Research units

The department of Biotechnology  consists of 5 research units, each focussing on different topics :

• The Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology studies microbial communities and interactions to better understand and steer ecological processes
• The Centre for Synthetic Biology artificially (re)designs biological systems for practical applications
• The Centre for Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis uses white biotechnology approaches to develop bio-based production processes for high-value, complex chemical compounds, using microbial cell factories
• The research unit Molecular Biotechnology is active in the area of biotechnology on eukaryotic cells
• The research unit Schoonmeersen focusses on applied biotechnology research