10th Anniversary of Bioengineering: Biochemical Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Biochemical engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies principles of biology, chemistry, and engineering to develop processes and products involving biological materials. It aims to address global challenges related to healthcare, environmental sustainability, energy production, and industrial innovation by harnessing the potential of biological systems and processes. Due to advancements in molecular biology, biotechnology, genomics, computational methods, data science, and digitalization, the scope of biochemical engineering continually expands.

As one of the first established section of the journal Bioengineering, "Biochemical Engineering" Section has been at the forefront of disseminating cutting-edge research and advancements in the field. To commemorate this milestone, we are setting up this Special Issue.

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Designing, developing, and optimizing processes that utilize biological systems to produce valuable products.
2. Synthetic biology techniques for engineering organisms or biological components for specific functions, like creating novel enzymes or metabolic pathways.
3. The production of biopharmaceuticals, such as vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and recombinant proteins, by using genetically engineered cells or microorganisms in bioreactors.
4. Enzyme engineering and its applications.
5. Environmental biotechnology such as bioremediation, waste treatment, and bio-based approaches for resource recovery.
6. The Research and development of renewable energy sources.
7. Data science enablers for accelerating the product life cycle.
8. The use of digital twins for prediction and optimization of bioprocesses.
9. End-to-end solutions for achieving intesified bioprocesses and continuous biomanufacturing (CBM).

Prof. Dr. Christoph Herwig
Guest Editor

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• biochemical engineering
• bioprocesses
• synthetic biology
• biopharmaceuticals
• enzyme engineering
• environmental biotechnology
• bioremediation
• waste treatment
• renewable energy
• continuous biomanufacturing