The Institute of Bioprocess Engineering at RPTU is participating in the HIT 2026 in Mainz

The Institute of Bioprocess Engineering at RPTU is currently participating in the HIT 2026 in Mainz. Our researchers are contributing to exciting discussions on sustainable and innovative bioprocess technologies while connecting with colleagues from academia and industry. The conference continues to provide an inspiring platform for scientific exchange, new collaborations, and fresh ideas in biotechnology and bioprocess engineering. We look forward to the remaining sessions and discussions!

Our contributions to the conference:

• Marcel Cwienczek: Design and Optimization of 3D-Printed Magnetic Stirrers for Particle Capture in Wastewater Treatment
• Janik Haffelder: Photomixotrophic cultivation of different Coffea cell cultures for the production of valuable secondary metabolites
• Iris Hamburger: Cultivation of Methanotrophic Bacteria for Electrofermentation
• Lauri Hoffmann: Validation of Numerical Simulations of Stirred Tank Bioreactors using pH Indicator Mixing Experiments*
• Maximilian Koch: An aerosol-based bioprocess concept for triterpenoid production in various basil cell cultures
• Wolfgang Laudensack: From Grass Pressing to Fermentation: Scale-Up of a Grass-Based Biorefinery
• Katharina Oehlenschläger: Adaptive laboratory evolution of yeast enables ethyl butyrate production in a microbial co-culture with coupled extraction
• Judith Stiefelmaier: Electrifying Bioprocess Engineering with Cable Bacteria
• Julian Tix: Electrochemical Control of Microbial Redox States for Enhanced Succinate Production*
• Nina Zistler: Adaptation of an Aerosol Reactor for Heterotrophic Biofilm Cultivation Using Pseudomonas taiwanensis

*external PhD candidate