Antje Labes

Antje Labes serves as Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences within the Department of Energy and Life Science. She holds the significant administrative position of Dean for Department FB2 while maintaining active research and teaching responsibilities.

Her research program centers on:

• Marine Biotechnology applications in the Wadden Sea ecosystem
• Biotechnology of filamentous fungi for industrial applications
• Micro- and Molecular Biology techniques
• Hygiene systems in food production and healthcare settings

Professor Labes teaches across multiple degree programs including Biotechnology Process Engineering, Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, with courses delivered in both German and English to support the university's international student body.

She maintains extensive organizational responsibilities:

• Dean of Department FB2 (Energy and Life Science)
• Project Lead for Bioanalytics at ZAiT (Center for Analytics in Technology Transfer)
• Primary contact for CheckNano initiative
• Coordinator for university Sustainability Network
• Convent FB2 representative

Her leadership drives international collaborations with institutions in Russia, Indonesia, Switzerland and Japan, particularly in marine biotechnology research where students under her guidance actively search for biological agents in marine environments as recently documented in August 2025 university news.