for Science
acib is a non-profit research centre that is funded by COMET (Competence Center of Excellent Technologies). It develops solutions for the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy.
Research Fields
Biocatalysis
Enzyme Technologies
& Protein Engineering
Microbial Biotechnology
Cell Line Development
& Plant Biotechnology
Bioprocess Technologies
Biotechnological valorization of waste streams (bioeconomy)
Bioinformatics, modelling
& simulation
Sustainability assessment
Industrial Biotechnology plays a key role in the extraction and use of biological resources to produce valuable products in the pharmaceutical, food and feed sectors or the use of bio-based chemicals, materials and bioenergy.
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Dissemination & Communication
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Latest publications
Nature’s Unexpected Recyclers: Carnivorous Plants Tackle Plastic Waste
The escalating global plastic waste crisis demands innovative, environmentally friendly solutions. This research turns to an unexpected natural reservoir: carnivorous plants. …
Downstream processing of AAV based gene therapy vectors
Improving efficiency of gene therapy: acib researchers and partners are tackling the complex challenge of purifying Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) vectors, paving the way for more effective and accessible advanced medical …
Low-cost food-grade alternatives for serum albumins in FBS-free cell culture media
The development of cost-effective, serum-free cell culture media is critical for the advancement of cultivated meat production and the biopharmaceutical industry. …
Engineering of Transmembrane Alkane Monooxygenases to Improve a Key Reaction Step in the Synthesis of Polymer Precursor Tulipalin A.
The biocatalytic synthesis of valuable chemicals offers a sustainable alternative to conventional chemical routes. This work focuses on improving a critical hydroxylation step in the synthesis of Tulipalin A, a …
Advancing Genetic Engineering in Methanothermobacter marburgensis for Industrial Biotechnology
First markerless mutagenesis system established, clarifying isoleucine biosynthesis and enabling synthetic pathway integration. …
NADH driven enzymatic carboxylic acid reduction
This study delves into the promising realm of NADH-driven enzymatic carboxylic acid reduction, a pivotal transformation in the field of industrial biotechnology. …
Biocatalytic Heteroaromatic Amide Formation in Water Enabled by a Catalytic Tetrad and Two Access Tunnels
Green chemistry in action: Our enzyme SpL enables the efficient production of important amide building blocks for drugs directly in water! Faster, cleaner, more sustainable – a breakthrough for industrial …
Phosphorylation-condensation cascade reaction for flexible biocatalytic synthesis of C-nucleosides from pentose and nucleobase substrates
Efficient enzyme cascade for C-nucleosides: acib develops a new, highly productive biocatalysis process for the production of pseudouridine 5'-phosphate, a key building block for modern mRNA therapeutics. …
Carrier-based immobilization of the Aerococcus viridans L-lactate oxidase
How best to immobilize L-lactate oxidase? Systematic study compares carriers & methods, finding agarose amine supports superior. Key for biosensing/biocatalysis. …
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For an overview of publications from 2020 to 2024, please click here.
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Our Cooperation model
Get partners for your technologies
You are searching for industrial project partners to finance your research? Rely on acib’s extensive network of companies, allowing us to offer your research ideas to >10,000 potential collaboration partners. As a scientific partner of acib, you can join our project offer initiative and hand in your concept for conducting your biotech-research within acib (project staff = acib employees).
Start multi-company projects
With tailored contracts with universities and framework-contracts with universities in place acib can easily bring together multiple academic and industrial partners. If 4 company partners work together, each has to pay only ¼ of total research costs, effectively resulting in a funding-like arrangement.
Collaborate in EU funded projects
acib is a strong partner in EU projects, not only for scientific approaches but also for communication, dissemination work packages or life-cycle assessments – both pivotal factors for a multitude of EU project calls. Our EU-team is always helpful and well-equipped to assist you in finding suitable consortium partners and crafting all non-scientific components of your proposal.
Get to know our Research projects
Benefits for academia
- Unlock exclusive funding opportunities (e.g. FFG-FemTech, FFG-Dissertantinnen für Zukunftsthemen der Wirtschaft, FFG-COMET)
- Easy project start (handling contracts and IP rules, streamlined administrative procedures, seamless project administration and management)
- Support services in dissemination, communication, business development (advice for potential start-up founders) and also techno-economic assessment or life cycle analysis
Let acib be your gateway for collaborative research! Find our Research projects here.