M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology
Is it possible to produce plastics from carbon dioxide CO2, silk with bacteria from renewable raw materials, or liquid fuels from organic waste?
The Master’s degree program in Industrial Biotechnology (IBT) M. Sc. focuses on industrial substance production using novel biocatalysts and biotechnological processes.
Highly interdisciplinary, “White Biotechnology” encompasses Biosciences (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bioinformatics) on the one hand. On the other hand, methods from (Bio-)Process Engineering and Technical Chemistry are essential to technically exploit the potential of new biocatalysts and develop sustainable production processes on an industrial scale. As a future technology of the third millennium, IBT is considered to be of outstanding importance, especially for the European economy.
With the Research Center for White Biotechnology on the Garching campus, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is establishing a strong, interdisciplinary focus on research and education in this field.