As part of TUM, the Bio Scale-up Center is directly connected to the nearby TUM Campus Straubing. The office and laboratory spaces are located in the Technology and Startup Center, in the heart of the Hafen Straubing-Sand industrial park. The immediate proximity to the BioCampus MultiPilot facility, as well as to other scale-up players, offers unique opportunities for collaborative projects.
Under the vision Biotech Scale-up Hub at BioCampus, we are working together toward the goal of establishing a local center of excellence for the upscaling of innovative biotechnology processes.
Biotech Scale-up Hub at BioCampus
At the BioCampus in the Port of Straubing, several stakeholders are pooling their complementary expertise and infrastructure to jointly advance the scaling of industrial biotechnology processes from the laboratory to application-ready scales.
Under the umbrella of the “BiotechScale-up Hub at BioCampus,” the offerings of the BioCampus MultiPilot facility—currently being built by the Straubing-Sand Port Authority and its subsidiary BioCampus Straubing GmbH (demonstration scale)—the Bio Scale-up Center at the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability (pilot scale), and other partners such as Bayernhof BioTec, Fraunhofer BioCat, and Microbify GmbH (pilot to demo scale) will be systematically integrated to create a unique hub for the upscaling of industrial biotechnology in Germany.
This network is complemented by the laboratories, offices, and event spaces in the Technologie- und Gründerzentrum (Technology and Startup Center), which provide additional infrastructure for research, development, and early-stage process validation. This close spatial and organizational integration creates an integrated ecosystem that provides companies and research institutions with seamless access to infrastructure, expertise, and process knowledge along the entire scale-up chain.
The “Biotech Scale-up Hub at BioCampus” thus promotes the efficient transfer of biotechnological innovations into industrial applications, shortens development times, and strengthens collaboration between academia, startups, SMEs, and industry partners at a single location.
Integration into the TUMCS
As part of TUMCS, the Bio Scale-up Center is closely integrated into internal TUM projects and serves as a central interface between academic research and industrial practice. It not only connects universities and companies but also systematically aligns their differing requirements, objectives, and development paces. In this way, scientific findings are systematically translated into application-oriented, scalable solutions for industry.
One example of our collaboration with internal TUM projects is the SynBioFoundry, a high-throughput platform for the development and optimization of biotechnological processes. Through the use of bioinformatics and machine learning methods, as well as enzyme and metabolic engineering, efficient biocatalysis and production processes are developed, which are then specifically advanced toward scale-up and industrial application in collaboration with the Bio Scale-up Center.
Furthermore, integration into the TUMCS offers particular advantages: Close collaboration with areas such as Innovation and Social Sciences, Life Cycle Management, and the Venture Labs enables a holistic approach—from technological development and sustainability considerations to entrepreneurial implementation.