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HSWT Cutting-Edge Research: Prof. Menrad and Prof. Grimm Honored

At the 2026 Dies Academicus ceremony at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), the university’s ten top researchers were honored for the first time. Among them are two HSWT researchers, Prof. Dr. Klaus Menrad and Prof. Dr. Dominik Grimm, who teach and conduct research at the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability (TUMCS). Prof. Grimm accepted the award on behalf of both researchers during the event on June 18, 2026. 

Dominik Grimm and Christoph Moning are standing together in the Salettl on the Weihenstephan campus, holding a certificate in their hands and looking ahead.

HSWT Vice President Prof. Dr Christoph Moning (right) congratulated Prof. Dr Dominik Grimm (left), who accepted the award on behalf of the group of the ten most research‑active scholars at HSWT.

Portrait Prof. Dr. Klaus Menrad

Prof. Dr. Klaus Menrad, Professorship Marketing and Management of Biogenic Resources

With this award, HSWT recognizes not only individual achievements but also the central importance of dedicated research in addressing current societal challenges.

Prof. Dr. Dominik Grimm is a professor of bioinformatics at the TUM Campus Straubing and focuses in particular on the analysis of complex biological data, such as in the context of microorganisms and biotechnological processes. Prof. Dr. Klaus Menrad is a professor of marketing and management of renewable resources and conducts research on, among other things, market and innovation processes in the bioeconomy as well as the economic implementation of sustainable technologies. Both thus make significant contributions to interdisciplinary research at the Straubing Campus, where scientific, technological, and economic perspectives are closely intertwined.