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Martin Weinhold
Interviews
20.05.2025 Friederike Hoberg
“Dyes from fungi are an alternative to synthetic colors”
In the MycoColors project, a team led by Friederike Hoberg is investigating the potential of fungi-based dyes for the fashion and textile industries.
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IPK Gatersleben
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.
Researcher Profiles
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Privat
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.
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Jannik Jilg
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.