Straubing scaling hub

From the idea to market maturity

Straubing as a region originally characterised by agriculture and forestry has outstanding expertise in the fields of biotechnology and bioeconomy thanks to the Competence Centre for Renewable Resources (TUM Campus Straubing, TFZ, C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.). Close cooperation with industry as well as municipal and administrative organisations such as the Bavarian Bioeconomy Expert Council (SVB) strengthens the regional network. Offers such as the start-up competition PlanB Biobased.Business.Bavaria, the TUM Venture Labs, the Technology and Start-up Centre in the port of Straubing-Sand and Fraunhofer as a leading organisation for applied research  promote the entrepreneurial implementation of innovative ideas. The scale-up from laboratory to demonstration scale required for market entry will be possible from 2027 in the new multi-purpose demonstration facility "BioCampus Multipilot (BMP)" at the BioCampus of the port of Straubing-Sand. The additional establishment of a pilot plant by the TUM Campus Straubing in the harbour will be a congenial addition to this offer in the future.

Products & topics

• Scaling of biotechnological processes
• Start-up and company support
• Teaching/training in the field of biotechnology, renewable raw materials and sustainability
• Research, promotion and consulting in the field of renewable raw materials
• Analytics and quality control

Industries

• Food and animal feed
• Forestry and agriculture
• Chemicals
• Logistics
• Building materials
• Electrical industry
• Energy supply
• Mechanical engineering

Feedstock

• Waste and residual streams from the chemical, food and animal feed industries
• CO₂ from industry and commerce
• Agricultural and forestry raw materials and residues
• Municipal residues and wastewater

Processes

Plant technology:

• BioCampus Multipilot (from 2027):
  • Raw material preparation (mechanical, chemical, thermal, enzymatic)
  • Fermentation (aerobic/microaerobic 10 L - 25 m³)
  • Enzyme catalysis (cell-free, 10 L - 25 m³)
  • Downstream processing (mechanical, chemical, thermal processes, membrane processes, cell disruption, packaging https://www.hafen-straubing.de/biocampus-multipilot/
• R&D plant on a pilot plant scale for the development of production processes for synthetic fuels (CO2 conversion, eFuels, conversion of alcohols, etc.) at Fraunhofer IGB è https://www.igb.fraunhofer.de/en/research/catalysts.html
• Plant for the production of oxymethylene ether as a diesel fuel alternative on a pilot plant scale at TUM Campus Straubingè ctv.cs.tum.de
• Pilot plant of LXP Group GmbH for the production of LXP cellulose and LXP lignin from 2G biomass (Aholfing, Straubing-Bogen district) è https://lxp-group.com/
• Pilot plant of MicroPyros BioEnerTec GmbH for the production of biomethane (power-to-gas), in Straubing coupled with the Straubing sewage treatment plant.
• Test benches for biomass combustion systems and mobile agricultural machinery for testing new fuels and combustibles (TFZ) è https://www.tfz.bayern.de/biogenefestbrennstoffe/index.php and https://www.tfz.bayern.de/biokraftstoffe/index.php
• ZAW fermentation plant in Aiterhofen, Straubing-Bogen district
  https://www.zaw-sr.de/Kompostwerk_Verwertung
• (Contract) plant breeding (ESKUSA GmbH) to increase cosmetic, pharmaceutical or chemical raw material ingredients, e.g. rubber content in dandelions for rubber production èhttps://eskusa-pflanzen.de/

Projects

• PlanB
• Expansion of technology and start-up centre
• Multipurpose demonstration facility BioCampus Multipilot

Stakeholders

• C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.
• Technologie- und Förderzentrum (TFZ)
• [TUM Campus Straubing](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tum-campus-straubing/?viewAsMember=true - SVB www.linkedin.com/company/sachverst-ndigenrat-bio-konomie-bayern)
• Fraunhofer IGB
• BioCampus Straubing GmbH