BioTechnology Institute
University of Minnesota
240 Gortner Laboratory
1479 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6106
Phone: (612) 624-6774
FAX: (612) 625-1700
Contact: Kenneth Valentas, Ph.D., Director
Bioscience Field
Biotechnology research
Education
Services
Programs and Services
The Biotechnology Institute is a University-wide institute supporting research, teaching, and outreach in biotechnology and related fields. Services are available to both academic and private sector research and development groups.
Research
- Fermentation
- Cell culture
- Separations
Graduate Programs
- NIH Biotechnology Training Grant Program
- Microbial Engineering Graduate Program
- special courses
Services and Professional Training
- Fermentation training course
- Fermentation process development and scale-up services
- Protein expression and purification services
- Molecular biology services (cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, vector construction, etc.)
BTI Research Centers
- Center for Microbial Physiology and Metabolic Engineering
- Center for Biodegradation Research and Informatics
- Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Biocatalytic Processing
Technical Support Contact
Marc G. von Keitz, Ph.D.
Program Director Biotechnology Services
e-mail: vonkeitz@cbs.umn.edu
Phone: (612) 624-6758
Fax: (612) 625-1700
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