![Omar Khalaf, Gründer und Geschäftsführer des Berliner Start-ups Alganize](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/Foto_Khalaf_alganize.jpg?itok=cNVmaaL7)
Interviews
![Omar Khalaf, Gründer und Geschäftsführer des Berliner Start-ups Alganize](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/Foto_Khalaf_alganize.jpg?itok=cNVmaaL7)
06.08.2024 Omar Khalaf
„We force microalgae to excrete valuable signaling substances"
Soil regeneration with the help of microalgae is the focus of the Berlin start-up Alganize, which develops solutions to improve soil health.
![Luisa Gronenberg, : VP Technology Integration & Strain Development bei der Insempra GmbH in Martinsried](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-02/LuisaGronenberg_Portrait.jpg?itok=Kn-2PgWE)
02.07.2024 Luisa Gronenberg
"Our robust yeast can process a wide range of waste streams"
Luisa Gronenberg and her team from the Munich start-up Insempra are developing an innovative bioprocess to produce polyester and polyamides from residual and waste materials. The team is receiving millions in funding from SPRIND.
Researcher Profiles
![Birgit Lewandowski](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2019-12/lewandowski_portrat.jpg?itok=8SUCWr9_)
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.
![Nadja Henke](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2019-08/nadja_henke_-_foto_jannik_jilg.jpg?itok=noxIhH9P)
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.