Penicillium canescens host as the platform for development of a new recombinant strains producers of carbohydrases.- Microbial life on green biomass and their use for production of platform chemicals.- Microorganism for bioconversion of sugar hydrolysates into lipids.- Lignocellulosic hydrolysates for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates.- Microbial research in high-value biofuels.- Microorganisms for biorefining of green biomass.- Microbial succinic acid production using different bacteria species.- Whole cell biocatalytic production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid.- Microorganisms for production of lactic acid and organic lactates.- Microbial Lactone Synthesis Based on Renewable Resources.- Production of industrially-relevant isoprenoid compounds in engineered microbes.- The role of cellulose hydrolyzing bacteria in the production of biogas from plant biomass.