23.01.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The offspring of two maize inbred lines provides higher yield than the parent plants. According to researchers at Bonn University this effect is caused by increased gene activity.
24.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Evonik and Siemens are developing a new technology that uses bacteria and electricity from renewable resources to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into specialty chemicals.
01.02.2018 Country
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In the current 12th Five-Year Plan, the bioindustry is one of the emerging industries in the spotlight. The Plan for the Development of Bioindustry is about sustainable growth, as it also contributes to smart urban development. Tradtionally, biotechnology has been strongly promoted in China.
13.02.2018 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
At TU Braunschweig, chemist Uwe Schröder is investigating how bacteria can generate electricity from waste water.
09.02.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
In Thuringia, textile researchers are working on bio-based sutures for surgical operations. The new fibres dissolve in the body and are thus safer for the patients.
12.02.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
According to a meta-study by Berlin-based researchers, accumulations of microplastics in the soil are a much greater burden on the environment than in the seas.
20.02.2018 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Making insects popular as a new source for protein - that is the goal of "snack insects" founder Folke Dammann. Since 2013, the company based near Hamburg is focused on snacks and cooking ingredients based on insects.
27.02.2018 Interview
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Water researcher Christian Schaum is looking for solutions to reduce the microplastics pollution of inland waters.
20.02.2018 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Mother nature knows best: Biologists discovered that the diversity of bacteria that are able to eat and digest plastic is greater than expected.
27.02.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
How can soil research support a sustainable bioeconomy? The network BonaRes provided the answer to this and other questions during their recent international conference in Berlin.
07.03.2018 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
From manure to lettuce: the German fertilizer manufacturer K+S is giving the circular economy a whirl and has set up an aquaponics container in Kassel for research purposes.
08.03.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The medical technology manufacturer Polytech is now working together with AMSilk on breast implants with biotechnologically produced spider silk. The first clinical study has just begun.
15.03.2018 Product
Automobile Microorganisms
Objects made of ferrous metals will develop rust over time, especially if they are not in constant use. Once rust has formed, there is no protection against further decomposition.
20.03.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
More effective vaccines against pneumonia could soon be available: A synthetic sugar protects against forms of pneumonia and meningitis that are unaffected by conventional vaccines.
01.03.2018 Country
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Iceland plays a leading role in a bioeconomy alliance with Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Marine resources dominate the bio-based economy in Europe’s second largest island state. Iceland has teamed up with Greenland and the Faroe Islands to jointly develop a bioeconomy strategy.
28.03.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
German researchers are developing a warning system for ecosystem changes. Infrared sensors show how imported plants change the landscape of dunes in Portugal.
04.04.2018 News
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The Leibniz Institute DSMZ is the first collection of microorganisms in Europe that meets the requirements of the Nagoya Protocol. It eases the bureaucratic effort for researchers.
12.10.2018 News
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In its latest report, the IPCC has called for a drastic reduction in CO2 emissions in order to limit the risks posed by global warming to humans and nature.
15.10.2018 News
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The European Commission has announced an updated Bioeconomy Strategy containing an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy for all of Europe.
24.10.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
According to plant researcher at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), drought stresses arable crops more than heat and leads to higher crop losses.
22.10.2018 News
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An assessment by the Federal Environment Agency with the participation of Fraunhofer researchers states: Even biodegradable plastics remain in the environment for months.
26.10.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Nitrous oxide emissions by plants are larger than previously thought. Though a natural process, it should be included in climate change models, say researchers from Heidelberg and Bingen.
29.10.2018 News
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More than 500 bioeconomy experts from policy, industry and research joined a conference in Brussels organised by the European Commission to discuss the new European bioeconomy strategy.
31.10.2018 News
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The fourth gene technology report by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities has been published. The authors urge to rethink the regulation of CRISPR-Cas products.
01.11.2018 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Environmental contamination due to plastic waste is enormous. Nuremberg researchers are developing bio-based and biodegradable plastics to put an end to this.
15.11.2018 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Partners from research and industry are in the process of biotechnologically producing the basic chemical 3-hydroxypropanoic acid from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Conventional carbon sources, however, still appear to be more economical.
23.10.2018 News
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An assessment by the Federal Environment Agency with the participation of Fraunhofer researchers states: Even biodegradable plastics remain in the environment for months.
12.11.2018 News
Food Animals Biodiversity
Coastal researchers at the Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht have developed a statistical method with which cod stocks in the Barents Sea can be predicted more accurately.
07.11.2018 News
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
Essen-based specialty chemicals company Evonik invests in British start-up OPTIfarm, which aims to improve poultry production via digitalisation.
13.11.2018 News
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In early November, international experts from Ghana, Colombia and Germany gathered in Berlin to discuss the state of the implementation of the sustainable development goals.
Publication
Ideas contest "New Products for the Bioeconomy"Published by: Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchBerlin; October 2018Produktion: bioökonomie.de / BIOCOM AGThe brochure illustrates how creative ideas can be turned into innovative, biobased products for the bioeconomy – with support of the BMBF as part of the "New products for the bioeconomy" ideas competion.Download PDF
16.11.2018 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Certain protein fragments give cheese, beer, soy and the likes their characteristic taste. Munich biochemists have developed a new method to identify these fragments.
19.11.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Scientific advisors and a WTO-committee are urging European legislators to revise their verdict regarding GMOs to reflect current scientific knowledge and protect EU trade relations.
24.08.2017 News
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Circular economy in Germany is not living up to its potential according to an analysis published by the Wuppertal Institute.
25.08.2017 News
Food unspecific Materials sciences
Among the winners of the German Packaging Awards 2017 are three manufacturers that have developed the best packaging in the category of "sustainability".
25.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Japanese company Denka pays €75 million to acquire German plant biotech Icon Genetics. The Halle-based company produces therapeutic proteins in plants.
30.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Scientists from China and Germany trace the origin of the huge sweet potato genome back to a crossbreeding between two ancestors 50,000 years ago.
31.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
The new EFI office in Bonn has become operational. Above all experts will focus on the resiliency of European forests and an international knowledge exchange.
04.09.2017 Product
Automobile Plants
In October 1997 Mercedes Benz introduced the A-Class to the market. With this first generation of the A-Class, Mercedes pioneered minivans. Further generations and adaptations followed, since 2013, biobased plastics have also been used.
06.10.2017 Product
Food Animals
It is well known that insects are rich in protein and vitamins. Compared to conventional livestock farming, rearing insects is much more environmentally friendly and they also have a lot to offer in terms of taste.
