Press releases
- PhotoTech: New third-party funded project launchedThe BioMat research group, led by Dr Rohan Karande, recently launched a new research project with the aim of developing a novel biofilm bioreactor for cultivating protein-rich spirulina biomass from the greenhouse gas CO₂. The project will be funded by the Free State of Saxony and the European Union for the next twelve months.
- New publication in ACS Applied BioMaterialsWe newly published a paper in ACS Applied BioMaterials on the synthesis and application of agarose polymers with pH-sensitive fluorescent dyes. We show the covalent end-on coupling of pH-sensitive dyes to agarose polymers and the usage of this agarose in monitoring pH changes of microbial cultures of photoautotroph and chemoheterotroph species incorporated within agarose hydrogels due to their metabolic activity.
- Long Night of Science – b-ACT matter took part!On 20 June 2025, numerous Leipzig scientific institutions, associations and companies presented their research at the Long Night of Science in Leipzig. b-ACTmatter was also there with the BioMat junior research group and the spin-off ESTER Biotech at the BIO CITY site, giving interested parties from Leipzig and the surrounding area exciting insights into their scientific research and development.
- How methane and CO₂ can help tackle plastic pollutionCountry Overshoot Day marks the date each year when a country would have exhausted its annual biocapacity budget — if everyone in the world lived like its population. At Leipzig University’s b-ACTmatter research and transfer centre, innovative approaches are being explored to address the growing scarcity of resources in the face of a rising global population — through sustainable production processes and circular economy technologies.
Events
- Biochemical Colloquium of the Institute of Biochemistry and b-ACT matter||| 9 December 2025 ||| We cordially invite you to attend the joint Biochemical Colloquium of the Institute of Biochemistry and b-ACT matter on 9 December 2025. The topic of Dr Anna Taubenberger’s lecture is ‘Using bioengineered 3D in vitro models to study cancer progression’.
- Biochemical colloquium of the Faculty of Life Sciences and b-ACT matter||| June 23, 2025 ||| We cordially invite you to the joint Biochemical Colloquium of the Faculty of Life Sciences and b-ACT matter on June 23, 2025. The topic of the lecture by Dr. Suresh Sudarsan is “Understanding fermenterphiles for successful scale-up”.
- Biochemical colloquium of the Faculty of Life Sciences and b-ACT matter||| May 27, 2025 ||| We cordially invite you to the joint Biochemical Colloquium of the Faculty of Life Sciences and b-ACT matter on May 27, 2025. The topic of the lecture by Prof. Dr. Philipp Seib is “Silk for pharmaceutics”.
- Joint Physics Colloquium − Biochemical Colloquium − b-ACT Colloquium||| April 29, 2025 ||| We cordially invite you to the joint biochemical colloquium of the Institute of Biochemistry, the Peter Debye Institute and b-ACT matter, which will take place on April 29, 2025. The topic of Prof. Dr. Rosalind Allens’ talk will be “Using physics to understand how bacteria infect urinary catheters”.