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  • Organization of the institute

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    • Regenerative Resources

    • Water technologies, resource recovery and scale-up

    • Industrial biotechnology

  • Chronicles

• Management of the Institute

• Staff Profiles

• Collaboration Expand / Hide

  • Cooperation models – ways of working together

  • Network

  • Teaching

  • Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Drug Discovery and Delivery @ HUJI

  • Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus at Stellenbosch University

  • Innovation Network Morgenstadt

  • High Performance Center Mass Personalization

  • The Ultra-efficient Factory – Producing without Losses in a Livable Environment

• Branches of the institute Expand / Hide

  • Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP, Leuna

  • Bio-, Electro- and Chemocatalysis BioCat, Straubing branch

  • Virus-based Therapies, Biberach branch

• Organization

• Spectrum of services

• Facilities

• Quality systems

• Focus Themes Expand / Hide

  • Circular Health

  • CO₂ as a raw material for sustainable chemistry

  • The problem of PFAS – solutions for substitution and elimination

  • Scaling and piloting of new processes

  • Our contribution to the Nexus of Water – Energy – Food – Raw materials

  • Infections – Prevention, diagnostics, drug development Expand / Hide

    • Infections – Prevention

    • Infections – Diagnostics

    • Infections – Drug development

  • Bioprinting – Optimized bioinks for additive manufacturing

  • Machine learning for algae cultivation

• EU Activities Expand / Hide

  • Horizon 2020

  • EU FP7

  • EU FP6

  • Innovative Medicines Initiative – IMI

  • European Institute of Innovation and Technology – EIT

• Advisory board

Business areas Expand / Hide

• Health

• Sustainable chemistry

• Environment and Climate Protection

Competencies Expand / Hide

• Algae biotechnology Expand / Hide

  • Process development in photobioreactors Expand / Hide

    • Etamax

  • Recovery of high-value compounds Expand / Hide

    • Scale-up to pilot scale

  • Algae biomass as a renewable energy source Expand / Hide

    • Biorefinery based on starch-rich algal biomass

    • Algal starch biorefinery

    • Lipid-rich algal biomass

  • Use of microalgae in organic farming Expand / Hide

    • Organic plant protection product from microalgae against fungal infestation

• Biofilms and hygiene Expand / Hide

  • Detection of microorganisms

  • Biological characterization of antimicrobial and photocatalytic surfaces

  • Biofilms – Avoid, use and control

• Bioinspired chemistry Expand / Hide

  • Biobased polymers and additives Expand / Hide

    • New chemical building blocks from terpenoid waste streams

  • Biohybrid materials

  • Bioorganic chemistry

  • Plastics technology

  • Organic chemistry

• Cell and tissue technologies Expand / Hide

  • Cell-based assays Expand / Hide

    • Pubilcations

  • Immunoreceptors and drug screening Expand / Hide

    • JRHDD – Joint Research Hub for Drug Discovery and Delivery

  • Three-dimensional (3D) skin models as in-vitro test system Expand / Hide

    • Reporter skin: In-vitro skin models for the detection of cell stress

    • 3D skin model for infection research

  • Biosensors

  • Production cell lines Expand / Hide

    • Services

• Electrosynthesis of basic chemicals

• Food processing technology Expand / Hide

  • Processing of intra-cellular metabolites

  • Stabilization and hygienization Expand / Hide

    • Microwaves

    • Pressure change technology

  • Valuable materials from food production wastes

• Functional surfaces and materials Expand / Hide

  • Materials Expand / Hide

    • Functional Particles and Particle Technologies

    • Formulations

    • Hydrogels

    • Inks for 2D/3D printing

    • Modified biopolymers

    • Services

    • Equipment

  • Coatings Expand / Hide

    • Anti-ice coatings

    • Anti-fogging

    • Combined layers: Barriers and improved emptying behavior

    • Adhesion improvement by plasma treatment

    • Hydrophilization of hard contact lenses for improved comfort

    • Antimicrobial surfaces by the application of natural active substances

    • Coatings for improved cell adhesion

    • Improvement of wound healing

    • Dehesive coating for packages

    • Parylene coating

    • Substitution of PFAS via new materials and coatings

    • Hydrophobic treatment of textiles with biobased chitosan

    • Foils and textiles

    • Sensor coatings for measuring environmental gases and VOCs

    • Biosensors and arrays

  • Processes Expand / Hide

    • Projects

    • Coating technologies

    • Structuring, printing and additive processes

    • Plasma process for water purification

    • Cleaning and disinfection

    • Roll-to-roll processes: R2R coating and structuring

    • Plasma technology and development of efficient plasma processes

• Industrial biotechnology Expand / Hide

  • Bioprocess Engineering Expand / Hide

    • Production of biocatalysts

    • Optimization and scale-up of fermentative production of chemicals and biosurfactants

    • Establishment and scale-up of technical enzyme processes

    • Production of biopolymers and biobased polymers

    • Upstream processing of renewable raw materials and biogenic residues

  • Bioprocess scale-up Expand / Hide

    • Fermentative production of carboxylic acids from lignocellulose sugars

    • Process demonstration isobutene

• In-vitro diagnostics Expand / Hide

  • Next-generation sequencing

  • Next-generation diagnostics Expand / Hide

    • NGS-based diagnostics of sepsis pathogens

    • Bioinformatics workflows for precision diagnostics

    • Liquid biopsy using circulating nucleic acids

    • Precision biomarkers

    • Fungal infections

  • Next-generation sequencing for precision diagnostics of microbial resistance and environmental monitoring of resistance development

  • Genomics for white and environmental biotechnology

• Membranes Expand / Hide

  • Moisture management

  • Gas separation Expand / Hide

    • Oxygen conducting perovskite capillary membranes

    • Perovskite capillary membranes in a CO₂ plasma

    • Dense metal membranes for hydrogen purification

    • MOF mixed-matrix membranes

    • Ionic liquids in gas absorption

  • Micropollutants

  • Hydrogen technologies

  • Water purification

  • Green membranes

• Regenerative resources Expand / Hide

  • Biomass fractionation

  • Chemical processes

• Resource recovery: Nutrients, metals, biogas Expand / Hide

  • Sludge management on sewage treatment plants

  • Nutrient recovery from wastewater

  • Efficient processes for biogas production from of organic waste and renewable raw materials Expand / Hide

    • Characterization of the anaerobic decomposition process in the environmental sector

  • Nutrient recovery from manure

  • Digestion residues – Raw material for nutrients and soil improvers

  • Nutrients from food and animal feed industry

  • Production of plant and soil substrates: formulation and drying

  • AmmoRe – Recovery of Ammonium from Wastewater

  • BioEcoSIM^® – Combined process for the treatment of liquid manure and fermentation residues

  • Biological nutrient removal and reuse

  • Extraction and recovery of metals with biotechnological processes

  • project-nawaro

• Sustainable Catalytic Processes Expand / Hide

  • Synthetic Fuels

  • Power-to-X and “Green” Platform Chemicals

  • Sustainable Electrosynthesis

  • Microbial Catalysis Expand / Hide

    • Biotechnological Production of Organic Acids from Methanol

    • Methylotrophic Yeasts for Industrial Biotechnology

• Technology scale up and transfer

• Thermal separation processes Expand / Hide

  • Thermal water treatment

  • Drying with superheated steam Expand / Hide

    • Recovery of volatile substances

    • Publications

  • Torrefaction

  • Sorptive dehumidification Expand / Hide

    • WaLu – Producing Drinking Water from Air Humidity

• Virus-based technologies Expand / Hide

  • Therapeutic viruses

  • Virus-like particles

  • Bacteriophages

  • Virus culture and virus detection Expand / Hide

    • Aerosol-carried viruses – production, capturing and analysis

  • Array technologies

  • PCR technologies

• Water technologies Expand / Hide

  • Water management and digitization Expand / Hide

    • Wastewater as a resource: Utilization and recovery of wastewater ingredients

    • Nexus of water and food security

    • Water 4.0 – The digitization of the water industry

    • Climate resilient cities through blue-green infrastructures

    • Water management in India

  • Biological wastewater treatment Expand / Hide

    • Water purification and bioreactor concepts

    • Municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants

  • Desalination Expand / Hide

    • Electrodialysis

    • Capacitive deionization

    • Free-Flow Electrophoresis

    • Electromembrane Filtration

  • Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP)

  • Photolysis

  • Electrocoagulation

  • Electro-oxidation/-reduction

  • System Integration

Analysis / Testing Expand / Hide

• Chemical Analytics

• Surface, particle and polymer analytics Expand / Hide

  • Surface Analytics Expand / Hide

    • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) or Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) with Auger Electron Spectroscopy, SEM and other Methods

    • High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) with Electron- and X-Ray-Induced EDX Analytics

    • Contact Angle Analysis

    • Infrared Spectroscopy and Microscopy (FT-IR)

    • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)

    • Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy

    • Spectroscopic and Imaging Ellipsometry

  • Particle Analytics

  • Biopolymer and Polymer Analysis

  • Further Analytical Methods Expand / Hide

    • Tensiometry

    • Rheology

    • Volumetric Sorption Analysis

    • Electron spin resonance (ESR)

  • Damage analysis

  • Quality and process control

  • Optimization of product properties

• Real-time Process Analyses with New Mass Spectrometer

• GLP Test Facility "Cell-based test systems for the determination of biological parameters"

• Next-generation Sequencing

• Microbial Evaluation of Surfaces

Projects

Publications Expand / Hide

• Publications in journals and books

• Academic theses

• White papers and project reports

• Annual reports

• Brochures and product sheets

Press / News Expand / Hide

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  • 2024 Expand / Hide

    • Adhesives from feathers

    • Lab-grown canine skin provides a canvas for testing medical treatments

    • LaChiPur – Functionalized Chitosan as a Biobased Flocculant for the Treatment of Complex Wastewater

    • Pathogen identification – next-generation sequencing optimizes diagnostics

    • Innovative agricultural production with treated water: first living lab in operation

    • Reporter Skin: In-vitro Skin Makes Cell Reaction to Test Substance Measurable in Real Time

    • Technological Advance in Production of Pharmaceuticals

    • Energy vector for decentralized hydrogen supply

    • Keeping Bugs Healthy

    • Biohydrogen from Wood Waste

  • 2023 Expand / Hide

    • Green gold: Torrefied biomass to replace coal and oil

    • Plasma against toxic PFAS chemicals

    • Rapeseed makes more than just oil – it’s a source of proteins too

    • The terrorist attack on Israel

  • 2022 Expand / Hide

    • Turning harmful CO₂ into useful chemicals

    • Pilot project RoKKa uses wastewater to produce fertiliser and raw materials

    • Herpes virus to be weaponized to fight cancer

    • Biosurfactants are "Bioproduct Day Favourite"

    • Biointelligent sensor for measuring viral activity

    • Sustainable by design foamed bioplastics project launch

    • 13,9M€ project to mainstream alternative proteins for everybody and everywhere has official started

  • 2021 Expand / Hide

    • Future factory Lusatia: answers to the global resource hunger

    • Coating textiles sustainably with chitosan

    • The Fraunhofer lighthouse project “FutureProteins“ develops coupled agricultural systems for a resilient and sustainbale production of high-quality food proteins

    • AQUA-Hub − Fraunhofer IGB supports market development in India for water technologies "Made In Germany"

    • Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

    • Nose2Brain – Active substances without detour through the nose into the brain

    • TotalEnergies, Sunfire and Fraunhofer give the go-ahead for green methanol in Leuna

    • CO₂ as a raw material for plastics and other products

    • Efficient roll-to-roll production technologies for more climate neutrality

    • Indoor Air: How to Eliminate Viruses Effectively

    • Large-scale implementation of vegetable production utilizing water reuse

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