Research projects

Current research projects

• smartFormulation - Development of an automated, function-integrated system for the production and quality evaluation of insoluble mixtures in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and cosmetics
• SmartAQAlab - Development of a semi-automated support system for the multi-parametric analysis of drinking and process water
• dOxy2SensE - dissolved Oxygen Sens-o-Spheres Expansion
• CellPAT - New process analytical technology for Cell Stack culturing environments
• hyperBATH - Novel multi-point reaction system with integrated sensors and embedded cloud connection for aggregated data analysis
• iHexagon - Development, construction and testing of an intelligent, multi-variant, autonomous, mobile laboratory furniture system with LIMS connectivity as the basis for functionally integrative elements in the laboratory of the future
• LiquiPlate - Development, construction and testing of an automated system for concentrating and plating liquid samples in culture dishes with automatic incubation and inspection
• SteriBot - Development of an automation system for sterility testing of radio pharmaceuticals
• Digitalalgae: Microalgal population dynamics related to changes of environmental conditions
• Silver nanoparticle formation from galvanic waste water using filamentous fungi

• AquaTechLausitz - Innovation alliance for a sustainable industrial structural transformation in the Lusatian region using aquatic resources

• SchuPlaHolz: Biobased Preservatives out of Plant Cell Culture for Wood Materials

• iPhoto - Development and test of an automated imaging station for capturing, documentation and analysis of laboratory samples with link to a LIMS
• Smart Translation – Optimizing of diagnostics within the field of personalized oncology through developing an efficient system of analysis to explore, validate and translate new olecular-biological biomarkers and their integration into the SmartLab
• EtAc: Process development for the production of ethyl acetate from whey by microbial ester-synthesis and innovative process-integrated product-removal

• The simulation of radiation fields in algal suspensions for horizontal tubular reactor systems

• Application of additive manufacturing technologies for the realization of clinically relevant cocultures of mammalian cells and microalgae

• MOProAlgae: Rapid monitoring system Rapid monitoring system to optimize process control for the production of valuable active substances with microalgae

• 3Dbot - Development of an high-troughput, bench-top-robotic-system for the fully automated handling of biological samples using a photogrammetric 3D-imaging method and real-time image analysis

• iChemCabinet - Development and test of an universal, interactive, intelligent laboratory cabinet for handling and dispensing of chemicals from containers with screw caps

Finished projects

• Sens-o-Spheres III - Characterization of new bioreactor systems through position- and time-resolved acquisition of process measurement signals using mobile, miniaturized sensors
• SmartAquaCultureSystems – New energy-optimized recirculation systems with mobile, wireless sensor equipment
• ActiveEndoTest – Development of a new active system designed for the removal of endotoxins from human body fluids with the aim of a rapid test

• Algae4Cycle - Modular on-site plant for alga-based processing of industrial process water

• Model-driven continuous cultivation of the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis on a technical scale

• NanoFunDus– Development of a new Antifouling coating to prevent micro and macro fouling occurring in heat exchangers used in seawater desalination

•  Toxicologically harmless new cross-linking systems for the collagen industry on the basis of biotechnological processes

• ß clean: Technical application of aptamers to prevent the distribution of anthropo­genic micro­pollutants in the aquatic ecosytem
• CrossCat-Symbiosis of bio- & chemo-catalysts for the sustainable conversion of hemicelluloses
• Green Bioprinting - Novel Environment for Agglomeration of Plant Cells
• Yeast pheromone based control of biotechnological processes (HeSPro)
• Development of technologies and processes for cultivation of dye producing fungi and for recovery of natural dye
• BioSpeckle: Development of a non-invasive sensor for determination of biomass in biotechnological processes by Laser-Speckle-Photometry 

• Sens-o-Spheres II | Location-independent acquisition of process measurement signals in novel bioreactor systems

• SmartVesselCoatTest – Development of a new, self-cleaning, biocide-free coating system for sport boats with an inline test method for validating antifouling characteristics.

• Design, development, testing and validation of a novel filter for integration into a home care test for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis

• CQS-ACM-Continuous Queuing SPR-System for Active Concentration Measurements

• MIPHO - Multispectral bioreactor for phototrophic organisms
• eLABPS - Stereoscopy in biotechnology and life sciences: research on imaging of biological samples and on possibilities for automatic image analysis using the example of Legionella pneumophila
• Development and validation of new micro structures to provide anti-bio-fouling surface coatings
• Optimization of Biomagnetic Separation with variable magnetic fields
• Novel production system for plant secondary metabolites on the basis of cell-free biocatalysis in a cascaded, compartmentalized bioreactor for hairy roots
• Laboratory automation - development of an innovative bench top device for automatic preparation of liquid nutrition media
• Symbiosis of catalysis and biotechnology for sustainable utilization of hemicelluloses in biorefineries
• CultiLux - Development and establishment of an innovative device for lighting of photomixotrophic and phototrophic organisms in orbitally shaken culture vessels
• Development of antifungal and water-repellent protection agents from plants and development and production of a novel natural insulation material
• Sens-o-Spheres | Location-independent acquisition of process measurement signals in novel bioreactor systems
• Multi-parametric sensor system for biofilm-monitoring
• BioGlizz: A biological alternative to artificial snow for global utilization
• Development of instructions for a production scale propagation and packaging of the A-YES assay yeast
• Design of an innovative OLED-based screening system for phototrophic microorganisms (OLEmibi)
• Solid State Fermentation of White-Rot Fungi - Study and Modeling of the Growth Process
• The PetriJet platform technology An innovative device for automated culture dish handling and associated processes
• White Biotechnology for hydrogen synthesis: Development of the procedural foundations to produce biogenic hydrogen in novel photobioreactors by an interdisciplinary research group
• Innovative production of intracellular components from cyanobacteria for nature-orientated cosmetic and pharmacological products
• Identification and characterization of target molecules utilizing Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
• Adhesion tendency, wearing properties and cleaning efforts of ta-C coated surfaces applied in food processing plants
• Production of pharmacological relevant triterpens with plant cell cultures in the case of oleanolic and ursolic acid
• Application of Plant Cells in White Biotechnology: Transfer of innovative methods for the application of plant cells in food, wood, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries by an interdisciplinary group of junior scientists
• The Production of Ethyl Acetate by Kluyveromyces marxianus
• Bio-SAT - Biological Whole-Cell-Sensor-Actor-Systems for Bioprocess Engineering and Environmental Technology: Recombinant production of Hydrophobin in Pichia pastoris
• BIOMINT - Biomimetic mineralisation for technical devices
• Process technology for white biotechnology: Transfer of biotechnical syntheses to industrial applications
• Alternative surface systems and biomonitoring
• Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus in Food by Biomagnetic Separation and Novel Methods of Detection e.g. Surface Plasmon Resonance Based Biosensor
• Research in process engineering for scale up White Biotechnology
• Identification and quantification of phosphate accumulating organisms (PAO) in activated sludge of different municipal wastewater treatment plants
• Online monitoring via Flowcytometry for process control of biotechnological synthesis
• Process design for bioproduct synthesis of plant cells
• Cleaning and modification of surfaces