Symposia

Turbo-Boost for Enzymes: Optimizing Nature for Industrial Applications

Conference room: Forum 1

Enzymes have been optimized by evolution over millions of years to work in their natural environment. Thanks to genetic engineering and directed evolution,  however, enzymes can be further improved for use in biotechnological processes. Examples of such improvements are presented here.

Chair

Dr. Susanne Zibek

Dr. Susanne Zibek

IGVP Uni Stuttgart/Fraunhofer IGB

Lectures

PhD Carsten Hjort

PhD Carsten Hjort

Novonesis

Novonesis approach to enzyme development and production

Dr. Alexander Pelzer

Dr. Alexander Pelzer

Brain Biotech

Discovery meets engineering: A dual approach to new enzymes

Dr. Axel Trefzer

Dr. Axel Trefzer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Synthetic DNA as tool to improve enzymes