13.09.2024 | The IBWF is a non-university research institution of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which has been operating as a gGmbH owned by JGU since 2015. From 1998 to 2015, it had the legal form of a registered association and was located on the premises of TU Kaiserslautern until 2020. Since 2021, it has been housed in the BioCenter II in the immediate vicinity of the FB Bio, where it was able to move into premises specially created for its needs. The IBWF conducts applied research and development in the field of biotechnology and searches for new chemical agents. The director of the IBWF is Prof. Dr. Thines, who holds the professorship for biotechnology at the faculty and is the state coordinator for biotechnology.