Research

Image
Elektronenmikroskopisches Bild eines Stomas auf dem Blatt einer Tomatenpflanze.

How plants regulate water loss

How do plants control their guard cells and thus their water loss? Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have made discoveries that could be of interest for future agriculture.

Image
Die Geschäftsstelle der VolkswagenStiftung in Hannover-Döhren.

Volkswagen Foundation promotes innovations in the bioeconomy

The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting six projects with around 7.8 million euros that are developing innovative approaches for the utilisation of biogenic and recyclable waste materials in the sense of a circular economy - including five projects on bioeconomy.

Image
Sonnenblumenfeld

Bio-based chemicals from used cooking oil

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have developed a catalyst that can synthesise amines – which are important for the chemical industry – from used cooking oil in a single step.

Image
Eine Mörtelbiene trägt ein Stück PE-Schaumstoff in ihr Nest.

Pollinators suffer from plastic pollution

Deposits of plastic particles in the soil can endanger the behaviour of bees and thus the function of agricultural landscapes and global food security. This is shown by an international study involving German researchers.

Image
Verschiedene Reissorten

High-protein rice varieties cultivated

Max Planck researchers in Potsdam have worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to breed rice varieties with a high protein content. Among other things, the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors were used.

Success stories

Forschungsatlas

Research Map

In our research map you will find more than 800 research institutions in Germany dealing with topics relevant to the bioeconomy.

Click here for the map