The Chair of Bioprocess Engineering cooperates with the following companies as part of purely industry-funded projects:

• Abbvie; funding period: several projects since 2016
• Biolac GmbH; funding period: several projects between 2004 and 2009
• Evonik; funding period: several projects since 2016
• GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH; funding period: several projects since 2014
• Grace GmbH & Co. KG; Funding period: 07/2008 - 08/2008
• Merck KGaG; Funding period: 01/2010-06/2010
• Sandoz GmbH; Funding period: 05/2008-06/2010
• Süd-Chemie AG; Funding period: 12/2007-12/2011
• Trace Analytics GmbH; Funding period: 03/2006-06/2006
• Versuchsanstalt der Hefeindustrie e. V.; Funding period: 03/2009-05/2009