The team led by Dr. Marcel Hövels and André Neff is starting work in the new co-working laboratories at the University of Bonn. As part of their prototyping project, the team plans to produce and validate a sweet-tasting dietary fiber that could be used as a sustainable sugar alternative. The scientists are moving far away from the laboratory scale and are using a 109-liter stainless steel agitator tank to purify their exciting sweetener.
Addendum: This section has been revised retrospectively because earlier formulations were misleading and could have unintentionally cast doubt on the scientific classification of Dr. Marcel Hövels’ research work. Dr. Hövels’ transfer-oriented research is conducted exclusively within a scientific, pre-competitive context. No economic activities and no company formation have resulted from these research activities. This can be readily verified by consulting the commercial register. Unfortunately, owing to partially imprecise descriptions in press releases concerning the project and in connection with awards received, an incorrect impression has in some cases been created that the project already constitutes an established company. This possible misinterpretation is regretted. It is therefore clarified that the work concerns a scientific, transfer-oriented research project at the pre-competitive stage.