Joint project
ZIB - LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology & Bioresources
Funder: Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts
Period: 2013-2025
URI: https://insekten-biotechnologie.de/en/
Detailed description:
The LOEWE-Centre for ‘Insect Biotechnology’ uses insects as a bioresource for new products with applications in medicine, agricultural and industrial biotechnology. Involved in the project, funded by the State of Hesse, are the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen (JLU, lead), the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) and the Technical University of Central Hesse (THM). Head of the project is the entomologist Prof. Dr. Andreas Vilcinskas (JLU / Fraunhofer Branch for Bioresources) with co-coordinator Prof. Dr. Holger Zorn (JLU).
Coordinating organisation / Consortium Leader
- University of Giessen
Cooperation partners with funding
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology
- Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences
- University of Giessen
