With the establishment of the Institute for Applied Biotechnology (IAB), the prerequisites for anchoring biotechnological research and development at Biberach University were created. The IAB is located at the university site in Aspach in the PBT building and complements the degree programs "Pharmaceutical Biotechnology" and "Industrial Biotechnology" with a correspondingly oriented research program.

The core competence of the institute is the manufacturing process for biopharmaceuticals as well as for industrial (white) biotechnology products. In the various laboratories of the Institute of Applied Biotechnology, the complete biotechnological manufacturing process is mapped - from the establishment of cell lines and microorganisms to fermentation, protein purification and protein analysis. The state-of-the-art equipment of the laboratories of the degree programs and the IAB enables the processing of current and trendsetting projects in these areas.