BioCat has allowed me to connect with people in related fields that I otherwise would not meet. I have also been able to take interesting courses that are not given at my university. I recently took part in the BioCat course Enzyme Kinetics, and the knowledge I obtained has been very valuable in my research.

As a BioCat member, I have attended relevant courses/workshops/conferences and gained project-relevant knowledge and practical skills in different scientific areas. I also received funding for research visits and have connected with scientists, PhDs, and postdocs of different disciplines that I contact when I need advice or am curious about their opinion. Thank you BioCat!

I joined BioCat for their courses and workshops, such as applied biocatalyst and biorefining, science illustration and scientific writing. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are connections with biotech companies, which I intend to use to propose industrial projects in the second part of my PhD.

I am super happy I joined BioCat! I love the opportunity to connect with young researchers all over Norway through different activities and courses, and I have even made some friends this way. BioCat was also instrumental in fulfilling my PhD course work through a travel grant, which I used to attend a summer school. They are always open to feedback and suggestions, making me feel seen and heard as a young researcher.

I’m glad I joined BioCat because they offer interdisciplinary PhD courses and seminars that cover up-coming/novel topics and techniques in fields related to biocatalysis. BioCat lets me follow my interests and broaden my scope as a scientist.

Being a member of BioCat is a smart way to stay updated on the demands of biocatalysis in the industry. BioCat also provides PhD students with the technical and theoretical skills required to start a research program in this field.

BioCat events have been a great addition to my daily organic chemistry lab work! Completing BioCat courses that slightly overlap with my thesis topic has given me a much broader understanding of my own research field and has opened my mind to interdisciplinary research. It’s also been a great arena for connecting with science geeks across Norway (and Europe!).

Joining Biocat has been very beneficial to my career. Most of the courses I’ve taken were administered by Biocat, and I’ve received travel grants for interesting conferences in my field. I’ve also gotten to know more PhD-students and industry representatives, helping me better prepare for life after my PhD.

Biocat has offered great networking possibilities to me via courses and the yearly Biocat conference. These provide established collaborations that give us access to high-throughput FTIR instrumentation at the Biospectroscopy group at NMBU and testing of an industrial rest-raw substrate from Borregaard for production of bioplastic using our marine bacteria.

I am very glad that I joined BioCat because it offers structural biology courses that are very useful in my project. BioCat also provides me with the opportunity to visit different cities and universities and learn more about Norway.

I’m really pleased to be a part of BioCat so I can attend their courses and learn specialized methods relevant to my work with fragment-based drug discovery, which are not necessarily available through the regular courses held at universities.

Being part of BioCat has been a huge help for my PhD. I find the courses and workshops relevant for my work and I’ve gain a lot of knowledge and skills from participating. Just as important, I’ve had the opportunity to interact with other young scientists, outside my field, but with the same interest in biocatalysts.