Developing Solutions for Biohybrid Applications in Chemistry
EST3R Biotech, is a planned start-up of the University of Leipzig that optimizes plastic degrading enzymes for molecular recycling of plastic waste. For this purpose, we are developing a high-throughput electronic platform to track the biodegradation of plastics in real-time and in a highly parallelized manner. Our technology allows us to continuously develop our enzymes via artificial evolution and to adapt them to the desired process parameters for industrial scale.
Project
Molecular Recycling of Post-Consumer PET Waste
ESTER BIOTECH builds an electronic high-throughput platform to find and improve plastic degrading enzymes. Starting with the Polyester Polyethylentherephthalate we develop the most powerful enzymes for plastic recycling, paving the way for cascaded plastic recovery.
Concept of cascaded plastic recycling by enzymes
Biodegradation of post consumer PET waste
Our History
Team of Engineers and Scientists
ESTER Biotech offers affordable technologies to scale electrochemical and electronic analyses into a new dimension capable of being integrated into laboratory routine. It all started with some inquisitive biochemists and enthusiatic electronics engineers at Leipzig University, searching the challenge to disrupt the low-throughput of electrochemical measurements.
We create our solutions by challenging deadlocked structures in life sciences, to scale biohybrid research. We develop our solution to be as convenient and affordable as possible to become a permanent force in laboratory to unveil the traits of nature. Contact us today to learn more about the people behind the ESTER story.
News
ARD Magazin: Enzyme decomposes plastic in record time
(May 2024)
An enzyme that decomposes plastic?
Researchers at Leipzig University have discovered this little miracle and have been researching it for two years – with astonishing succes
Watch ARD report
ZDF production “plan b”
(December 2023)
For the ZDF production “plan b”, 2 employees went in search of the waste visionaries. Their goal: to live more resource-consciously and produce less waste. They visited the research laboratory of Dr. Christian Sonnendeck
Watch ZDF report
Award Winner “Idea” Leipzig Founders’ Night
(July 2022)
The audience chooses Leipzig University’s research project in the field of biotechnology as the best start-up idea of the evening.
Our Team
