Bioeconomy News

Researchers have identified new biocatalysts that can make recycling of the plastics polyurethane and polyvinyl alcohol resource-efficient and environmentally friendly.

A pyrolysis plant developed by Fraunhofer researchers was commissioned at RWE's Niederaussem research site to convert residual and waste materials into high-quality hydrocarbons.

Last year, the comprehensive brochure “Bioökonomie in Deutschland” was published in a completely revised and updated version. Now the standard work on the bio-based economy in Germany has been translated into English.

Converting biomass into chemicals is a technical challenge. Supported with 2 million euros from the European Research Council, a Hamburg research team develops new catalysts specifically for this purpose.

Machine learning is used to detect atypical peptides in bacteria and make them available for use.

Biotech companies AMSilk and BRAIN Biotech will collaborate on the development of high-performance protein fibers for the textile industry.

With the event series "Bioeconomy Workshop Saxony", an alliance of business and science aims to bring innovative concepts of the bioeconomy into practice.

The carbon cycle in soil is significantly influenced by the way microorganisms die.

With an EU grant, Max Planck researchers want to bring their new concept for optimizing microbial production organisms into biotechnological application.

Researchers have succeeded in pressing wooden boards from the bark of native trees that do not require glue, thus enabling easy reuse.

A special polyester has properties comparable to thermoplastics and is both recyclable and microbially degradable.

Plants protect their cells from too much sun with the help of color pigments. The signal for this is given by the sugars from photosynthesis.

After two years of record figures, the mood in the German biotechnology industry is worse than ever. This is shown by the annual survey of the industry association BIO Deutschland for 2022.

Berlin-based food tech startup Project Eaden receives another €2 million in a seed round to further develop its fiber technology for producing plant-based meat.

Soy production in Europe could be further increased by breeding new drought- and heat-tolerant varieties.

Max Planck researchers have presented a combination method that produces plants without traces of the gene scissors.

A German-Japanese research team wants to enable algae to produce green hydrogen without photosynthesis even at night.

Researchers have succeeded in developing a domestic alternative to palm oil from rapeseed oil.

Bacillus subtilis is a multi-talent - equally important for human and animal health as well as for industry.

Improving the taste and consistency of plant-based meat substitutes is the focus of a new research partnership between Holzminden-based Symrise AG and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.