XTREAM project
@xtream-project.eu
EU-funded project (101182278), we aim to unlock the industrial potential of extremophilic organisms to develop sustainable #bioprocesses
😯Deception Island, don’t let its name fool you!
This little island in the South Shetland archipelago is an important research site in the Antarctic continent, especially for its micro-biodiversity. An extreme environment full of surprises. 👀
This little island in the South Shetland archipelago is an important research site in the Antarctic continent, especially for its micro-biodiversity. An extreme environment full of surprises. 👀
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
😯Deception Island, don’t let its name fool you!
This little island in the South Shetland archipelago is an important research site in the Antarctic continent, especially for its micro-biodiversity. An extreme environment full of surprises. 👀
This little island in the South Shetland archipelago is an important research site in the Antarctic continent, especially for its micro-biodiversity. An extreme environment full of surprises. 👀
📣Check our last blog entry to discover our team’s expedition to Río Tinto (Huelva, Spain). An opportunity to explore this extreme ecosystem, and to exchange ideas with colleagues and researchers at the XIX Meeting of the Spanish Network of Extremophiles (REDEX).
xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📣Check our last blog entry to discover our team’s expedition to Río Tinto (Huelva, Spain). An opportunity to explore this extreme ecosystem, and to exchange ideas with colleagues and researchers at the XIX Meeting of the Spanish Network of Extremophiles (REDEX).
xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
🌍 Meet @erinninnovation.bsky.social, our XTREAM partner from Ireland. Their mission: turn research into real impact for a sustainable future.
From EU funding support to communication & knowledge transfer, they ensure discoveries go beyond the lab to society, policy & industry. 👉 erinn.eu
From EU funding support to communication & knowledge transfer, they ensure discoveries go beyond the lab to society, policy & industry. 👉 erinn.eu
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🌍 Meet @erinninnovation.bsky.social, our XTREAM partner from Ireland. Their mission: turn research into real impact for a sustainable future.
From EU funding support to communication & knowledge transfer, they ensure discoveries go beyond the lab to society, policy & industry. 👉 erinn.eu
From EU funding support to communication & knowledge transfer, they ensure discoveries go beyond the lab to society, policy & industry. 👉 erinn.eu
🌍🦠 Back in the field! We’re in Río Tinto, Huelva. As part of the #XTREAM mission, we collected samples yesterday that will be analyzed in our labs. 📸 Here’s a picture of our coordinator, Antonio, in action!
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
@geomarkiel.bsky.social
@csic.es
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
@geomarkiel.bsky.social
@csic.es
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🌍🦠 Back in the field! We’re in Río Tinto, Huelva. As part of the #XTREAM mission, we collected samples yesterday that will be analyzed in our labs. 📸 Here’s a picture of our coordinator, Antonio, in action!
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
@geomarkiel.bsky.social
@csic.es
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
@geomarkiel.bsky.social
@csic.es
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
Yesterday, our coordinator, Antonio García-Moyano, represented #XTREAM at the XIX Meeting of the Spanish Network of Extremophile Microorganisms (REDEX), in Huelva, Spain. It's been a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and share our passion for life in extreme environments. 🌍✨
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Yesterday, our coordinator, Antonio García-Moyano, represented #XTREAM at the XIX Meeting of the Spanish Network of Extremophile Microorganisms (REDEX), in Huelva, Spain. It's been a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and share our passion for life in extreme environments. 🌍✨
🌵 Imagine living in a place where it rains only once every 15 years.
Hard to believe. Yet this is the reality of the Atacama Desert —the driest non-polar desert on Earth, located in northern Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Hard to believe. Yet this is the reality of the Atacama Desert —the driest non-polar desert on Earth, located in northern Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌵 Imagine living in a place where it rains only once every 15 years.
Hard to believe. Yet this is the reality of the Atacama Desert —the driest non-polar desert on Earth, located in northern Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Hard to believe. Yet this is the reality of the Atacama Desert —the driest non-polar desert on Earth, located in northern Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
📖 New blog alert!
In our last post, we introduced the protagonists of our project – now it’s time to explore their stage: ✨extreme environments✨
Discover how life and ecological balance are sustained in these harsh and colourful ecosystems 🌈
👉 Read it here: xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
In our last post, we introduced the protagonists of our project – now it’s time to explore their stage: ✨extreme environments✨
Discover how life and ecological balance are sustained in these harsh and colourful ecosystems 🌈
👉 Read it here: xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
October 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📖 New blog alert!
In our last post, we introduced the protagonists of our project – now it’s time to explore their stage: ✨extreme environments✨
Discover how life and ecological balance are sustained in these harsh and colourful ecosystems 🌈
👉 Read it here: xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
In our last post, we introduced the protagonists of our project – now it’s time to explore their stage: ✨extreme environments✨
Discover how life and ecological balance are sustained in these harsh and colourful ecosystems 🌈
👉 Read it here: xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
🌍✨A big thank you to the World Sponge Community for an inspiring event, and to everyone who stopped by our poster to exchange insights.
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌍✨A big thank you to the World Sponge Community for an inspiring event, and to everyone who stopped by our poster to exchange insights.
Check out our first collaborative activity with our sister project EXPLORA 🌍🔬
🤝Last Wednesday, Jorge Díaz-Rullo Aroco from #XTREAM had the pleasure of joining #EXPLORA at IE University in Segovia, invited by @IreneSánchezAndrea, as part of their Environmental Sciences seminar series.
🤝Last Wednesday, Jorge Díaz-Rullo Aroco from #XTREAM had the pleasure of joining #EXPLORA at IE University in Segovia, invited by @IreneSánchezAndrea, as part of their Environmental Sciences seminar series.
September 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In hypersaline environments, such as the Dead Sea, life faces a major problem: proteins stop working. Here's why 👇
September 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In hypersaline environments, such as the Dead Sea, life faces a major problem: proteins stop working. Here's why 👇
Today in the #XTREAMteam series, meet @scienseed.com! A Madrid-based agency with a multidisciplinary team of communicators & designers with scientific backgrounds. With 10+ years’ experience, they turn complex research into stories that inspire worldwide 🌍💫🧪👉 scienseed.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Today in the #XTREAMteam series, meet @scienseed.com! A Madrid-based agency with a multidisciplinary team of communicators & designers with scientific backgrounds. With 10+ years’ experience, they turn complex research into stories that inspire worldwide 🌍💫🧪👉 scienseed.com
📅September 29👇
🗣️Our collaborator Aurelio Hidalgo will join the round table “The Future of Molecular Biology in Europe” during the 50th anniversary of @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social.
🧑🔬He will share his expertise in #Biotechnology and #AppliedMicrobiology alongside other scientists.
🗣️Our collaborator Aurelio Hidalgo will join the round table “The Future of Molecular Biology in Europe” during the 50th anniversary of @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social.
🧑🔬He will share his expertise in #Biotechnology and #AppliedMicrobiology alongside other scientists.
September 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📅September 29👇
🗣️Our collaborator Aurelio Hidalgo will join the round table “The Future of Molecular Biology in Europe” during the 50th anniversary of @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social.
🧑🔬He will share his expertise in #Biotechnology and #AppliedMicrobiology alongside other scientists.
🗣️Our collaborator Aurelio Hidalgo will join the round table “The Future of Molecular Biology in Europe” during the 50th anniversary of @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social.
🧑🔬He will share his expertise in #Biotechnology and #AppliedMicrobiology alongside other scientists.
Do you know where the deepest place on Earth is?
No, it's not your inbox on a Monday morning... 🫵
It's the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean 🌊
No, it's not your inbox on a Monday morning... 🫵
It's the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean 🌊
September 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Do you know where the deepest place on Earth is?
No, it's not your inbox on a Monday morning... 🫵
It's the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean 🌊
No, it's not your inbox on a Monday morning... 🫵
It's the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean 🌊
In #XTREAM our protagonists are extremophiles.📣 Click on our NEW BLOG POST to meet them, discover where they live, and learn why they are so fascinating and essential to study 👉https://xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
August 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In #XTREAM our protagonists are extremophiles.📣 Click on our NEW BLOG POST to meet them, discover where they live, and learn why they are so fascinating and essential to study 👉https://xtream-project.eu/latests-news/
🌵🌋 For our next #ExtremeEnvironments, we’re transported to a Wild West movie.
Mammoth Hot Springs, located in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, US), is an extreme landscape characterized by its white terraces and vibrant colours, naturally shaped over thousands of years. Want to know how? 👇
Mammoth Hot Springs, located in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, US), is an extreme landscape characterized by its white terraces and vibrant colours, naturally shaped over thousands of years. Want to know how? 👇
August 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🌵🌋 For our next #ExtremeEnvironments, we’re transported to a Wild West movie.
Mammoth Hot Springs, located in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, US), is an extreme landscape characterized by its white terraces and vibrant colours, naturally shaped over thousands of years. Want to know how? 👇
Mammoth Hot Springs, located in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, US), is an extreme landscape characterized by its white terraces and vibrant colours, naturally shaped over thousands of years. Want to know how? 👇
🤝Today, we introduce Prozomix, a member of the XTREAM family! This biotech company, based in the UK, is “catalyzing tomorrow's worlds”. It leads the discovery and production of enzymes for industrial applications, supplying most of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
👉🔗 prozomix.com
👉🔗 prozomix.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🤝Today, we introduce Prozomix, a member of the XTREAM family! This biotech company, based in the UK, is “catalyzing tomorrow's worlds”. It leads the discovery and production of enzymes for industrial applications, supplying most of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
👉🔗 prozomix.com
👉🔗 prozomix.com
🧬 Can you imagine living at 80 °C in an ultra-acidic environment? Impossible, right? Well, Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, an archaeon, not only survives but thrives in those conditions.
August 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🧬 Can you imagine living at 80 °C in an ultra-acidic environment? Impossible, right? Well, Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, an archaeon, not only survives but thrives in those conditions.
Being negative helps when living in acidic environment! This is the case of Sulfolobus solfataricus. This acidophile has an enzyme that breaks the bonds of sugars to obtain energy efficiently at pH below 2, thanks to negative charges present on its surface 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013...
August 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Being negative helps when living in acidic environment! This is the case of Sulfolobus solfataricus. This acidophile has an enzyme that breaks the bonds of sugars to obtain energy efficiently at pH below 2, thanks to negative charges present on its surface 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013...
Tips to survive 105 °C:
✅Produce more rigid and compact proteins 👉 This reduces interactions with the environment and prevents unfolding.
✅Produce more rigid and compact proteins 👉 This reduces interactions with the environment and prevents unfolding.
July 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tips to survive 105 °C:
✅Produce more rigid and compact proteins 👉 This reduces interactions with the environment and prevents unfolding.
✅Produce more rigid and compact proteins 👉 This reduces interactions with the environment and prevents unfolding.
🔬❄️ This week, the #XTREAM team is in Svalbard! They are receiving hands-on training in Arctic microbiology.
📸Here are some photos of the expedition and Lise Øvreås sharing the XTREAM project.
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @csic.es c.es @erinninnovation.bsky.social
📸Here are some photos of the expedition and Lise Øvreås sharing the XTREAM project.
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @csic.es c.es @erinninnovation.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🔬❄️ This week, the #XTREAM team is in Svalbard! They are receiving hands-on training in Arctic microbiology.
📸Here are some photos of the expedition and Lise Øvreås sharing the XTREAM project.
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @csic.es c.es @erinninnovation.bsky.social
📸Here are some photos of the expedition and Lise Øvreås sharing the XTREAM project.
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @csic.es c.es @erinninnovation.bsky.social
🤝 Meet our multidisciplinary team. Here one of our partners: @Algalif, an Icelandic biotech leading sustainable astaxanthin production, a natural antioxidant found in algae with benefits for cognitive health, muscle recovery, and ageing. Read more about them👉 algalif.is
July 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🤝 Meet our multidisciplinary team. Here one of our partners: @Algalif, an Icelandic biotech leading sustainable astaxanthin production, a natural antioxidant found in algae with benefits for cognitive health, muscle recovery, and ageing. Read more about them👉 algalif.is
🌋 The Canary Islands in Spain are one of the fascinating #ExtremeEnvironments found around the world. Recent research explores how microorganisms from these islands adapt to high temperatures 🔥, acidity 💧, and toxic minerals ⚒️.
July 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🌋 The Canary Islands in Spain are one of the fascinating #ExtremeEnvironments found around the world. Recent research explores how microorganisms from these islands adapt to high temperatures 🔥, acidity 💧, and toxic minerals ⚒️.
On June 16, colleagues, friends, and loved ones gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of one of XTREAM’s founding scientific minds — Eduardo González, a remarkable researcher from the Centro de Astrobiología (INTA – CSIC), whose contribution was instrumental in crafting the vision of our project
June 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
On June 16, colleagues, friends, and loved ones gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of one of XTREAM’s founding scientific minds — Eduardo González, a remarkable researcher from the Centro de Astrobiología (INTA – CSIC), whose contribution was instrumental in crafting the vision of our project
🍹🧫Last week, the XTREAM project sneaked in between snacks and drinks at Tapas of Science event (Bergen, Norway).
🗣️Here you can see a nice pic of our coordinator, Antonio García-Moyano, during his talk!
🙌Thanks to #SpanishResearchersInNorway for the opportunity!
🗣️Here you can see a nice pic of our coordinator, Antonio García-Moyano, during his talk!
🙌Thanks to #SpanishResearchersInNorway for the opportunity!
June 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🍹🧫Last week, the XTREAM project sneaked in between snacks and drinks at Tapas of Science event (Bergen, Norway).
🗣️Here you can see a nice pic of our coordinator, Antonio García-Moyano, during his talk!
🙌Thanks to #SpanishResearchersInNorway for the opportunity!
🗣️Here you can see a nice pic of our coordinator, Antonio García-Moyano, during his talk!
🙌Thanks to #SpanishResearchersInNorway for the opportunity!
In this edition of the #XTREAMteam series, we’re featuring CSIC-INTA – Spain’s National Institute For Aerospace Technology 🛰️
With decades of experience in aerospace engineering, environmental monitoring, and sensor technology, #INTA brings invaluable expertise to the #XTREAM project 🧪
With decades of experience in aerospace engineering, environmental monitoring, and sensor technology, #INTA brings invaluable expertise to the #XTREAM project 🧪
June 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
In this edition of the #XTREAMteam series, we’re featuring CSIC-INTA – Spain’s National Institute For Aerospace Technology 🛰️
With decades of experience in aerospace engineering, environmental monitoring, and sensor technology, #INTA brings invaluable expertise to the #XTREAM project 🧪
With decades of experience in aerospace engineering, environmental monitoring, and sensor technology, #INTA brings invaluable expertise to the #XTREAM project 🧪