Dr. Alexander Pelzer

• Born in 1986
• Studied biology at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf
• Scholarship from the CLIB-Graduate Cluster Industrial Biotechnology for doctoral studies at the Institute for Molecular Enzyme Technology (IMET) of the Jülich Research Center
• Focused on the biochemical and physiological characterization of different enzymes from pseudomonads
• Broad scientific education in biocatalysis, gene expression, and omics technologies

Alexander specialised on the development of industrial enzymes, i.e. application-related identification, protein engineering as well as product development. A short stay at AB Enzymes, Finland, arouse his interest in applying science for industrial challenges.

Alexander at BRAIN Biotech:

• 2014: Research scientist and project manager in the Enzymes & Biocatalysts Unit
• 2017: Platform Coordinator of the Tailor-Made Biocatalysts Technology Platform
• Since 2018: Head of the entire Enzyme Technology Unit
• Since 2023: Head R&D at the Zwingenberg site
  

Alexander and his team focus on enzyme and protein development

• Molecule discovery from the BRAIN Bioarchive and BRAIN´s digital Bioarchive
• Rational protein engineering
• In-depth enzyme characterization
• Construction of protein production strains
• Product prototypes development

“Innovative thinking and the use of new computer-aided processes are a significant part of my strategy to harness the expertise gained from BRAIN Biotech’s history more quickly and in a targeted manner.”

Contact me via business@brain-biotech.com
or feel free to contact me via LinkedIn.