- Definition of biocatalytic fermentation and biotransformation processes
- Work horses, host organisms (E. coli, C. glutamicum, S. cerevisiae, others)
- Application of dead, resting, and growing cells
- Whole-cell biocatalyst characterization - (process) analytics
- Coupling to the cellular energy metabolism (cofactor regeneration) - metabolic engineering
- Construction of artificial pathways for multistep biotransformation - synthetic biology
- Substrate uptake and product excretion
- Immobilization of whole cells; catalytic biofilms
- In situ product removal with whole cells and coupling to DSP
- Application of phototrophic microorganisms
- Process examples
