August 28th, 2019. On Wednesday September 18th, the EC-funded project RECOPHARMA is holding an innovative workshop and science café at the Grand Hotel in Lund, Sweden, from 18.00 – 20.00.
A highlight of the event will be a talk delivered by Prof Lei Ye, University of Lund, entitled: “Molecular imprinting for water purification and remediation” and the workshop will provide an opportunity for expert speakers to share their latest research on molecular imprinting to produce man-made materials to separate low-concentration organic pollutants, providing novel methods for obtaining clean water.
The focus of the follow-on Science Café will be a discussion about RECOPHARMA activities, the occurrence and fate of Recalcitrant Cytostatic Drugs (CDs) in the water cycle, and the project’s outputs and expected impact. This informal event aims at fostering interaction between all participants and experts as well as developing knowledge and awareness of responsible water and treatment of polluted water effluents. Project partner Leonardo Piccinetti (Europe for Business) commented: “This opportunity for engagement will help stakeholders and the public to fully appreciate the rapid developments in versatile, fast treatment for waste water and the importance of RECOPHARMA’s work to ensure knowledge transfer between research institutions and the private sector.”