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Saarbrücken biotechnologists conduct research into the production of sustainable recycled plastics
Nearly 380 million tons of plastics are currently produced each year - with a strong upward trend and the well-known negative consequences for our planet. The EU project "REPurpose" therefore aims to explore new ways for the efficient use of resources in plastics production. The Institute for...
Novel BMBF-funded project to produce health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids in microbes
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), primarily the marine ones, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), have received worldwide attention in recent years due to an increasing awareness of their uniqueness in improving diet and human health and their apparently inevitable...
iSBio to re-program drug producing microbes is featured on the cover of Biotechnology & Bioengineering
The December 2020 back cover highlights a novel strategy that uses microparticles to streamline the lifestyle of the soil microbe Streptomyces towards elevated production of the antituberculosis drug pamamycin, belonging to the polyketide family.
As shown in our study, the addition of talc...
You are now a doctor, Sarah!
On December 20, 2020, Sarah Lisa Hoffmann successfully completed her dissertation work, which dealt with a new sustainable production route for the amino acid lysine.
Sarah explored a new route for the use of macroalgae, a new type of raw material source from the ocean, which is regarded as third...
Congratulations, Sören!
On the November 6, 2020 Sören Starck successfully completed his dissertation, which dealt with the research of new sustainable production methods based on the waste material lignin. Due to Corona, promotion as a hybrid event was carried out for the first time at the iSBio.
In his work,...
Implanted microbes as living therapeutics – iSBio-Team programs medical cell factories in the new Leibniz ScienceCampus
The treatment of chronic diseases aims more and more at the of use biological therapeutics, which enable individual and long-term dosage. In this regard, the Leibniz Society now launched the Leibniz Science Campus "Living therapeutic materials" for 4 years.
Starting in July 2020, working groups...
iSBio goes on board - BMBF project EXPLOMARE explores novel biotechnological processes based on marine resources
With its new BioProMare initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is pursuing the goal of recognizing and enabling the biotechnological potential of the marine habitat, which has so far been little explored, but promises new products and services and to support the...
BMBF funds new project for the biotechnological production of nature-derived high-priced protective molecules at the Saar University with 2 million...
In the next three years, the collaborative project EXTRA will focus on the development of novel processes for the fermentative production protective molecules from nature, so-called extremolytes.
Extremolytes are small molecules with which microorganisms effectively protect themselves against...
iSBio research featured on the Journal Cover of Biotechnology & Bioengineering
The internationally highly reputed journal "Biotechnology & Bioengineering" features our research on its May 2020 cover page. In the corresponding article that appears in this volume, we have assessed the life cycle of manufacturing adipic acid, one of the global key chemicals, from the...
Christoph Wittmann delivers keynote lecture at MES 2019 in Tianjin
The international ME conference is the world leading conference in the field of metabolic engineering. It brings together leading experts, scientists, and students from industry, the government and academia to present and discuss cutting edge research. Since recent years, ME conferences are backed...
iSBio researchers attend the GIM 2019 conference in Pisa
Five researchers from our iSBio team joined Christoph Wittmann to attend this year’s "International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microbes".
The meeting was held from 8th to 11th of July at the conference palace in Pisa, Italy. Over the whole time, GIM 2019 offered an excellent...
Excellent: Best Poster Award for Michael Kohlstedt
Michael Kohlstedt was awarded with the best poster award at the HIPS Symposium, 27-28. July 2019 to highlight his innovative research on the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Every year in Germany alone, thousands of people die from infections that are caused by this bacterium....
Judith Becker receives the research price of the Hans-and-Ruth Giessen Foundation
Judith Becker from the Institute of System Biotechnology of Saarland University was awarded the price and 20.000 € for her excellent research on tailor-made cell factories.
The patronage of the award ceremony on June 13, 2019 in St. Ingbert had taken over Prime Minister Tobias Hans. In her...
iSBio on TV: Aroma research broadcast in the science magazine Xenius
The ZDF spent a whole day in our laboratories in June to present our research on the fermentation of cocoa beans for its science magazine Xenius.
In this way we clarify the basics for the formation of taste in the production of chocolate - in which microorganisms play an important role, as they do...
Alumni Meeting at iSBio - Reunion of more than 20 years of biotechnology research at UdS
On May 10, 2019, there was a warm and euphoric reunion at iSBio. Around 70 former and current employees of the Institutes of Technical Biochemistry and Systems Biotechnology met for a major alumni anniversary.
In addition to celebrating more than 20 years of successful biotechnology research and...
Burg Wilenstein – iSBio Retreat
The iSBio team spent three days together at Burg Wilenstein in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle, a 12th-century hilltop castle, partially restored with a conference center, provided a great ambience for intensive exchange and discussion.
Important topics this year were the planning and...
iSBio in the newspaper: The milk alternative does it!
The Saarbrücker Zeitung highlights our research on the development of healthy plant milk products on the occasion of the Open Day 2019 at Saarland University.
The plant alternatives based on soya, almonds or oats have an attractive eco-balance, and unlike cow's milk, do not resort to...
New Bioeconomy Project within the Saarland Research Program
The Research Program (LFFP) promotes the further development of the Saarland as a knowledge and business location. Our new NINA project was selected 2019 as part of this funding initiative.
Specifically, our team will explore the feasibility of using waste streams from the wood industry for...
Three recent iSBio dissertations published
Fresh published are the dissertations of Veronique Beckers, Jonathan Fabarius and Susanne Schwechheimer, who have carried out their PhD research work in our team. All of the doctoral projects were carried out jointly with industrial cooperation partners.
Veronique worked in a green biotechnology...
New EU project with the French Metabolome platform in Toulouse
The EU initiative IBISBA - Industrial Biotechnology Innovation and Synthetic Biology Accelerator - enables researchers to collaborate transnationally with leading technology platforms to connect top-level biotechnology research within Horizon 2020. Our new project "High Flux" has been selected for...
Metabolic engineering provides new opportunities to improve nutrition and global food security
Since the advent of modern biotechnology, we have experienced a tremendous development, driven and inspired by demand, competition, and the quest for novel, exclusive and sustainable products from renewable resources. Nature itself delivers a diversity of organisms, enzymes, pathways, and metabolic...
Fermentation of Cocoa Beans Requires Precise Collaboration Among Two Bacteria, and Yeast
WASHINGTON, DC – June 10, 2014 – Good chocolate is among the world’s most beloved foods, which is why scientists are seeking to improve the product, and enhance the world’s pleasure. A team of researchers from Germany and Switzerland—the heartland of fine...
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