Benjamin Kogelmann

Dr. Benjamin Kogelmann M.Sc. is a researcher at the Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology within the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). His work focuses on plant-based production of recombinant glycoproteins and antibody engineering.

• Research Interests: Plant biotechnology, genetic engineering of N-glycosylation pathways, development of industrial-grade plant expression systems, and bioengineering of antibodies with tailored glycans.
• Key Contributions: Pioneering genome-edited Nicotiana benthamiana lines for optimized glycoprotein production, engineering SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies, and advancing molecular farming techniques for biopharmaceutical applications.
• Publications: His recent works highlight innovations in plant glycosylation engineering, including studies on fucose-free galactosylation, oligosaccharyltransferase applications, and comparative IgG subclass production in plants.

Contact: Email benjamin.kogelmann@boku.ac.at or phone +43 1 47654-94341.