For as long as we can remember, our planet has generously given us everything we have needed and everything we have wanted. Yet our resources are limited. Our next steps must be chosen carefully. It is our ambition to do our best and to provide long-term as well as more environmentally friendly solutions by utilizing processes from nature. We are working on projects in which new products are created from waste materials and design new biocatalytic technologies for a more sustainable future. Through real-time analytics, detailed process control is enabled, resulting in a more responsible management of our resources and minimization of waste streams. We are digitalizing these processes to better understand them and to establish smart processes. To invent new and innovative methods, teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration are of utmost importance. We are globally networked. Additionally, we cherish close cooperation with partners from industry, as this allows our research results to be implemented on a large scale. At the same time, this enables our students and employees to get in contact with industrial research and development at an early stage in their career. Thanks to our interdisciplinary and intercultural collaborative environment, we have even more opportunities to develop new ideas and to put our visions into practice. We do not just want to help our students become better scientists, but also give them the freedom they need to develop as individuals. To empower the future generation with new, sustainable solutions, we invite children and youths to come and experience the world of science and technology at our institute. As part of our "Kinderforscher" program, we develop and offer experiment kits to elementary and secondary schools. With our "Nachwuchscampus" program, we are bringing together schools, universities, and industry. And thirdly, we reach out to you digitally, with our online site kniffelix.de.
