Microorganisms and their metabolites have major impact on our daily lives. The goal of the research core facility Bioactive Microbial Metabolites (BiMM), is to isolate new and active substances and enzymes from fungi and bacteria and to provide infrastructure for high throughput screenings.

The BiMM facility is an open research platform. The facility provides hardware and expertise for cooperation projects and contract work. The BiMM with robotic liquid handling equipment is especially adapted to perform high throughput searches for bioactive metabolites and enzymes. We further characterize the chemical and biological properties of the found substances.

Metabolite identification is facilitated by the expertise and equipment of the Department for Agrobiotechnology and the Department of Chemistry of the University for Natural Resources (BOKU) in Tulln.