🎉 Three Years Into the PhD Journey and an Approach to the End! Annual update – DC8 – Lindelo Mguni

September 1, 2026 Three years ago, I started my #PhD with excitement, curiosity, and more than a little uncertainty. New country, new city, new labs, new colleagues. August marked three years since the beginning—a milestone that also reminds me that this chapter is getting closer to an end. The past year has been full of activities with conferences attended and the completion […]
🇩🇪➡️🇳🇱 Industrial Secondment: DC8 – Lindelo Mguni – to ChiralVision, Delft, Netherlands!

January 15, 2026 As the new year begins, I find myself back in The Netherlands and this time I’ll be joining ChiralVision B.V., one of our industrial partners specializing in the development of enzyme #immobilization carriers. I’m really looking forward to gaining hands-on insight into the full production process, from raw materials to final carrier formulation, and to better understand how these materials are designed and manufactured at scale. […]
🚀 Publication Alert – A versatile N-hydroxylating Monooxygenase from Thermocrispum agreste

September 15, 2025 We are proud to share that Prof. Dirk Tischler has recently published a paper with his student Dr. Artur Maier, who recently finished his PhD. Our #BiodeCCodiNNg DC8, Lindelo Mguni contributed to the paper which is now available online and shares the insights on the N-hydroxylating monooxygenase from Thermocrispum agreste. Glück auf […]
🎉 Two Years into the PhD Journey! Annual update – DC8 – Lindelo Mguni

August 5, 2025 Today marks two years since I began my PhD journey — and what a journey it’s been so far! In these past 24 months, I’ve had the opportunity to: 🔹 Attend 3 academic conferences, presenting posters showcasing my research (and one speed talk), 🔹 Complete my academic secondment in Groningen (@RUG), 🔹 […]
✈️🇨🇭 BiodeCCodiNNg goes Biotrans!

June 30, 2025 Greetings from Day 2 at BioTrans 2025 in Basel! 🎉 The conference is buzzing with innovative science, engaging discussions, and a strong presence from the BiodeCCodiNNg Doctoral Network — bringing together PIs, PhD researchers, and key figures from industry. 🔬🤝 We’re proud to contribute to the scientific dialogue through both posters and […]
🚀🇩🇪 BiodeCCodiNNg goes AmineBioCat 6.0 – Posters, Presentations, Prizes 🏆🚨!

April 16, 2025 A delegation from the BiodeCCodiNNg consortium recently had a fantastic time at the #AmineBioCat 6.0 conference in #Aachen, Germany! The event was impressively organized by one of our PIs, Prof. Dörte Rother, with Flora Bindreiter – one of our DCs – as part of the organization team. 👏 We were proud to […]
🇩🇪➡️🇳🇱 Academic Secondment: DC8 – Lindelo Mguni – to Groningen, Netherlands!

February 17, 2025 Moi eem Groningen!! 👋🏾 As I kick off the year, I find myself in Groningen, a vibrant center of architectural design and beauty, for my first #secondment at RUG. Despite the strong winds and the constant need to watch out for bicycles 🚲, it has been an exciting experience meeting new colleagues […]
Networking: The Bavarian Chemistry Cluster visits BiodeCCodiNNg! 🏔️🧪

October 24, 2024 On October 24th, we hosted a delegation from the Bavarian Chemistry Cluster (Chemie-Cluster Bayern GmbH) in our department at Ruhr-University Bochum, including their director Dr. Patrick Prühs. During the #public #networking event, we presented our team and current projects (by Dirk Tischler) within the EU-funded Doctoral Network #BiodeCCodiNNg. Here, Lindelo Mguni (the MBT […]
🚢🇩🇪 BiodeCCodiNNg goes BioCat2024 – Hamburg, Germany

September 2, 2024 #BiodeCCodiNNg had the privilege of participating in the 11th International Congress on Biocatalysis in Hamburg, where cutting-edge research and innovation in biocatalysis were at the forefront. 🦠 We are proud to share that Lilla Gal (DC7) and Lindelo Mguni (DC8) presented posters, showcasing their first-year research results to an engaged audience, marking […]
Year 1?? Tick ✅🎉 Annual update – DC8 – Lindelo Mguni

August 21, 2024 A year ago, I packed my bags and made my way to Bochum, Germany, to kickstart my PhD journey at Ruhr University Bochum. I have managed to settle in and create a home in the clean and green city of Bochum with the help of new friends that I made and amazing […]
