René Wijffels

Bioprocess Engineering is headed by prof.dr.ir. René H. Wijffels. He holds an MSc in the field of Environmental Technology and a PhD in Bioprocess Engineering, both obtained at Wageningen University. Since 1991 involved in this group in education for the curriculum biotechnology and research in environmental biotechnology and later marine biotechnology. In marine biotechnology research programs have been developed in the field of photobioreactor design for production of microalgal products  and cultivation of sponges for production of marine pharmaceuticals. In 2005 he obtained the VICI-grant from the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research on the topic ‘Photosynthetic Cell Factories’ With a VICI grant senior researchers are offered the possibility to setup and lead their own research teams. Since 2007 he is chairman of the Bioprocess Engineering Group. Rene is vice president of the Dutch Association of Biotechnology and board member of the International Society of Applied Phycology, European Society of Marine Biotechnology and the editorial boards of the journals Marine Biotechnology and Microbial Biotechnology.

Below, dissertations (from 1999) are shown in which Prof.dr.ir. R.H. Wijffels was involved: