In our research group we have specialized in the construction of microbial production strains such as Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida as well as bioprocess engineering using a bioreactor pipeline with up to 45 liters working volume. We are interested in the bioproduction of recombinant food proteins using microbial cell factories. In addition, we are working on bioactive metabolites such as lipopeptides and lantibiotics that could be used as food additives. Furthermore, upscaling approaches on a bioreactor scale enable us to establish fed-batch strategies for improved bioproduction.
Overall, we are looking for cooperation partners that enable us to apply microbially produced recombinant food proteins or food additives and would like to combine our expertise in molecular strain engineering and bioprocess engineering with other fields of application for recombinant food proteins and their formulation and characterization.

The University of Hohenheim has a reputation as the leading agricultural university in Germany and focuses on research into efficiently managed and climate-resilient agricultural ecosystems for the environmentally friendly production of biomass and food. This also involves optimizing processes with biological or sustainable chemical and physical conversion processes. The general concept of bioeconomy takes into account ecological, economic and social aspects. In this way, global challenges in the areas of climate protection, food security, resource conservation and sustainable economy are to be understood as holistic solutions.