With contributions by numerous expertsInstrumentation of Biotechnological Processes.- Electronic Noses for Bioreactor Monitoring.- Rapid Analysis of High-Dimensional Bioprocesses Using Multivariate Spectroscopies and Advanced Chemometrics.- On-line and Off-line Monitoring of the Production of Cephalosporin C by Acremonium chrysogenum.- Biomass Quantification by Image Analysis.- Monitoring the Physiological Status in Bioprocesses on the Cellular Level.- Metabolic Network Analysis.This review series covers trends in modern biology. All aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computerscience, are treated. In parts of the series special volumes are dedicated to selected topics.DE