MPI research explained
Selective Crystallization (available in German)
Crystallization processes are applied for manufacturing of commodities (e.g. inorganic salts) and fine chemicals, as pharmaceuticals, food and agrochemicals. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg explain their research on crystallization processes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3RVruFPnZY
ContiVir: Efficient Virus Production Technologies for Quick and Scalable Vaccine Manufacturing
How can vaccines be produced faster to respond to new emerging diseases? Gene therapies have shown the promise to become the next medical revolution for combating a wide variety of currently untreatable diseases. The ContiVir project focuses on the development of a continuous manufacturing platform for commercially relevant viral gene therapy vectors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIiSyqd_-k
Green Process Engineering: Production of Malaria Medication (available in German)
The production process of the best therapy agent so far against Malaria, artemisinin, is optimized by engineers at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tNEDZDZq-s
Algae biorefinery: Complete Use of Algae Biomass (available in German)
Green microalgae are real all-rounders. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg show how we can make better use of their compounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax2s-U_QzuY
Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks: Producing Chemicals with Bacteria (available in German)
Microbial Cell Factories: Scientists at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg explain how they gain a better understanding of microorganisms and their tailor-made optimization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Z6UZSryXY