Birte Nicolai

Professor Birte Nicolai is a faculty member at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, holding a position in the Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science within the Faculty of Energy and Life Sciences. She specializes in food technology, biotechnology process engineering, and sustainable food production. Her research focuses on innovations in sustainable meat production (via the PRECISE project) and waste reduction (TASTE initiative). She leads the ZAiT Center for analytics in biotech and food innovation and oversees the Academic Advisory Service.

• Head of the ZAiT lab, opened in 2019.
• Contact person for the Sustainability Network and FB2 Convention.
• Teaches in Biotechnology and Food Technology programs.

Research highlights include developing a Sustainability Compass for bakeries (2021) and advancing don’t waste your taste initiatives. She has supervised PhD/Master’s students, including Rebekka Küchler (2023).

• Contributed to regional knowledge transfer via Master’s projects (2017).
• Hosted international collaborations, e.g., a seminar with New Zealand scientists (2017).