For more than two decades, Carola Griehl has been researching technologies to extract proteins, active ingredients, or petroleum-like hydrocarbons from algae on a large scale and make them usable for industry.

The ‘Biomaterials’ research group led by Ronja Breitkopf at the industrial research organisation INNOVENT not only develops its own sustainable products and processes for the bioeconomy, but also supports research partners to advance innovations.