Eurofung started as a project funded by EC, and has now grown into a foundation with the aim to explore and enlarge the possibilties of filamentous fungi as cellfactories.

Filamentous fungi are known for their ability to produce metabolites important for human health (antibiotics) and enzymes used in the food and feed industry. They are promising hosts for the production of pharmaceutical proteins, antibodies and vaccines and of novel non-ribosomal peptide antibiotics.