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NEWS

UNLOCK Symposium: registration is now open

September 12, 2023

We are thrilled to invite you to the first UNLOCK symposium. Register now for free!

Vacancy: Post-doc researcher for UNLOCK large-scale research infrastructure

August 18, 2023

Will you be our new team member? Check out this vacancy at the UNLOCK bioreactor cultivation facility in the TU Delft laboratory.

Event: Looking for key partners!

February 16, 2023

Planning to do research on microbial communities? You might want to consider UNLOCK in your next project.

UNLOCK unlocked

November 11, 2022

On November 3rd, UNLOCK officially unlocked its facilities.

What is UNLOCKtober

October 1, 2022

During the whole month of October, we unlock the potential of microbes. Every day, we share something related to microbes: from funny facts to hard core science.

Celebrating microbial team play on World Microbiome Day

June 27, 2022

Today, on June 27th, we celebrate World Microbiome Day. This year’s theme is Celebration of the Microbial World. At UNLOCK, we never celebrate alone: Microbes (and scientists) work together!

UNLOCK celebrates International Microorganism Day

September 14, 2021

September 17th is International Microorganism Day. For this reason, we explain the definition of microorganism and how you can contribute to IMD.

UNLOCK celebrates World Microbiome Day

June 27, 2021

Today is World Microbiome Day 2021, on which we celebrate all microbes all around the world. It's also the day on which we officially UNLOCK our new website.

Investment of 14 million for better use of micro-organisms

April 30, 2020

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) will invest almost 25 million euros in UNLOCK, which is aimed to study mixed microbial communities and their application.

BLOGS

New publication: The FAIR Data Station

April 13, 2023

Researchers from our FAIR Data Platform published a paper on the FAIR Data Station: A platform that helps you to manage your research metadata according to the FAIR principles.

A Winogradsky Column to visualize microbial processes towards remediation in the Griftpark

October 28, 2022

To create awareness and share knowledge on microbes to the general public, visualization is key. A Winogradsky column – a kind of “microzoo” – is a powerful way to do so.

What is UNLOCKtober

October 1, 2022

During the whole month of October, we unlock the potential of microbes. Every day, we share something related to microbes: from funny facts to hard core science.

Celebrating microbial team play on World Microbiome Day

June 27, 2022

Today, on June 27th, we celebrate World Microbiome Day. This year’s theme is Celebration of the Microbial World. At UNLOCK, we never celebrate alone: Microbes (and scientists) work together!

Recording, analyzing and storing data in the FAIR Data Platform

June 20, 2022

Our research platforms have different ways to identify new talent, but they are complementary and have one thing in common: They generate data. These data are taken care of by the FAIR Data platform.

Mixing and matching teams with the Modular Bioreactor Platform

June 13, 2022

Microbial teams can be mixed and matched with other teams in a modular way: Meet our Modular Bioreactor Platform!

Comparing under different conditions in the Parallel Cultivation Platform

June 7, 2022

Once a (microbial) team is established, its performance needs to be tested under different conditions. This can be done in parallel in the Parallel Cultivation Platform.

Discovering unexpected talents in the Biodiscovery Platform

May 30, 2022

One way to compose a dream team, is by looking for new microbial talents, under very specific conditions. This exemplifies the research of the Biodiscovery Platform.

UNLOCKing microbial potential: Team play is key

May 23, 2022

In a series of blogs, we compare our mission with team play in sports: Why only focus on individual star players? In this first part, we explain why team play is key.