Research

In order to improve the quality of their products steadily and to enlarge the knowledge base about the complex interactions between plants and microbes, ABiTEP GmbH is an active partner in national and international research projects.

We are a small and procedural company with a highly motivated and professional staff and a well equipped fermentation lab. Capacity are given for separation, freeze drying, extraction and formulation. We are running bioreactors from 1 up to 5000 L volume.

Current projects

• Multiparametric Online-Monitoring for process optimization and quality improvement of bacteria fermentation
  Partners: ABiTEP GmbH, EloSystems, Metabolomic Discoveries, TU Berlin HS Mannheim
  Time Period: 2011-2013
  
• Transplore Verticillium
  Development and Application of a patented treatment for biological regulation of Verticillium-wilt on strawberry plants
  Partners: Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V.; LVLF, Experimental station Müncheberg
  Time period: 2011-2013
  www.transplore.en
  More information
  Schutzimpfung gegen Erdbeerwelke (Press release ZALF, 15.04.2011)
  See Article
• GenoMik-Transfer "PATHCONTROL"
  A molecular analysis of the genetic determinants affecting ability to grow of the plant growth promoting bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens within plant rhizosphere (lettuce) in presence of the world-wide distributed phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani.
  Partners: Helmholtz Centre Munich, German Research Centre of Health and Environment , University Bielefeld, CeBiTec as well as Leibnitz-Institute for Crop and Ornamental Gardening, Großbeeren
  Time period: 2010-2012
  www.genomik-transfer.de
• Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (Central innovation program of medium-sized businesses, ZIM)
  Development of highly efficient organic products for an eco-friendly and sustainable quality and yield assurance in market gardening, Development of a new root associated bacterium to be used as plant strengthening agent, Comparative studies in host specificity of bacteria isolates using the example of asparagus pathogens in the Fusarium group
  Time period: 2009-2011
  www.zim-bmwi.de/kooperationsprojekte

Previous projects

• Development of biological tools for plant strengthening to be used in Chinese agriculture (funded by BMBF, PTJ )
  Collaborative project together with Humboldt University Berlin and Chinese partners; time period: 2007-2010
  www.chinapgp.net
• GenoMik-Plus (funded by BMBF, PTJ, Functional genome research on bacteria; cluster secondary metabolites) aimed to develop Bacillus metabolites for application in plant protection; time period: 2006-2009
  www.cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de/grim/
• PRO INNO II (funded by BMWI/AIF) KU0388001GS6
  Collaborative project together with industrial partners with the objective to develop a technology and plant for mobile cleansing of tanks for transportation of food with enviromental friendly cleansing materials and biological decontamination of wash water, time table: 2006-2008
  www.forschungskoop.de
• Bactofruct (funded by the EU under contract number CRAFT 512622) with the objective to develop a sustainable biological pesticide against fire blight; time period: 2004-2006
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• "Rehabilitation of degraded land ecosystem in Qinling-Bashan montainous area in Sothern Shaanxi Province, China" (Institute of Forestry TU München)
  www.wzw.tum.de/waldbau
• "Innovative nitrogen management technologies to improve agricultural production and enviromental protection in intensive Chinese agriculture" (coordination by researchers of TU Braunschweig)
  www. nitrogen-management.org

The active research policy of ABiTEP GmbH and its forerunner FZB Biotechnik GmbH is documented in numerous application reports and peer reviewed research papers .