Maria-Regina Kula, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Maria-Regina Kula

German biochemist

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1937

Place of Birth: Berlin

Profession: university teacher, biochemist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Maria-Regina Kula (born 16 March 1937) is an inventor.
She was one of the two prize winners of the German Future Prize in 2002.
Awarded by the President of Germany, and worth 250,000 euros, the prize helps to identify projects which are of high scientific value and, more importantly, have concrete applications and are already developed to a point of readiness for commercial applications.
Kula was awarded the prize as a leading developer of inexpensive biocatalysts through the use of genetically opimised enzymes.
Together with her co-researcher, Martina Pohl, she successfully isolated formate dehydrogenase (FDH) from the yeast "Candida boidinii", enabling manufacturers to develop and produce new drugs and other chemical products on a large scale in a way which is both environmentally sound and cost-effective.