Graduate Cluster CLIB Industrial Biotechnology
How to join the CLIB-Graduate Cluster Local contacts at the universities
We invite applications from excellent CLIB-Graduate Cluster Bielefeld graduates with a M.Sc. or Diploma Dr. Iris Brune in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) biotechnology, biochemical or chemical Bielefeld University engineering or related disciplines. Universitätsstr. 27 Students expecting to graduate within D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany the next months are also encouraged to apply. CLIB-Graduate Cluster Dortmund Dorota Pawlucka, MBA See our website for open positions TU Dortmund University and application instructions: Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering www.graduatecluster.net Emil-Figge-Str. 70 D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
Application calls CLIB-Graduate Cluster Düsseldorf Dr. Sonja Meyer zu Berstenhorst Nov/Dec for projects starting in April Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Apr/May for projects starting in October Institute for Bioorganic Chemistry Stetternicher Forst, Geb. 15.8 D-52426 Jülich, Germany
Central coordination unit CLIB-Graduate Cluster CLIB2021 provides central coordination for Dr. Tatjana Schwabe the CLIB-Graduate Cluster and connects c/o CLIB2021 it with its industry and SME members. P.O. Box 26 01 04 D-40094 Düsseldorf, Germany The CLIB-Graduate Cluster is supported by the universities of Bielefeld, Dortmund DOCTORAL PROGRAMME and Düsseldorf and receives funding www.wiedemeier-kommunikation.de from the Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia. Industrial
Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia www.graduatecluster.net Biotechnology The 3-year doctoral programme
CLIB-Graduate Cluster students
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME join a network of excellent students
Industrial Biotechnology work in first-rate research facilities
gain an insight into the biotech The CLIB-Graduate Cluster Industrial Biotechnology Polyomics: New technologies for genome- and meta industry offers 3-year PhD scholarships in its structured doctor- genome analysis are being developed and applied. To- al programme. This joint initiative of Bielefeld University, gether with postgenome analyses such as proteomics and 3-month industrial internship the TU Dortmund University and the Heinrich-Heine-Uni- metabolomics, they achieve the rational development of as part of the programme versity Düsseldorf is located in NRW, the most populous production strains or optimise culture conditions. With- state of Germany with an excellent research and industrial in the cluster, the ideal infrastructure exists to facilitate many projects have a direct link infrastructure. interdisciplinary research, combining bioinformatics, mo- to industry lecular biology, biochemistry and biotechnology. Research projects in the graduate cluster span the range are full-time doctoral students at of industrial biotechnology, from essential genome analy- Expression: Protein expression is being optimised with one of the three universities ses via protein expression and biocatalysis to product pu- advanced methods such as metabolomics and meta- rification. Each university has different key competences: bolic flux simulations. Molecular biology plays an impor- receive a stipend of 1500 €/month tant role in creating new expression systems and optimis- Bielefeld University: Polyomics ing protein secretion or cell surface display. enjoy yearly retreats with all TU Dortmund University: Biocatalysis and students and faculty Downstream Processing Biocatalysis: This focus aims at optimising the biotech- University of Düsseldorf: Expression and Biocatalysis nological synthesis of intermediates for complex chem take part in key qualification courses ical molecules either with isolated enzymes or with whole including scientific writing and cells. Chemists, biologists and bioengineers collaborate presentation skills to develop new and efficient biocatalysts. have access to exclusive courses for Downstream Processing: Innovative technologies for CLIB-students like lab workshops, downstream processing, for example separation mech courses in innovation management, anisms for biotechnological products, are being devel- project management and patent law oped. Biochemical and chemical engineers work on new methods to analyse reaction mixtures, to purify products and on scale-up towards the industrial-scale production.
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