AI4b.io
AI solutions for the next step in BioScience
The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory for Bioscience (AI4b.io) is a collaboration between dsm-firmenich and Delft University of Technology. AI4b.io is aiming at long-term innovation in the fields of Artificial and Bioscience to develop biobased products and to optimize biobased production technologies.
The mission of the collaboration is to develop a deep understanding of how novel AI technology (methods, techniques, theories, and algorithms) can strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of relevant research and/or business processes in the biotech industry.
For five years, five PhD researchers will work in the lab. Research topics will include, among other things, Digital twin and smart plant scheduling, Digital twin for large-scale fermentation, Digital twin of lab automation processes and self-learning platforms and Machine learning for iterative metabolic engineering.
The AI4B.io Lab collaborates with Planet B.io, the open-innovation ecosystem at the Biotech Campus Delft – for instance, by providing research insights and consultancy to biotechnology startups on the campus.
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Join Planet B.io at Bio Innovations Europe 2026 – Exclusive 25% discount
We’re happy to be part of the Dutch Biotech Cluster at Bio Innovations Europe 2026, alongside Biotech Booster and hollandbio! Taking place in The Hague on 10-11 June and focused on driving the commercialisation of industrial biomanufacturing in Europe, Bio Innovations Europe will connect over 400 bio-pioneers from across the region for two days of pre-arranged, commercially focused 1-2-1 meetings, knowledge exchange and networking.
Horizon: building the next wave of biotech growth at the Biotech Campus Delft
A new development is on the horizon for the Biotech Campus Delft. With the working title Horizon, ASR Dutch Science Park Fund, together with dsm-firmenich and Planet B.io, is taking the next step in further strengthening the campus as a leading European hub where biotech innovation, collaboration, and scale come together.
High-level Government visit highlights Delft's strategic role in future industrial biotech growth
On 11 March, Erwin Nijsse, Director-General at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, visited Planet B.io. The visit aligns well with the Netherlands’ evolving political and economic direction and therefore he was joined by a broad delegation of colleagues from several ministries.