German consortium team on deriving value from antimicrobial peptides

July 6, 2022 |

In Germany, mk2 Biotechnologies, WACKER and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) announced their joint project targeting the development, large-scale production and purification of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for diverse applications. The project will run for two years. The aim is to take the final steps in rolling out industrially suitable AMPs as a sustainable alternative to artificial preservatives.

Due to cumbersome synthesis and the resultant high costs, the potential of AMPs remains mostly unexploited. To make it possible to harvest the potential of AMPs in industrial-scale applications, the consortium aims to develop a scalable and cost-efficient production platform based on microbial fermentation using only sustainable raw materials in the production process. The project particularly targets the development of new, highly potent AMPs, the development of a planetary circulating solid-liquid reactor, and the integration of both technologies into large-scale bio-production facilities.

Category: Fuels

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