Christoph Wittmann

Prof. Dr. Christoph Wittmann is a full professor (W3) of Systems Biotechnology at Saarland University, where he leads the Institute for Systems Biotechnology. He holds a Diploma in Biotechnology from TU Braunschweig (1993, with distinction), a PhD from the same institution (1997, summa cum laude), and completed his habilitation at Saarland University (2006).

His research encompasses:

• Systems and synthetic biotechnology (fluxomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics)
• Metabolic pathway analysis and engineering
• Industrial biotechnology applications
• Medical systems biology

Honors include:

• PhD Award, German Research Center of Biotechnology (1997)
• Young Scientist Award, European Federation of Biotechnology (2003)

He directs the Institute for Systems Biotechnology (www.isbio.de) and serves as academic mentor for Saarland University's Master's Biotechnology program. His career includes professorships at TU Braunschweig and University of Münster, with international engagements in France and Finland.