Bioeconomy News

Dodder, a parasitic vine, transfers warning signals from one host-plant to another if one of them is attacked by herbivores.

Researchers in Oldenburg found that the health of an ecosystem is not directly related to how many species inhabit it.

The German industrial enzyme specialist evoxx has become part of global biotech company Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited.

How is water transported in the soil as well as through roots of plants? Using 3D neutron imaging, a team of researchers have visualized the waters path to the lupine roots.

The European Commission has launched a Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre that provides scientific data and background information to facilitate informed policy decisions.

The Technical University in Munich is expanding its Straubing site: The new campus will focus on industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy.

Scientists in Würzburg and Munich have developed innovative molecular building blocks to create smart windows and self-recycling packaging.

Researchers of the University of Freiburg have deciphered the 3D structure of an enzyme that might be used for the biotechnological production of fertilizers and fuels.

For the first time the distribution and utilisation of the ubiquitous energy currency ATP was visualised in living plants. This may aid future plant breeding schemes.

The specialty chemicals company Evonik aims to invest €100 million in digitalisation. The company will use the artificial intelligence capacities of IBM's supercomputer „Watson“.

Using zeolite catalysts, Munich-based chemists have managed to reduce temperature and energy requirements to efficiently turn waste into biofuels.

A new study has analysed the wood pellet market in more than thirty countries. The study was published by the German Centre for Biomass Research.

A closed-loop greenhouse using Aeroponics to grow vegetables will be tested in Antarctica by German scientists. The set-up of the test run was recently presented to the public.

A team including researchers from Gatersleben and Munich has published the genome sequence of Wild Emmer wheat. It is the wild form of nearly all the domesticated wheat in the world.

Bayer aims to further build its Animal Health sector by investing €92 million in its production site in Kiel.

Pesticides such as neonicotinoids damage bee health and survival. This is only one result of three remarkable field trial studies.

Both the Silver and the Douglas fir are more tolerant to drought than the Norway spruce, researchers from Freiburg found out by studying hundreds of trees across the black forest.

This year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting at Lake Constance covers topics such as the future of chemistry, climate change and the trust in scientific data.

The updated roadmap of the European Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) includes new sectors and focuses on multi-value-chain approaches.

A participatory ecological experiment involving anglers and scientists has resulted in a more sustainable management of freshwater fisheries ressources.