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  • Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP, Leuna

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  • Virus-based Therapies, Biberach branch

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  • Horizon 2020

  • EU FP7

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  • Innovative Medicines Initiative – IMI

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• Cooperation models – ways of working together

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  • Health

  • Sustainable chemistry

  • Environment and Climate Protection

• Innovation initiatives Expand / Hide

  • S-TEC Stuttgart Technology and Innovation Campus

  • Kompetenzzentrum Biointelligenz

  • Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Drug Discovery and Delivery @ HUJI

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

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

  • Innovation Network Morgenstadt

  • High Performance Center Mass Personalization

Research Expand / Hide

• Medical biotechnology Expand / Hide

  • In-vitro diagnostics Expand / Hide

    • Next-generation sequencing

    • Next-generation diagnostics

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

    • Genomics for white and environmental biotechnology

  • Virus-based therapies and technologies Expand / Hide

    • Therapeutic viruses

    • Virus-like particles

    • Bacteriophages

    • Virus culture and virus detection

    • Array technologies

    • PCR technologies

• Biofabrication, cell-based in-vitro test systems, and materials development Expand / Hide

  • Biofabrication Expand / Hide

    • Tissue models and in-vitro test systems for biomedicine

    • Cell culture-based foods: cultured meat and cultured fish

    • Engineered living materials (ELM)

  • Cell and tissue technologies

  • Cell-based assays Expand / Hide

    • Pubilcations

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

    • Reporter skin models for the investigation of cell stress responses

    • Skin disease models

    • Three-dimensional (3D) skin microbiome and infection models

    • Three-dimensional (3D) animal skin models

  • Three-dimensional (3D) microtissues: organoids and spheroids Expand / Hide

    • Intestinal organoids

    • Reporter spheroids

  • Biosensors

  • Production cell lines Expand / Hide

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  • Immunoreceptors and drug screening Expand / Hide

    • JRHDD – Joint Research Hub for Drug Discovery and Delivery

  • Materials Expand / Hide

    • Functional particles and particle technologies

    • Formulations

    • Modified biopolymers

    • Hydrogels

    • Inks and materials for 2D/3D printing and bioprinting

  • Coatings and coating technologies 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

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

    • Functionalization of surfaces

  • Processes Expand / Hide

    • Plasma process for water purification

    • Plasma ultracleaning of metal surfaces

    • Plasma sterilization of thermolabile materials

    • UV technologies for sterilization and disinfection of surfaces

    • Plasma technology for restoring historical papers

    • Plasma technology and development of efficient plasma processes

  • Functional surfaces and materials

• Greentech solutions Expand / Hide

  • Water technologies Expand / Hide

    • Water management and digitization

    • Biological wastewater treatment

    • Desalination

    • Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP)

    • Photolysis

    • Electrocoagulation

    • Electro-oxidation/-reduction

    • System Integration

  • Membranes Expand / Hide

    • Moisture management

    • Gas separation

    • Micropollutants

    • Hydrogen technologies

    • Water purification

    • Green membranes

  • Thermal separation processes Expand / Hide

    • Thermal water treatment

    • Drying with superheated steam

    • Torrefaction

    • Sorptive dehumidification

  • 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

    • 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

    • Recovery of ammonium from wastewater

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

    • Biological nutrient removal and reuse

    • Drying of organic residues and cyanobacteria

    • Biomining: Extraction and recovery of metals using biological processes

  • Urban bioeconomy

  • Biofilms and hygiene Expand / Hide

    • Detection of microorganisms

    • Biological characterization of antimicrobial and photocatalytic surfaces

    • Biofilms – Avoid, use and control

• Smart engineering and scale-up Expand / Hide

  • Digitalization of (bio-)processes

• Innovative Synthesis Processes Expand / Hide

  • Synthetic Fuels

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

  • Sustainable Electrosynthesis

  • Biobased polymers and additives Expand / Hide

    • New chemical building blocks from terpenoid waste streams

    • Monoterpene derivatives for the chemical industry

    • Organic chemistry

  • Future materials Expand / Hide

    • Biohybrid materials

    • Bioorganic chemistry

    • Plastics technology

  • Microbial Catalysis Expand / Hide

    • Biotechnological Production of Organic Acids from Methanol

    • Methylotrophic Yeasts for Industrial Biotechnology

  • Electrosynthesis of basic chemicals

• Chemical and biotechnological processes Expand / Hide

  • Biomass fractionation

  • Chemical processes

  • Industrial biotechnology Expand / Hide

    • Bioprocess Engineering

    • Bioprocess scale-up

    • Algae biotechnology

• Focus themes Expand / Hide

  • Alternative proteins

  • Biofabrication – building blocks for the medicine of the future

  • Biopolymers – material building blocks of the future

  • Precision medicine: targeted therapies based on the molecular causes of diseases

  • Circular economy: use of wastewater, solid and gaseous waste

  • CO₂ as a raw material for sustainable chemistry

  • Cell-based test systems for assessing the safety of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and biocidal products

  • 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

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)

• 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

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  • 2026 Expand / Hide

    • Biosurfactants: A sustainable alternative for cleaning and personal care products

    • Professor Kluger becomes managing director of Fraunhofer IGB

    • Bio-based films and coatings made from chitin-containing waste materials

    • Customized Fertilization

  • 2025 Expand / Hide

    • Fraunhofer signs MoUs with IIT Ropar and BITS Pilani on Sustainability and Circular Economy

    • Publication on glycolipid biosurfactants by Sini Münßinger receives award

    • Petra Kluger Joins Institute Management at Fraunhofer IGB

    • SUNER-C concludes after three years dedicated to unlocking the renewable energy future

    • Sustainable carbon fibers based on algae

    • Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection

    • Rapeseed protein for vegan burger patties and nutritious chicken feed

    • Harnessing municipal wastewater as a resource

    • CO2 recycling powers a new palm oil alternative for the cosmetics industry

    • Fraunhofer researchers develop innovative diagnostics for detecting antibiotic resistance in bacterial infections

    • Better, faster, bio-based: functional new plastic alternatives

  • 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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