Elk Crew
@elkcrew.bsky.social
We are a research group using enzymes to drive efficient and sustainable chemical reactions. Working at the interface of organic synthesis, enzyme discovery, and molecular engineering, we develop elegant, enzyme-driven solutions for real-world needs.
Almost half of the Elk Crew enjoyed #Biotrans2025 in Basel 🇨🇭—a week of inspiring talks and great science! Congrats to Lorenzo Cerutti-Serra for winning a Best Runner-Up Poster Prize 🏅.
What a week of ideas and inspiration— we can’t wait for Oviedo 2027! #biocatalysis #enzymescience
What a week of ideas and inspiration— we can’t wait for Oviedo 2027! #biocatalysis #enzymescience
July 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Almost half of the Elk Crew enjoyed #Biotrans2025 in Basel 🇨🇭—a week of inspiring talks and great science! Congrats to Lorenzo Cerutti-Serra for winning a Best Runner-Up Poster Prize 🏅.
What a week of ideas and inspiration— we can’t wait for Oviedo 2027! #biocatalysis #enzymescience
What a week of ideas and inspiration— we can’t wait for Oviedo 2027! #biocatalysis #enzymescience
Elisa Lanfranchi, Federico Rossi & Nathalia Vargas Valverde just got back from #IBPRO2025 in Aarhus 🇩🇰!
Elisa won a Poster Prize 🏅 for a 2-step cascade to make natural #vanillin — cutting the usual 5–6 steps!
Great collab with ACIB, Univ. of Graz & BASF, led by W. Kroutil, backed by #COMET via FFG!
Elisa won a Poster Prize 🏅 for a 2-step cascade to make natural #vanillin — cutting the usual 5–6 steps!
Great collab with ACIB, Univ. of Graz & BASF, led by W. Kroutil, backed by #COMET via FFG!
May 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Elisa Lanfranchi, Federico Rossi & Nathalia Vargas Valverde just got back from #IBPRO2025 in Aarhus 🇩🇰!
Elisa won a Poster Prize 🏅 for a 2-step cascade to make natural #vanillin — cutting the usual 5–6 steps!
Great collab with ACIB, Univ. of Graz & BASF, led by W. Kroutil, backed by #COMET via FFG!
Elisa won a Poster Prize 🏅 for a 2-step cascade to make natural #vanillin — cutting the usual 5–6 steps!
Great collab with ACIB, Univ. of Graz & BASF, led by W. Kroutil, backed by #COMET via FFG!
A big shoutout to our team for their fantastic contributions at the 5th NextGenBiocat Symposium in Milan!
🧬 Posters from Jonas, Isabella & Magdalena!
🏆 Magdalena took home the poster prize (!!)
👏 Christoph helped steer the science as part of the committee
#NextGenBiocat #ScienceLife #Biocatalysis
🧬 Posters from Jonas, Isabella & Magdalena!
🏆 Magdalena took home the poster prize (!!)
👏 Christoph helped steer the science as part of the committee
#NextGenBiocat #ScienceLife #Biocatalysis
May 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A big shoutout to our team for their fantastic contributions at the 5th NextGenBiocat Symposium in Milan!
🧬 Posters from Jonas, Isabella & Magdalena!
🏆 Magdalena took home the poster prize (!!)
👏 Christoph helped steer the science as part of the committee
#NextGenBiocat #ScienceLife #Biocatalysis
🧬 Posters from Jonas, Isabella & Magdalena!
🏆 Magdalena took home the poster prize (!!)
👏 Christoph helped steer the science as part of the committee
#NextGenBiocat #ScienceLife #Biocatalysis
🥳 Big congrats to Dr. Christoph Winkler @ckwinkler.bsky.social from our crew, who delivered his Habilitationskolloquium on “Contributions to Photobiocatalysis – From Reactor Technology to Synthetic Methods”!
We’re so proud to celebrate this milestone with him! 🌟
#photobiocatalysis
We’re so proud to celebrate this milestone with him! 🌟
#photobiocatalysis
May 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🥳 Big congrats to Dr. Christoph Winkler @ckwinkler.bsky.social from our crew, who delivered his Habilitationskolloquium on “Contributions to Photobiocatalysis – From Reactor Technology to Synthetic Methods”!
We’re so proud to celebrate this milestone with him! 🌟
#photobiocatalysis
We’re so proud to celebrate this milestone with him! 🌟
#photobiocatalysis
👋 Hello world! Let us introduce ourselves!
We’re a research group exploring the power of enzymes to drive sustainable chemistry 🌍. Our 35-member team👩🔬👨🔬 works on hundreds of enzymes to create elegant, enzyme-driven solutions for real-world needs.
#biocatalysis #enzymes #sustainable_chemistry
We’re a research group exploring the power of enzymes to drive sustainable chemistry 🌍. Our 35-member team👩🔬👨🔬 works on hundreds of enzymes to create elegant, enzyme-driven solutions for real-world needs.
#biocatalysis #enzymes #sustainable_chemistry
April 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
👋 Hello world! Let us introduce ourselves!
We’re a research group exploring the power of enzymes to drive sustainable chemistry 🌍. Our 35-member team👩🔬👨🔬 works on hundreds of enzymes to create elegant, enzyme-driven solutions for real-world needs.
#biocatalysis #enzymes #sustainable_chemistry
We’re a research group exploring the power of enzymes to drive sustainable chemistry 🌍. Our 35-member team👩🔬👨🔬 works on hundreds of enzymes to create elegant, enzyme-driven solutions for real-world needs.
#biocatalysis #enzymes #sustainable_chemistry
Nothing is so motivating and inspiring as an intense group meeting with great presentations and insightful discussions! Also its a good opportunity to take a new group picture. #elkcrew #biocatalysis
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Nothing is so motivating and inspiring as an intense group meeting with great presentations and insightful discussions! Also its a good opportunity to take a new group picture. #elkcrew #biocatalysis
#elkcrew at the #biocat2024 in Hamburg. What a great meeting full of incredible science. Already looking forward to #biocat2026! #biocatalysis #enzymes
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#elkcrew at the #biocat2024 in Hamburg. What a great meeting full of incredible science. Already looking forward to #biocat2026! #biocatalysis #enzymes
Jörg Schrittwieser, who is one of the pillars of the #elk_crew just delivered his #habilitation lecture in #organicchemistry. Huge congratulations from the entire group! And all the best for your continuing #research and #teaching endeavours!
May 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Jörg Schrittwieser, who is one of the pillars of the #elk_crew just delivered his #habilitation lecture in #organicchemistry. Huge congratulations from the entire group! And all the best for your continuing #research and #teaching endeavours!
Just had our #elkcrew #groupmeeting and it was fantastic! So many fascinating presentations & incredible results. Feeling truly inspired by this brilliant team. We also snapped a new group picture to commemorate the moment! #biocatalysis #thanksfortheniceworkingatmosphere
May 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Just had our #elkcrew #groupmeeting and it was fantastic! So many fascinating presentations & incredible results. Feeling truly inspired by this brilliant team. We also snapped a new group picture to commemorate the moment! #biocatalysis #thanksfortheniceworkingatmosphere
@elk_crew at #biotrans2023
Thanks everyone for a wonderful and inspiring conference. It was fantastic meeting all of you.
Thanks everyone for a wonderful and inspiring conference. It was fantastic meeting all of you.
May 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@elk_crew at #biotrans2023
Thanks everyone for a wonderful and inspiring conference. It was fantastic meeting all of you.
Thanks everyone for a wonderful and inspiring conference. It was fantastic meeting all of you.
Just wrapped up two days of our #groupmeeting. Every single talk was truly inspiring - congratulations to all master-students, PhD-students and postdocs on their amazing work. We even took a new picture of the #elkcrew - proud to be part of such a dedicated and innovative team!
May 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Just wrapped up two days of our #groupmeeting. Every single talk was truly inspiring - congratulations to all master-students, PhD-students and postdocs on their amazing work. We even took a new picture of the #elkcrew - proud to be part of such a dedicated and innovative team!
Congratulations to our PhD student Florian, who received this years Christian-Wandrey-Preis for his master's thesis!
On top of being a great scientist he is also an impressive artist, check out this amazing cake! #elkcrew #ChemistsWhoCook #biocatalysis...
On top of being a great scientist he is also an impressive artist, check out this amazing cake! #elkcrew #ChemistsWhoCook #biocatalysis...
May 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Congratulations to our PhD student Florian, who received this years Christian-Wandrey-Preis for his master's thesis!
On top of being a great scientist he is also an impressive artist, check out this amazing cake! #elkcrew #ChemistsWhoCook #biocatalysis...
On top of being a great scientist he is also an impressive artist, check out this amazing cake! #elkcrew #ChemistsWhoCook #biocatalysis...
Congratulations Alex for winning a poster prize at the incredible #biocat2022! @acibGmbH
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Congratulations Alex for winning a poster prize at the incredible #biocat2022! @acibGmbH
The delegation from the #elkcrew at the #Biocatalysis #GRC and #GRS. Everyone is really excited about all the fantastic talks, posters and discussions. @sBiosChem @_StefanSimic @ck_winkler @BierbaumerS @MathiasPickl
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The delegation from the #elkcrew at the #Biocatalysis #GRC and #GRS. Everyone is really excited about all the fantastic talks, posters and discussions. @sBiosChem @_StefanSimic @ck_winkler @BierbaumerS @MathiasPickl
We are getting ready for at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria @UniGraz and are excited to welcome you!
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We are getting ready for at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria @UniGraz and are excited to welcome you!
Did you know that potatoes contain the #Enzyme catalase? Join us at our boot tonight and observe how a freshly cut potato degrades hydrogen peroxide at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria on Friday @UniGraz!
May 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Did you know that potatoes contain the #Enzyme catalase? Join us at our boot tonight and observe how a freshly cut potato degrades hydrogen peroxide at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria on Friday @UniGraz!
Sometimes #Enzyme activities can be slowed down by removing oxygen from their surroundings. Experience how the freshness of a banana under argon is preserved compared to a banana under oxygen atmosphere at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria on Friday @UniGraz!
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sometimes #Enzyme activities can be slowed down by removing oxygen from their surroundings. Experience how the freshness of a banana under argon is preserved compared to a banana under oxygen atmosphere at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria on Friday @UniGraz!
Here is some more info about he “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria this Friday and a before/after comparison fo the experiment.
May 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Here is some more info about he “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria this Friday and a before/after comparison fo the experiment.
#Enzymes are biological factory workers isolated from several microorganisms and perform amazing reactions! Watch how enzymes in pineapple juice degrade gummy bears at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria on Friday @UniGraz!
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#Enzymes are biological factory workers isolated from several microorganisms and perform amazing reactions! Watch how enzymes in pineapple juice degrade gummy bears at the “Lange Nacht der Forschung” @LNF_Austria on Friday @UniGraz!
#Biocatalysis, has emerged as powerful tool for the synthesis of APIs! The #elkcrew has worked hard to compile a good overview of such processes in @ACSChemRev. Congrats to Stefan Simić, Erna Zukić, @LucaSchmermund, Kurt Faber, @ck_winkler and @WKroutil...
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#Biocatalysis, has emerged as powerful tool for the synthesis of APIs! The #elkcrew has worked hard to compile a good overview of such processes in @ACSChemRev. Congrats to Stefan Simić, Erna Zukić, @LucaSchmermund, Kurt Faber, @ck_winkler and @WKroutil...
A great day for the #elkcrew. Florian successfully defended his master thesis, brought as a yummy elk cake and best of all, he will stay for his PhD in the crew. Congratulations Florian!
May 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A great day for the #elkcrew. Florian successfully defended his master thesis, brought as a yummy elk cake and best of all, he will stay for his PhD in the crew. Congratulations Florian!
Interested in doing your PhD in the @elk_crew? Fascinated by enzymes and photochemistry? Then check out this 3y PhD position in our group, starting this fall. Please share & RT. @ck_winkler #chemphd #biocatalysis #photocatalysis #austria @Chemjobber...
May 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Interested in doing your PhD in the @elk_crew? Fascinated by enzymes and photochemistry? Then check out this 3y PhD position in our group, starting this fall. Please share & RT. @ck_winkler #chemphd #biocatalysis #photocatalysis #austria @Chemjobber...
We are glowing about #biotrans2021! #glowingbacteria #elk_crew @BierbaumerS @biotrans2021
May 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We are glowing about #biotrans2021! #glowingbacteria #elk_crew @BierbaumerS @biotrans2021