Education and Research
Even within the field of education and research Herne comes to the fore. The project office of SolarBioproducts Ruhr (Sbp), located at the Innovation and Business Incubation center (IGZ) since 2015, is another step forward to the scientific location Herne. Sbp connects research and economy, converts new ideas and results into innovations and aims to establish a scientific competence center for algal biotechnology in Herne on a long-term basis.
SolarBioproducts Ruhr
The project was initiated by the Business Development Agency Herne and the leader of the Photobiotechnology group of Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB), Prof. Dr. Thomas Happe. Located at the IGZ in Herne-Baukau it aims to intensify research projects, develop innovative ideas and bring together different fields of study. On a long-term basis a scientific institute is to be established.