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Project Overview

Project Code: LS 13

Project name:

Modelling Bioprocesses for Cellular Agriculture: Optimising Bioreactor Design and Process Integration for Industrial Applications

TUM Department:

LS - School of Life Sciences

TUM Chair / Institute:

Cellular Agriculture

Research area:

Bioprocess Design and Modelling

Student background:

BiochemistryBiologyBiotechnologyChemical EngineeringComputer Science/ InformaticsEnvironmental EngineeringMathematicsSustainability

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Planned project location:

Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München and Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany

Project Supervisor - Contact Details


Title:

M.Sc.

Given name:

Katharina Julia

Family name:

Brenner

E-mail:

katharina.brenner@tum.de

Phone:

00491781785072

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Project Description


Project description:

This project explores how next generation bioprocesses for cultured meat can be designed to operate at industrial scale with minimal environmental footprint. The aim is to create a digital twin of a full production chain from cell cultivation and bioreactor scale up to harvesting, purification and packaging, and use it as a testing ground for innovative process configurations.
Students will investigate how factors like bioreactor design, oxygen transfer, media formulation and recycling strategies influence productivity, cost efficiency and sustainability. By modelling different scenarios they will identify bottlenecks, quantify resource demands and propose breakthrough solutions for large scale production.

The work is highly interdisciplinary, bridging biotechnology, process engineering, informatics and sustainability science. It offers hands on experience with state of the art industrial modelling methods while contributing to the development of a technology that could transform global food systems.

Working hours per week planned:

35

Prerequisites


Required study level minimum (at time of TUM PREP project start):

2 years of bachelor studies completed

Subject related:

Background related to one of the following fields: Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Process Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Food Technology, Computational Modelling, Informatics

Other:

Analytical and problem solving skills, interest in sustainable food production technologies, ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment, willingness to explore innovative approaches for industrial biotechnology

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