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FoE Human & Biotechnology

Planet Research

Researchers in the Field of Expertise Human & Biotechnology are developing apparatus and methods for medical applications and use enzymes and living microorganisms in technical applications. Research results are channelled into medicine, environmental technology, industry and agriculture, thus benefitting society.

Gabriele Berg. Sie trägt braune Haare und eine Brille und steht in einem Labor.

The microbiome: Our planet’s tiny engine

We carry through life around two kilograms of microorganisms on and inside ourselves. Award-winning TU Graz researcher Gabriele Berg explains why this is more vital than frightening.   Read more 14. March 2022
A pictorial representation of the coronavirus.

TU Graz: Research on the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has also left its mark on TU Graz. Numerous works from different disciplines contribute to the fight against Covid-19 and a better understanding of it.   Read more 15. December 2021

Contact

Birgit BAUSTÄDTER
Science Communications
Rechbauerstraße 12/I
8010 Graz, Austria
Phone: +43 316 873 6064
birgit.baustaedternoSpam@tugraz.at

Portraits of Matthias Wolf, Birgit Wassermann and Sebastian Bock.

Award-Winning Research: Microbiomes, Hydrogen and Exoskeletons

Birgit Wassermann is conducting research on microbiomes, Sebastian Bock on hydrogen and Matthias Wolf on exoskeletons. Coming from diverse disciplines, all three won the Technology and Society Forum’s Sponsorship Awards.

6. December 2021
The model of a head with an EEG cap and many electrodes.

Research at the interface between medicine and technology

Graz was instrumental in the birth of biomedical engineering in Austria 50 years ago – a step that laid the foundations for a long record of research successes. Today, numerous institutes work at the intersection between medicine and technology.

20. September 2021
Seven people - six men and one woman.

Testing Centre for Medical Devices: Safety for Patients

Medical devices have been tested and certified at TU Graz for 45 years. It is important for patients to be able to rely on the safety and benefits of medical devices.

15. September 2021
At front there is the bioprinter. At the back Rupert Kargl.

Artificial Tissue from the 3D Bioprinter

At the Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Biobased Systems, a new bioprinter recently entered service. It will produce individual models of blood vessels.

20. July 2021
a few glasses

A Greener World with Biotechnology

It makes natural processes for industry more environmentally friendly or even possible at all, thus improving medical and everyday applications. A glimpse into the enzyme-rich world of biotechnology at TU Graz.

17. June 2021
A man stands between silver machinery

RCPE Pilot Plant: Highspeed Drug Production

What would fill entire factory halls in large production facilities, has been set up on just a few square meters at Inffeldgasse 13 in Graz: a production plant for medicines.

17. June 2021
Logo von TU Graz SciPix

TU Graz SciPix: Vote now for the most beautiful research pictures!

How beautiful is research at TU Graz? This is what we show in the TU Graz SciPix photo competition. Now you can vote for your favourite photo!

20. May 2021
Niklas Pontesegger steht in einem weißen Labormantel im Labor und hält eine Pipette. Vor ihm liegen drei Äpfel.

Niklas Pontesegger: Science in the Apple Orchard

Niklas Pontesegger visits apple trees for scientific reasons to investigate how climate change is affecting the fruit. For his work he has received a young talent award.

22. March 2021