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Industrie
Covestro Deutschland AG
Covestro is a world-leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials: innovative, sustainable, and diverse.
We are serving key industries (such as automotive, construction, and electro/electronics) around the globe with technologically leading processes. Our products and application solutions are used in many areas of modern life.
In line with our vision „We will be fully circular“ we are on the way to a circular economy. Alternative raw materials (such as biomass, CO2, plastic waste) and alternative production technologies (e.g. via biotechnology) are the basis for various new innovative products and production processes.
With approximately 17,200 employees Covestro posted sales of 12.4 billion euros in 2019. It has some 30 major production sites worldwide that operate in a safe, efficient and ecofriendly way. The product range includes the high-performance polymer polycarbonate and precursors for polyurethanes that are used to produce foam.
Evonik Industries AG
Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies.
We may not manufacture tires, mattresses, medications, or animal feeds, but Evonik is part of all of those products –and many more. While we often contribute only small amounts of material, those contributions are precisely what make the difference. That’s because Evonik products make tires fuel-efficient, mattresses more elastic, medications more effective, and animal feeds healthier. That’s what specialty chemicals are all about. And when it comes to specialty chemicals, we’re among the best in the world.
Evonik is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. The company is active in more than 100 countries around the world and generated sales of €12.2 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of €1.9 billion in 2020. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create innovative, profitable and sustainable solutions for customers. More than 33,000 employees work together for a common purpose: We want to improve life, today and tomorrow.
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
IFF, is an industry leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences and operates globally but with a significant research and manufacturing footprint in Europe. IFF’s deep histories of creativity, innovation excellence and a shared commitment to care for our communities IFF’s Vision is driven by its `Do More Good Plan‘, which has for ambition to innovate for progress – for people and the planet. Across the four divisions of our business – Scent, Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Pharma Solutions – we are transforming the markets we serve by driving environmentally and socially conscious innovation, growing our robust research & development (R&D) pipeline, and developing an expanded suite of sustainable solutions to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its three business units – Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesives – in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success. The DAX-30 company has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. Henkel employs more than 53,000 people worldwide, over 80 percent of whom work outside of Germany. In 2020, Henkel reported sales of 19.3 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.6 billion euros (adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges). As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international indices and rankings.
LANXESS Deutschland AG
LANXESS – at the heart of the chemical industry
LANXESS is a leading speciality chemicals company based in Cologne. With around14,400 employees in 33 countries, we are an established company on the global market. Our primary expertise lies in producing, developing and marketing chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics, with annual sales of EUR 6.8 billion (2019).
Sustainability and responsibility are key factors behind our successful business operations. They help us become an even more efficient and competitive company while also supporting social goals such as protecting the environment. Our products also play a role in this, providing sustainable solutions in key areas such as electric mobility.
Our aim is for the company to be carbon neutral by 2040. Setting this ambitious target builds on our previous, successful commitment to environmental protection.
LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good.
Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH
Große und Mittlere Unternehmen
Corbion NV
Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, and a leading company in emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins and algae ingredients.
We develop sustainable ingredient solutions to improve the quality of life for people today and for future generations. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting edge technologies work for them.
At Corbion, we live our brand promise “Keep creating”, through our science, clear understanding of the markets we serve, and of course through our creative people.
Corbion’s strategy and every aspect of our operations are built around advancing sustainability and applying high ethical standards, whether this relates to the management of our global supply chain, responsible procurement of our raw materials, or the safety and wellbeing of our people.
Neste Germany GmbH
Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) schafft Lösungen zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels und für einen schnelleren Umstieg auf eine Kreislaufwirtschaft. Wir veredeln Abfälle, Reststoffe und innovative Rohstoffe zu nachwachsenden Brennstoffen und nachhaltigen Ausgangsstoffen für Kunststoffe und andere Materialien. Wir sind der weltweit größte Hersteller von erneuerbarem Diesel und nachhaltigem Treibstoff für die Luftfahrt und entwickeln das chemische Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen, um das Recycling von Materialien zu erhöhen und die Plastikverschmutzung zu bekämpfen. Wir unterstützen Kunden dabei mit Hilfe unserer erneuerbaren und zirkulären Lösungen ihre Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2030 um mindestens 20 Millionen Tonnen CO2-Äquivalent jährlich zu reduzieren. Als technologisch fortschrittlicher Verarbeiter hochwertiger Ölprodukte haben wir das Ziel, bis 2035 eine CO2-neutrale Produktion zu erreichen. Deshalb führen wir auch nachwachsende und recycelte Rohstoffe wie Altkunststoffe als Raffinerierrohstoffe ein. Wir sind fixer Bestandteil der Dow Jones Sustainability-Indizes und der „Global 100“-Liste der nachhaltigsten Unternehmen der Welt. Im Jahr 2019 belief sich der Umsatz von Neste auf 15,8 Milliarden Euro, wobei 82 % des vergleichbaren operativen Ergebnisses des Unternehmens aus erneuerbaren Produkten stammen.
Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co. KG
Pfeifer & Langen operates five sugar factories in Germany. Sugar beets grown by farmers are processed to white sugar and the by-products sugar beet pulp and molasses. These products and intermediate products such as thick juice can be used as carbohydrate sources for biotechnological processes.
Pfeifer & Langen supplies sugar and sugar specialities for the food industry and the consumers. The production process of Pfeifer & Langen starts when the sugar beet seed is sold to the farmers and ends when the sugar is placed on the shelves of groceries. We are looking for opportunities to use our expertise in the process chain beginning with agriculture and ending in the food retail trade for new processes and products connected with biotechnology. Even though we offer deep knowledge in the development of enzymatic processes and enzyme production.
Pfeifer & Langen is with its affiliated company Savanna Ingredients GmbH active on the field of production and sales natural functional carbohydrates.
Stahl Holdings B.V.
Stahl is driving the responsible chemistry in leather solutions and high-performance coatings. Our products enable sustainable living by adding functionality, durability and comfort to many different materials used in everyday life. Through our continuous focus on innovation and improving the environmental footprint, our unique service model and premium solutions add value to various industries.
At Stahl, we see our responsibility to participate in sustainable development as a duty to society and the environment, but also as an opportunity to do well by doing good. By embracing sustainable development, we aim to deliver value for all stakeholders, including our employees, customers, suppliers, partners, and society at large.
Kleine Unternehmen
Aachen Proteineers GmbH
Aachen Proteineers is a Start-Up focussing on coating solutions. We have developed a platform technology to adhere various biomolecules to a wide range of surfaces using special peptides. This technology intensifies processes, cuts cost, and achieves very high coating densities in water at room temperature. We tailor these peptides regarding application conditions, surface specificity, and binding strength through protein engineering strategies, such as directed evolution.
We are currently evaluating products for research, diagnostics and process technology markets, and are open to discussing new applications and to exploring them in partnerships.
ALTAR S.A.S.
The competitiveness of Industrial Biotechnology processes is often hindered by the low performance of the microorganisms. To unlock the potential of this promising field, we must shift the paradigm and no longer adapt processes to the metabolic limitation of Industrial Microbial Hosts, but instead adapt microorganisms to industrial requirements.
Altar develops enabling technologies for the adaptation of microbial strains to industrial requirements. Our automated fluidic platform harnesses natural selection for the adaptive evolution of microorganisms. It has successfully proven to leverage metabolic engineering and non-GMO development for a wide range of organisms (bacteria, yeasts, microalgae) in several industrial fields (food, feed, chemicals, biofuels, materials, health, cosmetics…).
Aminoverse B.V.
Aminoverse solves enzyme challenges.
Founded in January 2020 by a team of entrepreneurs, scientists and investors with more than 30 years of cumulated experience in enzyme R&D, Aminoverse is the go-to enzyme R&D partner for the early innovation chain from enzyme discovery over proof-of-concept studies to purification, characterisation and evolution of enzymes.
Combining biotech wet lab services via a 150 qm BSL-1/ML-1 lab in Nuth, Netherlands with in silico analysis and machine learning as well as ready-to-use enzyme screening kits, Aminoverse provides cutting edge R&D in tailor-made projects meeting any budget and timeline – for both start-ups and large corporations.
Amphi Star B.V.
Amphi-Star has developed a proprietary technology platform for the cost-efficient and ecological production of biosurfactants.
We are a founders-led spin-off company that is the result of 15 years joint development between Ghent University (Inbio.be) and the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant. We derisk the early development stage for biosurfactant production, guide and support technology transfer to industrial manufacturers and collaborate intensely for further development and improvement of the licensed technology.
Aquila Biolabs GmbH
aquila biolabs is a German biotechnology company focusing on the development of innovative smart sensors and state-of-the-art data analytics software for bioprocessing applications.
The founding idea of the company, the Cell Growth Quantifier (CGQ), is a sensor-based technology that offers highly parallelized, non-invasive online monitoring of biomass in shake flasks, bioreactors and comparable cultivation vessels in real time. The second product line, the Liquid Injection System (LIS), is the first commercially available technology that allows for programmable feeding of liquids in shake flasks and enables fed-batch experiments in shake flasks for instance.
In 2021, aquila biolabs was acquired by Scientific Bioprocessing (SBI), a US-based developer of optical sensors for non-invasive real-time monitoring of cell culture systems. The joint mission is to take the guesswork out of bioprocessing.
Axxence Aromatic GmbH
Axxence Aromatic was founded in 1986 and is a privately held company with head office in Emmerich, Germany. Over the years our focus has been of the dedication to be one of the most reliable and innovative sources within our prime field of expertise: NATURAL AROMA INGREDIENTS for the flavour & fragrance industry worldwide.
By strategic investments in R & D of both novel natural ingredients and new manufacturing processes, we constantly strive to expand the use of our products in existing and new applications as well as markets. Axxence has around 100 employees. Sales offices and warehousing are present in Germany, France, USA and Japan. Manufacturing and R & D facilities are located in the Slovak Republic.
b.fab GmbH
b.fab is specialized in the efficient conversion of CO2 and renewable energy into biotechnological value chains. CO2 and water are abundantly available and therefore, it is our starting point to build a sustainable circular bioeconomy. We use formate as our central mediator to bind and store CO2 and H2 (made from water) in liquid form. Our bioprocesses start with the feedstock formate and we use Synthetic Biology to design specific pathways and to convert formate into value-added chemicals. Our platform is build on anaerobic and aerobic microbial production hosts to provide flexibility in the process design and adaptation to specific product requirements.
b.fab offers formatothropic strains, bioprocesses and technology licences.
b.value AG
Das operative b.value-Team zeichnet sich durch eine außergewöhnliche technologische Spezialisierung aus und vereint im Management >40 Jahre Führungserfahrung in der Entwicklung von Technologieunternehmen und Kommerzialisierung biotechnologischer Innovationen. Die Portfoliounternehmen profitieren zudem vom einzigartigen „Company-Building“-Ansatz sowie einem weiten Netzwerk.
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant BV
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant ist ein innovativer Pilot- und Demonstrationsbetrieb für die Prozessentwicklung, das Scale-up und die kundenspezifische Herstellung von biobasierten Produkten und Prozessen. Das KMU kombiniert Technologien aus einem breiten und flexiblen Spektrum an modularen Betriebseinheiten aus den Bereichen Biomasse-Vorbehandlung, Biokatalyse, grüne Chemie, (Gas-)Fermentation, Bioraffinierung und Aufreinigung. Das Team aus hochqualifizierten Ingenieuren und Bioprozesstechnikern unterstützt den Kunden bei der Umsetzung der Laborprozesse in tragfähige industrielle Prozesse bis zum Multi-Tonnen Maßstab.
Von 2013-2019 wurden 322 bilaterale Projekte mit 124 KMUs und Großunternehmen erfolgreich durchgeführt und eine Beteiligung an mehr als 50 öffentlichen Projekten erreicht.
biotechrabbit GmbH
biotechrabbit GmbH was founded in 2011 in Henningsdorf; already 4 years later, in 2015, a second research and production site was opened in Berlin / Adlershof. biotechrabbit is a team of top class scientists, experienced managers and business developers who are determined to offer highest quality products and services for diagnostic companies and life science research. We value the relationships with our partners and customers and are driven to exceed current limitations with flexibility, innovation and highly customized solutions to match specific requirements.
biotechrabbit’s offering includes enzymes for molecular diagnostics, antibody generation and production, high-capacity protein fermentation, lyophilization for diagnostic test kits and pharma, highly parallel, cell-free protein synthesis, mRNA for therapeutics, site-directed amino acid incorporation for labeling or cancer biotherapeutics and a full molecular biology products catalog.
Our way of doing business combines the passion and pure curiosity of excellent researchers with the agile spirit of true entrepreneurs.
bitop AG
bitop AG is a biotechnology company focused on products based on extremolytes, a group of natural protective molecules responsible for the stress resistance of extremophilic microorganisms. bitop develops and employs fermentative and biocatalytic bioprocesses for extremolyte production.
The company offers innovative medical devices based on the extremolyte Ectoin® in the areas of allergy, dermatology, respiratory diseases and dry epithelia with scientifically confirmed efficacy and tolerability. Furthermore, bitop offers extremolyte products like Ectoin®, Glycoin®, and 28Extremoin® as cosmetic active ingredients as well as hydroxyectoin as biostabilizer for diagnostics and life sciences.
Blucon Biotech GmbH
BluCon Biotech entwickelt eine einzigartige Technologie zur Herstellung von L-Milchsäure aus land- oder forstwirtschaftlichen Reststoffen wie Stroh oder Holz durch direkte Fermentation mit ihren proprietären extremophilen Produktionsbakterien. Ziel ist es zu ermöglichen, dass der Biokunststoff Polymilchsäure (PLA) auf nachhaltige Weise und wirtschaftlich wettbewerbsfähig zu konventionellen Verpackungskunststoffen hergestellt werden kann.
BluCon Biotech arbeitet mit einem Netzwerk von Experten, akademischen Arbeitsgruppen und Firmen zusammen, um die Verfahrensentwicklung so rasch und effizient wie möglich abzuschließen. BluCon Biotech ist offen für eine Erweiterung der Partnerschaften, “upstream” in Richtung Rohstoffe und “downstream” in Richtung Endprodukt (PLA).
BRAIN Biotech AG
BRAIN Biotech ist ein Technologie- und Lösungsanbieter und unterstützt die Biologisierung der Industrie. Wir identifizieren und entwickeln Enzyme, optimieren Mikroorganismen und finden bioaktive Substanzen für industrielle Anwendungen.
Unsere Tech-Services beinhalten Stammentwicklung, Enzymtechnologie, Protein-Engineering und Bioprozessentwicklung. Mit unserem proprietären CRISPR-Cas-basierten Genome-Editing setzen wir Kundenprojekte schneller und kostengünstiger um. Unsere innovativen Lösungen werden bereits erfolgreich in der Lebensmittel-, Pharma- und Chemieindustrie eingesetzt.
BRAIN Biotech ist die Muttergesellschaft der BRAIN-Gruppe mit eigenen Fermentations- und Produktionsanlagen in Kontinentaleuropa, GB und den USA.
Carbon Minds GmbH
Carbon Minds ist ein Data Analytics Startup. Wir nutzen unser digitales Modell der globalen Chemie- und Kunststoffindustrie, um Transparenz in den Umweltauswirkungen globaler chemischer Wertschöpfungsketten zu schaffen. Unser Modell umfasst Tausende von Chemieproduzenten, die für mehr als 80% der weltweiten Klimaauswirkungen der Branche verantwortlich sind. Auf Basis anlagenspezifischer Daten können wir detailliert regionale Unterschiede in den ökologischen Auswirkungen der Produktion einer Vielzahl von Chemikalien aufzeigen. Dadurch schaffen wir eine solide Datenbasis für Lebenszyklusanalysen und firmenweite ökologische Bewertungen. Neben der Bereitstellung von Daten erstellt Carbon Minds zudem digitale Zwillinge komplexer integrierter Produktionsstandorte und nutzt neuartige Optimierungsansätze, um kosteneffiziente Möglichkeiten für Emissionseinsparungen aufzudecken.
c-LEcta GmbH
c-LEcta is a leading industrial biotechnology company, using best-in-class biotechnologies to efficiently provide customized enzymes and microbial strains to industrial applications. Scientific excellence is combined with in-depth commercial and regulatory know-how to bring innovative and competitive bioprocessed products into scale. Besides our in- house project and product pipeline we have a strong focus on strategic cooperation with industrial partners.
Moreover, c-LEcta is an established enzyme supplier, manufacturing unique, quality- controlled enzyme products on large technical scale.
CO2BioClean GmbH
CO2 BioClean prevents the release of industrial CO2 emissions by capturing them before their release into the atmosphere. The CO2 is transformed into 100% biodegradable biopolymer (PHA) via an efficient fermentation process. Making use of this polymer, a versatile set of items ranging from textile fibres, packaging items and interior design can be produced. The fermentation process used to produce the biodegradable polymers allows to tune the properties of the PHA such as aesthetics and mechanical properties, ranging from rigid to flexible, soft-touch and adhesive. This way, we can address requirements of complex end use applications.
Concord Blue Engineering GmbH
Concord Blue is a waste management company that transforms nearly any form of local waste into a variety of clean, renewable fuels. Concord Blue has developed a revolutionary closed-loop system that efficiently and cost-effectively produces the highest quality sustainable energy with virtually no pollutants. Unlike other available waste-to-energy processes, Concord Blue’s unique technology benefits the environment, fulfilling all international, EPA and European regulations for renewable energy and air emissions.
Corvay Consult GmbH
Corvay berät Konzerne, mittelständige und kleine Unternehmen. Corvay hilft beim Aufbau und baut selbst neue Geschäfte auf. Beispiele sind das Biotechcluster BioRegioN, Aufbau und Verkauf der Vakzine Projekt Management, Aufbau und Führung der BluCon Biotech, Köln. Kürzlich wurde die Corvay Bioproducts, Leuna, gegründet, eine Entwicklungsfirma für Bioprozesse. Unsere Handelsfirma Corvay Specialty Chemicals vertreibt langkettige aliphatische Dicarbonsäuren sowie Spezialenzyme an die chemische Industrie, und Vitamin D3 an Nahrungs- und Futtermittelfirme. Wir sind interessiert an der Erweiterung unseres Portfolios. Corvay´s Mehrwert für Ihr Unternehmen: 1. Hochleistung seit fast 20 Jahren, 2. Internationale, operationelle Management Erfahrung 3. ein sehr effizientes Netzwerk.
Deep Branch Biotechnology Ltd.
Deep Branch Biotechnology are a UK-based start-up that produce single cell protein for animal feed. The company utilises carbon dioxide as a feedstock for their proprietary gas fermentation process, producing high-quality protein for aquafeed and monogastric animals.
Econutri GmbH
Econutri is a biotechnology startup developing an innovative high-tech bioprocess that uses carbon dioxide as a source for producing high-quality proteins in various forms. We are starting with proteins for animal feed.
Our special microorganisms grow in a highly efficient gas fermentation process and finally form a biomass consisting of up to 80% high quality proteins. Applications are animal feed, human food or technical proteins.
Enzymaster Deutschland GmbH
Enzymaster bietet eine Komplettlösung für die Entwicklung und Kommerzialisierung innovativer und nachhaltiger Enzymkatalysetechnologien. Mit unserer BioEngine®-Plattform und unserer langjährigen Erfahrung bieten wir F&E-Dienstleistungen in Kombination mit der Erstellung kompletter Technologietransferpakete und Produktionskooperationen für die Feinchemie, Pharmazie und andere Industrien. Unser Portfolio umfasst Enzym-Panel-Screening, Smart Enzyme Engineering, Prozessentwicklung, Enzymproduktion durch Fermentation und biokatalytische Chemikalienerzeugung. Enzymaster Deutschland GmbH, eine Tochtergesellschaft der Enzymaster (Ningbo) Bio-Engineering Co. Ltd. ist Ihr Partner auf dem internationalen Markt für Enzymanwendungen und Produkte, die mit biokatalytischen Verfahren hergestellt werden.
Enzymicals AG
We are an experienced partner for industrial biocatalysis from mg to ton-scale with more than a decade of experience. Enzymicals experts offer their recognized expertise in the use of enzymatic processes for complex chemical synthesis, from initial catalyst-lead finding to process optimization and pre-scale up. Combining many years of experience in biotechnology with state-of-the art facilities, our company has success stories with many partners from diverse industries speeding up their developments. Our core working principles are high quality R&D, professionalism and customer satisfaction. By this we add value with tailor made enzymes, customized chemicals and individual process solutions and contribute to a more sustainable industry with greener and safer processes.
evoxx technologies GmbH
evoxx technologies GmbH ist im Bereich der industriellen Biotechnologie auf die Entwicklung und Produktion von Enzymen und neuen Kohlenhydraten durch Biokatalyse spezialisiert. Als Tochtergesellschaft des globalen Enzymherstellers Advanced Enzymes Technologies Ltd. bieten wir ein umfassendes Portfolio an Enzymen und enzym-basierten Prozessen für die Lebensmittelherstellung, Tierernährung, und Pharma- und chemische Industrie an.
Die Grundlage für eine erfolgreiche Produktentwicklung ist neben der proprietären Technologieplattform unser erfahrenes, interdisziplinär arbeitendes Team, welches Projekte von der frühen Enzym- und Prozessentwicklung über die Skalierung bis hin zur industriellen Produktion bearbeitet. Unsere Partner und Kunden profitieren von unseren Metagenom-Bibliotheken, der Enzym-Engineering- und Entwicklungskompetenz sowie unserer Erfahrung beim Technologietransfer und den eigenen Produktionskapazitäten für Enzyme. Je nach Bedarf kommen bakterielle oder pilzliche Expressionssysteme zum Einsatz. Die breite Technologieplattform des Unternehmens wird darüber hinaus zur Entwicklung und Produktion maßgeschneiderter Kohlenhydrate für den Einsatz in der Lebensmittelindustrie genutzt. evoxx ist auf dem Creative Campus in Monheim am Rhein ansässig.
Heinrich Frings GmbH & Co. KG
The company Heinrich Frings GmbH & Co. KG is a worldwide supplier of machines, equipment and components for process technology in the industry sectors food, biotechnology, and the chemical industry as well as environmental technology with special focus on fermenters and bioreactors.
FRINGS not only supplies customized systems for each application, but also offers assistance and consulting services. FRINGS has extensive know how and experience concerning process optimization and product development. For downstream processing FRINGS delivers membrane filtration systems (crossflow filtration) for many different industrial sectors.
Gingko Bioworks Netherlands B.V.
Ginkgo Bioworks is a biotech company from the United States founded in 2009 by scientists from MIT.
Ginkgo is building a platform to enable customers to program cells as easily as we can program computers. The company’s platform is enabling biotechnology applications
across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to industrial chemicals to pharmaceuticals.
On July 1 2021, Ginkgo Bioworks acquired Dutch DNA Biotech, adding a fungal engineering platform to its portfolio. Dutch DNA Biotech continues its activities under the name Ginkgo Bioworks Netherlands and keeps its focus on development of fungal strains and fermentation processes for the production of proteins.
Global Entrepreneurship Centre powered by Flow gGmbH
Based at Areal Böhler in Meerbusch, the Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) is the first structure of its kind to address the scaling challenges of promising SusTechs – deep-tech start-ups with a clear sustainability and climate protection focus – from all over the world. Launched in 2021, the GEC will initially support up to 20 start-ups per year in the sectors of building & living, textiles, mobility and agriculture & nutrition with access to venture capital, business development and advisory services and lab capacity.
The GEC is funded by the Rhenish region’s `SofortprogrammPlus‘ initiative and the Rhine County of Neuss. In the long term it will be funded by its own resources. Up to 3,000 new jobs will be created by 2030 through the relocation of innovative companies taking part in the GEC programmes to the region.
Holiferm
Holiferm uses natural fermentation to produce environmentally friendly and economically viable alternatives to petrochemical-derived ingredients. Using our team’s wealth of experience in biotechnology and process engineering, alongside our patented integrated gravity separation technology, we develop processes with massive boosts in productivity and cost efficiency versus conventional batch fermentation.
Our biosurfactants have already been adopted by various environmentally conscious distributors and formulators, and we are scaling up our production to the kiloton scale with the construction of a new manufacturing plant. Furthermore, we are actively developing fermentation processes for other suitable molecules, ultimately aiming to make the world less reliant on fossil fuels.
INOFEA AG
INOFEA wurde gegründet, um einen kritischen Bedarf der Industrie zu decken: Enzyme stabiler, wiederverwendbarer und für kontinuierliche Prozesse geeignet zu machen. Wir immobilisieren Enzyme und schützen sie mit einem Schutzschild, wodurch sie bestens in der Biokatalyse, Bioanalyse und als Wirkstoffe eingesetzt werden können. Unsere Enzyme sind etwa 20-mal recyclierbar und deutlich stabiler (10-fache Verbesserung). Unsere Technologie ermöglicht eine Reduzierung der für die Synthese benötigten Rohstoffe, eine Reduzierung des Energieverbrauchs während des Produktionsprozesses und eine Reduzierung von Abfall und Lösungsmitteln. Wir beliefern Kunden, die zu den Top-Playern ihrer Branche gehören, nämlich Pharma, Lebensmittel, Pflanzenschutz, Spezial- und Feinchemikalien sowie Konsumgütern.
Jäckering Mühlen- und Nährmittelwerke GmbH
Kuhner-Shaker GmbH
Der persönliche und vertrauensvolle Kontakt zum Kunden steht dabei stets im Vordergrund. Aufgrund der langjährigen Erfahrung und ausgesprochenen Expertise im Bereich geschüttelter Bioreaktoren bieten wir stets kundenspezifische und optimale Lösungen. Darüber hinaus nehmen wir als Partner der Wissenschaft aktiv an Forschungsprojekten teil.
LanzaTech Inc.
Founded in 2005, LanzaTech has developed a fully integrated gas to liquid technology platform that produces fuels and chemicals from gas resources. The potential feedstock ranges from industrial waste gases (steel mills, refineries and phosphorous plants) to biomass syngas (MSW, organic industrial waste, and agricultural waste); as well as biogas.
LanzaTech employs a strong technical team based in the USA, China and Europe and has a rapidly growing patent portfolio. With agreements now in place across a variety of sectors internationally, including steel, aviation, refining and chemicals, LanzaTech’s technology is being scaled to commercial production.
Leiber GmbH
Leiber refines the food side stream “Brewers` Spent Yeast” into innovative and nutritional products for the fields Life Science, Food and Animal Nutrition. We are a reliable partner for the brewing industry and bridging the gap between food industry and technology-driven markets like the biotechnology industry.
The Life Science division is dedicated to functional nutritional solutions for applications in Biotechnology, Nutraceuticals, Agriscicence. Our Brewers‘ Yeast extracts are perfect for the fermentation industry. They improve the fermentation rate of a wide range of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, algae and numerous other production organisms, because they are an important source of assimilable nitrogen and they also contain B vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
LignoPure GmbH
LignoPure is a pioneer in helping materials science and life science companies revolutionize their portfolio with tailor-made, sustainable product solutions. For this purpose, LignoPure uses the raw material lignin, which is as good as unknown, but actually the second most abundant biopolymer in the world!
We offer lignin-based solutions for your product ideas. LignoPure is a spinoff of the Hamburg University of Technology – A multidisciplinary team with expertise in process engineering, product development & business administration.
From its versatile biorefinery network, LignoPure can source suitable lignins and process them specifically for the customer’s application. In addition, LignoPure offers tailor-made development services to the processing customer.
LXP Group GmbH
LXP is a tech company, active in the field of industrial biotechnology. The objective of the company is the development, marketing and licensing of technical solutions for the economic and ecological processing of plant residues on the basis of closed carbon and mineral cycles. Our mission is to maximize the ecological and economic efficiency of biotechnological processes.
The core technology is based on a patent protected pre-treatment process called LX- Process. This process provides alternative /2G-carbohydrates / -sugars and is easy to integrate into biotechnological processes. It allows the conversion of virtually all carbohydrates of lignocellulosic non-food materials to chemicals or biofuels. Additionally, sulphur free lignin is obtained.
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
mk2 Biotechnologies GmbH
Pectcof BV
Pectcof converts coffee pulp into valuable food ingredients. Our technology unlocks the full potential of coffee pulp, providing an enormous positive environmental and societal impact. The coffee pulp, the side stream of the second most traded commodity in the world, is currently dumped or landfilled. Pectcof’s first product on the market, Dutch Gum, has been successfully tested as an emulsifier, stabilizer, texturizer amongst others in candies, sauces and soft drinks, offering superior functionality at best cost-in-use and allowing more flexibility in formulation development. Our technology is a true example of biomass upcycling to novel and functional food ingredients, driven by consumer’s demand for clean-label ingredients and their consciousness about social-environmental impact.
Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH
Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH is an experienced, innovative SME offering contract research and production in plant and industrial biotechnology worldwide. Our know-how in plant tissue culture, genetic and bio engineering assists our clients for the optimization of plants as well as the utilisation of secondary metabolites and enzymes for industrial use. Thus we enable the production of valuable molecules within plants via key technologies such as protoplast fusion or genome editing, or outside of plants in microbes, via bio-fermentation or bio-catalysis. Our approach to link plant and industrial biotechnology is maximizing synergies and so boosting sustainable development for example in aroma, pharmaceutical or agricultural industry.
Savanna Ingredients GmbH
Wir sind eine Ausgründung aus der Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co.KG. Als 100%ige Tochterfirma sind wir ebenfalls Teil der Unternehmensgruppe Pfeifer & Langen IHKG. Innerhalb dieser bilden wir gemeinsam mit Endori und Naturkost Übelhör die Food’Or Gruppe.
Als SAVANNA entwickeln, produzieren und vermarkten wir funktionelle Kohlenhydrate. Als funktionelle Kohlenhydrate werden u.a. Zucker mit besonderen Eigenschaften bezeichnet. Derweilen umfasst unser Produktportfolio den Einfachzucker Allulose (kristallin & Sirup) sowie den Zweifachzucker Cellobiose (Pulver).
Beheimatet sind wir in Elsdorf, dem traditionsreichen Standort unseres Pfeifer & Langen Mutterkonzerns.
Motivation für unser tägliches Handeln geben uns unsere Unternehmensvision & -mission.
SenseUp GmbH
SenseUp develops and optimizes microbial strains for industrial amino acid production. Using its revolutionary metabolite-sensor based screening technology, SenseUp offers strains with superior productivity, massive IP-generation and short development times. The SenseUp-Technology is currently adapted to non-GM compatible natural evolution, enabling unique optimization of probiotic microorganisms in near future.
As a spin-off from Forschungszentrum Jülich, SenseUp combines decades of experience
in microbial strain-development with novel disruptive technologies.
Senzyme GmbH
Senzyme GmbH is innovatively operating in biotechnology and develops and produces technical enzymes and other additives for applications in bioenergy, biorefinement, as well as in the food and feed industries.
The company has long and substantial experience in the cultivation of fungi using solid-state fermentation as the preferred method. Senzyme GmbH maintains a quality management system and guarantees the effectiveness and quality of all its processes and products. The company always welcomes cooperations with scientific institutions and other companies.
SeSaM-Biotech GmbH
As an ‘all-in-one’ protein engineering service provider, SeSaM-Biotech improves industrial enzymes for various industry sectors like the chemical, dish&fabric, feed and food sector.
Our expertise covers a range of enzymes including amylases, lipases, esterases, cellulases, glucose oxidases, laccases, monooxygenases, phytases, proteases, pectinases, polymerases and isomerases which we already have improved towards e.g. higher activity, thermal resistance or many other characteristics. With our cutting-edge technologies for mutagenesis (e.g. SeSaM-Technology, OmniChange), computational modelling of enzymes, and individually adapted screening assays we follow our vision:
To provide our clients with ‘Quality Enzyme Solutions’ to make their products eco- friendler, more cost effective and more valuable.
Sophie’s BioNutrients
Sophie’s BioNutrients is a food tech startup company using patent pending fermentation technology to grow alternative protein from microalgae.
We have a proprietary strain of microalgae which can grow in a fermentation tank, be fed on various food waste, and could be harvested in just 3 days. Our microalgae has 60% of protein which has high quality essential amino acids profile, exceeding WHO requirements for protein products.
This can be a sustainable food source due to,
1. Not much land mass is needed, and you can do it indoor (No deforestation),
2. 90%+ of the water can be recycled. Very little water is used.
3. Production cycle is fast, only 3-10 days, versus 45-65 days for soy, 1.5 year for beef.
4. The whole system can be setup near metropolitan area to cut down the needs for ag
SynergyCom SOOO
SynergyCom SOOO is focused on sustainable and cost-effective hydrolysis lignin valorization. SynergyCom SOOO produces lignin-based chemicals for various industries, including oil and gas, environmental, construction, agricultural, mining, and several others. Businesses across many industries are beginning to see benefits in utilizing intrinsic advantages of SynergyCom’s hydrolysis lignin in its purified form as well as in its chemically modified forms enriched with high concentration of functional groups. SynergyCom SOOO pays a lot of attention to research and innovation aimed at creating environmentally friendly technologies and new lignin-based products.
The Oater
Der Oater ist eine kompakte IoT-Hafermilchmaschine für Einzelhändler. Er ist in ein ganzheitliches Ökosystem eingebettet, das aus einer intelligenten Plattform und regelmäßigen Lieferungen von Zutaten besteht. Das Geschäftsmodell ist „Hafermilch als Dienstleistung“. Die Unternehmen zahlen nur einen pauschalen Literpreis und profitieren von:
– besserer Hafermilch (frischer, leckerer, individuell anpassbar), da diese mehr Kunden in ihr Geschäft bringt
– geringere Einkaufskosten
– Umstellung auf ein nachhaltiges Geschäftsmodell und Gewinnung von Marktanteilen in einem der am schnellsten wachsenden Lebensmittelmärkte
Ulrich Windmöller GmbH & Co. KG
Die UWI ist ein junges, hoch-innovatives Unternehmen zur Erforschung und Entwicklung neuer Technologien und Verfahren im Bereich der chemisch- und biokatalytischen Modifizierung von Pflanzenölen, welche als biobasierte Rohstoffe in der Herstellung von Polyurethanen (PU) verwendet werden und somit einen großen Anteil der bisher noch genutzten Polyole auf Rohöl-Basis ersetzen.
Das von Ulrich Windmöller Ende 2018 gegründete Start-up arbeitet im neuen, sehr gut ausgestatteten Labor mit motivierten Mitarbeitern am Standort Detmold an dieser Aufgabenstellung mit dem Ziel, die Windmöller GmbH – einem Kooperationspartner – mit maßgeschneiderten Polyolen auf Basis heimischer Pflanzenöle zu versorgen, welche als Bausteine für die Bodenbelags- und Verlegeunterlagenherstellung aus PU genutzt werden.
Vapora Bioenergie GmbH
We design and build pioneering full upgrading plants for slurry, manure, digestate substrates and other agricultural residues!
These residual materials are turned into „recyclables“ that are processed into valuable,
low-emission, green products of certified industrial quality (upcycling). A good selling price is certain with these „recyclables“.
Investoren & Gründer
Capricorn Venture Partners n.v.
Capricorn Partners is an independent manager of venture & growth capital and quoted equity funds, with a focus on innovative companies who use technology as a competitive advantage. We invest mainly into the relevant range of innovative digital, clean and health technologies that have a positive impact on the world. Inspired by the Chinese economy in innovative sectors, we manage a growth capital fund with a two-way Europe-China focus.
ECBF - The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
ECBF is the first venture fund exclusively dedicated to investing in growth-stage companies in the European bioeconomy, including the circular bioeconomy. The fund aims to make sustainable investments in our future and drive the shift from a fossil-based to a bio-based economy, backing up businesses with high potential for innovation, favourable returns, and sustainable impact. By identifying the most promising investment targets and syndicating with private and public investors, ECBF brings Europe’s circular technologies and bio-products to market. As a growth-stage venture capital fund, ECBF offers both project financing and typical venture capital investments to the EU-27 and 16-HORIZON 2020 associated countries.
Established in Luxembourg, ECBF is managed by Hauck & Aufhäuser Funds Services S.A. (AIFM) and advised by the experienced investment team of ECBF Management GmbH. It relies on robust networks to catalyze sustainable innovations and fuel business growth.
NRW.BANK
Die NRW.BANK ist die Förderbank für Nordrhein-Westfalen. Ihre Eigenkapitalprodukte hat sie am Lebenszyklus der Unternehmen ausgerichtet. Der „NRW.SeedCap“ verdoppelt Initialfinanzierungen von Business Angels in Start-ups zu gleichen Konditionen. Auch die „NRW.BANK.Seed Fonds Initiative“ belebt die Frühphasenfinanzierung in NRW. Der „NRW.BANK.Venture Fonds“ fördert junge, wachstumsstarke Unternehmen der Hochtechnologie. Über die „win NRW.BANK Business Angels Initiative“ unterstützen private Investoren junge Unternehmen mit Kapital und Wissen. Das „NRW.BANK.Venture Center“ richtet sich als spezialisierte Beratungsstelle an Forscher und Wissenschaftler mit Gründungspotential.
Prof. Dr. Detlev Riesner
Sofinnova Partners SAS
Sofinnova Partners ist ein führendes europäisches Venture-Capital-Unternehmen, das sich auf Life Sciences spezialisiert hat, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf Healthcare und industrieller Biotechnologie. Ein Team von über 40 Spezialisten aus der ganzen Welt arbeitet in unseren Büros in Paris, London und Mailand. Die Firma fokussiert auf Technologien, die das Potenzial haben, bestehende Paradigmen zu verändern und unterstützt dabei visionäre Unternehmer. Sofinnova Partners investiert als Lead- oder Cornerstone-Investor – über die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette der Biowissenschaften hinweg – in Unternehmen in der Frühphase, über die Spätphase bis hin zu börsennotierten Unternehmen. In den letzten 50 Jahren hat Sofinnova Partners 500 Unternehmen unterstützt und damit Marktführer auf der ganzen Welt geschaffen. Heute hat Sofinnova Partners über 2 Milliarden Euro unter Management.
Infrastruktur
BioBall e.V.
Der Innovationsraum BioBall fördert Technologien zur stofflichen Nutzung von biogenen Stoff- und Abfallströmen und fokussiert sich dabei insbesondere auf die Herausforderungen und Chancen einer dicht besiedelten, industrialisierten Metropolregion wie der Region Frankfurt/ RheinMain. Der Verein intensiviert den direkten Austausch von privater und kommunaler Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik – stößt neue Projektideen an und fördert mit Mitteln des BMBF innovative Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben, um eine biobasierte Wirtschaft zu etablieren. Dadurch lassen sich nicht nur Rohstoffkreisläufe schließen, Treibhausgasemissionen minimieren – sondern auch wirtschaftlich ungenutzte Potentiale heben.
BCNP Consultants GmbH
BCNP Consultants GmbH is specialized in the industries biotech, chemistry, nanotech and pharma (BCNP). The three divisions of BCNP Consultants are:
BCNP strategy
On basis of our business analyses (market and competitor analysis, technology comparisons) you are able to design and sharpen your business model, to write the business case and to identify new M&A targets.
BCNP connect
On the basis of our vivid business networks in the life sciences industry we bring you together with relevant people in order to support you in filling your customer pipeline.
European Chemistry Partnering
Since 2017 innovators – from chemistry to bio-economy, from engineering to digitization – have been meeting twice a year: In February at the European Chemistry Partnering and in September at the ECP Summer Summit.
BioIndustry e.V.
BioIndustry e. V. is a regional life science cluster of companies, research and training institutes, technology centers, biotechnological service providers and public business development organizations. BioIndustry has been committed to strong interdisciplinary networking between science and companies, especially in the Ruhr area, but also in eastern Westphalia. Focus of its activities are the promotion and support of biotechnology in science, research and development, and in the application and implementation of novel biotechnological processes. By actively supporting the transfer of ideas to the market, BioIndustry helps to generate novel product and process-innovations in the region.
BioRiver - Life Science im Rheinland e.V.
BioRiver – Joining forces for Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Founded in 2004, BioRiver – Life Science im Rheinland e.V. is fully committed to representing the Life Sciences sector in the bioregion Rhineland as an independent industry organisation. The essential aims of BioRiver are to build a strong network within the biotech sector, to improve the political and economic conditions as well as to market the bioregion Rhineland and its members. Thanks to the strong profiles of the partners in the network, it has been possible to initiate various collaboration projects and gain direct access to experts in both business and academia.
BlackIP GmbH
Unsere Betreuung beginnt früh im Entwicklungsprozess, führt über die Beteiligung des Schutzrechtsverfahrens in Zusammenarbeit mit den kundenseitigen Anwälten oder mit erfahrenen Anwälten aus unserem Netzwerk, bis hin zur kommerziellen Verwertung der Rechte.
Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB
The chemical department of the intellectual property law firm Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB has specialized in representing clients in the field of organic chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Patent Court and the European Intellectual Property Organization in all areas of intellectual property law.
Amongst obtaining patent rights, utility model rights and trademark rights Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB’s expertise is also directed to license agreements, preparation of invalidity, infringement and freedom-to-operate studies, as well as German employee law.
As a member of CLIB, Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB is supporting the Cluster with the realization of IP coaching seminars for start-ups and SMEs.
Flanders Investment & Trade
Innovative clusters are of key importance to Flanders as a knowledge region. „Sustainable Resources, Materials & Chemistry“ is as one of the five key value chains of Flanders Accelerates.
The strategic partnership between chemical sector federation essenscia and Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) aims at sustainably strengthening and expanding the international position of Flanders‘ chemical sector through promotion, growth support for start-ups and SMEs, knowledge exchange and more.
With its consistent focus on innovation, its top position in chemical activities, combined with the 1ˢᵗ incubator for sustainable chemistry, BlueChem, Flanders is the ideal location for start-ups and growth companies to innovate, sustainably grow and succeed in the heart of Europe.
IBioIC Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre’s (IBioIC) role, as a specialist in the Industrial Biotechnology (IB) sector, is to stimulate the growth of the IB sector in Scotland to £900 million by 2025. IBioIC connects industry, academia and government, and facilitates collaborations, provides scale-up capabilities, creates networks, and develops skills.
IBioIC supports transition into IB by helping companies to understand the benefits and opportunities, overcome any barriers and to make sure our members are in touch with the right people to guide them through the technology and its consequent translation and implementation in their business.
IP Services
KADIB - Kircher Advice in Bioeconomy
KADIB offers comprehensive expertise in Industrial Bioeconomy. We provide consultancy in positioning profitable chemical and energy value chains in your Political, Economical, Societal, Technological, Legislative and Ecological (PESTLE) environment. KADIB provides advice and moderates decision-making:
Analysing the Bioeconomy Potential
Designing strategic Bioeconomy Concepts
Implementing Bioeconomy Strategies
Focusing on Markets, Technologies and Business Opportunities
For Industries, Research Institutes, Governmental Agencies
KADIB works through its unique network of senior experts. KADIB is a member of CLIB (Cluster Industrial Bioeconomy) and BioBall (Bioeconomy in Metropolitan Regions).
nova-Institut GmbH
nova-Institut ist ein privates und unabhängiges Forschungsinstitut, das 1994 gegründet wurde; nova bietet Forschung und Beratung mit Schwerpunkt auf dem Transformationsprozess der chemischen und stofflichen Industrie zu erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff. Was sind zukünftige Herausforderungen, Umweltvorteile und erfolgreiche Strategien zur Substitution von fossilem Kohlenstoff durch Biomasse, direkte CO2-Nutzung und Recycling? Welches sind die vielversprechendsten Konzepte und Anwendungen? Wir bieten unser einmaliges Verständnis an, um den Übergang Ihres Unternehmens in eine klimaneutrale Zukunft zu unterstützen. Unsere Themen umfassen Rohstoffe, Technologien und Märkte, Wirtschaft und Politik, Nachhaltigkeit, Kommunikation und Strategieentwicklung. Das Team des nova-Instituts besteht aus über 40 Mitarbeitern.
PROvendis GmbH
PROvendis forciert Technologietransfer zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft und ist einer der größten europäischen Dienstleister für alle Bereiche des IP-Managements – von der Recherche über Analyse und Bewertung bis hin zu Schutz und Vermarktung. Die PROvendis GmbH ist die Tochtergesellschaft von 28 Hochschulen in Nordrhein-Westfalen und seit dem Jahr 2002 neben Hochschulen und Universitätskliniken auch für Forschungseinrichtungen, Unternehmen und Start-ups tätig.
Saint Hyacinthe Technopole
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole manages economic development on the city of Saint- Hyacinthe’s territory. Its mission is to attract new industrial and commercial businesses, as well as promote and develop tourism. One of the Technopole’s main tasks is to attract potential investors to the Maskoutan region. It works closely with investors to help get their projects set up in our area and ensure their success. It also manages and develops the technology park, the City of Agri-Food, Veterinary and Agri-Environmental Biotechnology. The Technopole is in charge of managing and selling lots in the industrial parks. The Technopole also helps established businesses in the city centre with their development projects, namely by securing financing packages and guiding them.
Scheele Jaeger Wetzel Patentanwälte
We Protect Your Intellectual Property
Scheele Jaeger Wetzel Patentanwälte is a boutique IP law firm offering services in in all areas of German and European patent, trademark and design law. Our clients range from large enterprises, small and medium sized businesses, universities, institutions to private inventors.
The firm is a cooperation partner of US based law firm Ratnerprestia PC with offices in Philadelphia, Washington and Wilmington. The attorneys at Scheele Jaeger Wetzel Patentanwälte have been shareholders of RatnerPrestia and thus have a strong personal and professional relationship to the firm, which allows them to solve client’s needs in European law as well as US law on short notice. By combining our patent attorney services and technical expertise in engineering and natural sciences, we effectively support our clients in obtaining, defending and enforcing their intellectual property rights.
The firm is located in Munich directly beneath the European Patent Office in the heart of Munich.
Schnee Research
Schnee Research sees itself as a mediator between financial markets (e.g. investors) and small to mid-sized companies in different areas (e.g. biotech, chemical industry). Having worked for some years as analyst in the financial industry (independent research house, and rating agency), I now keep strong ties to the chemical industry from by background as a trained chemist (Dipl.-Chem.) and to biotech from my thesis work. My business activities in the area of white biotechnology are focused on evaluation and scouting. I focus on the analysis and evaluation of privately owned as well as listed biotech companies or their development projects.
I was contracted as independent specialist by an investment bank to consult and assist a white biotechnology company in obtaining funding. Schnee Research offers two different services directly or via its cooperation partners faireseach (pure-play financial research) and Breslin. As a consequence, Schnee Research can span an investment bank’s value chain with its entire network. The services of Schnee Research are closer to the money market than to production.
SolarBioproducts Ruhr
Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) NRW
The “Verband der Chemischen Industrie e. V. NRW” (the Chemical Industry Association in North Rhine-Westphalia) represents the politico-economic interests of more than 500 NRW chemical companies and NRW subsidiaries of foreign enterprises in contacts with
politicians, public authorities, other industries, the world of science, and the media.
VCI NRW represents about 30 % of the entire German chemical industry, an industry that realised sales of 50 billion euros in 2018 and employed some 110,000 staff. A main focus of the last years was the interlinking of industry and science especially in the area of biotechnology. The association’s policies are shaped by a presidential council which works in an honorary capacity and the VCI NRW executive management
Yncoris GmbH & Co. KG
YNCORIS places particular emphasis on the engineering of individual plants – from process development and conceptual design to basic and detailed engineering, regardless of whether we just carry out sub-services or take over the general planning for every stage. YNCORIS does not supply one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we adopt a flexible approach and gear ourselves towards the specific requirements of the current project stage – step- by-step. Thanks to a broad range of diverse engineering fields and an extensive selection of methods, we can guarantee the highest degree of flexibility with regard to content.
The Chemiepark Knapsack near Cologne in Germany also offers companies a scale-up platform and access to know-how for bio-based production and integration into existing value chains. The innovative capacity of the Chemiepark Knapsack, solid infrastructure, plug&play services, as well as less bureaucracy and red tape all offer huge benefits for your company to commercialize your product.
Akademia
Bielefeld University - CeBiTec
CeBiTec is one of the largest faculty-spanning central academic institutions at Bielefeld University. Its purpose is to bundle the biotechnological activities and research projects at the university, to foster cross-linking of research approaches and technologies from different research fields, and to develop innovative projects within its two main research areas ‘Large Scale Genomics and Big Data Bioinformatics’ and ‘Metabolic Engineering of Unicellular Systems and Bioproduction’.
The availability of comprehensive technological infrastructure as being provided by CeBiTec’s Technology Platforms is crucial for a successful scientific work. Furthermore, the CeBiTec considers itself as a central communication platform and a ‘think tank’ of the university with respect to initiatives and activities with a dedicated biotechnological perspective.
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a research university, founded in 1956, specializing in engineering science & technology. The Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry aspires to be an academic institution for education and research in chemical science and engineering of the highest international standard. The aim is to generate and to develop technology and scientific knowledge relevant for the long-term needs of society.
Scientific curiosity and the use of newly generated knowledge are the main driving forces behind the continuing enhancement of our expertise in (electro-)chemical reactor engineering, multiscale & multiphase modelling, process intensification, membrane processes and heterogeneous catalysis.
Federal Research Center of Biotechnology RAS
Russian Academy of Sciences was organized through merging the A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry RAS (INBI RAS), the S.N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology RAS and the Centre «Bioengineering» RAS.
The Research Centre of Biotechnology RAS carries out basic and applied research in the fields of biochemistry and biotechnology, microbiology, genomics, bioengineering and genetic engineering, biocatalysis, system and structural biology, biogeotechnologies, bioremediation, agrobiotechnologies, food quality and safety.
The Centre is the key member of the Russian Technology Platform «Bioindustry and Bioresources–BioTech2030». The Russian National Contact Point on Biotechnology, three core facilities, an accredited testing laboratory, and an experimental greenhouse are functioning at the Centre.
Flemish Institute for Technological Research, VITO
Within “Sustainable Chemistry”, VITO focuses on process intensification and replacing fossil with sustainable resources. Key is the integration of conversion with separation processes to improve overall efficiency and sustainability: in situ product recovery within biocatalytic processes, biocatalyst immobilization, and novel separation approaches (membranes are often integrated in these processes) are some of our developments in this field.
Using alternative resources (like CO2 or biomass) requests different approaches to deliver high added value products: mild disclosure, (scCO2) extraction, fractionation and biocatalytic processes, (bio)electrochemical reactions with CO2. VITO is one of the partners involved in the inventories and strategic research agenda for “Sustainable Chemistry” especially in the Flemish (CATALISTI) and European context (BIG-Cluster, SPIRE, BBI, SusChem), but also on a global level (India). VITO is also founding partner of Biorizon, a shared research center for bio-aromatics.
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
IBG-1: Biotechnology is a leading institute in the field of microbial biotechnology and biocatalysis. Multipurpose microbial production platforms (e. g. C. glutamicum, P. putida) are used for the production of industrially, nutritionally or pharmaceutically relevant products (bulk / fine chemicals, natural products, enzymes/proteins) from renewable carbon sources. Methods of synthetic biology are used for establishing novel concepts in strain development and engineering of metabolic pathways. Moreover, multi-step enzyme cascades for cell-free biosynthesis are developed.
Process development is based on lab automation systems combined with extensive digitalization. IBG-1 runs an extensive “omics” platform (sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics and fluxomics) for strain characterization and a single-cell analysis lab. Microbial cultivation facilities range from microfluidic devices over parallelized mini bioreactor systems up to pilot plant scale. Lab investigations are tightly integrated with mathematical modelling, data analysis, experimental design and process optimization.
Fraunhofer IGB
The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB develops and optimizes processes and products in the fields of health, sustainable chemistry and environment. Main topics in the sustainable chemistry field are biobased chemicals and materials, the utilization of CO2 and chemical recycling as well as modular plant construction and demonstration.
In the area of Industrial Biotechnology we focus on establishing, optimising and scaling up processes that take place with the help of enzymes or microorganisms. In some cases, the desired conversion also becomes possible through combination with chemical transformation processes. In the development of the conversion processes under laboratory conditions and the optimisation of the biocatalysts, the focus is already on scaling up the processes and processing the products. At the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP, the Leuna branch of the institute, infrastructure and pilot plants are available to scale up processes to production-relevant dimensions.
Fraunhofer IME
The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME conducts research in the field of applied life sciences from a molecular level to entire ecosystems. By strategic orientation along the value chain, the Fraunhofer IME follows the mission to take innovative products closer towards the market, to develop enabling technologies, and provide scientific services to partners from academic institutions and industry.
In the area of industrial biotechnology, the Fraunhofer IME offers research in the field of directed evolution, classical strain improvement, metabolic pathway engineering, and fermentation. Besides scientific expertise, we possess state-of-the-art facilities for high-throughput screening, enzyme production & purification, fermentation process development, and protein crystallization and modelling.
Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Der Wandel zu einem nachhaltigen und klimaneutralen Wirtschaftssystem erfordert Verantwortung, großes Engagement und die Kooperation aller gesellschaftlichen Gruppen. Das Fraunhofer UMSICHT erforscht und entwickelt gemeinsam mit Partnerinnen und Partnern klimaneutrale Energiesysteme, ressourceneffiziente Prozesse und zirkuläre Produkte. Wir bieten verfahrenstechnische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsdienstleistungen inkl. Schutzrechte in Chemie, Petrochemie, Raffinerie und Hüttenindustrie an. Unser Know-how umfasst die Bereiche Fein- und Spezialchemikalien, chemische Massenprodukte und Biokraftstoffe. Biomasse, Synthesegas und ausgewählte Reststoffe bilden das Portfolio an Rohstoffen. Know-how über die vor- und nachgelagerte Verarbeitung sowie die Produktformulierung runden unsere Kompetenz ab.
Fraunhofer WKI
The Fraunhofer Institut für Holzforschung, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI) works as closely and as application-oriented with the companies of the wood and furniture industries and the supplier industry as it does with the construction industry, the chemical industry and the automotive industry. Virtually all procedures and materials, which result from the research activities of the Institute, are used industrially.
WKI has extensive competence in the areas of intermediates preparation from biosourced raw materials and polymer synthesis. The focus was laid on the modification of vegetable oils, saccharides, utilising building blocks generated by industrial biotechnology, and the utilisation of lignin for various applications for generating coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers.
WKI stands for R & D along the value chain, starting with monomers to end-use applications.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
The Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology (IMET) of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is located on campus of the Forschungszentrum Jülich as part of the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology which holds a leading position nationally and internationally in the field of basic research and biotechnological applications of microorganisms.
The IMET is directed by Prof. Dr. Karl-Erich Jaeger and currently employs about 40 people. Five groups cover the scientific topics “Bacterial Cell Factories” (Dr. Andreas Knapp), “Bacterial Enzymology” (Dr. Filip Kovacic), “Bacterial Photobiotechnology” (Dr. Thomas Drepper), “Molecular Biophotonics” (Dr. Ulrich Krauss), and “Natural Product Biosynthesis” (Dr. Anita Loeschcke/Dr. Stephan Thies).
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
Über kooperative Promotionen (20 laufende und 2 abgeschlossene) bietet die HSHL in Forschungsprojekten qualifizierten Absolventen*innen die Möglichkeit zu einer wissenschaftlichen Weiterqualifikation. Zahlreiche Forschungsprojekte und -themen im Bereich der Bioökonomie zeigen die interdisziplinäre Kooperation von Forschern*innen der Fachbereiche Biologie, Chemie, Biochemie, Ingenieurwissenschaften, Informatik und Wirtschaftswissenschaften.
www.hshl.de/forschung-unternehmen/forschungsthemenfelder/themenfeld-biooekonomie/
Hochschule Niederrhein
The Hochschule Niederrhein is one of the largest and top-performing universities for applied sciences in Germany. We are a renowned educational and research institution. With ten faculties, 245 professors, more than 14,000 students, we are an important contact for companies from the region for research and transfer. Activities in the CLIB Cluster include Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology, Sustainable Organic Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry, Institute ILOC), Applied Mycology, Microbiology, Food Biotechnology (Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Hospitality Sciences, Competence Centers CCMB, KAMU), Sustainable Textiles (Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology, Institute FTB), Logistics and IT (Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Institute GEMIT).
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability
Why not use the smallest factories to make the biggest possible amounts of high-value chemicals and pharmaceuticals – biosustainably? The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability is doing exactly this by developing new technologies for engineering microbes, turning them into cell factories, which are designed for efficient production of a specific compound in a commercially competitive way. The Center is part of a cluster of research centers that aim at attracting the world’s best researchers, and thereby creating the basis for an internationally oriented and innovative research environment of the highest quality to benefit society
Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology: Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences is one of China’s primary national research institutions for renewable energy and green materials, focusing mainly on research and development of the resources, technologies, products and processes for bio-based energy and materials. QIBEBT currently has a staff of 800, 470 of whom are full-time employees and 330 are graduate students. The institute offers PhD, Master and Postdoctoral programs in biology, chemical engineering and technology, and material science and engineering. The institute attaches high importance to promoting international cooperation and has more than 170 global partners including Boeing, Shell, P & G and Total.
RWTH Aachen – Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie
We are experts in biocatalyst engineering with a focus on directed protein evolution. We are developing novel random mutagenesis methods (SeSaM: Sequence Saturation Method), high throughput screening systems and computational programs to manage the complexity of protein sequence space.
Based on our core competencies in directed protein evolution we founded a company (SeSaM-Biotech) and collaborate with leading companies in the field of industrial biotechnology. With our expertise we aim to understand structure-function relationships of biocatalysts and functional biomaterials in order to solve significant problems in industrial biocatalysis.
SCION - New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
Scion is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute that specialises in research, science and technology development for the forestry and wood-derived materials: tree improvement, wood-related bioenergy, industrial biotechnology and high-value manufacturing. Scion is developing biorefinery processes to create new green chemicals and biopolymers from renewable resources, with a focus on lignocellulosic biomass: soft wood.
We develop microbial and enzyme-based processes that can be used by industrial partners for the production of valued compounds, enzymes and other biological products.
Scion is New Zealand’s centre of expertise in bioplastic research and development: production and manufacturing of biopolymers as plastics, adhesives, coatings, foams, pulp/packaging, and fibre-composites.
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
The TH Köln – University of Technology, Arts, Sciences offers students and scientists from Germany and abroad an inspirational study and research environment in the social, cultural, engineering, and natural sciences. Currently there are more than 24,000 students from about 120 countries enrolled in over 90 bachelor’s and master’s programs of 11 interdisciplinary faculties.
Climate change and scarce resources are some of the major challenges mankind will be facing in the coming decades. The faculty of Applied Natural Sciences at Campus Leverkusen engages itself in chemical and biotechnological research projects to address these ‘great challenges’ and actively contributes to the advancement of science and economy.
Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft)
Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft) contributes to solving global challenges by educating new generations of socially responsible engineers and expanding the frontiers of the engineering science.
In CLIB, TU Delft is represented by the Department of Biotechnology.
The Department of Biotechnology engages in internationally-leading education programmes and offers a stimulating research environment in the biosciences that combines fundamental science, engineering, and design, all directed towards biotechnological process innovations. The Department covers the areas of biocatalysis, industrial microbiology, environmental biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, and biotechnology and society. The Department harbours excellent laboratory facilities and infrastructure.
TU Dortmund University
The Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering (BCI) at TU Dortmund University is the largest and one of the most successful engineering departments in Germany. It is active in all areas of biochemical and chemical engineering. The strength of the department is its multidisciplinarity, linking various research areas, from fundamentals (e.g. thermodynamics, biochemistry) to (bio)process engineering, thus covering all stages of integrated (bio)process development. The department has a track record of bringing together academia and companies for the design and optimization of safe, environmentally friendly and sustainable processes and products for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and related industries. BCI is a partner in the CLIB-Kompetenzzentrum Biotechnologie (CKB) network.
Wageningen University and Research
To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life.
Wageningen University and Research is a joint venture between the Wageningen University, which focuses on education and fundamental research, and Wageningen Research which conducts applied research directly for industry. In CLIB, the WUR is represented by five academic chair group – Bioprocess Engineering, Microbiology, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Environmental Technology and Biobased Commodity Chemistry – and by the applied research centre Food & Biobased Research (WFBR).
The groups study microbial processes intra-cellular, cellular, inter-cellular, reactor, and environmental scale with a strong link to the chemical industry. The generated knowledge at the University is translated into application, by WFBR, for production and biorefinery of pharmaceuticals, healthy food ingredients, bulk chemicals, and biofuels.
Ehrenmitglieder
Prof. Dr. Rolf Schmid
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Zweck des Vereins ist es, die industrielle Biotechnologie in der Wissenschaft und deren Nutzung in der gewerblichen Wirtschaft zu fördern.
Verschiedene Unternehmen und Organisationen können ordentliche Mitglieder von CLIB werden.
Dazu gehören:
Hochschulen sowie andere Forschungseinrichtungen und Bildungseinrichtungen, die durch ihre fachliche Ausrichtung den Vereinszweck fördern.
Unternehmen, die mit ihrem Geschäftsmodell den Vereinszweck fördern, können als Industrieunternehmen oder als KMU Mitglied werden, wenn sie:
die industrielle Biotechnologie zur Entwicklung und Herstellung von Produkten oder Verfahren nutzen oder nutzen wollen,
Dienstleistungen und Zulieferungen für die wirtschaftliche Nutzung der industriellen Biotechnologie in der gewerblichen Wirtschaft erbringen, oder
ein besonderes Interesse an der Verwendung biotechnologisch hergestellter Produkte haben.
Unternehmen und Organisationen, deren Tätigkeit mit der industriellen Biotechnologie in enger Beziehung steht und deren Mitgliedschaft von besonderem Interesse für den Vereinszweck ist sowie Kapitalgeber können ebenfalls ordentliche Mitglieder von CLIB werden.
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