BioVT contribute to DECHEMA FORUM 2026

BioVT participated in the DECHEMA FORUM 2026 from 15 to 17 September in Frankfurt am Main. Under the theme “Defossilizing the Process Industry – Creating Competitive Solutions,” the conference brought together experts from academia and industry to discuss technologies and strategies for transforming the process industries towards more sustainable production. We contributed to the scientific programme with research addressing innovative biotechnological production routes and the use of renewable resources. The contributions demonstrate how bioprocess engineering can help develop alternatives to fossil-based production and contribute to a more sustainable and circular process industry. Prof. Dr. Roland Ulber also served as a member of the DECHEMA FORUM 2026 committee, which brought together experts from universities, research institutions and industry.

“The transition towards a sustainable process industry requires innovative biological processes as well as their successful integration into industrial production. Our contributions at DECHEMA FORUM demonstrate how bioprocess engineering can connect renewable resources, biotechnology and process development to create viable alternatives for the future.”

BioVT contributions to the programme

• Harnessing Long-Distance Electron Transfer for Sustainable Bioprocesses
  The contribution “Harnessing Long-Distance Electron Transfer for Sustainable Bioprocesses” by Judith Stiefelmaier addresses the potential of electron-transfer mechanisms for sustainable biotechnological processes.
• Turning green waste into butyric acid with Clostridium tyrobutyricum: From laboratory to technical scale
  In “Turning green waste into butyric acid with Clostridium tyrobutyricum: From laboratory to technical scale,” Katharina Oehlenschläger focus on the conversion of green waste into the valuable platform chemical butyric acid and on the challenges involved in transferring the process from laboratory to technical scale.
• Science Outreach in Practice: A Successful Transfer Process
  The contribution “Science Outreach in Practice: A Successful Transfer Process” by Lena Geuer addresses the successful transfer of scientific knowledge into outreach activities and highlights practical approaches for communicating science to a broader audience.
• Conceptualisation of an aerosol-based reactor system for oleanolic and ursolic acid production by basil cell cultures
  The poster “Conceptualisation of an aerosol-based reactor system for oleanolic and ursolic acid production by basil cell cultures” by Maximilian Koch presents a reactor concept for producing valuable plant-derived compounds using basil cell cultures.

Together, these contributions highlight different approaches to developing resource-efficient biotechnological processes and exploiting renewable raw materials for the production of valuable chemicals and materials.