Dr. Florian Berner

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Innovation Support: Horizon 2020, Innosuisse & Spin-off
Euresearch Company Advisor Region Zürich & Head Euresearch Office Zurich UAS
Project manager ZHAW Transfer
Supporter Innosuisse
Staff Research and Development Unit Office


www.euresearch.ch/en/about-euresearch/contacts/region-zurich/

Educational background

2011 - 2016 PhD Aquaculture at James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
2003 - 2005 Chemical Engineer FH at ZHW (Winterthur, Switzerland)

Professional milestones

since 2016 President's Office ZHAW, Euresearch Mandate
2006 - 2010 Research associate; ZHAW, Institute for chemistry and biological chemistry, Winterthur & Wädenswil

Membership of networks

Euresearch

Projects

• Analysis and monitoring of biofilms in metalworking fluids / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Garvin, Alex M.; Holzinger, Ralf; Berner, Florian; Krebs, Walter; Hostettler, Bernhard; Lardi, Elges; Hertli, Christian; Quartermaine, Roy; Stamm, Christoph Georg,

  2013.

  The forensiX evidence collection tube and its impact on DNA preservation and recovery.

  BioMed Research International.

  2013.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/105797

• Berner, Florian; Maag, Daniela; Ebnöther, Reto; Krebs, Walter,

  2008.

  A simple test system for assessing biofilm development on different surfaces [poster].

  In:

  Biofilms III - International Conference, Garching, Germany, 2008.

• Berner, Florian; Maag, Daniela; Krebs, Rolf,

  2007.

  A simple test system for assessing biofilm development on different surfaces [poster].

  In:

  Irish Branch of Society for General Microbiology Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 19-20 April 2007.

  pp. 30.

• Berner, Florian; Inauen, Silvio; Rüfenacht, Andrea; Krebs, Walter,

  2010.

  Biofilms in metalworking fluids [poster].

  In:

  Biofilms IV - International Conference: «Communities Bridging Disciplines», Winchester, United Kingdom, 2010.

• Berner, Florian; Inauen, Silvio; Rüfenacht, Andrea; Krebs, Walter,

  2010.

  Biofilms in metalworking fluids [poster].

  In:

  The Many Faces of Microbial Life.

  69th Annual Assembly of the Swiss Society for Microbiology SSM, Zürich, 24-25 June 2010.

  pp. 104.

• Krebs, Walter; Berner, Florian; Rüfenacht, Andrea,

  2011.

  Biofilme in wassermischbaren Kühlschmierstoffen.

  In:

  Seminar an der Technische Akademie Esslingen (TAE), Esslingen, Deutschland, 2011.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Berner, F (2016): Assessment & design of perfused microalgal biofilm cultivation processes, Thesis at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

Berner, F., Heimann, K., & Sheehan, M. (2015). A Perfused Membrane Biofilm Reactor for Microalgae Cultivation in Tropical Conditions. Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress 2015 (APCChE 2015) incorporating CHEMECA 2015; Barton, A.C.T: Engineers Australia

Berner, F., Heimann, K., & Sheehan, M. (2014). Microalgal biofilms for biomass
production. Journal of Applied Phycology, 1-12

Provisional patent: Berner, F., Sheehan, M., Heimann, K. James Cook University. Bioreactor and Method of use. Australia, 7.12.2012, WO2014085869 A1

Garvin, A. M., Holzinger, R., Berner, F., Krebs, W., Hostettler, B., Lardi, E., Hertli, C., Quartermaine, R., & Stamm, C. (2013). The forensiX evidence collection tube and its
impact on DNA preservation and recovery. BioMed research international, 2013

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