TIB made new progress on microbial production of β-carotene

Professor Ole Hindsgaul from Danish Carlseberg Laboratory Visits TIB

Professor Irene Wagner-D？bler from the German Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) gives lecture at TIB

Reliable genome annotation through data integration

Professor Adrian Tsang from Concordia University visits TIB

The Royal Academy of Sciences of New Zealand Professor Richard Clague Gardner visits TIB

Professor Juergen Wiegel gives a presentation at TIB

Juergen Wiegel was invited to visit Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology(TIB)on May 23th.Juergen Wiegel was a professor of microbiology in the University of Georgia. He also served as editor of many famous journals. His research focus on two major fields:(1)The diversity of anaerobic thermophilic bacteria。 “Everything is everywhere:but,the environment selects”(Lourens Baas Becking,1934).Professor Wiegel quoted the famous theory as the beginning of his presentation. The report entitled“Biogeography and Biogeochemisity of Thermoanaerobacter uzonensis(T. After the report,the participants had a lively discussion about the T.

The head of Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, visited Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology

Han de Winde and his co-workers,the international cooperative project applied jointly by the Kluyver Center and the TIB has been approved by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research(NWO).Prof. Han de Winde and his colleagues,accompanied by Prof. Yin Li,visited the construction site of the R&D building. They highly praised the construction speed. De Winde at provisional working place of the institute. He hoped to be able to further understand Tianjin Institute of Biotechnology,strengthen the exchanges and contacts between the staff,and on the basis of the existing cooperation project,extend the cooperatations with the TIB more deeply.

Dr. Eric C. Roos, CTO of Holland DSM Corp., and his coworkers visited TIB

,and his three colleagues visited Tianjin Institute of Biotechnology and the construction site of the R&D building. Zhiyong Huang,head of Department of Research Administration of the TIB welcomed the guests and conversed intensively with Dr. The two sides exchanged opinions on the progress in establishing a joint laboratory. Roos,CTO of Holland DSM Corp,will strengthen the cooperation of two sides in biotechnological area and speed up the establishment of joint laboratory.

Donald Gerson –an expert of fermentation engineering- paid Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology a visit

He has been serving as senior consultant of biotechnology sector of U.S, responsible for the establishment,construction and operation of bioproduction facilities. Donald Gerson listened carefully to the introduction of the overall design and plan of our fermentation pilot-plant and the selected pilot-apparatuses,and put forward invaluable opinions. Gerson visited the construction site,accompanied by Prof. Wenxia Jiang who is in charge of the construction of the fermentation pilot-plant. As a senior bioproduct expert,the valuable suggestions put forward by Dr.