Companies
BfR (Germany)
Alternative-protein health risk assessment — Feeds national biotech4proteins innovation-hub funding.
- Country
- Germany
risk-assessment
eu
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| regulatory-legal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Scientifically independent institution within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL/BMLEH) | bfr.bund.de · harmless-project.eu |
| Research focus | Health risk assessment of alternative protein sources (insects, algae, lupins, lab-grown meat), including allergenicity, microbiological risks, and contaminants | bfr.bund.de |
| Facility | Modern experimental infrastructure including instrumental analysis, microbial diagnostics, toxicology and food technology labs, an animal husbandry farm, aquaculture facility, and molecular/cell biology labs | bfr.bund.de |
| Grant | BfR budget of 163 million euros, with 9 million euros in third-party funding (2025) | bfr.bund.de |
| Publications | Scientific opinions and assessments published via the Open Agrar server and other channels | bfr.bund.de |
| Principal staff | President Professor Dr Dr Dr h.c. Andreas Hensel, PD Dr. Karen Ildico Hirsch-Ernst (Head of Unit Novel Foods), PD Dr. Robert Pieper (Head of Department Food and Feed Safety in the Food Chain) | bfr.bund.de |
| Headcount | 1,237 employees (including 566 scientists, 43 PhD candidates, and 26 apprentices/trainees) as of 2025 | bfr.bund.de |
Independent sources: bfr.bund.de · harmless-project.eu
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory sandboxes for biotech | regulatory-legal | Medium | → |
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