Mission
Fundamental biological discoveries are often driven by technological advances. The Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) was founded in 2000 and is now one of the three institutes of the central scientific unit Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) and it is contributing to TU Dresden´s strategic research area "Principles of Life. Transforming Health Care". The BIOTEC is an interdisciplinary research center that develops innovative technologies driving the progress of modern life sciences in the areas of molecular cell and developmental biology, physical biology, and computational biology. The balance and synergy between technology development and basic research drives the sustained success of basic, applied, and translational research at the BIOTEC. The interdisciplinary team of scientists from more than 20 countries sees itself as the driving force for the further development of the institute, the CMCB, as well as the research and teaching landscape in the JohannstadtCampus, Dresden and worldwide. This is reflected, among other things, in the successes that led to the establishment of the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) and the Physics of Life (PoL) DFG Excellence Cluster applications of the TU Dresden.
BIOTEC combines complementary research approaches and methods under one roof and here the working groups of the professorships and the (junior) scientists work hand in hand on equal terms. Together, the core research areas are represented, shaped, and continuously developed on the pulse of time. BIOTEC is embedded in a strong partner network of established Dresden research institutes and offers its top-class scientists optimal conditions for innovation, as well as a high degree of freedom and personal responsibility.
One of the central concerns is the use of synergies and interdisciplinary interfaces. BIOTEC is therefore actively involved in making state-of-the-art technologies available to an extended user group via the CMCB Technology Platform. This supports the research activities and optimizes the efficiency of the groups in their core areas at a high technology level, as well as reducing the financial and administrative burden for the individual. In addition, the CMCB Technology Platform in turn provides the basis for making innovative findings available to start-up companies, which in turn has a positive effect on local and national technology transfer.
Furthermore, the institute promotes young scientists and trains them with the necessary specialized knowledge of the core research areas established at the institute. BIOTEC offers research-related teaching in the four international Master's programs (M.Sc.) established at CMCB. BIOTEC scientists are also involved in teaching in Bachelor's and Master's programs of other faculties of the TU Dresden and institutes, as well as in supervising doctoral students (PhD).