Prof. Dr. Philippe Corvini,

• 2015-2023 Vice-President of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
• 2013-2023 Chair of the Division Environmental Biotechnology of the EFB and Swiss representative of the EFB
• Member of the sub-committee on Biotechnology of Division III at IUPAC
• Member of the EC-US Task Force on Environmental Biotechnology
• Member of the executive board of the International Society of Environmental Biotechnology
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment
• Member of the international advisory board of the fair Ecomondo
• Vice Chair of the COST Action FULLRECO4US
• Chair of the conferences ISPTS 2018, ICEEM11 and Bioremid 2023
• Chair of the platform Bioresource technology of CTI NTN Swiss Biotech
• Co-leader of the platform Biorefinery of the CTI research consortium Sustainable Engineering
• Member of the Swiss Society of Microbiology
• Ad hoc Expert for EU research directorate KBBE, NMBP and KET Unit D2
• PhD committee (Belgium, Canada, Sweden, China, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal)
• Evaluator of research projects for various national and international institutions (ESF, DFG, INRA, CNRS, ADEME, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Italy, FCT Portugal, Poland, JPI Water, JPI Ocean, etc.)
• Associate Editor Process Biochemistry (Elsevier); former member of New Biotechnology; Editorial board Scientific advisory board of Environmental Engineering and Management Journal and Proceedia Environmental Science, Engineering and Management; Scientific Advisory Board of Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Series on Chemistry
• Reviewer for more than 20 peer-reviewed journals

• Publikationsliste im IRF
• Researchgate

Über 50K CHF:

• 2022 EU Horizon Europe Nymphe (scientific coordinator)
• 2022 EU Horizon Europe Agriloop (partner)
• 2022 EU Horizon Europe Mar2Protect (partner)
• 2020 EU H2020 FuturEnzyme (partner)
• 2019 EU H2020 ITN MC NOWELTIES (associated partner)
• 2019 EU H2020 INGREEN (partner)
• 2019 EU H2020 ELECTRA (Coordinator)
• 2019 EU H2020 TERMINUS (partner)
• 2018 EU H2020 PROLIFIC (Coordinator)
• 2018 CTI ANEMOS (co-applicant)
• 2017 CTI IMPACT (co-applicant)
• 2017 CTI Nanoproteozyme (co-applicant)
• 2016 SSSTC SNF (with China) Co-existence of sulfonamide degradation and resistance genes as related to the fate of these antimicrobials in soils (main applicant)
• 2016 EU H2020 Mad4Water
• 2015 SNSF degradation of sulphonamides in wastewater treatment plant (main applicant)
• 2014 EU H2020 Inmare (partner)
• 2014 CTI PEARLS: Immobilization of protected enzymes (co-applicant)
• 2014 SNI Nanoargovia program, Nanozyme: production of semi-synthetic nanoparticulate systems for the continuous regeneration of enzymatic cofactors (co-applicant with University of Basel Partner)
• 2013 SNSF degradation of sulphonamides (main applicant)
• 2012 EU FP7 KBBE Kill Spill (co coordinator)
• 2012 EU FP7 KBBE Bioclean (FHNW main applicant)
• 2012 EU FP7 KBBE Water4Crops (FHNW main applicant)
• 2012: EU FP7 Eurostar Envirus (co applicant)
• 2012: EU FP7 Eranet Innovera Iptoss (FHNW main applicant)
• 2012: CTI Delicate: lignin depolymerisation (Main applicant)
• 2012: PharmaInAqua2, CTI (co-applicant)
• 2012 and 2014: Sequential treatment of lignins by advanced chemical oxidation processes and nanobiocatalysis for the production of industrially relevant oligomers and monolignols, SNSF NRP66 (Main applicant)
• 2011: Bioaugmentation/rhizodegradation for the degradation of polybrominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A in water saturated soil. SSSTC /SER (Main applicant)
• 2011: Implications of the biogenic character on aquatic food chain accumulation of elemental selenium. SNSF (Main applicant)
• 2011: FP7 EU ICT Sunflower (Partner)
• 2011: The fate of ¹⁴C-radiolabelled diclofenac and its main human metabolite 4'-hydroxydiclofenac in membrane bioreactor treatment of wastewater, SNSF (Co-applicant)
• 2010: Scientific coordinator and partner of the FP7 EU KBBE MINOTAURUS on bioremediation (15 participants 3 Mio €)
• 2010: Oxidative stress during degradation of phenolic compounds by bacterial ipso-hydroxylases — a challenge for the cell SNSF (Co-applicant)
• 2010: Virus Imprinted nanoParticles with Applications to Dairy Production, Nanoargovia (Co-applicant)
• 2010: N4N: Nanoparticles-modified membranes for the selective removal of Nanosized particles CTI (Main Applicant)
• 2009: Understanding biomineralization and its implications for the environmental chemistry of selenium, SNSF (Main Applicant)
• 2009 PharmainAqua, CTI (Main Applicant)
• 2008: Production of biogas from pretreated banana waste in Costa Rica, REPIC (Main Applicant)
• 2008: Nanoparticles: Fate in Aquatic environment, FOEN (Main Applicant)
• 2008: Degradation of phenolic endocrine disruptors by ipso-substitution and subsequent ring cleavage, SNSF (Co-applicant with EAWAG)
• 2008: Lance: Laccase-Nanoparticle Conjugates for the Elimination of micropollutants (endocrine disrupting chemicals) from wastewater in bioreactors, CTI (Main applicant)
• 2008: Bioaugmentation of membrane bioreactor, SBF in the frame of Cost 636 EU (Main applicant)
• 2007: Formulation of a microbial preparation for the bioaugmentation of grease separator, FHNW (Main applicant)
• 2007: Purification of ipso-substitution enzymatic activity for the development of new biotechnological strategies, FHNW (Main applicant)
• 2007: Priority programme "Biogeochemical Interfaces in Soil" (SPP 1315). Interaction of xenobiotics and metabolites thereof with organo-clay complexes; DFG (Co-applicant)
• 2006 Degradation of nonylphenol in paddy soils, Heinrich Hertz Foundation (Co-applicant fellowship for a guest scientist)
• 2005: EU FP6 Marie Curie EST Aquabase Fate and microbial degradation of environmental pollutants in soil, water, sludge and plant systems, EU FP6 Marie Curie early stage training site (Co-applicant)
• 2004: Bioaugmentation of grease separators for the degradation of lipids in wastewater from the gastronomy sector, Industry (Main applicant)
• 2003: Graduate College, AGEESA 2. Fate of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater, DFG (Co-applicant)

• Since 09-2015: Dr. Honoris Causa Technical University of Iasi (Romania)
• Since 09-2013: Adjunct Professor at Yancheng Institute of Environmental Technology and Engineering
• Since 09-2010: Adjunct Professor at Nanjing University. School of the Environment, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse (SKL-PCRR) (China)

• Hommes, P. F.-X. Corvini, Cumbo, A.; Shahgaldian, P.; Dudal, Y.; 2014 PCT (pending) WO2014118247A 1“Method of producing Nanobiocatalysts”
• Shahgaldian, A. Cumbo, P. Corvini, M. R. Correro, 2013 European Patent (pending) EP13178504 “Biocatalytical Composition”
• Shahgaldian, A. Cumbo, P. Corvini, 2010 European Patent (granted) EP10177028 “Preparation of a molecular recognition element”
• Invention declaration at RWTH 2005: Coupling of a chemostat bioreactor to a MBR for continuous bioaugmentation
• Contest « Entreprendre 2000 »: 1. Prize and registration of “enveloppe Soleau” (French pre-patent)