The Institute´s research activities can be classified in principle into biocatalysis and a part which can be described as "Advanced compounds, techniques and procedures".
Additional highlights are due to the long-term experience in the development of biologically active compounds as well as the synthesis of higly functionalised natural products and biologically active analogues in enantio- and diastereomerically pure form.
Advanced compounds: in the field of drugs,auxiliaries for glycobiology, molecular sensors for biochemistry and food technology,
advanced techniques and procedures: biocatalysis,enantioselective chemical catalysis. Biocatalysis means using the special properties of the catalysts of Nature, the enzymes, such as: high selectivity, mild reaction conditions and the minimisation of wastes in order to solve problems in the fields of chemistry, technology and ecology.