RESEARCH

We design and develop novel biocatalysts to enable selective and efficient chemical transformations 

Focus areas

• Enzyme discovery 

• Enzyme engineering

• Improving enzyme activity and selectivity

We develop biocatalytic methodologies for the synthesis of complex organic molecules and drug precursors

Focus areas

• Cyclopropane synthesis

• Chiral sulfur compounds

• Mechanobiocatalysis

We apply green methods to the synthesis, optimisation and discovery of antimicrobial and bioactive compounds 

Focus areas 

• Antibacterial agents

• Antimalarial compounds

• Anti-tuberculosis agents