Awards

• Germany’s best ideas –“Selected Landmark” in the contest “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”  2011"
  
  
• 2010 nominated for EuropaBio`s Most Innovative SME Award

• 2nd Place science4life Venture Cup 2006
  
  
• 1st Place Munich Businessplan Competition (MBPW)  "development stage" 2006
  
  
• Innovation Award from the Bavarian Prime Minister
  
  
• Karl Heinz Beckurts Price 2008 for Prof. Scheibel
  
  
• Winner science4life Venture Cup Concept Phase 2006
  
  
• Winner "ideas stage" of the Munich Businessplan Competition (MBPW) 2006
  
  
• Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Medal for Prof. Scheibel
  
  

Selected Publications

2011

pH-dependent dimerization and salt-dependent stabilization of the N-terminal domain of spider dragline silk – Implications for fiber formation
Hagn, F., Thamm, C., Scheibel, T. & Kessler, H.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,50, 2011
doi: 10.1002/anie.201003795

2010

Recombinant spider silk particles as drug delivery vehicles
Lammel A.,Schwab M.,Hofer M.,Winter G., Scheibel, T.
Biomaterials 2010 Dez. 24

Structural characterization and functionalization of engineered spider silk films
Spiess, K., Wohlrab, S., Scheibel, T.
Sott Matter, 6, 4168–4174
doi: 10.1039/b927267d

Recombinant spider silk proteins for applications in biomaterials
Spiess, K., Lammel, A., Scheibel, T.
Macromolecular Biosciences, in print
doi: 10.1002/mabi.201000071

A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly
Hagn, F., Eisoldt, L., Hardy, J.G., Vendrely, C., Coles, M., Scheibel, T. & Kessler, H.
Nature, 365, 239-242
doi: 10.1038/nature08936

Controlling silk fibroin particle features for drug delivery
Lammel, A. S., Hu, X., Park, H.-S., Kaplan, D. L. & Scheibel, T.
Biomaterials, in print
doi: 10.1016/j. biomaterials.2010.02.024

Towards the recombinant production of mussel byssal collagens
Hagenau, A. & Scheibel, T.
J. Adhesion, 86, 10-24
doi: 10.1080/00218460903417701

The role of salt and shear on the storage and assembly of spider silk proteins
Eisoldt, L., Hardy, J. G., Heim, M. & Scheibel, T. R.
J. Struct. Biol., 170, 413–419
doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.12.027

Characterization of recombinantly produced spider flagelliform silk domains
Heim, M., Ackerschott, C. B. & Scheibel, T. R.
J. Struct. Biol., 170, 420–425
doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.12.025

2009

Silk-inspired polymers and proteins.
Hardy, J.G. & Scheibel, T. (2009)
Biochem. Soc. Trans. 37,677–681. doi:10.1042/BST0370677

2008

Polymeric materials based on silk proteins.
Hardy JG, Römer L, Scheibel T (2008)
Polymer 49(20), 4309-4474

Spinnen wie die Spinnen.
Römer L, Scheibel T (2008)
Nachrichten aus der Chemie56(05), 516-519

The Elaborate Structure of Spider Silk:
“Structure and Function of a Natural High Performance Fiber”.
Fibrous Proteins
Römer L, Scheibel T (2008)
Landes Bioscience

Proteins: Polymers of natural origin
Lammel A, Keerl D, Römer L, Scheibel T (2008),
Recent Advances in Biomaterials Research: 1-22

2007

Spinnenseide als Grundlage für neue Materialien
Römer L, Scheibel T (2007).
Chemie in unserer Zeit 41(4):306-314

Herstellung und Anwendung von Spinnenseide.
Römer L, Scheibel T (2007)
Bionik: Patente aus der Natur  Meiners-Druck, Bremen. 130

Biotechnological production of spider silk proteins enables new applications.
Vendrely, C.; Scheibel, T. (2007).
Macromolecular Biosciences, 7, 401-409

2006

Mechanical properties of recombinant spider silk proteins
Scheibel, T. (2006)
Applied Physics    A 82, 191-192.

2005

Protein fibers as performance proteins: new technologies and  applications.Cur.Opin.
Scheibel, T. (2005)
Biotech. 16, 427-433.

2004

Spider silks: recombinant synthesis, assembly, spinning, and engineering  of synthetic proteins.
Scheibel, T. (2004)
Microbial Cell Factories 3, 14.