Institute for Applied Biology

Focus on resources

With its research, the Institute for Applied Biology (IANB) at HFU contributes to the further development of the bio-economy, as well as industrial and medical biotechnology. Its members conduct research and development at the centre of the areas of Health and Sustainability, Climate Protection and Energy of the Federal Government's High-Tech Strategy 2025, as well as on the strategic research priorities of Health and Bio-economy of the State of Baden-Württemberg.

In addition, the Institute for Applied Biology at HFU has set itself the goal of providing new impetus for the closer integration of research and teaching at HFU.

Expertise

Molecular biological methods in environmental technology and medicine
Bioprocess technology
Experiment design
Biological cybernetics, modeling and process automation
Downstream processing / protein purification, biocatalysis
Combinatorial chemistry
Environmental and sustainable bioprocess technology

Research projects

AManDA

Standardised small biogas plants for the fermentation of pig manure with integrated methane enrichment, as well as digestate and wastewater treatment and N-recovery.

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prot P.S.I.

The research project investigates the modulation of protein reactivity and thermodynamics by pressure.
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genBioNMPC

The project develops new generic Adaptive Non-linear Model Predictive Controllers (NMPC) for the development of dynamic bioeconomic processes.
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mDoE Toolbox-2

The project develops and optimises new design-of-experiments (DoE) software methods for model-based optimisation of biotechnological processes.
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Biogas Digital Twin

The project deals with the development of a knowledge-based, innovative Biogas Digital Twin to exploit the full potential of biogas processes.
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