Research Group Industrial Biotechnology

The Industrial Biotechnology research group at Munich University of Applied Sciences is concerned with the development and economic evaluation of sustainable materials and applications based on biotechnological processes, renewable feedstocks and sidestreams.

The focus here is on an automated high-throughput cultivation platform based on microbioreactors. This can greatly reduce development times for bioprocesses. It also enables the rapid detection of nutrient requirements and the selection of suitable microorganisms.

Another focus is on the development of molecular biological tools for optimizing microbial production strains. The aim is to develop less tested and researched microorganisms that are not currently used as standard in biotechnology. In particular, biopolymer-producing organisms are to be addressed and further developed.

Exemplary projects include the optimization of carbonate precipitating microorganisms for the field of biocementation, automated and AI-based media development, bioremediation and reuse of contaminated soils, the optimization of the expression of recombinant proteins and the adaptation of biopolymer-forming microorganisms for the use of renewable feedstocks.

The research group is also a partner in various biotechnology and environmental technology networks:

Cluster Inustrielle Biotechnologie, SusMat - Netzwerk Sustainable Materials, UmweltCluster Bayern.