Strategic Research Topics

We target the following applications:

Hydrogen based energy supply

• combined heat and power unit for small to medium stationary solutions
• fuel processor solutions for powering maritime and agricultural vehicles, aircraft assistance, transport, and automotive
• auxiliary power units
• renewable energy storage / methanation
• biofuel production

Ammonia utilization

• powering deep sea vessels
• reducing carbon dioxide in industrial processes

We target the following applications:

Flow Chemistry

• cascade reactions via coupled catalysis methods
• photocatalyzed synthesis
  
• electrification of chemistry
• reactive intermediates for pharmaceutical applications
• innovative processing regimes targeting fine chemicals, special chemicals, agrochemicals, …
• decentralized production concepts

Media monitoring

• condition monitoring of and determination of microorganisms process media
• monitoring of critical product parameters and real-time quality control of food and in food production processes
• leak detection in circuits
• high precision components for imaging spectroscopy monitoring climate and environmental changes
• surveilling fusion experiments

We target the following applications:

Infection diagnostics

• PCR-based diagnostics of infectious diseases
• pandemic control
• fast sepsis detection

Nanoparticle Systems

• targeted drug delivery
• encapsulation of sensory active ingredients, value adding substances and matrix components
• materials with tailor-made properties

Single cell analytics

• cancer diagnostics
• research for therapy development and monitoring of therapy success

API synthesis via sustainable routes