13.10.2016 Success story
Automobile Plants Social sciences
Bioenergy: Looking at the downsides
The bioeconomy has a few drawbacks, too. Sociologists from Jena are investigating the bioenergy sector with regard to social inequality.
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12.10.2016 Studies and statistics
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Nature (2016): Agricultural R&D is on the move
The geographical distribution of food and agricultural research and development (AgR&D) is changing.
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04.02.2016 Product
Consumables unspecific
Smartphone
A smartphone falls to the ground and gets scratched across the display. Who doesn’t know this problem? Now the first mobile phone with a biobased plastic touchscreen has come on the market.
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fairwindel.de/presse
25.10.2016 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Making disposable nappies compostable
Chemist and Fairwindel founder Dominic Franck has found a way of manufacturing babies' nappies largely out of renewable raw materials.
27.10.2016 Success story
Textiles Plants Agriculture sciences
Optimizing flax for biomaterials
How can flax be used for composite materials? Researchers from Bremen have developed a toolbox for plant breeders.
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Bugfoundation
01.11.2016 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Insects instead of beef in burgers
Insects as an alternative to meat: This is the business idea with which Max Krämer and his team from Bugfoundation want to make fast food in Europe more healthy and sustainable.
08.11.2016 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Making methanol from biomass
Researchers from Karlsruhe are fermenting biomass under high pressure to produce the base chemical methanol. The OptiMeOH project is being funded by the German Research Ministry with 1.4 million euros.
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29.01.2016 Product
Consumables Waste
Arm chair
Olive leaves are a waste product from olive harvests and are frequently burned as green waste. They contain valuable ingredients with which biodegradable and skin-compatible premium leather can be produced.
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BioInspiration GbR
18.11.2016 Interview
Consumables unspecific Chemistry
3D printing with bioplastics
Thorsten Perl has the head behind the start-up Bioinspiration. Its focus is on 3D printing with bioplastics.
18.03.2016 Studies and statistics
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nova-Institute (2016): Europe’s bioeconomy in figures
The bioeconomy employs 18.3 million people in total and generates a turnover of €2.1 trillion
23.11.2016 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bio-lubricants from chip frying oil
Material researchers in Berlin have developed an enzymatic process for making lubricants out of used oil. The new bio-lubricant is based on oil that has been used for deep frying and it is biodegradable.
21.06.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
DATI innovation communities
Of the 20 innovation communities selected as part of DATIpilot, two are focussing on innovations in biotechnology and one on textile recycling. The consortia are being funded by the BMBF with up to 5 million euros.
28.06.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
AI makes the growth of arable plants visible
Researchers in Bonn have developed software that can be used to visualise the future growth of arable crops and predict important parameters such as yield.
26.06.2024 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Green ERA-Hub: EU alliances for innovative plant breeding wanted
As part of the European "Green ERA-Hub" initiative, the BMBF is funding innovative approaches for a sustainable bioeconomy. A new round of calls for proposals is focussing on the breeding of resistant crops.
02.07.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Removing microplastics from sewage treatment plants
Researchers at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences have developed a biological process in which worms and microbes help to break down microplastics in wastewater.
03.07.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Study: Redistributed nitrogen consumption increases global food security
An optimal redistribution of global nitrogen quantities in fertilisation would also ensure food security and sustainability in countries of the Global South. This is the conclusion of an international study involving researchers from Göttingen.
04.07.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Innovative bioplastic film made from PLA
Fraunhofer researchers have developed a flexible film material from the bioplastic PLA that does not require plasticisers and is recyclable.
09.07.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Turning CO2 from industrial emissions into a platform chemical
Using bacteria from bovine rumen, researchers led by the chemical company BASF want to produce the platform chemical fumaric acid from industrial emissions from chemical production.
07.08.2024 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Twice as effective towards more resistant grape varieties
In the SelWineQ project, viticulture researchers are looking for genetic markers in grape varieties in order to predict the quality of future wine by analysing leaves and to speed up breeding.
04.09.2024 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
RNA-based insecticides become competitive
In an SME innovation project, the SenseUp team has found a method to reduce the production costs of RNA molecules for crop protection by more than a factor of 1000.