LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology & Bioresources
Thanks to their fantastic properties and abilities, insects colonize almost all habitats on earth. In the future, we humans can also benefit from the many survival strategies they have developed for this purpose. Under the direction of Prof. Andreas Vilcinskas, a globally unique center for the development of bioresources for use in medicine, plant protection and the food industry is being established in Giessen.
Our Research
Natural Product Department
Benefit from our extensive collection of microbes, microbial-derived products, biological and chemical data as well as from the collaboration with our experts, who are eager to participate in your challenging project.
Food & Feed
Improvement Agents
We pursue sustainable solutions for the food and feed industry and develop strategies to make food safer, healthier and tastier.
Pests and vector
insect control
Our mission is to develop new and environmentally friendly crop protection strategies to prevent crop damage caused by insects.
Biodiversity
research
We tap into groups of organisms with high biodiversity such as insects, bacteria and fungi as bioresources by isolating and characterising natural products with innovative technologies and established platforms.
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