Largus Angenent awarded the 2026 Landesforschungspreis

Lars Angenent, Professor of Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Tübingen and member of the Cluster of Excellence CMFI, has been awarded the 2026 Landesforschungspreis of the state of Baden-Württemberg for his pioneering research into the sustainable use of microbial communities in energy production and environmental remediation. With a total value of €200,000, the prize is the most highly endowed research award in any German state.

Angenent research is focussed on the sustainable use of microbial communities in energy production and environmental remediation. His research focuses on the optimal use of bacteria in gas fermentation, an important source of clean energy for the future. By analyzing the composition and interaction of microbial communities in various environments, such as in hospital air or in fermentation plants, he has gained fundamental insights and successfully translated them into applications. In his own company, he develops and optimizes microbes for storing hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the form of methane, which represents an important step toward a more sustainable energy supply.