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UBT
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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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Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, Dörte Schweneker, 2015
Success story
In duet with legumes
In the joint project IMPAC3, partners from research and industry have explored which genotypes are suitable for mixed cultivation in fields, grassland and forests.
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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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Studies and statistics
Leibniz-IZW (2021): How the loss of forest fauna undermines the achievement of the SDGs
A study by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) looks at the link between increasingly animal-less tropical forests and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Product
Beer
Beer - a traditional German drink. Although beer consumption is declining, hardly any other country in the world records such high beer consumption as Germany.
The latest from the bioeconomy
Electrochaea raises 36 million euros
Using microbial electrochemical cells, the young company produces climate-neutral methane from CO2 and green hydrogen.
Yeast replaces palm oil
Hamburg-based start-up COLIPI gets support from the EXIST funding program of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protectionfor the development of a climate-friendly palm oil alternative.
Industrial bioeconomy: Bavaria invests in scale-up plants
With a new funding program, Bavaria is supporting companies in setting up bioeconomy production plants on an industrial scale.
Baker's yeast is Microbe of the Year 2022
The multi-talent of modern biotechnology has been used by humans for thousands of years.
Interviews
17.01.2022 Susanne Baldermann
"Vertical farming systems could also supply us with wheat in the future"
Alternative agricultural systems such as "vertical farming" are a focus of Susanne Baldermann's research work. With a view to healthy, sustainable nutrition, the food chemist is targeting secondary plant compounds, among other things.
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David Ausserhofer
22.11.2021 Martina Brockmeier
"There is no easy solution to sustainably improving food systems"
Martina Brockmeier, an agricultural economist from Hohenheim, was elected as the future president of the Leibniz Association in November 2021. She sees bioeconomy research as an important contribution to achieving the global sustainability 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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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?
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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?
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Beeta
Detergent
Sounds paradoxical, but works brilliantly: Beetroot, often known as the cause of stubborn stains, qualifies as an ecological cleaning agent.
1.5 million tons of laundry detergents and household cleaners are sold to the end consumer each year.
How high is the resulting chemical discharge into the wastewater?
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nakt
Makeup removal wipes
Instead of cotton pads and the like, sustainable makeup removal wipes are equally good for the skin and the environment.
Cosmetics with ingredients of natural origin are gaining in importance.
What is the market share of natural cosmetics in Germany?
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Knärzje GmbH
Beer
Beer - a traditional German drink. Although beer consumption is declining, hardly any other country in the world records such high beer consumption as Germany.
How many beer brands are there in Germany according to the German Brewers Association?
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Events
24.01.2022 bis 28.01.2022 +++ online +++
19. Internationaler Fachkongress für erneuerbare Mobilität "Kraftstoffe der Zukunft"
25.01.2022 bis 25.01.2022 +++ online +++
Missionen in Horizont Europa – Ihre Fördermöglichkeiten, Teil 3: Klimaanpassung
26.01.2022 bis 26.01.2022 +++ online +++