Alliance for a paper beverage bottle
Cologne-based start-up PAPACKS and North American beverage producer Keurig Dr Pepper are pooling their expertise to jointly produce a plastic-free and compostable bottle.
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New archaea species secures drinking water from Lake Constance
Environmental microbiologists show for the first time that ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms are also active in Lake Constance.
Gene scissors reprogrammed for plants
A team led by molecular biologist Holger Puchta has further developed the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors so that entire plant cell types in the genome can now be selectively switched off.
Rewarding forest ecosystem services
Researchers develop models to make sustainable forest management more attractive.
How rice plants regulate their root fungal network
Munich plant researchers have discovered a key protein that controls phosphate uptake through symbiosis with fungi.
Complex potato genome sequenced
An international consortium with plant researchers from Munich and Cologne has deciphered all four genome copies of the potato, thus facilitating breeding.
Bacterial booster for the plant immune response
Benign Pseudomonas strains ensure that their pathogenic relatives do not cause any damage in plants, as researchers from Tübingen have discovered.
Poplar wood for the biogas plant
Researchers have developed an innovative process that enables the use of chips from poplar wood for biomethane and peat substitution.
Marine microbe as cell factory
A research team is developing a biotechnological process to produce succinic acid based on the bacterium Vibrio natriegens.
Estimating the environmental impact of new bio-products
A combined method of simulation and experiment predicts the ecotoxicity of bioeconomy products.
Optimal feeding black soldier flies
A research team is investigating which residues are used as food to turn fly larvae into particularly valuable protein feed.
European bioeconomy fund raises 300 million euros
Initially targeting the EUR 250 million mark, the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) has come out of fundraising oversubscribed thanks to newly acquired investors.
Bioeconomy monitoring enters next phase
How sustainable is the bioeconomy in Germany? The monitoring consortium SYMOBIO 2.0, which has now been launched, screens relevant data, analyzes and evaluates it.
Using asparagus peels for bioplastics
With a view to a circular bioeconomy, researchers at IfBB are investigating whether asparagus peels are suitable as fillers for biocomposites.
Irish Kerry Group acquires enzyme specialist c-LEcta
A big hit in the German biotechnology sector: The Leipzig-based enzyme manufacturer c-LEcta is acquired by the Irish group Kerry for 137 million euros.
Evonik expands biosurfactant production
The Essen-based specialty chemicals group wants to completely ban petroleum-based ingredients from its laundry and cleaning products by 2030 and replace them with biodegradable raw materials instead.
BRAIN: Alliance with producers of vegan cheese
The Zwingenberg-based biotechnology company BRAIN is cooperating with the Berlin-based food tech start-up Formo to advance the fermentative production of animal-free milk proteins.
Spider silk further developed for medical purposes
Fibers with two differently functionalized sides are intended to heal damaged nerve and muscle strands more quickly.
Brain Biotech acquires Breatec and Comix
The Dutch specialist for functional food ingredients is to expand the enzyme portfolio of the German biotechnology group.
Alliances sought for wood bioeconomy
A new call for proposals has been launched as part of the "Bioeconomy in the North" funding initiative. It calls for collaborations that research and develop new wood-based biorefinery concepts and products.