| | Biochemistry as one of the central disciplines of modern life sciences focuses on a detailed understanding of biological processes at the molecular level, while biotechnology aims at the application of biological processes on a technical level with numerous benefits for medical sciences, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical production and other therapeutic issues like stem cell therapy. This is intimately connected both with biochemical research and biochemical engineering. Biochemical research at BioChemTech of the CeBiTec includes scientific projects from the center of biochemistry, e.g. on structure and function of proteins (with special emphasis on membrane proteins), lipids (membrane trafficking and fusion) and carbohydrates (heparan sulfate proteoglycans as regulators of signal transduction). Furthermore, biophysical chemistry, structural biochemistry, chemical biology and mass spectrometry introduce technological platforms to the BioChemTech. The activities in the area of biotechnology at BioChemTech comprise molecular, cellular, and bioprocess engineering - in particular, genetic engineering of recombinant proteins and plasmid DNA for medicalpurposes, including bioprocess development, large-scale production, downstream processing, and biocatalysis. BioChemTech, the Institute of Biochemistry and Bioengineering has been founded in order to complement the existing activities at CeBiTec. BioChemTech has many interfaces for joint activities with scientists both from inside and outside the CeBiTec. Twelve research groups together founded BioChemTech in 2006. |
BioChemTech- Institute of Biochemistry and Bioengineering