CeBiTec – Center for Biotechnology

The Center for Biotechnology – CeBiTec – is one of the largest faculty-spanning central academic institutions at Bielefeld University. Its purpose is to bundle the biotechnological activities and research projects at the university, to foster cross-linking of research approaches and technologies from different research fields and to develop innovative projects within its three main research areas: Bioinformatics, Sustainable Bioproduction and Microbiome Research.

The availability of comprehensive technological infrastructure as being provided by CeBiTec’s Technology Platforms is crucial for a successful scientific work. Academic training of graduates is fostered by the Graduate Center offering high-level PhD programs.

Furthermore, the CeBiTec considers itself as a central communication platform and a “think tank” of the university with respect to initiatives and activities with a dedicated biotechnological perspective.

Our mission: Creating cell factories and synthetic microbial consortia for efficient bioproduction using improved molecular tools derived from synthetic biology, novel bespoke enzymatic activities, and machine-learning-powered bioinformatics applied to large microbiomics datasets.