Darmstadt-based textile start-up scores in PlanB start-up competition
With a functional fiber made from green waste, the young company nakt convinced the jury at the Bavarian PlanB competition for bio-based business ideas.
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With biotechnology to sustainable innovations
In its latest edition, the talk format "Karliczek.Impulse" devoted its latest edition to the smallest players in biotechnology - microorganisms and enzymes - and their important role for a sustainable circular economy.
With digital sensors to healthier plants
The "FarmerSpace" project tests and compares new agricultural technologies to combat weeds and plant diseases.
Bioeconomy ship on tour again
The ‘MS Wissenschaft’ with the bioeconomy exhibition is on the road again. This year, the tour takes in 30 cities in Germany's north and west and also makes a stop in Austria.
Much bioeconomy at the Week of the Environment
On June 10 and 11, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU) will be inviting visitors to the Week of the Environment. The motto of the digital event is "This is how the future works!" and the bioeconomy is therefore represented several times.
How bio-based products are transforming the economy
The "Biofabrik" conference presented biobased products and bioeconomic production processes from biotechnology to biorefinery.
Research alliance for cell-based meat
The chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck wants to develop industrial-grade bioreactors with the TU Darmstadt and Tufts University.
Biotech silk pioneer AMSilk expands market presence
In a financing round, the Bavarian biotech company AMSilk has raised new capital and is now looking to penetrate new lines of business worldwide.
Biodegradable packaging made from popcorn
A process has been developed in Göttingen that can be used to produce sustainable packaging from popcorn granules using 3D printing.
Accelerator promotes Innocent Meat
The start-up for cell culture-based meat is making great progress and relocates to the campus of the University of Rostock.
Impregnating outdoor textiles sustainably
The textile chemicals company Rudolf GmbH receives funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment for the construction of a manufacturing plant for an impregnating agent based on renewable raw materials.
Creating new food additives from hemp
The start-up Becanex wants to extract cannabidiol from industrial hemp. The Berlin-based company has now successfully acquired funding from the Central Innovation Program for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM).
Literature as inspiration for nutrition concepts
In search of new concepts for tomorrow's nutrition, the joint project Food4Future wants to analyze science fiction novels together with students from the University of Potsdam.
ERC funding for pioneering plant research
Molecular biologist Philip Wigge and biochemist Gert Bange have been awarded the highly endowed ERC Advanced Grants by the European Research Council for their innovative projects in plant research.
Biotechnology industry registers record growth
In 2020, the German biotechnology sector grew faster than it has in years. According to the sector association of the biotechnology industry BIO Deutschland, the 710 local companies generated sales of almost 6.5 billion euros. The industry stars BioNTech and CureVac were the main contributors.
Hackathon: Bio-based fibers for sustainable fashion
Bio-based materials for sustainable textiles are the focus of the third online hackathon of the Science Year project “Hack Your Fashion”: Free workshops give insights into new developments and invite participants to experiment together.
Startup scene is becoming greener and greener
The third edition of the Green Startup Monitor shows: The proportion of green startups in Germany continues to increase. 30% of young companies are now attributed to the Green Economy.
Discovering new sources of protein
Six Fraunhofer institutes want to use insects, algae, fungi and plants as protein sources for new foods.
Field test for organic bags launched
Compostable fruit and vegetable bags have been tested for customer acceptance since mid-March in some supermarkets in Straubing, Bavaria.
Research platform on biomass as a raw material
The German Biomass Research Center (DBFZ) has expanded its online database on the potentials and benefits of various biogenic raw materials in agriculture, forestry and waste management.