
Interviews

02.04.2025 Jochen Reif
“Through innovation, we utilize the entire value chain of the pea”
Saxony-Anhalt wants to become a “center of the pea bioeconomy”. A research consortium led by Jochen Reif is laying the groundwork for this.

27.01.2025 Charlett Wenig
“Tree bark is an underutilised resource”
Charlett Wenig is researching the potential of tree bark to establish this previously little recognised raw material as a biomaterial for new applications.
Researcher Profiles

07.11.2022 Birgit Lewandowski
Networking for the bioeconomy
For Birgit Lewandowski, uniting technology and sustainability is a matter close to her heart. On the board of the Biotechnologie-Förderverein IBB, the landscape ecologist with Viennese charm wants to establish a strong network for the bioeconomy.

12.11.2019 Nadja Alina Henke
Bacteria as pigment factories
Systems biologist Nadja Alina Henke uses bacteria as cell factories to produce the red pigment astaxanthin. Now, the 28-year-old hopes to bring the process to market with her start-up company Bicomer.