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Molecular process control for industrial biotechnology.

Chantal Treinen¹, Christina Peternell¹, Philipp Noll¹

¹Cellular Agriculture, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 4, 85354 Freising, Germany.

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|May 7, 2025

Summary

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Molecular process control enhances industrial biotechnology by integrating regulatory mechanisms at multiple biological levels. This approach optimizes bioprocesses for sustainability and economic competitiveness, driving future biotechnological innovation.

Keywords:

bioeconomy biomanufacturing molecular process control precision fermentation quorum sensing regulatory RNA

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Area of Science:

Industrial Biotechnology
Biotechnology Engineering
Bioprocess Optimization

Background:

Sustainable and economically competitive biotechnological processes are critical challenges.
Conventional bioprocess design strategies have limitations in fully exploiting potential.
A gap exists in integrating optimization strategies for advanced process design.

Purpose of the Study:

To review molecular mechanisms for molecular process control in biotechnology.
To highlight how molecular process control bridges conventional design limitations.
To showcase the potential of molecular process control for future biotechnological advances.

Main Methods:

Review of endogenous and implemented molecular mechanisms.
Analysis of regulatory control at transcriptional, translational, and system levels.
Exploration of molecular process control as an integration tool.

Main Results:

Molecular mechanisms offer control at transcriptional, translational, and system levels.
These mechanisms can be endogenous or specifically engineered into organisms.
Molecular process control enables multilayered process design and optimization.

Conclusions:

Molecular process control is essential for advancing industrial biotechnology.
It provides a framework for enhancing existing bioprocesses.
It unlocks new possibilities for future biotechnological process design and innovation.