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Overview: Human & Biotechnology

People are at the centre of research in the Field of Expertise Human & Biotechnology at TU Graz. Human technology researchers are developing devices and methods for medical applications and therapies, for example using innovative biosignals and image processing. Biotechnology focusses on using enzymes and living microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and yeast in technical applications.

Researchers in the Field of Expertise are developing diagnostic methods and processes that enable biological raw materials to be converted into chemical compounds such as medicines, chemicals and materials. Research results are channelled into medicine, environmental technology, industry and agriculture, benefitting society. 

TU Graz events

30. January 2025, 09:00 AM - 10:00
Human & Biotechnology (Field of Expertise)

11. February 2025, 09:00 AM - 17:30
Human & Biotechnology (Field of Expertise)

15. May 2025, 09:00 AM - 16:00
Human & Biotechnology (Field of Expertise)

For researchers at TU Graz

Further information on the intranet TU4U

Research Topics

Biomedical Engineering

  • Biomechanics
  • Medical imaging
  • (Clinical) bioinformatics
  • Brain-computer interfaces
  • Neuroscience
  • Health care engineering
  • Biomedical model creation and simulation
  • European Body for Testing and Certification of Medical Products
  • Radiation protection tests and reports
  • Biomedical sensor technology
  • Biomaterials

Molecular Biomedicine

  • Functional genomics
  • Chemical biology
  • Metabolism research

Industrial Biotechnology

  • Cell engineering
  • Protein engineering
  • Bioprocess engineering
  • Biocatalysis - green chemistry
  • Glycoengineering
  • Synthetic biology
  • Computational biotechnology
  • Sensors for process technology

Environmental Biotechnology

  • Analysis of environmental and food microbiomes
  • Microbiome and resistome management
  • Microbiome biotechnology
  • Understanding the microbial exposome

New Projects with TU Graz

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY HOUSE
Mandellstraße 9/II
8010 Graz, Austria

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Christoph ADAMETZ   
Dipl.-Ing.

Phone: +43 316 873 6033
christoph.adametznoSpam@tugraz.at

Research Successes

ERC Synergy Grant. MechVivo – Gerhard Holzapfel

MechVivo - Mechanical characterization of soft tissue in vivo by microstructural imaging and physics-informed neural networks: bridging the gap between biomechanics and clinical practice

TU Graz wins highly endowed ERC synergy grant

Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratories

CD lab within the Field of Expertise:


All CD labs at TU Graz

Leadproject: DigiBioTech

Researchers from the biosciences, process engineering and computer science want to massively increase efficiency in the development of new enzymes and process optimization. This should even enable the breakdown of forever chemicals.

Coordination: Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat Robert KOURIST

Press Release

Finished Leadproject: Mechanics, Modeling and Simulation of Aortic Dissection

In this lead project, TU Graz researchers from biomechanical-, civil-, electrical-, and mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics, and physics are applying themselves to the further development of computer simulation of aortic dissections.


Coordination: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard A. HOLZAPFEL and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katrin ELLERMANN

Website of the Lead Project

Research Infrastructure

European Testing Center of Medical Devices

At the European Testing Center of Medical Devices medical devices can be inspected according to European norms and regulations. This includes type testing in the scope of accreditation and safety-related tests of active medical devices. Website

Graz Brain Computer Interface Lab

Brain-computer communication, dynamics of brain oscillations, electroencephalography recording, offline and online signal processing, feature extraction, machine learning methods applied to brain patterns, and neurofeedback systems.

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