics" (Granada, Spain, 18-20 November 2004).
Schuler, Luc ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Plasposons : a tool for expression profiling and rapid genetic analyses on environmental bacteria. Bioforum Proceedings 2004, Abstract n° 61 + poster. 9th BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 7 December 2004).
Caillou, Samuel ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Wesenberg, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Properties of laccase isoforms from Trametes versicolor TV17 and their use in the decolorisation of a textile dye wastewater. Abstract in Oxizymes in Naples (P. Vahala, K. Kruus and G. Sannia, Editors), p. 46.. Oral presentation at the 2nd European Meeting Oxizymes (Naples, Italy, June 2-5, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Scale-up and optimizing the in vitro growth of insect cells for production of recombinant proteins and viral pesticides. In: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, Vol. 40, p. 13A-13A (2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Scale-up and optimizing the in vitro growth of insect cells for production of recombinant proteins and viral pesticides. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal, vol. 40: p. 13A (Abstract No. I-4). Invited keynote lecture. 2004 World Congress on In Vitro Biology and concurrent 11th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture (San Francisco, California, du 22/05/2004 au 26/05/2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Studies on the microbial degradation of recalcitrant compounds. Invited seminar, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA (U.S.A.), May 20, 2004).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Animal cell culture processes in Europe: Challenges and perspectives. Invited address in honor of the CNRS Silver Medal Award to Dr. Annie Marc, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (Nancy, France, April 15, 2003).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of Diesel Fuel in Soil at Low Temperature by Rhodococcus erythropolis, Proceedings, pp. 59-62. Second European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30-July 4, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of nitro- and amino-aromatics: successes and challenges, Séminaire invité. Advanced EU-US Workshop on Molecular Biology for the Environment (National Center for Biotechnology, CSIC and Faculty of Biology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, February 6, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioprocess engineering for a cleaner environment. Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham (Birmingham, United Kingdom, September 12, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Biotechnology and Bioremediation, Biotech Nantes 2003. Programme & content of oral presentation at : http://www.biotech-nantes.com/Conferences/Science%201/jeudi/14h00/02%20Agathos.pdf(36 pp.). 7th European Biotechnology Crossroads (Nantes, France, 25-26 September 2003).
Sokolovska, Ivana ; Rozenberg, Raoul ; Riez, Christophe ; Rouxhet, Paul ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Wattiau, Pierre. Carbon source-induced modifications in the mycolic acid content and cell wall permeability of Rhodococcus erythropolis E1. Proceedings, pp. 95-98. Second European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30-July 4, 2003).
Perpette, Valérie ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Characterisation of cell death in insect cell cultures, Proceedings, BIOFORUM, p. 108. BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Kyriakides, Irène ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation and potential compostability of novel polycaprolactone polyurethanes of low melting point, Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 40. BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Kyriakides, Irène ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation and potential compostability of novel polycaprolactone polyurethanes of low melting point. Book of Abstracts, p. 23.. PhD Students Day (Faculté de Sciences de l'Université Catholique de Louvain, Chemistry Department, The Life Sciences Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 16, 2003).
Kyriakides, Irène ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of novel polycaprolactone-polyurethanes of low melting point during one composting cycle, Proceedings, pp. 176-179. Second European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30-July 4, 2003).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of nutrients on diesel fuel degradation by a psychrotrophic Rhodococcus erythropolis in soil, (B-IWA Happy Hour Award), Abstracts, 1 p. B-IWA Happy Hour (Brussels, Belgique, June 2, 2003).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of nutrients on diesel fuel degradation by a psychrotrophic rhodococcus eruthropolis in soil, Poster ayant obtenu un prix : PHIBRO Award - Technological Innovation, Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 90. BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Cabana, Hubert ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Jones, J. Peter. Elimination du potentiel de perturbation du système endocrinien d'un effluent aqueux contenant des APE à l'aide d'une combinaison d'oxydations biologique et chimique, abstract + Poster. 18ème Conférence de l'est, Association canadienne sur la qualité des eaux (ACQE) (Sherbrooke, Canada, 24 Octobre 2003).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Environmental effects of lactate on High-FiveTM insect cell metabolism, Abstract Book, p. 118, Abstract P-1.39. 18th ESACT Meeting (Granada, Spain, 11-14/05/2003).
Mols, Johann ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Extracellular metalloproteases and their inhibitors expressed during cultivation of the interferon-gamma producing CHO-320 cell line in serum-free media, Abstract Book, p. 104, Abstract P-1.1. 18th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting, Animal Cell Technology Meets Genomics (Granada, Spain, May 11-14, 2003).
Mols, Johann ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Extracellular metalloproteases and their inhibitors expressed during cultivation of the interferon-gamma producing CHO-320 cell line in serum-free media, Abstract Book, p. 22.. IXth BELACT Meeting (Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology) Cell Therapy : From Stem Cells to Gene Therapy (Brussels, Belgium, March 21, 2003).
Schuler, Luc ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Identification of the genes involved in fluorene degradation by Sphingomonas sp. LB126. Life TecXchange, Technologies for Life Sciences (Aachen, Germany, 23 October 2003).
Gielen, Michaël ; de Smet, C. ; Michel, Estelle ; LEDENT, PHILIPPE ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Improving the solubilisation and the biodegradability of wastewater sludges with enzymatic hydrolysis. BioForum, Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 92 (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Gielen, Michaël ; de Smet, C. ; Michel, Estelle ; LEDENT, PHILIPPE ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Improving the solubilisation and the biodegradability of wastewater sludges with enzymatic hydrolysis, Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 92. BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Influence of organic coating at the surface of soil particles on enzyme adsorption and b-glucosidase activity. PhD Students Day, UCL (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 16 May 2003).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Influence of organic coating at the surface of soil particles on the adsorption and enzymatic activity of b-glucosidase, Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 103. BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Influence of organic coatings at the surface of soil particles on the adsorption and enzymatic activity of beta-glucosidase, Program & Abstracts Book, p. 99. Enzymes in the Environment : Activity , Ecology and Applications (Prague, Czech Republic, July 14-17, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for bioremediation ?. Symposium on Domestication of Microorganisms ("DOM"), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Uppsala, Sweden, November 4, 2003).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial Ecology of TNT-contaminated soils, Poster. Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Connecticut College (New London, CT, USA, July 27 - August 1, 2003).
Pouli, Maria ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial degradation of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. BioForum, Proceedings BIOFORUM, p. 86 (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Pouli, Maria ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial degradation of pyrene and chrysene. Second European Bioremediation Conference, Proceedings, pp. 111-114 (Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30-July 4, 2003).
Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial ecology of TNT-contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT biodegradation processes. 103rd ASM general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Poster. ASM Abstracts, p. 470 (Abstract No. Q-296) (Washington, USA, 18-23/05/2003).
Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial ecology of TNT-contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT biodegradation processes. FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Poster. FEMS Abstracts, p. 218 (Abstract No. P4-100) (Ljubljana, Slovénie, 29th June 2003 - 3rd July 2003).
Eyers, Laurent ; Stenuit, Benoît ; El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial ecology of TNT-contaminated soils and anaerobic TNT biodegradation processes, Poster. PhD-Day of Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 16, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial transformation of selected recalcitrant pollutants: successes and challenges. Seminar, Department of Industrial Microbiology, University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland, October 24, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial treatment of aqueous industrial effluents. Seminar (Brussels Agency for Enterprises (ABE/BAO), Institut Meurice, Brussels, Belgium, March 27, 2003).
Dries, Jan ; Geuens, S. ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Multibarrier, a technology concept for the in-situ remediation of mixed groundwater pollution. Proceedings (CD) of the 8th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil (Gent, Belgium, May 12th-16th, 2003).
Michiels, Jean-François ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimisation of feeding strategies for heterologous proteins production in cultures using the baculovirus- insect cells system. IXth BELACT Meeting "Cell Therapy : from stem cells to gene therapy" VUB. This poster received the best poster awards price, Abstract Book, p. 20 (Campus Jette, Belgium, 21 mars 2003).
Michiels, Jean-François ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimisation of feeding strategies for heterologous proteins production in cultures using the baculovirus- insect cells system, Proceedings, BIOFORUM, p. 107. BioForum (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 9 mai 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Panel Intervention : "Best Available Technologies for Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater Contaminated with Recalcitrant Organic Compounds". Second European Bioremediation Conference (Chania, Crete, Greece, June 30-July 4, 2003).
Mols, Johann ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Peeters-Joris, Chantal ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Proteolysis of recombinant IFN-gamma secreted by the CHO-320 cells cultivated in serum-free media. PhD Students' Day, Faculté de Sciences de l'Université Catholique de Louvain, Chemistry Department, The Life Sciences Institute, Book of Abstracts, p. 27 (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 16, 2003).
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Removal of mixed chlorinated ethenes and heavy metals in zero valent iron systems. Proceedings (CD) of the 8th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil (Gent, Belgium, May 12th-16th, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Research avenues in microbial biodegradation of xenobiotics and site bioremediation. Seminar, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens (Athens, Greece, April 11, 2003).
Agathos, Spiros N.. The use of pilot-scale bioreactors for studying in-situ bioremediation processes. Advanced EU-US Workshop on Molecular Biology for the Environment, Séminaire invité (National Center for Biotechnology-CSIC and Faculty of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, February 6, 2003).
Dries, Jan ; Hendrickx, H. ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. A sequential reactive barrier concept for remediation of groundwater containing mixed pollution. Third international conference on Remadiation of chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds (Monterey, California, du 20/05/2002 au 23/05/2002). In: Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Battelle Press: Columbus, OH, 2002. 1-57477-132-9, p. 20-22.
Eyers, Laurent ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Anoxic biodegradation of recalcitrant amino-aromatic pollutants by selected consortia, Poster. 1 p. A one day meeting at Liège University between the bioindustry and young researchers, Bioforum Liège (Ulg, Liège, Belgium, 3rd May 2002).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Biocatalytic potential of White-Rot Fungi for dye-containing wastewater. 1st ASEM Conference on Bioremediation (Environmental Biotechnologies for a cleaner Environment) (Hanoi, Vietnam, 24-27/09/2002).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegration of diesel fuel at low temperature using cold-adapted bacteria. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, p. 225 (Hotel Hutník, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002).
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Combined Removal of Chlorinated Ethenes and Heavy Metals in Zero Valent Iron Systems. 3rd International Conference on Groundwater Quality, Groundwater Quality 2001, n°275:447-452 (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, June 18-21, 2001).
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Kyriakides, Irène ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Decolorization of a dye-containing textile effluent by the agaric white-rot fungus Clitocybula dusenii. B-IWA Happy Hour (Bruxelles, Belgique, 18/03/2002).
Kyriakides, Irène ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of novel polyurethane thermoplastics in aerobic composting environments, Poster. 1 p. PhD Students Day, Faculté des Sciences de l'Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Chemistry Department, The Life Sciences Institute (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 17, 2002).
Kyriakides, Irène ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of novel polyurethane thermoplastics in aerobic composting environments, Proceedings, p. 52. Poster. 1 p. Bioforum Liège (Ulg, Liège, Belgium, 3rd May 2002).
Kyriakides, Irène ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degration of polyurethane thermoplastics in aerobic composting environments, 5 p.. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, SUT, Slovak Organization of Industrial Chemistry, 27-31 May, 2002).
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Kyriakides, Irène ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Dye-containing textile effluents : effects on and decolorization by ligninolytic basidiomycetous strains. Proceedings (J. Markos and V. Stefuca, Editors) p.50. Extended Proceedings on CD-ROM, 8 p. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002).
Dries, Jan ; Kemps, A. ; Trögl, J. ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Effect of humic acids on heavy metal removal by zero valent iron. Proceedings (CD) of the 3rd International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (Monterey, California, USA, May 20th-23rd 2002).
Michel, Estelle ; Sokolovska, Ivana ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Hydrocarbon degradation in soil by a cold-adapted bacterium. 1st ASEM Conference on Bioremediation (Environmental Biotechnologies for a cleaner Environment) (Hanoi, Vietnam, 24-27/09/2002).
Dries, Jan ; Bastiaens, Leen ; Springael, Dirk ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Diels, Ludo. Kinetics of Trichloroethene (TCE) Reduction by Zero Valent Iron : Effect of Medium Composition, 3rd International Conference on Groundwater, n°275:397-402. Quality 'Groundwater Quality 2001 (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, June 18-21, 2001).
Sokolovska, Ivana ; Riez, Christophe ; Wattiau, Pierre ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Mycolic acids of actinomycetes with degradation potential for hydrophobic substrates : a comparative study, 9 p. 29th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, SUT, Slovak Organization of Industrial Chemistry, 27-31 May, 2002).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Organic coatings at the surface of mineral particles influence the adsorption and enzymatic activity of beta-glucosidase, 5 p. 29 th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (Hotel Hutník, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 27-31 May, 2002).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Organic coatings at the surface of mineral particles influence the adsorption and enzymatic activity of beta-glucosidase. 1st ASEM Conference on Bioremediation (Environmental Biotechnologies for a cleaner Environment) (Hanoi, Vietnam, 24-27/09/2002).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Organic coatings at the surface of soil mineral particles influence the adsorption and enzymatic activity of b-Glucosidase, Poster. 1 p. Bioforum Liège (Sart-Tilman, Liège, 3rd May 2002).
Alves, Alice ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Gerin, Patrick A.. Organic coatings at the surface of soil mineral particles influence the adsorption and enzymatic activity of b-Glucosidase, Poster. 1 p. PhD Students Day (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 17, 2002).
Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Chenu, S. ; Goergen, J.-L. ; Marc, A. ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Adaptation Process and Growth Kinetics of the Universal Host CHO Cell Lines in Serum-Free Medium, From Target to Market. 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Abstract Book, p. 199, Abstract P4.142 (Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Applied Aspects of Insect Cell Culture. Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, November 9, 2001).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Fabry, Geneviève ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Jacquet, Roger ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioaugmentation as a Tool for Complete and rapid Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Chlorinated Ethenes, 1 p.. Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, July 22-27, 2001).
Sokolovska, Ivana ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of fluorene at low temperature by a psychrotrophic Sphingomonas sp. Proceedings on CD-Rom, 7 p.. 28th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (Hotel Hutník, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 21-25 May, 2001).
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Vanhulle, Sophie ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Lucas, Mathias ; Caillou, Samuel ; Mertens, V. ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Colson-Corbisier, Anne-Marie ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Decolorization and detoxification of dye-industry wastewater using novel white-rot fungi. First European Bioremediation Conference, pp. 209-212 (Chania, Crete, Greece, July 2-5, 2001).
Sokolovska, Ivana ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and aliphatic hydrocarbons at low temperature using cold-adapted bacteria. First European Bioremediation Conference, pp. 83-86 (Chania, Crete, Greece, July 2-5, 2001).
Baré, G. ; Charlier, H. ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Thonart, P.. Effects of Plant Protein Hydrolysates on Culture of CHO Cells in Media with Serum, without Serum and without Protein. 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), From Target to Market, Abstract Book, p. 160, Abstract P3.63 (Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effects of dextran on growth behaviour of High-Five insect cell in agitated suspension cultures. VIIIth BELACT meeting : Antibodies : from design to applications - from animal to man (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 14 December 2001).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Ikonomou, Laertis ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Growth of High-Five cells on Cultispher-S Micorcarriers Produces Extended Clumps and leads to Increased Protein Productivity Using a Baculovirus Expression Vector System. 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), From Target to Market, Abstract Book, p. 177, Abstract P4.98 (Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Hippocratean Ethical Imperatives in the Era of Post-Genomic Biotechnology. Presymposium on Bioethics, Professional Ethics and Hippocratean Medicine in association with the 2nd International Symposium on the History of Urology (Cos Island, Greece, May 18-20, 2001).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Jacquet, Roger ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Influence of Electron Donors and Acceptors on the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Laboratory and Pilot-Scale Study. 9th World Congress Anaerobic Digestion 2001 - Anaerobic Conversion for Sustainability. Proceedings, Part 1, pp. 177-182 (Antwerp, Belgium, September 2-6, 2001).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Modélisation des Procédés Microbiologiques, Modeling of Microbiological Processes. Interface UCL-REDE Hainaut (Charleroi, Belgium, June 7, 2001).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Ikonomou, Laertis ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Novel approaches in high-density insect cell culture for protein production in serum-free media, p. 15.. BioForum (Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, 4 mai 2001).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In Situ Biotremediation. 4th International Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Program/Abstracts, pp. 16-17. (Merida Yucatan, Mexico, March 1-3, 2001).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Jacquet, Roger ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In-Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. 3rd Panhellenic Symposium of Chemical Engineering Science, Proceedings, Vol. II, pp. 1157-1160 (Athens, Greece, May 31-June 2, 2001).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Jacquet, Roger ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In-Situ Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Trichloroethene and Nickel: Cleanup by Indigenous Anaerobic Bacteria. 9th International Summer School of Chemical Engineering. Heat and Mass Transfer Processes, Chemical and Biochemical Reactors. Proceedings, pp. 281-286. (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 18-24, 2001).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Jacquet, Roger ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-scale demonstration of in-situ bioremediation of soil contaminated with trichloroethene and nickel : cleanup by indigenous anaerobic bacteria. Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology "ISEB 2000",. T. Imanaka, O. Yagi, H. Ohtake, G. Endo, M. Fukuda, K. Furukawa, Y. Igarashi and R. Kurane (Editors), (CD-ROM, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan), pp. 114-117 (Kyoto, Japan, July 9-13, 2000).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Jacquet, Roger ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-scale evaluation of electron donors for anaerobic bioremediation of chlorinated ethenes in soil. First European Bioremediation Conference, pp. 105-108. (Chania, Crete, Greece, July 2-5, 2001).
Mols, Johann ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Proteolytic Potential During Batch Cultivation in Serum-Free Media of an IFN-gamma Producing CHO Cell Line. 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), From Target to Market, Abstract Book, p. 164, Abstract P3.71. (Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001).
Caillou, Samuel ; Wesenberg, Dirk ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Purification and characterization of laccases from the dye-decolorizing fungal strain TV17. 28 th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Proceedings on CD-Rom, 9 p. (Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 21-25 May, 2001).
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Caillou, Samuel ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Purification and characterization of ligninolytic enzymes from six new dye-decolorizing fungi. 8th International Conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry, Proceedings, pp. 146-147. (Helsinki, Finland, June 4-8, 2001).
Wesenberg, Dirk ; Buchon, Frédéric ; Caillou, Samuel ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Purification and characterization of ligninolytic enzymes from six new dye-decolorizing fungi, 1 p. Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, July 22-27, 2001).
Buchon, Frédéric ; Wesenberg, Dirk ; Caillou, Samuel ; Vanhulle, Sophie ; Lucas, Mathias ; Mertens, Valérie ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Colson-Corbisier, Anne-Marie ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Purification and characterization of the ligninolytic enzymes from new dye-decolorizing white-rot fungi. First European Bioremediation Conference, pp. 380-383 (Chania, Crete, Greece, July 2-5, 2001).
Buchon, Frédéric ; Wesenberg, Dirk ; Vanhulle, Sophie ; Lucas, Mathias ; Caillou, Samuel ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Colson-Corbisier, Anne-Marie ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Rapid screening for best dye transforming conditions by five new white-rot basidiomycetes. 28th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Proceedings on CD-Rom, 1 p (Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 21-25 May, 2001).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Study of Oxygen Effect in Perfusion Cultures of Immobilized Insect Cells with a New Serum-Free Medium. 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), From Target to Market, Abstract Book, p. 178, Abstract P4.100 (Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001).
Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Mols, Johann ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Use of Plant Peptone-Containing Serum-Free Media for the Cultivation of CHO Cells in Suspension and on Fibra-Cel Microcarriers. 17th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), From Target to Market, Abstract Book, p. 183, Abstract P4.110 (Tylösand, Sweden, June 10-14, 2001).
Vandenplas, S. ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Adaptation of the Universal Host-1 CHO cell line to serum-free medium. VIIth BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology, Château de Colonster, Université de Liège (Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium, May 5, 2000).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioremediation: From the Lab to the Field, IIIrd Event of the Fonds de Biotechnologie/Biotechnologie Stichting "What is Going On in Biotech R&D (III) - Biotechnology at UCL: From Multidisciplinary Research to Industry" Faculty of Medicine. Invited Lecture (Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, May 25, 2000).
Coulibaly, Lacina ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cinétique de la biodégradation de macromolécules par Aspergillus niger en régime transitoire, 1 p.. IAWQ 2000 (?, 13 juin 2000).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Comparison of Immobilization Methods For Insect Cells, 2000 World Congress on In Vitro Biology and concurrent. 10th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture. In Vitro Cell. Develop. Biol.- Animal, 36(3): 36A (Abstract No. I-1002) (San Diego, California, 10-15 June 2000).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Design of an Efficient Medium for Insect Cell Growth and Recombinant Protein Production. 2000 World Congress on In Vitro Biology and concurrent 10th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell and Tissue Culture. In Vitro Cell. Develop. Biol.- Animal, 36(3): 36A (Abstract No. I-1001) (San Diego, California, 10-15 June 2000).
Mariage, Pierre-Antoine ; Verhoeye, Francis ; Burteau, Caroline ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques. Development of an improved serum-free medium for the CHO cell growth in suspension and on Fibra-Cel microcarriers. VIIth BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology, Château de Colonster, Université de Liège (Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium, May 5, 2000).
Drugmand, Jean-Christophe ; Ikonomou, Laertis ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Growth at High Densities and Protein Production of Insect Cells in Serum-Free Media. VIIth BELACT Meeting, Belgian Branch of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology, Château de Colonster, Université de Liège (Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium, May 5, 2000).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-scale demonstration of In-Situ bioremediation of soil contaminated with trichloroethene and nickel : cleanup by indigenous anaerobic bacteria. Book of abstracts, Abstract P74. Sectoral Meeting for EC Project Contractors in Biodegradation "Biotechnology for Environmental Applications" (Roskilde, Denmark, 14-16 June 2000).
El Mamouni, Rachid ; Jacquet, Roger ; Gerin, Patrick A. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pilot-scale demonstration of in-situ bioremediation of soil contaminated with trichloroethene and nickel : cleanup by indigenous anaerobic bacteria. Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology "ISEB 2000 ", Program/Abstracts p. 105 (Abstract 012-7) (Kyoto, Japon, July 9-13, 2000).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Spin off : From Basic Science to Private Initiatives. Round Table with Academic Scientists. Invited Panel Intervention and Discussion in the Frame of Biotechnology in Europe Private Conference organized by Ernst & Young and Puilaetco (Conrad Hotel, Brussels, May 30-31, 2000).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Stakes and Challenges for University Education in the New Century. Invited Lecture at HELLADIA International Symposium, National University of Athens (Athens, Greece, April 14, 2000).
Goux, Sébastien ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pussemier, Luc. Atrazine Biodegradation : From Field Diagnostic to Bioremediation. 9th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB9). ECB9 Book of Abstracts (Abstract No. ECB9/2558). Also in CD-ROM ECB9, abstract 2558 (Brussels, Belgium, July 11-15, 1999).
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Peres, Caroline ; Van Aken, Benoît. Biochemical and Bioengineering Considerations for the Bioremediation of Nitroaromatic Compounds Using Bacteria and Fungi, Programme, P11. 3rd Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honor of Professor Arnold L. Demain (Gent, Belgium, July 8-9, 1999).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biochemical and bioengineering considerations for remediating a nitroaromatic compound together with its corresponding amino derivative. Second International Symposium on biodegradation of nitroaromatic compounds and explosives. Symposium Program, p. 11 (Abstract N° 12) (Leesburg, Virginia, USA, September 8-9, 1999).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioprocess Engineering for Environmental Protection and Sustainability, 1 p. Invited Lecture at Second EU-US Conference, New Vistas in Transatlantic Science & Technology Cooperation (Stuttgart, Germany, June 21, 1999).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Bioprocessing in Europe. Biotechnology, Bioprocessing & Bioengineering - Who is Doing What and Why, vol. 17, p. 81. Conference Report in Biotechnology Advances (Ohio University, Athens, Ohio).
Coulibaly, Lacina ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Design and characterization of a new set of continuous-flow stirred-tank bioreactors in series for biodegradation of polymeric substrate (starch) under sewer conditions by Aspergillus niger MUCL 28817. 1 p. International Conference on Biological Treatment of Waste and The Environment "ORBIT 99" (Weimar, Germany, 2-4/09/99).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Design for Environment,1 p.. Invited Presentation at the Joint Meeting of Working Groups 1 (Plant Operation) and 3 (Mathematical Modelling), COST Action 624 (Grenoble, France, March 10-12, 1999).
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Detoxification of a mixture of aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons in a fixed-bed bioreactor: Continuous on-line monitoring via an attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared sensor. 5th Latin-American Workshop-Seminar on Wastewater Anaerobic Treatment (Vina del mare(Chile), du 27/10/1998 au 30/10/1998). In: Water Science and Technology, Vol. 40, no. 8, p. 41-47 (1999). doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00607-1.
Van Aken, Benoît ; STAHL, J. ; Aust, S.D. ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Mineralization of 14C-U-Ring Labeled 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene by Mn(III)-Oxalate System. Second International Symposium on Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives. Symposium Program, p. 22 (Abstract No. 29) (Leesburg, Virginia, September 8-9, 1999).
Van Aken, Benoît ; HOFRICHTER, M. ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Mineralization of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene and 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene by Manganese Peroxidase from the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. 9th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB9). ECB9 Book of Abstracts (Abstract No. ECB9/1880). Also in CD-ROM ECB9, abstract 1880 (Brussels, Belgium, July 11-15, 1999).
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Naveau, Henry ; Dochain, Denis ; Bastin, Georges ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Model-based estimation of an anaerobic reductive dechlorination process via an attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared sensor. 5th Latin-American Workshop-Seminar on Wastewater Anaerobic Treatment (VINA DEL MAR(Chile), Oct 27-30, 1998). In: Water Science and Technology, Vol. 40, no. 8, p. 33-40 (1999). doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00606-X.
Verhoeye, Francis ; Bastin, Georges ; Schneider, Yves-Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Optimisation of the Culture of the Universal Host-1 CHO Cell Line. 16th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT). pp. 230, Abstract P9.52, Serono Symposia Editions (Lugano, Switzerland, April 25-29, 1999).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Oxygen Demand and Nutritional Needs of High Density Insect Cell Cultures. 16th European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting. pp. 209, Abstract P9.09, Serono Symposia Editions (Lugano, Switzerland, April 25-29, 1999).
Van Aken, Benoît ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Transformation of 2,4-Diamino-6-Nitrotoluene and 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene by Lignin Peroxidase H8 from the White-Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Annual Meeting. ASM Abstracts, p. 581-582 (Abstract No. Q-253) (Chicago, Illinois, May 30-June 3, 1999).
LEDENT, PHILIPPE ; Coulibaly, Lacina ; Vounaki, Olga ; Evina, Jean-Jacques ; Michels, Henri ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. A Study of the Inhibitory Effect of Surfactants Upon the Growth of Different Strains Used for Urban Wastewater Treatment, p. 19P. 42nd OHOLO Conference "Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution" (Israel Institute for Biological Research, Eilat, Israel, May 3-7, 1998).
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Continuous on-line monitoring or organochlorine compounds in a fixed bed bioreactor by an optical infrared sensor, Abstract F.71. First international conference on remediation of chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds (Monterey, California, May 18-21, 1998).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Cross induction of 4-nitrobenzoate and 4-aminobenzoate degradation by Burkholderia cepacia, p. 11. 42nd OHOLO Conference "Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution" (Israel Institute for Biological Research, Eilat, Israel, May 3-7, 1998).
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Naveau, Henry ; Dochain, Denis ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Detoxification of a mixture of diphatic chlorirated hydrocarbons in a fixed-bed bioreactor : continuous on-line monitoring via an ATR-FTIR sensor and model-based estimation of state variables. Fifth Latin-American Workshop-Seminar on Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment: Kinetics, Modelling, Design and Process Control in Anaerobic Digestion (Vina del Mar, Chile, October). In: Proc. 5th Latin-American Workshop-Seminar Wastewater Anaerobic Treatment, 1998, 1-16.
Agathos, Spiros N.. Gas-phase pollutant degradation in an essentially dry tubular biofilm reactor. 8th International Summer School of Chemical Engineering. Heat and Mass Transfer Processes, Chemical and Biochemical Reactors, Proceedings, 308-334 (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 3-9, 1998).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Belkacemi, Malika ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Inoculation of Desulfomonile tiedjei in a Soil Bioreactor Designed for Pilot Scale Anaerobic Bioremediation Studies, p. 3P. 42nd OHOLO Conference "Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution" (Israel Institute for Biological Research, Eilat, Israel, May 3-7, 1998).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Hensler, W. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Oxygen demands and nutritional needs of high density insect cell cultures. Twelfth Forum for Applied Biotechnology (FAB) (Brugge, Belgique, 24-25 September 1998).
Ikonomou, Laertis ; Hensler, W. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Oxygen demands and nutritional needs of high density insect cell cultures. Med. Fac. Landbouww, 63/4a p. 1107 (Univ. Gent, Gent, Belgique).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Simultaneous biodegradation of 4-nitrobenzoate and 4-aminobenzoate by Burkholderia cepacia immobilized on celite. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. ASM Abstracts, p. 437 (Abstract No. Q-96) (Atlanta, Georgia, May 17-21, 1998).
Van Aken, Benoît ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. The white-rot basidiomycete phlebia radiata is able to mineralize 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. ASM Abstracts, p. 437 (Abstract No. Q-97) (Atlanta, Georgia, May 17-21, 1998).
Van Aken, Benoît ; HOFRICHTER, Martin ; SCHEIBNER, Katrin ; HATAKKA, Annele I. ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by manganese peroxidase of the white-rot Fungus Phlebia radiata, p. 2P. 42nd OHOLO Conference "Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution" (Israel Institute for Biological Research, Eilat, Israel, May 3-7, 1998).
Dochain, Denis ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Vanrolleghem, P.. Asymptotic observers as a tool for modelling process dynamics. 4th IAWQ International Symposium on Systems Analysis and Computing in Water Quality Management (WATERMATEX 97) (QUEBEC CITY(Canada), Jun 17-20, 1997). In: Proc. Watermatex97, 1997, 305-312. doi:10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00482-4.
Van Aken, Benoît ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its Reduction Products by the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology. SIM Program & Abstracts, p. 89 (Abstract No. P22) (Reno, Nevada, August 3-7).
Van Aken, Benoît ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its Reduction Products by the White-Rot Fungus Phlebia radiata. Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, August 17-22).
Van Aken, Benoît ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodegradation of 2,4,6,-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by the White-Rot Basidiomycete Phlebia radiata. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. ASM Abstracts p. 514 (Abstract No. Q-351) (Miami Beach, Flo., May 4-8).
Goux, Sébastien ; Van Elsen, Y. ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Pussemier, Luc. Biodegradation of Three s-Triazine Herbicides in Liquid Media under Different Media Conditions. 49th International Symposium on Crop Protection. 62/2a, 235-242, (Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent, Gent, Belgium, May 6).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Biodégradation des composés nitroaromatiques par les bactéries : analyse des voies métaboliques. Triennale de la FABI (Palais des Congrès, Liège, Belgique, 1-2 octobre).
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry. Continuous on-line measurement of organochlorine compounds by a infrared sensor inside a pilot scale fixed bed bioreactor. Workshop in Process Modeling, Simulation, Optimization and Model Based Control (Institut Belge de Régulation et d'automatisme (IBRA), Mons, Belgium, October 14th,1997).
Acha, V. ; Meurens, Marc ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry. Dosage automatique en continu des composés organochlorés par capteur infrarouge dans un bioréacteur à échelle pilote. Triennale de la FABI (Palais des Congrès, Liège, Belgique, 1-2 octobre,1997).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Belkacemi, Malika ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Inoculation of Desulfomonile tiedjei in a Soil Bioreactor Designed for Pilot Scale Anaerobic Bioremediation Studies. Symposium on Evolution and Gene Transfer in Microorganisms, Belgian Society for Microbiology, Book of abstracts, Poster n° 50,.
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Mahillon, Jacques. Introduction and PCR-based monitoring of anaerobic microbial reductive dechlorination activity in soil slurry microcosms. Poster. Intern. Symp. Environmental Biotechnology, ISEB97 (Ostend, Belgium, April 21-23).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Naveau, Henry ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction of anaerobic bioremediation activities in soil : from laboratory bench scale to pilot soil bioreactor. unknown (Oslo, , May 23-25, 1997).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. New Strategy to Degrade Nitroaromatic Compounds together with the Aminoaromatic Compounds Produced by their Reduction. ASM Abstracts, p. 513 (Abstract No. Q-347). Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Miami Beach, Flo, May 4-8).
LEDENT, PHILIPPE ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Pré-épuration des eaux résiduaires urbaines au moyen de complexes enzymes/microorganismes. Triennale de la FABI (Palais des Congrès, Liège, Belgique, 1-2 octobre).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Strategies to Degrade Nitroaromatic Compounds together with the Aminoaromatic Compounds Produced by their Reduction. Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, August 17-22).
Peres, Caroline ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Strategies to Degrade Nitroaromatic Compounds together with the Aminoaromatic Compounds Produced by their Reduction. SIM Program & Abstracts, p. 89 (Abstract No. P21). Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (Reno, Nevada, August 3-7).
Thalasso, Frédéric ; Nyns, Edmond-Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Development of a Novel Tubular Biofilm Reactor for Biodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds. Global Environmental Biotechnology Approaching the Year 2000 - 3rd International Symposium of the ISEB (International Society for Environmental Biotechnology), Program and Abstracts, p. 145 (Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, July 15-20, 1996).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction and PCR Detection of Anaerobic Dechlorinating Bacterial in Soil Slurry Microcosms. 61/4b, 1996, 1935-1938. 10th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (FAB) (Brugge, Belgium, Med. Fac. Landbouww.Univ. Gent, September 25-27).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction and PCR detection of anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria in an agricultural soil slurry microcosm. 164th meeting of the Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Belgische Verening voor Biochemie en Moleculaire Biologie). Archiv. Physiol. Biochem. 104, B50. (Mons, Belgique, November 30).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Introduction of de novo anaerobic microbial reductive dechlorination in soil microcosms by inoculation Global Environmental Biotechnology Approaching the Year 2000. 3rd International Symposium of the ISEB (International Society for Environmental Biotechnology), Northeasten University. Program and Abstracts, p.158 (Boston, Mas., USA, July 15-20).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Belkacemi, Malika ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Movement of anaerobic microbial dechlorinating activity in a three dimensional pilot scale bioreactor. International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and Impact Assessment (Mohammedia, Morocco, October 9-11).
El Fantroussi, Saïd ; Belkacemi, Malika ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Naveau, Henry ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Movement of anaerobic microbial dechlorinating activity in a three dimensional pilot scale bioreactor. 164th meeting of the Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Belgische Verening voor Biochemie en Moleculaire Biologie), Archiv. Physiol. Biochem. 104, B50 (Mons, Belgium, November 30, 1996).
Boucquey, Jean-Baptiste ; Amerlynck, Pascale ; Agathos, Spiros N. ; Naveau, Henry ; Nyns, Edmond-Jacques. Biotic and abiotic anaerobic transformations of pentachloroethane in the presence of a dechlorinating enrichment culture of methanogenic origin. 9th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (Gent, Belgium, September 28-30, 1995).
Peres, C. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Microbial-degradation of Nonpolar Nitroaromatic Compounds. In: American Chemical Society. Abstracts of Papers (at the National Meeting), Vol. 209, p. 93-BIOT (1995).
Agathos, Spiros N.. The Cyclosporin fermentation - An odyssey in fungal engineering. Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Honor of Professor Arnold L. Demain. Extended Abstract L3, pp. 9-10 (Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 27-30, 1995).
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Nyns, Edmond-Jacques ; Naveau, Henry. Three-dimensional mobility of anaerobic microbial activities in a 0.5 m3 model soil bioreactor for in-situ soil bioremediation study. Third International In-Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation Symposium. F3.6. (San Diego, CA, USA, April 24-27, 1995).
Agathos, Spiros N. ; Nyns, Edmond-Jacques ; Naveau, Henry. Three-dimensional mobility of anaerobic microbial activities in a 0.5-cubic meter model soil bioreactor for in situ soil bioremediation study. 9th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (Gent, Belgium, September 28-30, 1995).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of Insect Cell Aggregation on Growth and b-Galactosidase Production. Paper presented at the 204th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. ACS Abstracts , Abstract BIOT No. 24. (San Diego, California, March 12-17, 1994).
Hensler, WT. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Effect of Insect-cell Aggregation On Growth and Beta-galactosidase Production. In: American Chemical Society. Abstracts of Papers (at the National Meeting), Vol. 207, p. 6-BIOT (1994).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Evaluation of Monitoring Approaches and Effects of Culture Conditions on Recombinant Protein Production in Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells. Fourth International Conference on Cell Culture Engineering, Engineering Foundation Conferences. Cell Culture Engineering IV Program and Abstracts, Abstract No. P.10 (San Diego, California, March 7-12, 1994).
Agathos, Spiros N.. Hybrid Bioreactors for Cyclosporin Production. 8th Forum for Applied Biotechnology (FAB). Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent, 59/4a, 1709 (Brugge, Belgium, September 28-30, 1994).
Hensler, WT. ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Evaluation of Monitoring Approaches and Effects of Culture Conditions On Recombinant Protein-production in Baculovirus-infected Insect Cells. Cell Culture Engineering IV Conference (SAN DIEGO(Ca), du 07/03/1994 au 12/03/1994).
Ardao Palacios, Inés ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Bio-inspired titania-based laccase biocatalyst for removal of EDCs, 2013.
. Method for reducing the effect of detergents upon germination and/or growth of micro-organisms. Numéro de priorité ; Déposé (1997-10-20) ; Publié (1999-04-29). AL, AU, BA, BB, BG, BR, CA, CN, CU, CZ, DE, EE, GD, GE, HR, HU, ID, IL, IS, JP, KP, KR, LC, LK, LR, LT, LV, MG, MK, MN, MX, NO, NZ, PL, RO, SG, SI, SK, SL, TR, TT, UA, US, UZ, VN, YU African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, SD, SZ, UG, ZW)Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM)European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE)African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG) AL, AU, BA, BB, BG, BR, CA, CN, CU, CZ, DE, EE, GD, GE, HR, HU, ID, IL, IS, JP, KP, KR, LC, LK, LR, LT, LV, MG, MK, MN, MX, NO, NZ, PL, RO, SG, SI, SK, SL, TR, TT, UA, US, UZ, VN, YU African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, SD, SZ, UG, ZW)Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM)European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE)African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
Nair, Rakesh ; Demarche, Philippe ; Agathos, Spiros N.. Formulation and characterization of an immobilized laccase biocatalyst and its application to eliminate organic micropollutants in wastewater, 2013.
COURSES TAUGHT
2017-2019 Yachay Tech University
TCG 308 Introduction to Engineering (Undergraduate)
BIOL 902 Microbiology (Undergraduate)
BIME 813 Tissue Engineering (Undergraduate)
1993-2015 Catholic University of Louvain
SNAP 2110 Introduction to the Living World: Biochemical & Cellular Aspects (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CABI 2213 Engineering in Agricultural Industries (Undergraduate/Graduate)
LBIRC 2108/CABI 2232 Biochemical and Microbial Engineering (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CABI 2220 Chemistry and Biology of Water (Undergraduate/Graduate)
LMAPR 2643 Treatment of Liquid Effluents (Undergraduate/Graduate)
FSA 2220 Introduction to the Living World (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CABI 3002 Advanced Bioreactor Design and Modeling (Graduate)
CABI 3004 Science and Technology of Cell Culture (Graduate)
CABI 3008 Research Seminars on Applied Chemistry & Biotechnology (Graduate)
CHIM 3320 Chemistry and Environment (Graduate)
1985-1993 Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey
16:155:411 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering I (Undergraduate)
16:155:412 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering II (Undergraduate)
16:155:414 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (Undergraduate)
16:155:581 Biochemical Engineering (Graduate)
16:155:582 Enzyme Engineering (Graduate)
16:155:701 Research in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering I (Graduate)
16:155:702 Research in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering II (Graduate)
16:680:524 Industrial Microbiology (Graduate)
16:680:525 Fundamentals of Large-Scale Fermentation (Graduate)
16:680:641 Independent Studies in Microbiology I (Graduate)
16:680:642 Independent Studies in Microbiology II (Graduate)
1982-1985 University of Western Ontario
E.S. 311A Unit Operations Laboratory I (Undergraduate)
E.S. 316B Unit Operations II (Undergraduate)
E.S. 416A Biochemical Engineering (Undergraduate)
E.S. 463A Water Pollution Design (Undergraduate)
E.S. 515 Biochemical Engineering (Graduate)
E.S. 663 Water Pollution Design (Graduate)
ADVANCED, CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
VI Advanced International School “Scale-Up of Bioprocesses and Training in Bioreactor Operation” (“Escalado de Bioprocesos y Entrenamiento en Operación de Biorreactores”). Co-organized by the CYTED Network and the National University of Colombia (UNAL). UNAL Sede Medellín, November 19-23, 2018 Medellín, Colombia
Golden Helix Summer School “Rare Genomics”. Co-organized by the Golden Helix Foundation and the Genomic Medicine Alliance. Dolphin Bay Resort, September 26-30, 2018, Syros, Greece
Pre-Congress Workshop Advanced Course “Bioaugmentation for Site Restoration–When Does it Work”. Organized by the Latin American Society for Environmental & Algal Biotechnology, SOLABIAA. IVth SOLABIAA Latin American Congress, November 8-13, 2015, Florianópolis, Brazil
Workshop Wallonia-Brussels “Success Stories from Research to Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. Organized by the Technology Transfer Office of Francophone Belgian Universities in association with Universidad Catolica del Norte, April 14, 2014, Antofagasta, Chile
2nd Technology Transfer Workshop. Organized by the Technology Transfer Office of Francophone Belgian Universities in association with the Center for Mathematical Modeling, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, April 9-11, 2014, Santiago, Chile
Summer School on Biotechnology and Alternative Energy. Advanced lectures for Ph.D. candidates and working scientists and engineers. Organized by “New Engineering Technologies” Center, July 8-13, 2013, Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering (MAMI), Moscow, Russian Federation
Summer School on Contaminated Soils – From Characterization to Remediation. EU Summer School for Ph.D. candidate scientists and engineers seeking training in site remediation with biological and physico-chemical approaches. Organized by Erasmus Mundus ETeCoS3 joint doctorate and GITISA (Italian Group of Sanitary Engineering), June 18-22, 2012, University Paris-Est, Champs-sur-Marne, France
“Laccase Academy”. Short course on Laccase enzymes for European early stage researchers. Organized jointly between COST Action 868 - Biotechnological Functionalization of Renewable Materials and COST Action 602 – Biotechnology for Lignocellulose Biorefineries, March 8-10, 2010, Seminario de Vilar, Porto, Portugal
Advanced Summer Course “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation”. An EC-US course in Environmental Biotechnology. Theoretical and practical course organized by the EC-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Advanced training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, May 24-June 7, 2009, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, U.S.A.
Environmental Biotechnology. Post-graduate course training for international master’s students (International Biotechnology Master), November-December, 2007, Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture de Lille, Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
Advanced Bioreactor Design, Scale-up and Modeling. Post-graduate course training for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and industry professionals, May 21-27, 2006, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1st Course on Microbial Bioremediation and Environmental Genomics. International advanced course for research scientists, March 12-16, 2006. European Genetics Foundation, University of Bologna Residential Center, Bertinoro, Italy
Biomonitoring, Bioavailability and Microbial Transformation of Pollutants in Sediments and Approaches to Stimulate their Biodegradation. International Summer School for research scientists, September 12-14, 2005, Inter-University Consortium “Chemistry for the Environment”, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Innovative Approaches to the Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites. European Summer School for Young European scientists in the area of bioremediation and site restoration, September 7-11, 2004, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Trends in Remediation of Soils and Sediments. Euro Summer School for scientists seeking training in site remediation with microbial, plant and physico-chemical approaches, June 6-11, 2004, Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Molecular Biology for the Environment: an EC-US course in Environmental Biotechnology. Theoretical and practical course organized by the EC-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Advanced training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, February 2-15, 2003, National Center for Biotechnology - CSIC and Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain
Animal Cells Engineering: Advanced course training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers and industry professionals, November 4-9, 2001, Department of Bioengineering & Biotechnology, CINVESTAV, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Molecular Approaches to In Situ Biodegradation: Theoretical and practical course organized by the U.S. - E.U. Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Advanced training for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, June 14-26, 1998, Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Cook College, Rutgers University (NJ, U.S.A.)
Biological Treatment of Polluted Soils: A one-day advanced training for scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors, February 28, 1997, Faculty of Agronomical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Wastewater treatment technology: A two-day advanced training for scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors, May 20-21, 1997, Faculty of Agronomical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Biological Treatment of Polluted Soils: A one-day advanced training for scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors, May 15, 1996, Faculty of Agronomical Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Simulation, Kinetics and Control of Fermentation Processes: A one-week advanced course for scientists and engineers from industry, May 29-June 2, 1995, Department of Chemical Engineering, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
Production of Biotechnology Products by Animal Cell Culture: A two-day training seminar for industry research and production personnel, December 4-5, 1990, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Bioreactors for Biotechnology: A two-day intensive course for scientists and engineers from industry April 28-29, 1988, Cook College, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.
Learning units for 2025
We did'nt found learning units for 2025HONORS AND AWARDS
- Keynote Lecturer, International Forum on Yellow River Ecological Civilization – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Jinan, China, 2023
- Zhiyuan Master Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2023
- Honorary Chair Professor, Panzhihua University, Shichuan, China, 2023
Elected Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens, Greece, 2023 for Bioscience Engineering (Section: Natural Sciences)
Elected Full Member of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea), 2021 for Bioengineering (Section: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Affiliate Section: Physics & Engineering Sciences)
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2021
- Award of Honor, Hellenic Scientific Society Microbiokosmos, 2021 (Honor conferred at 9th Conference of Mikrobiokosmos, Athens, Greece)
Waksman Outstanding Teaching Award, Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (SIMB), 2019 (Honor conferred at 2019 Annual Meeting, SIMB, Washington, DC)
- Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), 2019 (Honor conferred at Microbe 2019, ASM, San Francisco, CA)
Prize of Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment for Leadership in Biological Monitoring, Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador 2018
Invited Lecturer on Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, 18th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2018), Montreal, Canada, 2018
Opening Keynote Lecture, 5th Belgian Symposium on Tissue Engineering (BSTE), Leuven, Belgium, 2017
Elected Fellow, International Water Association (IWA), The Hague, The Netherlands, 2015
Special “Professor S.N. Agathos” Honorary Session, 6th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-VI), Chania, Crete, Greece, 2015
Plenary Lecture Merit Award, 16th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS2014), Fortaleza, Brazil, 2014
Elected Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2014 (Honor conferred at AIMBE Annual Event, US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC)
Keynote Lecture Award, 13th International Biotechnology Symposium (IBS2008), Dalian, China, 2008
Opening Keynote Lecture, 1st (Inaugural) Symposium of Hellenic Scientific Society Microbiokosmos, Athens, 2008
Elected Fellow, Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2006 (Honor conferred at Annual Meeting, SIMB, Baltimore, MD)
Best Paper Award 2006, Bioprocess & Biosystems Engineering (Springer Journals)
Keynote Lecturer on Molecular Engineering and Biology of Invertebrate Cell Cultures, 11th International Conference on Invertebrate Cell & Tissue Culture, 2004 World Congress on In Vitro Biology, San Francisco, CA, 2004
Plenary Lecture Award, International Conference on Bioremediation of Soil and Groundwater, Cracow, Poland, 2004
Foreign Orator in Honor of the CNRS Silver Medal Award to Dr. Annie Marc, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France, 2003
Plenary Lecture & Topic Coordinator Award, 6th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (ISEB 2002), Veracruz, Mexico, 2002
Keynote Lecture Award, First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, 2001
National Research and Development Council (CNPq) of Brazil Visiting Professorship Award, 1992
Merit Award from the President of Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey “in Recognition of Service to the University”, 1988
Career Initiation Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1987
NATO Science Fellowship at MIT, 1978-1981
Sigma Xi, MIT Chapter, 1976; Rutgers Chapter, 1987; National by Invitation, 2022
State Scholarship, Greek Scholarship Foundation (IKY), 1969-1973