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M.Sc.
Rene Kretschmer
Fakultät Angewandte Computer- und Biowissenschaften
Visitor address
Lutherstaße 1a
09648 Mittweida
29-013C
Postal address
Mittweida University
Fakultät Angewandte Computer- und Biowissenschaften
Technikumplatz 17
09648 Mittweida
Committees
- Member of the LAMS Spokespersons’ Team
- Extended member of the Executive Committee of the Staff Council
- Member of the Senate at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
- Spokesperson for the mid-level academic staff at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
- Marketing Officer for the CB Faculty
- Equality Officer for the Biotechnology and Chemistry Department
- Member of the BT, EU and GB Study Commission
Teaching
Lecture
Bachelor’s degree programme in Biotechnology
- Fundamentals of Biology/Microbiology
- Environmental biotechnology
- Ecotoxicology
- Bioprocess Engineering
- Biotechnology
Bachelor’s degree programme in Biotechnology & Energy and Environmental Management
- Environmental Engineering I
- Environmental Engineering II
Master’s Programme in Genomic Biotechnology
- Genetic Engineering and Law
Seminar
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Biotechnology
- Fundamentals of Biology/Microbiology
- Applied Microbiology
- Scientific Project
- Applied Biotechnology
Practical sessions
Bachelor’s degree programme in Biotechnology
- Applied Microbiology
- Applied Biotechnology
- Biochemistry
- Methods of Molecular Biotechnology
Master’s Programme in Genomic Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetic Engineering
theses supervised
- Reducing the overall duration of the umu test for the genotoxic assessment of complex mixtures of substances by optimising selected process parameters
Nele Heß → August 2026
Institution: QuoData GmbH, Dresden - Electron beam-induced immobilisation of peroxidase and glucose oxidase on polyethersulphone membranes for multi-enzymatic cascade reactions
Lara Thiele → August 2026
Institution: Leibniz Institute for Surface Modification e.V., Leipzig - Investigation of the selectivity of horizontal gene transfer mediated by bacterial extracellular vesicles across different phylogenetic distances
Josephine Speer → August 2026
Institution: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig - Stability and antimicrobial efficacy of bacteriophage-polyelectrolyte multilayers against MRSA under the influence of temperature and surface properties
Selina-Marie Kühnel → August 2026
Institution: TU Dresden - Establishment and characterisation of optogenetic switches in microbial cell factories
Emilia Korb → August 2026
Institution: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig - Characterisation of growth rates, biofilm formation and biomass production in phototrophic microorganisms as a function of cultivation conditions and external carbon sources
Fabio Riedl → August 2026
Institution: University of Leipzig - Determination of techno-functional data as a factor influencing the extrudability of plant protein concentrates
Johanna Ssuschke → July 2026
Institution: Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising - Evaluation of refining processes for TCR® oils derived from biomass sources on a pilot scale
Niklas Hödel → April 2026
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg - Investigations into the substitution of a PAC flocculant with a flocculant derived from renewable raw materials in the field of process water treatment
Ayleen Meliczek → August 2025
Institution: Felix Schoeller GmbH & Co. KG, Penig - Research into the development of a process for the extraction of citric acid and yeast biomass from residues from protein bar production
B.Sc. Luise Hampel → August 2025
Institution: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ - Optimisation of a method for fluorescence in situ hybridisation of activated sludge samples
Max Andreas Uhlig -> August 2025
Institution: Bioserve GmbH, Mainz - The influence of different carbon sources on denitrification in sewage treatment plants
Mikal Hafemann -> August 2025
Institution: Technical University of Darmstadt, IWAR Institute - Antibacterial characterisation of coatings made from bacteriophages and polyelectrolytes
Luca Franz -> August 2025
Institution: TU Dresden - Introduction of one-step real-time multiplex RT-PCR for the detection of various potato viruses in potatoes
Alina Hans -> June 2025
Institution: State Operating Company for the Environment and Agriculture, Radebeul - Investigations into nutrient enrichment in fermentation products using ex-situ struvite precipitation
Veronica Peters -> March 2025
Institution: German Biomass Research Centre (non-profit GmbH), Leipzig - Upscaling and characterisation of an immobilised, precious-metal-free catalyst in combination with an electrostatic particulate filter for the flue gas treatment of wood-burning stoves
Erik Paul Paul -> March 2025
Institution: DBI – Institute for Gas Technology gGmbH, Freiberg - Establishment of rapid resistance testing in routine blood culture
diagnostics Jonas Franke -> February 2025
Institution: Centre for Diagnostics GmbH, Chemnitz - Systematic investigation and evaluation of innovative sintered materials for gas injection in biological methanisation in bubble columns
Hanna Al-Akel -> November 2024
Institution: DBI – Gas Technology Institute gGmbH, Freiberg - Material balance analysis of biological methanisation in bubble
columns Marc Zohles -> November 2024
Institution: DBI – Gas Technology Institute gGmbH, Freiberg - Techno-economic analysis of CO₂ utilisation scenarios from various sources in Germany
Phillip Weber -> October 2024
Institution: CAC Engineering GmbH - Comparative determination of somatic coliphages using two E. coli strains in accordance with DIN EN ISO 10705-2, Establishment of cultivation strategies for the bacteriophage ΦX174 and validation of a concentration method in accordance with DIN EN ISO 10705-3
Philipp von der Heydt –> September 2024
Institution: Hainichen Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal Association - Optimisation of an NK-cell cytotoxicity assay to assess the functionality of human natural killer cells in routine diagnostics
Monique Heinze -> May 2024
Institution: Leipzig University Hospital - Determination of guideline values for the bacterial load in drinking water for dairy cattle
Vanessa Bergler -> August 2023
Institution: LKS – Agricultural Communication and Service Company bmh, Niederwiesa - Investigations into the fermentation of chromium-contaminated tanning waste in thermophilic batch experiments
Katharina Haenelt -> June 2023
Institution: DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH, Freiberg - Impact of the new TA Luft on livestock housing facilities – comparison of different housing and equipment options using a pig farm
as an example Nico Mayer -> December 2022
Institution: IFU GmbH, Frankenberg/Saxony - Preliminary investigations into the definition of suitable process conditions for the anaerobic digestion of chromium-contaminated tanning waste using batch trials
Marc Elschner -> November 2022
Institution: DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH, Freiberg - Investigation of the readily biodegradable nature of a starch-based
superabsorbent polymer Tom Schmidt -> September 2022
Institution: BioChem agrar GmbH, Machern - Investigations into the photochemical elimination of antibiotics and the ecotoxicological effects of the transformation products
Lisa Richter -> September 2022
Institution: DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH, Freiberg - Economic feasibility analysis of a plant for methanol synthesis from flue gas and surplus electricity, using a thermal waste treatment plant
as a case study Nils Seerig -> August 2022
Institution: Dr. Born - Dr. Ermel GmbH - Development, construction and application of a pilot-scale model sewage treatment plant to investigate various options for optimising activated sludge activity in small-scale activated sludge treatment plants with a view to improving treatment performance
Nancy Tschischkale -> August 2022
Institution: WERTEC GmbH, Chemnitz - Laboratory-scale fermentation of nitrogen-rich biogas substrates in combination with aerobic treatment of fermentation residues
Melanie Fritsche -> August 2022
Institution: DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre (non-profit) GmbH, Leipzig - Work on the identification of the coding DNA sequence of Abcb4 in cod
Leonie Katja Schilling -> June 2022
Institution: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Leipzig - Investigation of measured value control during breakthrough tests for H₂S adsorption on selected filter sands
Kenny Wächtler -> April 2022
Institution: DBI – Institute for Gas Technology gGmbH, Freiberg - Parameter analysis for the real-world upscaling of a thermocatalytic conversion plant from pilot to demonstration scale – Evaluation of a test campaign
Lara Raubach -> March 2022
Institution: Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen - Establishment of the cryopreservation method for Prunus (wild cherry)
Charlotte Peiker -> March 2022
Institution: Julius Kühn Institute (Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants) - Investigation of various ruminant feeds for their content of ruminal undigested protein, using protease from Streptomyces griseus, and the caecal digestibility thereof following pepsin-pancreatin treatment
Bruno Seifert -> January 2022
Institution: Agricultural Communication and Service Company Ltd, Lichtenwalde - 3D printing of a sterile, cell-loaded bio-ink based on collagen fibres
Saskia Mesch -> November 2021
Institution: Research Institute for Leather and Plastic Sheets (FILK-Freiberg) - Induction of biogenic hydrogen formation in soapy water
as a substrate Carolin Münch -> November 2021
Institution: DBI – Institute for Gas Technology gGmbH, Freiberg - Biochemical changes in water and sediment in shallow water bodies through the addition of calcium peroxide and microorganisms (SchlixX Plus) in selected model systems and water bodies
Franziska Kreher -> September 2021
Institution: WERTEC GmbH, Chemnitz - Test system using Oppia nitens and comparative studies with Hypoaspis aculeifer
Lea Zimmermann -> September 2021
Institution: BioChem Agrar Laboratory for Biological and Chemical Analysis GmbH, Machern - Co-cultivation of mould cultures to increase cellulase activity
Tobias Hensel -> August 2021
Institution: Saxon Institute for Applied Biotechnology, Leipzig - Increasing the proportion of nitrogen-rich substrates in the digestion of agricultural biogas substrates
Stella Diestel -> August 2021
Institution: DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre (non-profit) GmbH, Leipzig - Preliminary investigations of representative wastewater sampling points in wastewater treatment plants for the parameter Legionella spec.
Milena Frelih -> August 2021
Institution: Zweckverband Kommunale Wasserver-/Abwasserversorgung Mittleres Erzgebirgsvorland, Hainichen - Application of extended environmental regulatory requirements to biogas plants in the future use of biological waste
Puschmann, Tina -> March 2021
Institution: Ingenieure Bau-Anlagen-Umwelttechnik SHN GmbH, Chemnitz - Optimisation of an on-site wastewater treatment plant in the dairy processing industry
Paul Leuthold -> February 2021
Institution: Molkerei Hainichen-Freiberg GmbH & Co. KG - Development of a biotechnological solution for electron beam treatment of mixed biological liquids
Philipp Zentgraf -> January 2021
Institution: Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP, Dresden - Development of a risk-assessment-based adjustment to the sampling plan for the drinking water supply system serving the Oechsetal
catchment area Riccardo Maximilian Erbe -> November 2020
Institution: Umweltlabor Rhön-Rennsteig GmbH, Meiningen - Optimisation of the cryopreservation method for Pyrus (wild pear)
Erik Lenk -> August 2020
Institution: Julius Kühn Institute (Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants) - Effect of cream-dependent parameters on the quality of whipped cream for the specification of test methods in DIN EN 60619
Tom Thoralf Fritzsche -> August 2020
Institution: SLG Prüf- und Zertifizierungs GmbH, Hartmannsdorf - Biogenic hydrogen and methane production using agricultural digestate and milk powder
as a model substrate as examples Lisa-Marie Brzenczek -> August 2020
Institution: DBI – Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH, Freiberg - Biogenic hydrogen and methane production using sewage sludge and milk powder
as a model substrate Franziska Groth -> August 2020
Institution: DBI – Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH, Freiberg - Calibration of a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometric determination of selected parameters in farm manure
Lara Meininger -> August 2020
Institution: Agrolab – Agrar und Umwelt GmbH, Sarstedt - Optimisation of molecular biological methods for the detection and quantification of the Pepper Mild Mottle Virus (PMMoV) in drinking water treatment
samples Philipp Schilbach -> December 2019
Institution: Federal Environment Agency, Bad Elster, Department II 3.5: Microbiology of Drinking Water and
Swimming Pool Water - Feasibility study: ‘Second Life’ solutions for lithium-ion batteries from Senec GmbH, taking technical and economic aspects
into account Jana Bamberger -> November 2019
Institution: Senec GmbH - Process analysis and process optimisation for the production of bacterial veterinary vaccines
Felix Pahlitzsch -> October 2019
Institution: IDT Biologika, Dessau-Roßlau - Establishment of a cryopreservation method for Pyrus (wild pear)
Samantha Steinhardt -> October 2019
Institution: Julius Kühn Institute (Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants) - Preliminary work on the crystallisation of adhesion GPCR ectodomains
Philipp Vierig -> August 2019
Institution: Centre for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, University of Leipzig - Investigation of selected fruit juices using various electrode materials with a view to determining the antioxidants
present Cecilia Köhler -> August 2019
Institution: Kurt Schwabe Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology e.V., Meinsberg - Investigation into the potential use of residues from milk processing for biogenic hydrogen and methane production
Lisa Krenkel -> August 2019
Institution: DBI – Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH, Freiberg - Use of various polymer systems as electrolytes for the detection of hydrogen peroxide in the gas phase and in aerosols
Susann Klötzer -> August 2019
Institution: Kurt Schwabe Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology e.V., Meinsberg - Quantitative analysis of diclofenac using genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Maximilian Schulz -> August 2019
Institution: Kurt Schwabe Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology e.V., Meinsberg - Optimisation of the heterologous production and purification of the LOV histidine kinase Dshi_1135 from Dinoroseobacter shibae
Robert Rieneck -> August 2019
Institution: Technical University of Braunschweig - Selection of iron hydroxide-based granules for the treatment of rainwater from traffic areas and roof surfaces in accordance with ÖNORM B 2506 – Part 3
Melina Jeschar -> November 2018
Institution: HeGO Biotec GmbH, Berlin - Evaluation of analysis results for anthropogenic constituents in the wastewater of the city of Chemnitz, identification of source areas and indirect dischargers, and testing of a potential process for the elimination of trace substances at the effluent of the Chemnitz
wastewater treatment plant Elly Pause -> August 2018
Institution: eins Energie in Sachsen GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz - Determination of Legionella spec. in uncontaminated and contaminated water
samples Lea Rupf -> August 2018
Institution: Südsachsen Wasser GmbH, Chemnitz - Determination of perchlorate in water samples using ion chromatography
René Köhler -> August 2018
Institution: Südsachsen Wasser GmbH, Chemnitz - Monitoring of biological hydrogen production through fruit juice fermentation using Rhodobacter sphaeroides strain 2.4.1
Lisa Kalms -> August 2018
Institution: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences - Investigations into biological hydrogen production using maize silage
as a substrate Denise Münch -> August 2018
Institution: DBI-Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH, Freiberg - Fabrication of screen-printed electrodes using Prussian blue as a mediator and electrochemical characterisation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide
Susan Sachse -> August 2018
Institution: Kurt Schwabe Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology e.V., Meinsberg - Analysis of monitoring points influencing regulation and control processes in wastewater and sludge treatment at the DD-Kaditz
sewage treatment works Yevgeniya Shcherbakova -> October 2017
Institution: Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH - Fundamental investigations into the selection of suitable parameters for the adsorptive-biological removal of X-ray contrast agents from wastewater
Jenny Etzold -> September 2017
Institution: DBI – Freiberg Institute of Gas Technology gGmbH - Investigation of the influencing parameters for reducing the operating costs of the activated carbon plant for exhaust air treatment at the Schönerlinde
power station Julia Börner -> August 2017
Institution: Berliner Wasserbetriebe - Comparative studies to determine the presence of Legionella spec. in contaminated water with high levels of associated flora
Anja Britsche -> August 2017
Institution: Südsachsen Wasser GmbH, Chemnitz - Investigation into the behaviour of titanium dioxide in wastewater treatment plants
Nils Günther -> August 2017
Institution: AUD Analytik- und Umweltdienstleistungs GmbH, Chemnitz - Investigation of the behaviour of cerium dioxide nanoparticles in wastewater treatment using a two-stage laboratory treatment plant
Laura Majer -> August 2017
Institution: AUD Analytik- und Umweltdienstleistungs GmbH, Chemnitz - Activation of mucosa-associated invariant T cells (MAIT) by pesticide-treated bacteria
Susann Reißhauer -> August 2017
Institution: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (Leipzig), Department of Environmental Immunology - Prediction of the combined effects of environmental stress and pollutants
Jan Wiedemann -> August 2017
Institution: Helmholtz Institute Leipzig – UFZ / Department of Systems Ecotoxicology - Fermentation of aquatic plant silage
Markus Gießmann -> September 2016
Institution: DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre (non-profit GmbH), Leipzig - Investigations into the targeted disruption of anaerobic fermentation of renewable raw materials and its effect on the isotopic signature of biogas
Franz Wetzel -> September 2016
Institution: German Biomass Research Centre gGmbH, Leipzig - Fermentative production of itaconic acid using Aspergillus terreus – scale-up to pilot scale
Dennis Psaroudakis -> September 2016
Institution: Fraunhofer Centre for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP, Leuna - Comparative studies of the ISO 14189 and mCP methods in accordance with the 2001 Drinking Water Ordinance for the determination of Clostridium perfringens in surface water
Oliver Hauser -> October 2015
Institution: Südsachen Wasser, Chemnitz - Production of recombinant proteins for use in reagents for in vitro diagnostics
Dennis Kunze -> September 2015
Institution: Human Gesellschaft für Biochemica und Diagnostica mbH - Fermentation of cyanobacterial biomass
Dominique Tuch -> August 2015
Institution: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences - Title not public!
Anne Heymann -> August 2014
Institution: Endress+Hauser Conducta, Waldheim - Evaluation of an immunoassay based on the detection of C. difficile-specific glutamate dehydrogenase and comparison of the assay with other diagnostic microbiological and molecular biological methods
Mareike Böhm -> February 2013
Institution: Zentrum für Diagnostik GmbH at Chemnitz University Hospital - The metal-binding behaviour of Gram-positive bacterial
membranes Nancy Drechsel -> October 2012
Institution: Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Dresden - Establishment and validation of multiplex PCR test systems for routine molecular diagnostics, and retrospective analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR test data
Sarah Fröbel -> August 2012
Institution: Medizinisches Labor Ostsachsen, Dresden - Review and evaluation of currently applied cleaning protocols in terms of their frequency and specified scope from a microbiological perspective
Johanna Dehnel -> August 2012
Institution: Unilever Deutschland Produktions GmbH und Co OHG, Heppenheim - Comparison of the influence of noradrenaline, VIP and acetylcholine on osteoclast differentiation in healthy and arthritic animals
Nicole Schäfer -> November 2011
Institution: University of Regensburg - Title not public!
Carsten Erdmann -> August 2011
Institution: Endress + Hauser Conducta, Waldheim - Investigation of the redox potential during fermentation with Bacillus subtilis
Manuel Meißner -> August 2011
Institution: Straubing Science Centre (WZS)