Our Team

Hans-Jürgen Heidebrecht

Hans-Jürgen Heidebrecht

Position Managing director

Expertise Hans-Jürgen isolated anitbodies from cow's milk for his PhD project. This laid the groundwork for Cow Byotec's purification process. His professional work with Lactoferrin, another biofunctional protein from milk, gives him the technical know-how to implement Cow Byotec's Ig G process.

Education Dr.-Ing. from Technical University of Munich (TUM) / M.Sc in Food- and Biotechnology as well as M.Sc. in Brewing Technology from TUM

Prizes and Awards May 2019 "Junge Ideen" Adward by the German Agricultural Society (DLG) May 2019 2nd EFCE Food Engineering Award 2nd at Otto-von-Guericke Price by the Research Association of the German Food Industry (FEI)

Sabine Ambros

Sabine Ambros

Position Chief scientific officer

Expertise Sabine is an nutrinionist and food technologist by training. She is our expert for regulatory affairs. Also, she is developing use-cases for Ig G-Clean and your first contact when you are looking to find out how Ig G can be incorporated into your product.

Education Dr.rer.nat from Technical University of Munich (TUM) / Certified nutritionist by the German Nutrition Society (DGE) / M.Sc. in Nutritional science by TUM

David Andlinger

David Andlinger

Position operations manager

Expertise During his PhD, David worked on protein isolation and purification. He is responsible for the implementation of the process and is closely working with Claudia to ensure that the analytical methods are up and running.

Education M.Sc. in Food- and Biotechnology from Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Claudia Hengst

Claudia Hengst

Position Head of laboratory

Expertise Claudia brings the practical lab experience to the team. She is an expert in chromatographic processes for purification and analytical purposes. During her work at the Chair of Food and Bioprocess Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, she developed analytical methods for different protein and sugar systems.

Education State-certified technical assistant for chemical and biological laboratories by Bernd-Blindow-Schulen

Beatrix Förster

Beatrix Förster

Position Head of Business Development

Expertise Beatrix is the expert for the therapeutic use of antibodies. She developed here expertise during her Ph.D. as well as her PostDoc in Standford, CA. Her knowledge on the mechanism of antibodies helps the team to develop new products for the cosmetic and medical sectors. She has a long experience as a Business Developer for the University of Utrecht.

Education Dr.rer.nat from the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry / Diploma in Human Biology from Philipps-University in Marburg