Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND doctoral programme INNOCHEMBIO (https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio), which is co-funded by the European Union (Grant agreement 101217295), offers 15 PhD positions in the field of chemistry and biotechnology. The main objective of INNOCHEMBIO is to train future experts to help Europe take the next steps in the green transition. The solutions and trained experts can reduce the environmental impact of the chemical and agricultural industries, offer eco-friendly analytical techniques, and assess the safety of new materials. The application process in the first call lasts from the 1st of July to 31st of August 2025.
Description of specific PhD projects:
Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Chemical Reactions
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: OPTIBRIUM LIMITED (UK)
Supervisory team: Dr. Mario Öeren, Dr. Matthew D. Segall (OPTIBRIUM LIMITED), Prof. Toomas Tamm
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/oeren
Affordable but High-Sensitivity NMR Spectroscopy
Hosting: National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, secondment: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)
Supervisory team: Dr. Indrek Reile, Dr. Sören Lehmkuhl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Dr. Kerti Ausmees
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/reile
Droplet Microfluidic Tools for Sustainable Biotechnology
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: University of Warsaw (PL)
Supervisory team: Prof. Ott Scheler, Prof. Tomasz Kaminski (University of Warsaw), Dr. Simona Bartkova
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/scheler
Gene Editing in Solanaceous Crops for Resistance Against Potyviruses
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: INRAE (FR)
Supervisory team: Dr. Cecilia Sarmiento, Dr. Jean-Luc Gallois (INRAE), Dr. Triin Vahisalu
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/sarmiento
Molecular Regulation of Plant Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance in Protein Crop Faba Bean
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: University of Helsinki (FI)
Supervisory team: Dr. Triin Vahisalu, Prof. Alan Schulman (University of Helsinki), Dr. Cecilia Sarmiento
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/vahisalu
Asymmetric Electrochemistry in Flow
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: The University of Amsterdam (NL)
Supervisory team: Prof. Maksim Ošeka, Prof. Timothy Noël (The University of Amsterdam), Prof. Tõnis Kanger
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/oseka
AMP and ADP Heterogeneity in Cellular Microdomains
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
Supervisory team: Prof. Marko Vendelin, Prof. Uwe Schlattner (Université Grenoble Alpes), Dr. Rikke Birkedal
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/vendelin
Green Novel Technologies for Forensic Research on Drugs (NOVTECH-DRUGS)
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: Jagiellonian University (PL)
Supervisory team: Prof. Jekaterina Mazina-Šinkar, Prof. Michał Woźniakiewicz (Jagiellonian University)
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/mazina-sinkar
Safe-And-Sustainable-By-Design Approaches for Nanocomposites in Environmental Remediation
Hosting: National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, secondment: University of Geneva (CH)
Supervisory team: Dr. Monika Mortimer, Prof. Vera I. Slaveykova (University of Geneva)
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/mortimer
Ecotoxicological Profiling of Prioritized Plastics Additives in Freshwater and Soil
Hosting: National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, secondment: University of Ljubljana (SI)
Supervisory team: Dr. Margit Heinlaan, Prof. Anita Jemec-Kokalj (University of Ljubljana), Dr. Irina Blinova
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/heinlaan
Lignin-Integrated Conductive Polymers for Advanced Applications
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
Supervisory team: Dr. Yevgen Karpichev, Prof. Jean-Manuel Raimundo (Aix-Marseille Université)
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/karpichev
Asymmetric Co-Catalytic Cycloadditions
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: Aarhus University (DK)
Supervisory team: Dr. Mikk Kaasik, Prof. Karl Anker Jørgensen (Aarhus University), Dr. Mario Öeren
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/kaasik
Microbiome in Plant Virus Infections
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: University of Liège (BE)
Supervisory team: Dr. Merike Sõmera, Prof. Sébastien Massart (University of Liège), Dr. Inga Sarand
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/somera
Sustainable Valorization of Industrial Mineral Residues: Comprehensive Characterization and Advanced Material Applications
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: The University of Eastern Finland (FI)
Supervisory team: Dr. Birgit Mets, Prof. Vesa-Pekka Lehto (The University of Eastern Finland), Dr. Kristiina Kaldas
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/mets
Organic reactions under mechanochemical activation
Hosting: Tallinn University of Technology, secondment: University of Birmingham (UK)
Supervisory team: Prof. Riina Aav, Prof. Tomislav Friščić (University of Birmingham), Dr. Dzmitry Kananovich
More info: https://taltech.ee/en/innochembio/aav