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The United States sees an important economic future in the bioeconomy. The US bioeconomy strategy presented in 2012, the “National Bioeconomy Blueprint”, explicitly includes biomedicine.
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06.04.2016 News
Energy Plants Biodiversity
Bioeconomy is a major driving force
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) announced the results of the first study on the European bioeconomy at its general assembly.
18.04.2016 News
Consumables Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Evonik turns to natural active ingredients in cosmetics
Specialty chemical manufacturer Evonik plans to increase its use of sustainably produced ingredients for cosmetics in the future.
01.08.2016 News
Construction Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Water-resistant mortar thanks to a biofilm
Buildings are built to last, at least that is the intention. Over time, however, moisture can destroy the mortar that binds together bricks or stones, for example, when cracks from as a result of frost.
03.08.2016 News
Consumables Plants Biodiversity
Nature commentary: Bioeconomy important for SDGs
The bioeconomy – economy based on biological knowledge and resources can help to achieve key points of the UN sustainability goals and is central to the implementation of climate and sustainable goals.
09.08.2016 News
Textiles Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Dirt and water blockers from fungi proteins
Waterproof items are popular with the young and old. However, the waterproof layer made from chemicals is does not degrade well.
17.08.2016 News
Consumables Waste Energy technologies
Fresh capital for wood BBQs
Garden plant remains will soon be used to barbeque – even in German gardens.
23.08.2016 News
Consumables Plants Agriculture sciences
Cleaning wastewater with algae
Algae have many talents. They are not only important ingredients for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry; it has now been proven that the tiny green microorganisms can also be used as a suitable alternative source for the aviation fuel kerosene.
26.08.2016 News
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Water fern inspired nanofur to clean up oil spills
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, is one of the worst environmental disasters of recent year. After the explosion at the BP operated drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, an estimated 800 million litres of crude oil spilled into the sea.
07.12.2015 News
Consumables Plants Agriculture sciences
Tomatoes made into bio-factories for pharmaceuticals
Healthy nutrients are found in many fruits and vegetables, but vast quantities must be consumed to achieve an efficient dose of the natural compounds because they are often low-concentrated in plants.
18.12.2015 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Growing stem cells on algae gel from Chile
Algae are a rich source of valuable substances, which are prized in both the pharma and cosmetic industries. But there’s a lot more than meets the eye with the microscopic organism: their supporting skeletal structure is made from a substance called alginate.
08.12.2016 News
Consumables unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bioplastics industry grapples with ignorant consumers
EU consumers have minor knowledge on bioplastics but unrealistically high expectations that can not be fulfilled, researchers said at 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin.
02.02.2016 News
Energy Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Batteries made from apple biowaste
Lithium-ion batteries are the energy source for many electronic devices. But the alkaline material is expensive and its extraction is damaging to the environment. A much more environment friendly and cost effective alternative, however, are sodium-ion batteries.
05.02.2016 News
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Brain AG sets share price at 9 euros per share
Hessen-based company Brain AG has almost made the jump from technology startup to listed company, in spite of recent turbulence on the stock market.
12.02.2016 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
Farming in space: Scientists develop multi-storey greenhouses
The residents of these high-rise buildings are not your usual inner city residents – tomatoes grow on the fifth floor, herbs and cucumbers on the third. This is how engineers from the German Center for Aerospace (DLR) in Bremen imagine agriculture of the future.
18.02.2016 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Chemical building blocks made from chicory waste
Chicory is popular as a lettuce for its slightly bitter taste and can be eaten raw, baked, roasted or stuffed. Favoured for its yellowish-white creamy head of leaves, chicory is grown underground in the absence of sunlight to prevent the leaves turning green or opening up, with only the tips of the leaves showing above the surface.
25.02.2016 News
unspecific Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Plant researchers say genome editing is not GMO
Since the discovery of the gene editing technique CRISPR/CAS9, the celebrated genetic “scissors” have become a staple of the genome editing toolbox, along with other methods such as TALENS and ZFNs.
05.01.2016 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
Meat and bone meal as a source of phosphorus
Phosphate is not just a vital element for humans, in addition to nitrogen, the mineral is one of the most important plant nutrients. Since Germany does not have its own natural resources, the raw material has to be imported in large quantities from abroad where it is extracted from mines.
07.01.2016 News
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Brain AG plans IPO on Frankfurt stock exchange
The Hessen town of Zwingenberg has been one of the main locations of German industrial biotechnology. Originally a technology start-up, today Brain AG has grown into a corporation of six companies with 240 employees.
15.01.2016 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Wheat genome to be completely sequenced by 2017
After rice, wheat and maize are the most important food crops worldwide. But climate change threatens the harvest and consequently the global food production for a growing world population.
18.01.2016 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
Bioeconomy has found its place at the Green Week
The International Green Week is once again in full swing. From 15th to 24th January the exhibition halls below the Berlin Radio Tower are dedicated to everything to do with agriculture, nutrition and horticulture.
05.07.2016 News
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Billions donated to research to protect the seas
The world of oceans and seas is the focus of the current Science Year 2016*17. It also wants people to be made aware of the largest ecosystem on Earth, which as a result of global warming, economic efficiency and pollution, is under immense environmental pressure.
12.07.2016 News
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Evonik increases innovation pipeline by €500 million
Thanks to new innovations, and not just in biotechnology, speciality chemical company Evonik has increased the value of its innovation projects by half a billion euros.
18.07.2016 News
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Nobel Prize winners campaign for green gene technology
These voices have weight. The debate on genetically modified plants in agriculture has garnered new nourishment from the ranks of top-level research. In an open letter to the governments, 110 Nobel Prize winners, including six German Laureates, have campaigned for the deployment of green genetic engineering.
26.07.2016 News
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Monsanto trumps Bayer as BASF joins takeover game
It could be one of the largest acquisitions in the chemical industry. Yet the planned Bayer billion dollar takeover of Monsanto is faltering.
20.06.2016 News
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OSCE Days: what does a world without waste look like?
The agenda of the Open Source Circular Economy Days (OSCE Days) held in Berlin from 9 to 13 June showed how a circular economy without waste can work in practice.
28.06.2016 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Bayer joins forces with US start-up to build on digital farming
Chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer have formed an agreement with US aerospace company Planetary Resources to develop applications and products based on satellite imagery.
08.03.2016 News
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Bio-chem deals for BASF and Deinove
German chemicals giant BASF is negotiating with Dutch chemical technology company Avantium to launch a joint venture producing polymer building blocks from renewable resources.
23.03.2016 News
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Monsanto has its sights set on Bayer’s agribusiness
Spurned by Swiss Syngenta earlier this year, Monsanto is still looking to expand. According to press reports, the US agribusiness giant is in talks with Bayer concerning the German company’s seed and crop protection business.
11.05.2016 News
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TUM opens central institute for catalysis research
Catalysts such as enzymes can stimulate chemical processes. They are also the key to transforming chemical substances in efficient and resource-saving ways. The sustainable potential of these helpful compounds for the global economy is huge.
17.05.2016 News
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TU Munich: million-euro grant for synthetic biology
The Technical University of Munich is expanding its activities in the area of synthetic biology in teaching and research. With a grant of €11.5 million, the Werner Siemens Foundation has kick-started the launch of the teaching and research domain Synthetic Biotechnology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
25.05.2016 News
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EU-funded research collaboration for sustainable agriculture
The primary mission of the new EU-funded BiodivERsA project "STACCATO" is to advance the long-term sustainable development of land use systems against risks of global change.
03.11.2016 News
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Bioregions deliver action plan blueprint
While DG Research has delayed its update on the European Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan until next June, the Central and Eastern Bioregions presented a blueprint that proposes key actions aimed at integrating the goals of the European Commission’s circular economy and the bioeconomy strategies.
07.11.2016 News
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Flowers: Gene responsible for short styles discovered
Geneticists from Potsdam have cracked a century-old puzzle: They have discovered a gene in primroses that controls the length of its female reproductive organs.
10.11.2016 News
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Driving sustainable economics
How can sustainable economic activity in Germany be encouraged? A German government advisory committee presented recommendations at the Green Economy Conference in Berlin.
18.11.2016 News
Textiles Microorganisms Materials sciences
Running made by biotech
Adidas has presented the world’s first lightweight racing shoe made by recombinantly produced silk fibers.
23.12.2016 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
Watching rice plants grow
Researchers from Karlsruhe have developed a system that observes and measures rice while it grows. The measurement technique is designed to accelerate the breeding of resistant plants.
29.12.2016 News
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Skin care using lactic acid bacteria
An extract made from special lactic acid bacteria treats dry, itching and stinging skin in a targeted way. This was revealed by a clinical study carried out by the Organobalance GmbH company from Berlin.
30.11.2016 News
Food unspecific Nutritional sciences
For greater variety in the cheese department
According to official statistics, nearly 2.5 million tonnes of cheese were produced in Germany in 2015, of which over half were exports. This makes Germany one of the leading cheese exporters within the European Union.
16.11.2015 News
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Green chemistry from wood and oil
Bioplastics may be biobased, but they are not necessarily environmentally friendly. In addition, the basic chemical building blocks for bioplastic production are still mostly produced from the starchy fruits of agricultural crops.