DTU Bioengineering

What DTU Bioengineering does

DTU Bioengineering (the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine at the Technical University of Denmark) is a public university research and teaching department established in 2016 in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. It conducts fundamental and applied research on biological and molecular systems, with a stated focus on discovering new bioactive molecules, proteins/enzymes, and biologics (microorganisms or microbiomes) for biomedical and biotechnological purposes, and on training BSc, MSc, and PhD students in bioengineering. The department organizes its research across five sections — Biologics Engineering, Microbial and Chemical Ecology, Medical Biotechnology, Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, and Synthetic Biology — and operates eight infrastructure core facilities covering fermentation, proteomics, metabolomics, structural biology, protein biophysics, bioimaging, carbohydrate analysis, and data science. It also curates two major biological resource collections: the IBT Culture Collection of Fungi (more than 38,400 isolates across 2,000+ species, founded 1988) and the Galathea Bacteria Collection of marine bacteria.

Name

DTU Bioengineering

Legal name

Technical University of Denmark - Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine

Website

https://bioengineering.dtu.dk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DTU Bioengineering is the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine at the Technical University of Denmark, conducting research and educating students across five sections covering biologics engineering, microbial ecology, medical biotechnology, protein chemistry, and synthetic biology.

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Product category

University Research and Education in Biotechnology and Biomedicine

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Bioprocess Development & Scale-Up/Scale-Down Platforms (DoE, high-throughput, modeling) (HLAAAJAF)

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Process Development & Tech Transfer Services (upstream/downstream) (HLAAAKAF), Synthetic Biology & Genetic Circuit Design Platforms (pathway engineering, chassis development) (HLAAAIAD)

Keywords

• Biotechnology research
• Biomedical engineering
• Bioprocess engineering
• Enzyme technology
• Synthetic biology

Headquarters

HQ city

Kongens Lyngby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DTU Bioengineering is a public university department at the Technical University of Denmark that conducts fundamental and applied research in biotechnology and biomedicine across five research sections, operates advanced infrastructure core facilities (fermentation, proteomics, metabolomics, bioimaging, structural biology), maintains internationally recognized fungal and bacterial strain collections, and delivers research-based BSc, MSc, PhD, and continuing education programs in bioengineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DTU Arena for Life Science Automation (DALSA): A pioneering initiative aimed at advancing the technologies and use of automation within Life Science R&D and manufacturing, serving as a collaborative hub for public and private entities.
• CeMiSt - Center for Microbial Secondary Metabolites
• CTPD - Center for Translational Protein Design
• IBIS - Initiative for Biofertilizer Innovation and Science
• FBM - Fermentation Based Biomanufacturing Initiative
• AIM-Bio - Accelerated Innovation in Manufacturing Biologics

Products and services

• BSc, MSc, and PhD Education Programs in Bioengineering Research-based BSc, MSc, and PhD degree programs in biotechnology, food technology, biomedicine, and bioengineering delivered at the Technical University of Denmark, where students are taught by dedicated researchers active at the forefront of their fields. Includes a mandatory 2-6 month foreign research stay for PhD students.
• Continuing Education Short Courses for Biotech Professionals Short courses and continuing education programs for biotech professionals, hosted via the DTU Lifelong Learning platform and covering biotechnology and bioprocess topics.
• DTU Fermentation Core Facility Open-access fermentation facility offering 63 bioreactors in the 0.1-20 L scale plus controlled milliliter-scale cultivations, with planned automatic micro-fermentation setups for high-throughput screening of production strains. Used by academic and industry collaborators for bioprocess R&D.
• DTU Metabolomics Core Facility Metabolomics facility equipped with Bruker timsTOF fleX and Bruker Impact II high-resolution mass spectrometry coupled with chromatography for untargeted metabolomics and secondary metabolite discovery. Includes MALDI Imaging for spatial metabolomics down to 20 µm resolution and curated libraries of over 1,400 natural products with in-house MS/MS libraries.
• DTU Proteomics Core Facility State-of-the-art mass spectrometry proteomics facility with more than 10 years of experience supporting hundreds of academic and industrial research projects.
• IBT Culture Collection of Fungi Internationally recognized strain collection founded in 1988, comprising more than 38,400 fungal isolates/strains across 2,000+ fungal species, with extensive coverage of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Paecilomyces, Rasamsonia, and Talaromyces genera. Made available to the research community for strain exchange and collaborative research.
• Galathea Bacteria Collection Marine bacterial strain collection founded in 2007, containing several hundred marine bacterial isolates primarily from Proteobacteria, Vibrionaceae, Pseudoalteromonas, and Roseobacter groups, isolated during the Galathea3 expedition.
• Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering Service High-throughput and automated service for epitope mapping, monoclonal antibody and nanobody development with special binding properties, oligoclonal antibody mixtures, and designed antigens for vaccine applications and specialized antibody discovery.
• DTU Bioimaging Core Facility Bioimaging core facility providing imaging services as part of DTU Bioengineering's infrastructure core facilities.
• DTU Protein Biophysics Core Facility Protein biophysics core facility providing biophysical characterization services as part of DTU Bioengineering's infrastructure core facilities.
• DTU Structural Biology Core Facility Structural biology core facility providing structural biology services as part of DTU Bioengineering's infrastructure core facilities.
• DTU Carbohydrate Analysis Core (Carbohydrate Analytics Platform) Carbohydrate analytics platform providing carbohydrate analysis services as part of DTU Bioengineering's infrastructure core facilities.
• Collaborative and Contract Research Services Collaborative research and contract research services offered to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and clinical partners, drawing on DTU Bioengineering's research sections, infrastructure core facilities, and strain collections. Includes innovation partnerships such as the FBM (Fermentation Based Biomanufacturing) education and training program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research published in Nature Communications on breast milk HMOs and gut microbiota development
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• University of CopenhagencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in IBIS consortium focused on biofertilizer innovation and science alongside DTU and other institutions.
• CSIR South AfricamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in IBIS consortium providing regional expertise in Southeastern Africa for biofertilizer research.
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in IBIS consortium providing regional expertise in Southeast Asia for biofertilizer research.
• Aarhus UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in IBIS consortium for European collaboration in biofertilizer innovation and science.
• NC State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through AIM-Bio (Accelerated Innovation in Manufacturing Biologics) with DTU Bioengineering and DTU Chemical Engineering to establish world-class program in bioprocess R&D and workforce training.
• DTU Chemical EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal DTU collaboration through AIM-Bio initiative and DALSA (DTU Arena for Life Science Automation) for advancing automation in life science R&D and manufacturing.
• RigshospitaletcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical research collaboration with DTU on breast milk and gut microbiota research, linking technological expertise with clinical environments.
• Technical University Hospital (TUH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between DTU, Capital Region and Region of Zealand focusing on technological solutions based on specific challenges and clinical needs in hospitals.
• DALSA (DTU Arena for Life Science Automation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering initiative for advancing automation technologies within Life Science R&D and manufacturing, serving as collaborative hub with state-of-the-art equipment.
• FBM (Fermentation Based Biomanufacturing Initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprehensive research-based education and training program in fermentation based biomanufacturing based on cutting-edge research.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NC State University BTEC (Bioprocess Training and Education Center): NC State's BTEC operates large-scale fermentation training and bioprocess R&D infrastructure and is the AIM-Bio partner alongside DTU Bioengineering. Directly comparable as a bioprocess-focused academic center with bioreactor infrastructure and industry-oriented training programs.
• MIT Department of Biological Engineering: MIT BioE combines fundamental bioengineering research with translational programs in bioprocess, synthetic biology, and biomedical engineering at a global-leading technical university — directly comparable to DTU Bioengineering's mix of bioprocess infrastructure, synthetic biology, and medical biotechnology sections.
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology - School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health: KTH's biotechnology division combines bioprocess technology, protein engineering, and synthetic biology in a leading Nordic technical university. Directly comparable to DTU Bioengineering's combination of bioprocess infrastructure and bioengineering research at a peer Nordic technical university.
• Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU Biosustain): DTU Biosustain is a sister center at the same university focused on microbial cell factory engineering, fermentation, and bioprocess development. Directly comparable to DTU Bioengineering's Synthetic Biology section and Fermentation Core, and the two share talent and infrastructure on the Lyngby campus.
• Wageningen University & Research - Bioprocess Engineering: Wageningen's bioprocess engineering group is internationally known for fermentation, enzyme technology, and industrial biotechnology research, with strong applied collaboration with industry — directly comparable to DTU Bioengineering's Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology and Synthetic Biology sections.
• Technical University of Denmark - DTU Chemical Engineering: DTU Chemical Engineering is the sister department at the same university, collaborating directly with DTU Bioengineering through AIM-Bio and DALSA on bioprocess and life science automation research — the closest peer by both research focus and physical location.
• ETH Zurich Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE): ETH Zurich's D-BSSE is a bioengineering-focused department combining synthetic biology, bioengineering, and systems biology research with strong infrastructure cores — closely comparable to DTU Bioengineering's combination of fermentation, proteomics, and synthetic biology across five research sections.
• Chalmers University of Technology - Department of Life Sciences: Chalmers' Life Sciences department houses industrial biotechnology, fermentation, and bioengineering research with strong industry ties, similar in scale and scope to DTU Bioengineering and operating at a peer Nordic technical university.

Regional players

• Lund University - Department of Process and Chemical Engineering: Lund's process engineering department focuses on industrial biotechnology, fermentation, and bioprocess optimization, with overlapping research themes to DTU Bioengineering's Fermentation Core and Synthetic Biology section but operating in Sweden rather than Denmark.

Broad incumbents

• Karolinska Institutet - Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics: Karolinska's medical biochemistry department covers biomedical research, antibody engineering, and protein science at a larger scale than DTU Bioengineering. Comparable on the Medical Biotechnology and Biologics Engineering side but focused more on biomedical than bioprocess research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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