Marine sugars from algae
From cosmetics to the food industry – in the BioTrim research project, enzymes from marine bacteria are used to modify carrageenans.
Food production of the future
In the joint project CUBES Circle, a consortium of researchers from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is developing and testing a symbiotic production system for the preparation of food in cities.
Mushroom-based filters for water purification
In the MycoSorb project, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Straubing have developed adsorbent materials capable of removing pharmaceutical residues from wastewater.
Primordial microbes hold the key to sustainable energy storage
The Munich-based power-to-gas company Electrochaea has developed an innovative process in which microorganisms convert surplus electricity into climate-neutral methane.
Rhenish mining district as a bioeconomy region: at the heart of structural change
In the collaborative project "Bioeconomy – Understanding. Connecting. Supporting," a team led by RWTH Aachen is investigating the conditions under which the structural change in the Rhenish mining district can succeed in transforming it into a model bioeconomy region.