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.