13.05.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The start-up Becanex wants to extract cannabidiol from industrial hemp. The Berlin-based company has now successfully acquired funding from the Central Innovation Program for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM).
29.04.2021 News
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In 2020, the German biotechnology sector grew faster than it has in years. According to the sector association of the biotechnology industry BIO Deutschland, the 710 local companies generated sales of almost 6.5 billion euros. The industry stars BioNTech and CureVac were the main contributors.
28.04.2021 Studies and statistics
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A study by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) looks at the link between increasingly animal-less tropical forests and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
30.04.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Molecular biologist Philip Wigge and biochemist Gert Bange have been awarded the highly endowed ERC Advanced Grants by the European Research Council for their innovative projects in plant research.
21.05.2021 News
Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
The start-up for cell culture-based meat is making great progress and relocates to the campus of the University of Rostock.
07.05.2021 Success story
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is the plastic that researchers in the PHABIO APP joint project have produced biotechnologically: It is produced from animal waste fats with the help of bacteria and is completely degradable in nature.
14.05.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
The textile chemicals company Rudolf GmbH receives funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment for the construction of a manufacturing plant for an impregnating agent based on renewable raw materials.
27.05.2021 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
A process has been developed in Göttingen that can be used to produce sustainable packaging from popcorn granules using 3D printing.
28.05.2021 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
In a financing round, the Bavarian biotech company AMSilk has raised new capital and is now looking to penetrate new lines of business worldwide.
18.06.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Materials sciences
The polyethylene films commonly used in agriculture pollute the environment with microplastics. Biodegradable alternatives are therefore being searched for.
18.05.2021 Studies and statistics
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The chemical sector has a growing demand for carbon. Today, 450 million tonnes of carbon, mostly from fossil resources, are contained in chemicals and polymers. How can this growing demand be met in the future? This is the question the nova-Institut is investigating.
27.05.2021 Interview
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The effects of climate change on soil biodiversity are the research focus of Leibniz Prize winner Nico Eisenhauer.
08.06.2021 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The "Biofabrik" conference presented biobased products and bioeconomic production processes from biotechnology to biorefinery.
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 12:00 In-depth report
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Biobased economies are an important instrument for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. According to the German government's National Bioeconomy Strategy, biobased economies can contribute in particular to achieving eleven of the 17 SDGs. They are presented in more detail in this dossier.
04.06.2021 News
Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
The chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck wants to develop industrial-grade bioreactors with the TU Darmstadt and Tufts University.
22.06.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The "FarmerSpace" project tests and compares new agricultural technologies to combat weeds and plant diseases.
22.06.2021 Success story
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Following the example of the Canary Island pine's bark, which defies forest fires, researchers are developing nanocellulose-based biobased fire-retardant coatings to protect wood indoors and out.
09.06.2021 News
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On June 10 and 11, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU) will be inviting visitors to the Week of the Environment. The motto of the digital event is "This is how the future works!" and the bioeconomy is therefore represented several times.
05.07.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
By using a novel solvent, the petroleum-based raw material polypropylene could be recovered from carpet waste for the first time - and in the highest quality.
15.06.2021 News
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The ‘MS Wissenschaft’ with the bioeconomy exhibition is on the road again. This year, the tour takes in 30 cities in Germany's north and west and also makes a stop in Austria.
