Vision

Leibniz-LSB@TUM plays a leading international role in the scientific decoding, control, and prediction of molecular functional systems of chemoreceptor-mediated human biology along the entire food value chain, from raw materials to final food products to consumers.

Mission

Leibniz-LSB@TUM identifies, predicts, and optimizes molecular effector systems (bioactive food constituents) that influence the sensory and nutritional quality and safety of food. It investigates the role of these effector systems as information carriers between biological systems and uses knowledge of their mechanisms of action to control health-relevant metabolic and cellular processes.

Strategy

Using high-performance analytical technologies, Leibniz-LSB@TUM combines experimental findings from basic chemical and biological research with bioinformatics analysis methods in a systems biology approach. In the interplay between experimentation and in silico modeling, the institute applies mathematical concepts of machine learning to complex food effector systems and their chemoreceptor-mediated interactions with human biology.