Dispersity, Structure and Phase Changes of Proteins and Bio Agglomerates in Biotechnological Processes

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arno Kwade is a professor of Mechanical Process Engineering / Particle Technology at the Technische Universität Braunschweig according to the website. He is the head of the Institute of Particle Technology. Prof. Kwade's research interests include stirred media mills, comminution, and battery technology. He has written numerous publications on these topics. Prof. Kwade is also involved in several professional organizations including the European Federation of Chemical Engineering and the BMBF Advisory Board Battery Research Germany.

Dr.-Ing. Ingo Kampen is a researcher at the Institute for Particle Technology (iPAT) at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. His research area is pharmaceutical and bioparticle technology. He currently leads the research group "Bio- and Pharmapartikeltechnik". Dr. Kampen teaches several courses including "Fundamentals of Environmental Protection Engineering", "Mechanical Process Engineering 1 for Biotechnologists", "Microscopy and Particle Measurement in the Micro and Nanometer Range", and "Mechanical Process Engineering 2 for Biotechnologists".

1. Correlation of structure and properties of enzyme crystals in consideration of downstream processing and formulation.- 2. Multiscale Model-Based Investigation of Functional Macromolecular Agglomerates for Biotechnological Applications.- 3. Modeling-based Monitoring and Control of Protein Crystallization in Bioprocesses.- 4. Changes in structure, dispersity and phase behavior of proteins: The virus-like particles in the presence of nucleic acids.