Overview

Some words

TBI, Toulouse Biotechnology Institute,
Bio & Chemical Engineering

Situé sur le campus de l’Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA), le laboratoire de recherche public TBI, soutenu par l’INSA Toulouse, le CNRS et l’INRAE, mêle recherche fondamentale et appliquée dans le domaine des biotechnologies.

Combining scientific excellence with economic and societal relevance, the laboratory is structured into 4 scientific poles and 1 technological pole.

The unit, with strong disciplinary competences in Life Sciences and Engineering Sciences, leads a multi-scale, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific strategy, in order to meet the challenges of the bioeconomy, and associates an important network of public and private collaborators.

Il est également un des laboratoires labellisé de l’Institut Carnot 3BCar.

With an expertise of more than 40 years and internationally recognized, Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, Bio&Chemical Engineering conducts research activities in catalysis and enzyme engineering, systems and synthetic biology, fermentation, process engineering and eco-design.

Direction TBI 2025

Les membres de la direction de TBI (depuis janvier 2021)

From left to right: 
Mathieu SPERANDIO, Deputy Director
Gilles TRUAN, Director,
Emmanuelle TREVISIOL, directrice adjointe.

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The main stages of construction of the laboratory

History

In 2007, the Toulouse laboratories LBB (Biotechnology-Bioprocesses Laboratory) and LIPE (Environmental Process Engineering Laboratory) merged to create LISBP (Biological Systems and Process Engineering Laboratory). With this merger, the LISBP is a pioneer in cross-disciplinary research and has embarked on an approach that focuses on both cross-disciplinary research and the development of knowledge and skills. 

En 2019, à l’occasion de l’inauguration de son nouveau bâtiment MB3 issu du projet « Toulouse Campus » porté par l’Université de Toulouse, le laboratoire change de nom et devient TBI -Toulouse Biotechnology Institute Bio & Chemical Engineering.

Structure & Organization

Under the triple supervision of INSA Toulouse, INRAE and CNRS, Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, Bio & Chemical Engineering is governed by four entities:

  • un Conseil de Direction,
  • a Scientific Council
  • a Laboratory Council
  • a Technical Council

supporting the management team.

With a thematic spectrum ranging from systems biology to process design covering fundamental, technological and applied research, TBI articulates its research around 4 research poles, platforms, committees and support services. 

Sectors of applications

  • Green chemistry
  • Water and waste
  • Bio-energy
  • Bio-materials
  • Agri-food
  • Health
  • Cosmetics

Labeling of the TIBH platform

TIBH (Toulouse Industrial Biotechnology for Health)

In July 2020, the French General Secretariat for Investment (Secrétariat Général pour l'Investissement) approved the TIBH (Toulouse Industrial Biotechnology for Health) platform for the Grand Défi Biomédicaments.

TIBH is supported by TWB (UMS INRAE, INSA Toulouse, CNRS), in collaboration with CRITT Bio-Industries (INSA Toulouse) and TBI (INSA/INRAE/CNRS).

With a budget of €30 million, this Grand Challenge aims to promote the development of projects aimed at reducing the production costs of therapeutic molecules.

TIBH proposes to make available and use its know-how and its industrial biotechnology platforms for the production of biomedicines, particularly in the field of therapeutic antibodies and proteins.

TBI in the innovative ecosystem of Toulouse

Collaboration & networks