We tackle excessive sugar intake with a sweet fiber...
Our fiber-based sugar alternatives combines taste, texture and nutrition. It is not a blend or a synthetic compound. It is a natural fiber offering prebiotic and low-glycemic properties.
Sweethoven Biotech
A healthy and sustainable approach to sweetness
...by harnessing the power of biotechnology
With our unique biocatalyst (two patents have been filed), we rearrange the sugar building blocks of sustainable carbohydrates to create our sweet dietary fibers.
Numbers Speak
Sweetness intensity
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Fiber
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Solubility
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Available for piloting in February '25
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Interested in exclusive access to our pilot material? Contact us
Meet our team
As passionate scientists we are committed to provide a healthy and sustainable alternative to sugar.
Our journey
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DATIpilot (June '24 - May '25)
Funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Project lead: Dr. Marcel Hövels
Funding: 178,517 €
FKZ: 03DPS1007
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Prototyping Grant (2023)
Funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Indusry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Project lead: Dr. Marcel Hövels
Funding: 46,612 €
FKZ: MWIKE U-Bo-Grow
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IMPRES2 (2020 - 2024)
2nd funding period of the BMBF-funded joint project IMPRES
Project lead: Prof. Dr. Uwe Deppenmeier
Funding: 947,230 €
FKZ: 031B1054
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IMPRES (2017 - 2020)
1st funding period of the BMBF-funded joint project IMPRES
Project lead: Prof. Dr. Uwe Deppenmeier
Funding: 1,001,898 €
FKZ: 031B0370A
Supporters and Funding
News feed
As alumni of the EIT Food Seedbed Incubator 2023, we were honored to showcase our sweet and healthy fibers at our own booth at Next Bite 2024. The EIT event, which took place in the spectacular venue...
On September 27th our team pitched in front of an expert jury at the highly prestigious BioRiver Boost! Pitch Contest. The jury of representatives from prestigious companies such as Bayer, Lonza...
BIG NEWS!!! Our project wins the 1st place in the “Bio-Gründer Wettbewerb 2024” hosted by Bio-Security. Dr. André Neff was able to convince the judges in his pitch of the health-promoting...
Prominent visit by Ye-One Rhie, Member of the German Bundestag and Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment. During her visit, Ms. Rhie was impressed by the benefits of our...
Using 178,000 € from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research our team will develop a state of the art process for the chromatographic purification of our sweet dietary fiber. Upscale of this...
An outstanding pitch from Marcel secures one of the highly coveted places on the winners’ podium at the DATIpilot Roadshow in Essen. This success will grant our project a 12 – 18 month...
Our project secures a prototyping grant over 46,600 €, hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy (NRW). The grant will be utilized to produce kg-quantities of our...
Our idea of making a healthier sugar alternative accessible with our sweet-tasting dietary fiber wins the University of Bonn’s ideas competition...
Get In Touch
University of Bonn
Insitute for Microbiology and Biotechnology
Meckenheimer Alle 168
53115 Bonn
- Email: info@sweethoven-biotech.com
- Phone: +49 228 73 3155
- Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00AM - 5:00PM
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