Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and BiotechnologyFraunhofer IGB develops and optimizes technologies, processes and products for the business areas of health, chemistry and process industry as well as environment and energy. We combine the highest scientific quality with professional know-how in our fields of competence – Interfacial Engineering and Materials Science, Molecular Biotechnology, Physical Process Technology, Environmental Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, as well as Cell and Tissue Engineering – always with a view to economic efficiency and sustainability.
Our strengths lie in offering complete solutions from laboratory to pilot plant scale. Customers also benefit from the cooperation between our five R&D departments in Stuttgart and the institute branches located in Leuna and Straubing. The constructive interplay of the various disciplines at our institute opens up new approaches in areas such as medical engineering, nanotechnology, downstream processing and environmental technology. The Fraunhofer IGB is one of 72 institutes and independent research units of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe’s leading organization for applied research.