Welcome to the Professorship of Bioinformatics at TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability
The GrimmLab unites bioinformatics and machine learning to advance data-driven innovation in the bioeconomy. We develop cutting-edge AI and statistical methods to understand how complex biological systems function and how their biochemical properties can be modelled, analysed, and optimised for sustainable applications.
Our research focuses on identifying genotype–phenotype relationships and extracting meaningful phenotypic traits from imaging and omics data, driving progress in genetics, precision medicine, and sustainable agriculture.
An emerging focus of the lab is the development of AI systems capable of learning and reasoning about biology and chemistry without prior domain knowledge, enabling autonomous scientific discovery and supporting the transition to a circular, sustainable bioeconomy.
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HSWT Cutting-Edge Research: Prof. Menrad and Prof. Grimm Honored
At the 2026 Dies Academicus ceremony at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), the university’s ten top researchers were honored for the first time. Among them are two HSWT researchers, Prof. Dr. Klaus Menrad and Prof. Dr.…
CO2BioTech project consortium meeting at the Straubing campus: Biotechnology: How climate-neutral products succeed
As part of the funding initiative “Climate-neutral products through biotechnology – CO2 and C1 compounds as sustainable raw materials for the industrial bioeconomy (CO2BioTech)”, ten joint projects across Germany are currently being funded by the…
Weeds in Focus: New Video Feature with TUMCS Involvement: Detecting Weeds with Drones
The research and innovation project “Development and Evaluation of Weed Application Maps for the Use of Robots in Mechanical Weed Control” (EWIS2) investigates new approaches to digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture. The aim…