Research projects
Media attention
Innovation
NOBIPOL: The Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory
NEWS!
9 Jan 200). Yrr Mörch wins Tekna award for young researchers
23 Oct 2008: Dr. Ingvild Haug received innovation prize: (Adresseavisen TV), (Namdalsavisa)
22 Oct 2008: Post.doc. position on hemicelluloses
Mark-Houwink parameters of alginate.
15 March 2007: Marit Sletmoen received Young Researchers award (DKNVS)
7 Jan. 2007: Professor Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk takes over as Director of NOBIPOL
23 Nov: Chitosan article accepted for publication in PNAS (co-authors: Sikorski, Vårum)
NOBIPOL is a multidisciplinary research group within NTNU devoted to the field Biopolymer Engineering, with main focus on the science and technologies of marine polysaccharides, in particular alginates and chitosans.
On the basis of more than 50 years of contineous research in the field NOBIPOL posesses unmatched competence and experience in all aspects of science and technology of marine polysaccharides.
The current activities of NOBIPOL take place within the Department of Biotechnology, the Department of Physics, and the Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine.
Professors Olav Smidsrød and Terje Espevik, are both on the prestigeous list of Highly Cited Researchers (ISI Web of Knowledge).
Research areas:
Alginates
Chitosans
Sphagnan
Marine collagens
Carrageenans and agar
Scleroglucan
Chitosan-based nanoparticles for non-viral gene delivery
Methods
2006 - commercial highlights:
Two novel companies (start-ups) based on NOBIPOL research: Vireo AS (Sphagnan technology) and AlgiPharma AS (alginate technologies for cystic fibrosis and wound healing).
Chitosan oligomers for gene delivery developed by NOBIPOL commercialised by FMC NovaMatrix
Cosmetic product based on marine collagen developed by NOBIPOL commercialised by Kilda Biolink ASA
Alginate based fish feed product for immune stimulation based on NOBIPOL research commercialised by BioMar
