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Within the ZenBio project, biotechnologist Simon Krebs and his team research cell-free enzyme development. An automated pipetting station speeds up experimental work.

 

Enzymes offer great potential for industry to make manufacturing processes more efficient and open up new production routes. However, targeted optimization of enzymes for such applications is labor-intensive. Fraunhofer researchers in Potsdam are developing an automated platform within the ZenBio project to accelerate this process. They combine cell-free protein synthesis with AI-supported enzyme design. In the future, companies will be able to develop suitable enzymes faster and more cost-effectively using this platform.

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