The purification of a biological product, e.g. an antibiotic, a vitamin, or a recombinant protein, from fermentation broth or cell culture supernatant is an important part of biotechnological manufacturing. Downstream recovery represents a large part of the product cost and therefore efficient and robust separation techniques are essential for the production of biological products. Recovering a...

The discovery of new basic compounds holds the key for advancing material sciences. We have focused on the identification and characterization of natural key compounds that control biologically and physiologically intriguing phenomena. The discovery of new bioactive molecules, facilitated by a deeper understanding of nature, should advance our knowledge of biological processes and lead to new s...