Mette Lübeck

Mette Lübeck is a Professor and Vice Department Head for Research at the Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg University, Denmark. She is actively leading multiple research initiatives focused on sustainable biorefinery and food innovation.

Her research interests span biorefinery concepts, protein extraction from biomass, fungal gene technology, enzymes for biomass conversion, and biotechnology including GMO, gene sequencing, and synthetic biology. She also investigates the role of experiments in technology development and technoanthropology.

Her recent publications (2020–2025) highlight a strong trend in sustainable food systems, focusing on protein recovery from grass-clover, alfalfa, and green leaves using membrane filtration and fermentation. Projects like UPCYFUN, LEAF2FOOD, and SvampeMad reflect her commitment to upcycling agricultural side streams into high-value food ingredients, with applications in mycoprotein, hydrophobins, and functional plant proteins.

Mette Lübeck leads or co-leads several major research grants and collaborative projects, including EU- or nationally funded initiatives aimed at sustainable bioeconomy and food security. She actively supervises research and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across food science, microbiology, and engineering.

She has participated in numerous conferences, workshops, and public engagements, including media appearances discussing the future of grass as food. Her work is widely covered in press and media, emphasizing societal impact.