Awards for sustainable packaging
Among the winners of the German Packaging Awards 2017 are three manufacturers that have developed the best packaging in the category of "sustainability".
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Denka buys pharming pioneer Icon Genetics
Japanese company Denka pays €75 million to acquire German plant biotech Icon Genetics. The Halle-based company produces therapeutic proteins in plants.
Circular economy: digitalisation could close loops
Circular economy in Germany is not living up to its potential according to an analysis published by the Wuppertal Institute.
Biomimetic coating prevents mussel sticking
Researchers developed a new non-toxic coating for underwater surfaces that prevents mussels and other organisms from sticking to them and damaging them.
Protein summer drink made of lupins
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Freising developed a new technique to brew a refreshing sports drink made of the seeds of sweet lupins.
Gas bubbles trigger tree drought mortality
A global study by 62 scientists found that drought-induced tree death is based on their mechanistic inability to suck in water with their roots.
Gates foundation invests millions in rice project
Rice blight is a plant disease causing severe harvest losses in Asia. A consortium led by German researchers is now funded with US$6 million by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
Dodder does more than feed off plants
Dodder, a parasitic vine, transfers warning signals from one host-plant to another if one of them is attacked by herbivores.
More is not always better
Researchers in Oldenburg found that the health of an ecosystem is not directly related to how many species inhabit it.
Indian enzyme giant acquires evoxx
The German industrial enzyme specialist evoxx has become part of global biotech company Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited.
Observing water uptake by lupine roots
How is water transported in the soil as well as through roots of plants? Using 3D neutron imaging, a team of researchers have visualized the waters path to the lupine roots.
EC launches Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre
The European Commission has launched a Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre that provides scientific data and background information to facilitate informed policy decisions.
TU Munich with new bioeconomy campus
The Technical University in Munich is expanding its Straubing site: The new campus will focus on industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy.
Smart molecular building blocks
Scientists in Würzburg and Munich have developed innovative molecular building blocks to create smart windows and self-recycling packaging.
3D structure of a fertilizer producing enzyme
Researchers of the University of Freiburg have deciphered the 3D structure of an enzyme that might be used for the biotechnological production of fertilizers and fuels.
Watching the inner workings of plants
For the first time the distribution and utilisation of the ubiquitous energy currency ATP was visualised in living plants. This may aid future plant breeding schemes.
Evonik on the path to digitalisation
The specialty chemicals company Evonik aims to invest €100 million in digitalisation. The company will use the artificial intelligence capacities of IBM's supercomputer „Watson“.
Turning organic waste into fuel
Using zeolite catalysts, Munich-based chemists have managed to reduce temperature and energy requirements to efficiently turn waste into biofuels.
Global wood pellet market with dynamic growth
A new study has analysed the wood pellet market in more than thirty countries. The study was published by the German Centre for Biomass Research.
A greenhouse for farming in space
A closed-loop greenhouse using Aeroponics to grow vegetables will be tested in Antarctica by German scientists. The set-up of the test run was recently presented to the public.