Biocatalysis

Biocatalysis uses enzymes or microbial cells as catalysts for chemical synthesis. Biocatalysts are frequently inherently more selective than conventional chemical approaches (chemo-, regio- and enantioselectivity).

Biocatalysis employs enzymes as they are provided by nature and/or are improved in the laboratory as catalysts for challenging chemical reactions. Biocatalysis operates on the interface of biology and chemistry, making the integration of both disciplines in one team indispensable, like we do at InnoSyn.

Typically, biocatalysis is not just replacing a chemical step in a process by an enzymatic one, but enables shortcuts from alternative starting materials or process intermediates. This way shorter and more cost-efficient synthesis routes and chemical processes are possible.

Fast identification of suitable enzymes for novel products or new routes to existing products through we achieve by efficient in silico and wet-lab SCREENING of thousands of enzymes we have available “off the shelf” for all synthetically useful enzyme classes. This is followed by systematic, explorative experimentation to identify, improve and OPTIMIZE the biocatalytic reactions and the enzymes towards high efficiency and productivity. Lastly, we take care of a fast and independent enzyme PRODUCTION for a scalable fermentation and chemical process.