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Organic Garden
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In-depth report
Precision fermentation: Tailor-made bioproduction
New molecular tools, modern bioprocessing technology and powerful IT are enabling the biotechnology industry to tailor-make biomolecules with interesting properties. This dossier presents the emerging field of precision fermentation.
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Success story
Protein production without heavy metal residues
A new purification process promises environmentally friendly extraction of proteins for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Interview
"Bioeconomy is the core of sustainability policy"
Sustainability researcher Dirk Messner has been President of the Federal Environment Agency since January of this year. In an interview he talks about the opportunities and challenges on the way to a bio-based economy, the corona pandemic and the value of global networking.
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Bioeconomy Exhibition
The bioeconomy has rapidly developed in recent years. What has been accomplished in the last five years alone is truly impressive: Many bioeconomy products have become bestsellers. Bio-based start-ups have grown into medium-sized companies. And established, traditional industrial companies are integrating bio-based production steps into their existing structures.
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Proservation
Product
Cushioning packaging
Not just since Corona has online trade been booming - and so has the demand for packaging and cushioning materials. A nature-based innovation now offers an alternative to conventional cushioning materials and turns the packaging industry into a circular economy.
The latest from the bioeconomy
Cell-based fish ready for market
Food tech start-up Bluu Seafood presents fish sticks and fish balls, its first products made directly from cultured fish cells.
Biosynthesis for fluorinated drugs
A new process enables the optimization of numerous drugs, including antibiotics, antidepressants and cholesterol-lowering agents.
Share of green startups remains high
According to the latest Green Startup Monitor, most green startups are in the energy and agriculture sectors.
Refining active plant ingredients
Active ingredients from medicinal plants such as thyme and chamomile can now be used even more effectively thanks to a new process.
Interviews
13.06.2022 Martin Wild
"All modules of the farm benefit each other"
With his food tech start-up Organic Garden, Martin Wild wants to rethink nutrition and soon produce organic food circularly in a high-tech farm.
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Nadin Mengis
26.05.2022 Nadine Mengis
"The ecological footprint must incorporate all climate factors"
In the FOOTPRINTS project, a team led by researcher Nadine Mengis is investigating how CO2 emissions must develop in order to stabilize global temperatures and thus achieve the Paris climate goals.
Worldwide strategies
The bioeconomy is gaining ground all over the world. A large number of countries have now adopted bioeconomy strategies - with various focus areas. You can find them in the following overview.
In the spotlight
About the bioeconomy
Bioeconomy - this refers to a modern and sustainable form of economic activity based on the efficient use of biological resources such as plants, animals and microorganisms. All industries that produce, process or use biological resources in any form contribute to the biobased economy.
RWTH, ETH (2021) | Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission plastics by a circular carbon economy
A study recently published in the journal Science by RWTH Aachen University in collaboration with ETH Zurich shows that net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from plastics are possible.
Bioeconomy inside
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Salmon
Anyone who loves fish can now leave it in the ocean and go for a slightly different salmon - made from pea protein instead of fish, 3D printed instead of caught.
Most of the salmon eaten in Germany today comes from aquaculture.
How many kilograms of salmon are consumed in Germany each year?
Unfortunately, this is wrong.
Correct.
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Proservation
Cushioning packaging
Not just since Corona has online trade been booming - and so has the demand for packaging and cushioning materials. A nature-based innovation now offers an alternative to conventional cushioning materials and turns the packaging industry into a circular economy.
How many liters of petroleum are needed to produce one kilogram of Styrofoam?
Unfortunately, there are significantly more.
Correct.
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traceless materials GmbH
Packaging film
Instead of producing polymers synthetically, take what nature has already produced: A special technology can be used to extract biopolymers from agricultural residues - making them not only naturally degradable, but even edible.
In Germany, the annual plastic consumption per capita is ...?
Unfortunately, this is not correct.
Yes, that is correct?
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Sumo GmbH
Cloth diapers
Reuse instead of dispose - this also works for diapers. Modern cloth diapers outperform conventional alternatives in terms of environmental and skin compatibility.
What percentage of residual waste in Germany is made up of disposable diapers?
Unfortunately, that's wrong.
That's correct!
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papacks
Cream jar
Cosmetic products are often sold in plastic packaging. As a result, they generate more and more packaging waste.
New products can be created from recycled plastic waste.
What percentage of plastic waste is recycled?
Unfortunately, this is wrong.
Correct.
Events
22.08.2022 bis 26.08.2022 Frankfurt am Main
ACHEMA 2022
13.09.2022 bis 14.09.2022 Leipzig
5th Doctoral Colloqium BIOENERGY
21.09.2022 bis 22.09.2022 +++ online +++