Bioeconomy News

Active ingredients from medicinal plants such as thyme and chamomile can now be used even more effectively thanks to a new process.

A new process improves the economic viability of synthetic fuels from biogenic residues.

Researchers in Mainz have developed a model that can be used to modify the texture of vegetarian and vegan sausages to produce the right crunch.

The TUM WACKER Institute for Industrial Biotechnology is scheduled to begin operations in the 2022/23 winter semester.

The Swabian Jura could soon become the Provence of southern Germany: Researchers want to grow lavender here for essential oils and textile fibers.

Researchers want to replace sugar in ice cream with dietary fiber from food production by-products.

France's Carbios joins forces with PUMA and other sporting goods and apparel companies to establish a biotech-based circular economy in the textile industry.

The University of Göttingen has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Munich-based start-up Smarter Habitat to produce building materials from popcorn granules.

BASF Care Creations has developed two new cosmetic active ingredients based on probiotics.

Mushlabs and Bitburger are expanding their partnership: The biotechnology start-up will use brewery residues as raw materials to feed the fungal mycelia, which in turn will be used to produce new foods.

Using corn straw and the blight fungus Ustilago maydis, researchers want to create an oil that can replace palm oil.

Natural fiber-based organic sheets are expected to make the housings of e-bike batteries lighter.

The water dependence of plants and ecosystems as a result of climate change will increase significantly in some regions, according to a new study.

The Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) in Rostock has opened a new facility to perform laboratory chemistry in the kilo range.

A research team from Hanover is developing a wood-plastic composite that will contribute to the circular economy.

The Wacker chemical group is building a new Biotechnology Center in Munich for a double-digit million sum by 2024.

The finalists for the German Founder Award 2022 have been determined: Among the nominees is the Hamburg-based bioeconomy startup Traceless Materials with its biomaterial made from agricultural residues.

They are white, round and extremely sticky: the fruits of the white berry mistletoe. In the search for a bioadhesive, they have now become the focus of scientific attention.

A pilot plant for the production of hydrogen from biogas is being built in Bavaria as part of an EU project. The project is being funded with nearly 10 million euros.

A soy-based meat alternative developed by the start-up Next Gen Foods has now reached restaurants in Germany.

A new process will use green hydrogen to convert CO₂ produced during biogas production into methane.

Microbial cell factories are important tools of the bioeconomy. Now researchers can identify the best among equals.

Saarbrücken researchers show the potential that spent grain could have for healthy and sustainable food production in the sense of a circular economy.

Germany and the Australian state of Queensland want to cooperate more in the future on green hydrogen - and in bioeconomy research.

A new recycling process cleans mine water and sludge from toxins and recovers contained valuable materials.

Specially adapted bacteria enable the energy carrier to be bound and released again in a controlled manner.

An international research project is seeking sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products.

A recently discovered enzyme from cyanobacteria opens up new options for biotechnology.

A combination of dietary change and emissions pricing would make the food system more sustainable, concludes a study by the Potsdam Institute.

In a position paper, the German Biomass Research Center explains why Russian natural gas can only be replaced by biogas to a limited extent - and makes recommendations for future biogas policy.

The cultivation of pome and soft fruit under photovoltaic systems is being tested in a large-scale trial at five locations in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

A new study underscores the importance of protecting peatlands and similar areas for climate protection.

To expand its portfolio of vegetable proteins, Südzucker subsidiary Beneo plans to build a production facility for protein concentrate from field beans.

If meat consumption were reduced by one-fifth, deforestation would be cut in half and fewer greenhouse gases would be produced.

The start-up competition "PlanB - Biobased.Business.Bayern" is entering its fifth round. As of now, start-ups with their innovative bioeconomy business ideas can again apply for funding.

Two important plant hormones intensify each other's effect. The opposite is the case with annual plant species.

A field robot that independently detects and removes weeds has successfully passed an initial test run in the Uckermark region.

The plants secrete large amounts of sugar into their root zone, but only a few species of bacteria feed on it.

Two-thirds of the biodiversity targets the United Nations plans to adopt this fall also slow global warming.

To secure the world's food supply, industrialised countries would not have to give up meat completely, but drastically reduce their consumption - according to an overview study by researchers at the University of Bonn.