Research and innovation at the Department of Life Sciences is performed in close collaboration with academia, industry, and society at large. We regard the training of new generations of young scientists to be future leaders as one of our most important contributions to society.
Our research
Industrial Biotechnology
Our aims are to produce chemicals, materials, energy carriers and food ingredients using enzymes and microorganisms.
Infrastructures
We deliver nationally unique research infrastructure services based on research at Life Sciences.
Molecular Bioscience
We use protein engineering, synthetic chemistry, nucleic acid technology, and biophysical methods to meet medical challenges.
Food and Nutrition Science
We conduct research, innovation, education and dissemination in Food and Nutrition Science.
Systems and Synthetic Biology
Biologists, chemists, mathematicians, and engineers work together to understand and describe living organisms.