Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses (IZI-BB)

Key figures

• FhG IZI investigates and develops solutions to specific problems at the interfaces of medicine, life sciences and engineering.
• One of the institute's main tasks: conduct contract research for companies, hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and research institutes operating in the field of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical engineering.
• The Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses (IZI-BB) research focus:
  • innovation in the fields of food- and environmental analysis
  • diagnostic
  • drug development
  • process engineering.

• IZI-BB unique features in the topics like sensor technology, biotechnological production method, automation and nano- & microsystem technology
• The “Functional Nucleic Acids – Aptamer” unit of IZI-BB:
  • generation of DNA- and RNA-aptamers by an automated selection process,
  • the synthesis and functionalisation of aptamers
  • the integration of aptamers in various applications in analytics and therapeutics

We offer

• Biosystem Integration and Process Automation
• Molecular and Cellular Bioanalytics
• Cell-free and Cell-based Bioproduction
• Generation and synthesis of aptamers, plus integration in applications