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01.11.2017 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
Diapers
A baby or toddler "produces" up to ten full diapers a day. Not only parents can imagine the huge mountains of rubbish.
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04.12.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Energy technologies
Mapping European biorefineries
According to a recent study, there are 224 biorefineries online in Europe. The platforms differ by region, depending on the available resources.
07.12.2017 News
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Greentech start-ups looking for investors
17 green start-ups were competing for potential investors in Berlin. Biobased plastic produced in Sweden and a map for air quality developed in Munich convinced the panel.
12.12.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Nanotechnology allows for larger 3D structures
A new technique enables Hendrik Dietz at TU Munich to build DNA origami structures the size of viruses, while also reducing the cost of production substantially.
18.12.2017 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Bioengineering improves photosynthesis
Biochemists in Munich managed to improve the photosynthesis process by generating the Rubisco enzyme in a bacterial host. This could also boost future crop yields.
15.12.2017 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Calculating the best conditions for cell factories
Microbes require optimised conditions in order to grow efficiently. To this end, Hamburg-based bioprocess engineers are developing smart computer models.
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15.12.2017 Product
Textiles Plants
T-Shirt
Wood has many different properties. There are obviously no limits to new ideas for products and areas of application. This is demonstrated by a young company from Wuppertal.
10.04.2018 News
Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Smart sporting clothes with microbes
Sporting goods manufacturer Puma and the MIT in Boston are developing smart and bio-based running shoes and a T-shirt that uses microbes to respond to environmental factors.
11.04.2018 News
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Global Bioeconomy Summit in Berlin
800 international experts will participate in the 2nd GBS in Berlin next week. Representatives from politics, science, and the business sector will discuss the future of bioeconomy.
18.04.2018 News
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Opening of Global Bioeconomy Summit
Starting today, Berlin will be the major hub for 800 international bioeconomy experts: The 2nd GBS will start tonight with a reception at the Federal Ministry of Research and Education.
18.04.2018 Success story
Food Microorganisms Bioökonomie mitgestalten
In pursuit of naturally healthy flavour
The strategic alliance "NatLifE 2020" investigates the natural world for plant extracts that enhance the flavour of sugar and salt in food - in order to be able to reduce these components in food without affecting the taste.
19.04.2018 News
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Kick-off for GBS 2018
Federal research minister Anja Karliczek officially opened the Global Bioeconomy Summit. 800 international experts from politics, industry, and science joined the 2-day event in Berlin.
26.04.2018 News
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Boosting investment in bioeconomy sector
The European Investment Bank launches a new financing initiative that allocates €400 million to support developments and investments across the agriculture and bioeconomy sector.
03.05.2018 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Otto Bayer Award for artificial photosynthesis
Tobias Erb, scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, received the Otto Bayer Award for his achievements regarding artificial photosynthesis.
08.05.2018 News
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Wanted: biobased business ideas
The start-up competition "PlanB- Biobased.Business.Bavaria" is entering its third round and is looking for innovative bioeconomy business-ideas.
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Foodwise
09.05.2018 Product
Consumables Plants
Drinking straw
Sitting in a bar, drinking a cocktail and chewing on the plastic straw, which is then disposed of as a matter of course - there's hardly anything less sustainable. A German start-up now wants to change this and produces the straws from fruit residue.
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16.05.2018 Interview
unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Designing complex peptides
Sonja Berensmeier uses computer models to design complex peptides for technical applications.
16.05.2018 News
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New bio-based material stronger than steel
Swedish researcher developed a new ultra-strong and bio-based material at Hamburgs DESY institute by transferring superior nanoscale mechanics to macroscopic fibres.
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Consumables Plants Materials sciences
Paper and cardboard made of grass
Uwe D'Agnone is committed to a sustainable and resource-efficient industry and is breaking new ground with his grass-based paper and packaging.
24.05.2018 News
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Focus on biomaterials
About 200 bioeconomy experts met in Cologne to discuss the newest developments regarding biomaterials.
04.06.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Bayer: Go-ahead for Monsanto-takeover
The mega-merger of Bayer and Monsanto has overcome its last obstacle: The United States Department of Justice gave their conditional approval for the US$62.5 billion acquisition.
11.06.2018 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
First bio-based dry cleaning solvent
UK-based Green Biologics and German Kreussler Inc. have developed a bio-based dry cleaning solvent made from corn.
13.06.2018 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Bio-based insect repellent banishes aphids
Researcher at Munich’s TU have developed a bio-based and biodegradable crop protection agent based on CBT-ol, a chemical in the leaf of the tobacco plant.
22.06.2018 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Flavours activate saliva immune defence
Munich food chemists found that ingredients such as citric acid and 6-gingerol from ginger stimulate the molecular defences in human saliva.
26.06.2018 News
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New look for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
39 Nobel Laureates and 600 young scientists across 84 different nations come together this week for the prestigious Lindau meeting. This year’s focus: medicine and physiology.
03.07.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
New Swiss investors for Berlin aquaponics farm
The Aquaponic startup ECF Farmsystem gained a new investor: Since June, a Swiss investor group holds shares of the Berlin-based company.
05.07.2018 News
Construction Waste Materials sciences
Compostable residential lab
Researchers from Karlsruhe have built an apartment near Zurich that consists exclusively of compostable and recyclable materials.
06.07.2018 News
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GMO regulation debated at ECJ
Before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decides on the regulation of genome-edited plants, environmental and industrial associations advocate their positions.
16.07.2018 Success story
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Milk money - what is it worth?
Researchers from Kiel have put the product milk under the proverbial microscope and examined the entire value chain from the producer to the consumer.
18.07.2018 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Strawberry allergy: it' s all about the variety
Munich natural product researchers have investigated and identified allergenic proteins in strawberries and tomatoes: The variety of fruit determines the allergy potential.
20.07.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Fine dust dries out trees
Not only is fine dust unhealthy for humans, it also affects the vegetation: According to an international study, the particulate matter makes trees more susceptible to drought.
24.07.2018 News
Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Merck invests in cultured meat
The German pharma company Merck is investing in the development of cultured meat by the Dutch start-up Mosa Meat.
23.07.2018 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Jumping genes protect beetle eggs
Bacteria protect the eggs of the wool beetle from fungal attack. According to Mainz researchers, the bacteria obtained the mechanism through natural gene transfer - possibly even from marine organisms.
30.07.2018 News
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Bioengineers build intelligent materials
Molecular biologists from Freiburg have constructed intelligent materials from biological modules that can absorb and process information.
25.07.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Surprise ruling by ECJ
The Court of Justice of the European Union declared that crops bred via the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are "GMOs" and are to be regulated as such.
06.08.2018 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Enzymes turn greenhouse gas into feedstock
Munich biotechnologists have developed a highly efficient method to extract large amounts of the amino acid methionine from climate-damaging CO2.
13.08.2018 News
Food Microorganisms Food technology
Protecting food with plasma
Researchers from Hannover have found a way to make food safer: Cold plasma succeeded in killing bacteria in sausages.
02.08.2018 News
Automobile Plants Chemistry
New carbon fibres made from lignin
Manufacturing carbon fibres from sustainable resources is expensive – until now. A researcher at TU Dresden develops new and efficient manufacturing processes.
08.08.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Branding breast implants with tomato DNA
Using DNA snippets from tomatoes, researchers hope to identify breast implants in a way that prevents them from being falsified. This will enable them to track down inferior forgeries more quickly.