Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology

Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) is a non-profit national research institute established jointly by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Tianjin Municipal Government on 29th November 2012. TIB is committed to establishing a national innovation system for industrial biotechnology to promote the eco-friendly development of industrial sectors. To this end, TIB has set up its mission to substitute renewable carbon resources for fossil resources, to replace traditional chemical processing with green bioprocessing, and to promote industrial productivity and efficiency through modern biotechnology. Accordingly, TIB has defined industrial protein science, biocatalytic engineering, synthetic biology, microbial manufacturing engineering, biological systems, bioprocess engineering, as its core scientific areas.

TIB is equipped with state-of-the-art core facilities for high-throughput screening, systems biotechnology, fermentation process optimization, pilot-scale testing, and genome synthesis. The National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, CAS Key Laboratory for Microbial Systems Biotechnology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biosystems and Bioprocess Engineering and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology are affiliated at the Institute. In addition, TIB has established a national professional maker space for biotechnology, the BIOINN Maker Space, which is home to a dozen of small and medium enterprises.

TIB is dedicated to scientific research, technological innovation, business cultivation, and graduate student education. Presently, it has more than 300 employees and 300 graduate students. TIB employs a three-dimensional dynamic R&D management system which comprises individual research groups, core facilities-affiliated enabling research groups, and Strategic and Integrative Research Center (SIRC).