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Research and teaching at our institute focus on one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century: The transition from an industry based on fossil resources to a sustainable, bio-based economy. Here, the so-called Industrial Biotechnology, which is also referred to as White Biotechnology in the German language area, holds a key position. Microorganisms or enzymes are used as biocatalysts for the production of (fine-)chemicals, agricultural and pharmaceutical precursors, food and animal feed, energy sources and innovative materials. This research focus is represented by the working groups of Biocatalysis, Nanobiotechnology, and Systems Biotechnology. Our research portfolio is complemented by the group of Bioactives.
This year we tried something new for us - a retreat. We started on Wednesday, July 24th at 7 am. Divided into two cars, we drove to Berghülen, a lovely little hotel called “Hotel zum Ochsen”. Once we arrived, we got coffee and started with the strategy meeting and presentations from all the particip...
Yesterday, some of the BVT team didn't let the mixed weather stop them from visiting the Erlangen Bergkirchweih. We set off in good weather and ended up braving the weather with umbrellas and a plastic tarpaulin. Team building is also when everyone makes sure that nobody is left out in the rain.
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You have a Master's degree in Biotechnology, Life Science Engineering or a related field? You are motivated, interested in molecular communication, bioprocesses, nanotechnology and proteins? You would like to contribute to research and are aiming for a PhD? Then you have a unique opportunity to beco...
The German Research Foundation (DFG) announced today that a new Research Training Group will be funded at FAU. The research training group entitled "Synthetic Molecular Communications Across Different Scales: From Theory to Experiments", SyMoCADS for short, will be led by Prof. Robert Schober (Insti...
We are pleased that our institute is represented with two contributions at this year's 14th European Congress of Chemical Engineering / 7th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology in Berlin:
Stefanie Fritzsche, presentation on the topic: "Towards a circular plastics economy – biocatalytic degr...
