Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

Solutions to problems in the fields of biotechnology and environmental engineering, commissioned by the public and private sector

The Fraunhofer IGB is one of six Fraunhofer-Institutes in Stuttgart. Prof. Herwig Brunner has been Managing Director of the IGB since 1994. The IGB has 148 employees.

Thomas Hirth, Prof. Dr., Director
Walter Trösch, Prof. Dr., Deputy Director

Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49-711-970-4001
Fax: +49-711-970-4200

The fields of research at the IGB include: Surface and interfacial engineering, membrane and energy systems, environmental biotechnology, breakdown and transformation of pollutants, biotransformation and enzyme screening, biopharmaceuticals, genome analysis, protein screening processes and proteomics, as well as cell culture technology.