Yeast-based solutions for
Sustainable Aviation Fuels
YAF is a Doctoral Network of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie action program (MSCA-DN GA 101120389) that will train the next generation of researchers in a highly interdisciplinary and intersectorial research environment such that they can soundly address upcoming challenges concerning production yeast-based Sustainable Aviation Fuels.
YAF research programme aims at:
Producing carbon sources from biowastes
Developing new yeast cell factories to produce SAF
Designing new bifunctional catalysts
Achieving efficient strategies for FA/terpenes extraction
Creating robust framework tailored to the scaling-up methodologies and life-cycle sustainability assessment of different SAF producing routes, which will support decision-making.
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Latest News
An interview with…Elodie Vlaeminck-Supervisor of DC9 (BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLAN)
Name and Surname: Elodie Vlaeminck Organization: Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant Major Fields of Research/Activity: Downstream Processing, Bioprocess scale-up, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) As Team Leader Research at BBEPP, I supervise Marta’s doctoral research on downstream processing for yeast-based sustainable aviation fuels, bringing lab research to with scalable bioprocess innovations.
An interview with…Marta Yabar-Doctoral candidate 9 (BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLAN)
Name and Surname: Marta Yabar Organization: Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant Major Fields of Research/Activity: Downstream Processing, Bioprocess scale-up, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) My role is to answer a key question: once microorganisms produce valuable compounds, how can we recover them efficiently and at scale? In YAF, I focus on
An interview with…Marco Vitale – Doctoral Candidate 10 (IMDEA Energy)
Name and Surname: Marco Vitale Organization: IMDEA Energy Major Fields of Research/Activity: Process modeling and sustainability assessment of energy systems My role as Doctoral Candidate 10 in the YAF project consists of the modeling, optimization and sustainability assessment of yeast-based sustainable aviation fuels production processes. Within the scope of my
An interview with…Diego Iribarren – Supervisor of DC10 (IMDEA Energy)
Name and Surname: Diego Iribarren Organization: IMDEA Energy Major Fields of Research/Activity: Sustainability assessment of energy systems As a researcher in the Systems Analysis Unit at IMDEA Energy, I supervise the research activity carried out by my colleague Marco Vitale, who is a YAF doctoral candidate. Within YAF, we work
YAF DCs Showcase Their Research at NextGen 2026 (CIEMAT)
YAF doctoral candidates Ishtiak Malique (DC2) and Sofia Recchia (DC6) participated in NextGen 2026, hosted by YAF partner CIEMAT on 4–5 June 2026. During the event, both researchers presented their latest work within the YAF – MSCA Doctoral Network: Come and visit us on LinkedIn to discover all the news
Marta Yabar (DC9) | Yeast Lipid Conference 2026
Marta Yabar (DC9) participated in the Yeast Lipid Conference (YLC2026), held in Graz, Austria, from 3–6 June 2026. The biennial conference brings together researchers from around the world working on yeast lipid metabolism, biotechnology, cell biology and related fields, providing an excellent platform for scientific exchange and collaboration. The conference