26.05.2022 Interview
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In the FOOTPRINTS project, a team led by researcher Nadine Mengis is investigating how CO2 emissions must develop in order to stabilize global temperatures and thus achieve the Paris climate goals.
05.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
A field robot that independently detects and removes weeds has successfully passed an initial test run in the Uckermark region.
04.05.2022 News
unspecific Plants Biodiversity
The plants secrete large amounts of sugar into their root zone, but only a few species of bacteria feed on it.
09.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Two important plant hormones intensify each other's effect. The opposite is the case with annual plant species.
12.05.2022 News
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The start-up competition "PlanB - Biobased.Business.Bayern" is entering its fifth round. As of now, start-ups with their innovative bioeconomy business ideas can again apply for funding.
18.05.2022 News
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A new study underscores the importance of protecting peatlands and similar areas for climate protection.
17.05.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
To expand its portfolio of vegetable proteins, Südzucker subsidiary Beneo plans to build a production facility for protein concentrate from field beans.
16.05.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
If meat consumption were reduced by one-fifth, deforestation would be cut in half and fewer greenhouse gases would be produced.
20.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The cultivation of pome and soft fruit under photovoltaic systems is being tested in a large-scale trial at five locations in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Tue, 06/14/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report
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On the way to a biobased and climate-neutral economy, new value chains are emerging. With the Bioeconomy Innovation Spaces ("Innovationsräume Bioökonomie"), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding four large networks that aim to bring innovative approaches for the biobased economy into application more quickly. A portrait of the four Bioeconomy Innovation Spaces.
23.05.2022 News
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In a position paper, the German Biomass Research Center explains why Russian natural gas can only be replaced by biogas to a limited extent - and makes recommendations for future biogas policy.
24.05.2022 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers want to establish environmentally friendly fertilizer for agriculture from manure and leaves, thus offering farmers and municipalities a new source of income.
29.05.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
A combination of dietary change and emissions pricing would make the food system more sustainable, concludes a study by the Potsdam Institute.
01.06.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
An international research project is seeking sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products.
07.06.2022 News
Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Specially adapted bacteria enable the energy carrier to be bound and released again in a controlled manner.
08.06.2022 News
Construction Waste Plant and process engineering
A new recycling process cleans mine water and sludge from toxins and recovers contained valuable materials.
31.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A recently discovered enzyme from cyanobacteria opens up new options for biotechnology.
09.06.2022 News
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Germany and the Australian state of Queensland want to cooperate more in the future on green hydrogen - and in bioeconomy research.
15.06.2022 News
Energy Plants Chemistry
A new process will use green hydrogen to convert CO2 produced during biogas production into methane.
10.06.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Saarbrücken researchers show the potential that spent grain could have for healthy and sustainable food production in the sense of a circular economy.
09.06.2022 Success story
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Many plastic and rubber products cannot do without plasticizers, but a bio-based alternative is not easy to develop.
17.01.2022 News
Energy Microorganisms Energy technologies
Using microbial electrochemical cells, the young company produces climate-neutral methane from CO2 and green hydrogen.
18.01.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Through its investment platform Katjes Greenfood, the confectionery manufacturer will support the start-up UNMILK, which offers milk alternatives made from oat and pea proteins.
13.01.2022 News
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With a new funding program, Bavaria is supporting companies in setting up bioeconomy production plants on an industrial scale.
24.01.2022 News
Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Leibniz researchers from Jena have succeeded in producing the natural substance olivetolic acid - a precursor of the cannabis active ingredient THC - in amoebae.
26.01.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
A research team at Hof University of Applied Sciences is developing a fully biodegradable growth body for aquaponics to make water treatment more sustainable.
31.01.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers have identified drought-tolerant tree species that could better protect native forests from the effects of climate change.
25.01.2022 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
Agricultural and food policy experts will discuss how soils can be better protected and used more sustainably at the 14th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) this week.
04.02.2022 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
With her Hamburg-based start-up Traceless Materials, Anne Lamp wants to launch an innovative biomaterial that is fully compostable.
03.02.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A new call for proposals has been launched as part of the "Bioeconomy in the North" funding initiative. It calls for collaborations that research and develop new wood-based biorefinery concepts and products.
08.02.2022 News
Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Dutch specialist for functional food ingredients is to expand the enzyme portfolio of the German biotechnology group.
14.02.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
The Essen-based specialty chemicals group wants to completely ban petroleum-based ingredients from its laundry and cleaning products by 2030 and replace them with biodegradable raw materials instead.
10.02.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Zwingenberg-based biotechnology company BRAIN is cooperating with the Berlin-based food tech start-up Formo to advance the fermentative production of animal-free milk proteins.
10.02.2022 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Fibers with two differently functionalized sides are intended to heal damaged nerve and muscle strands more quickly.
09.02.2022 Studies and statistics
Agriculture and forestry Plants unspecific
A new study by the University of Bonn and the Breakthrough Institute (USA) shows that genetically modified plants could have a positive impact on the environment and especially on the climate.
11.02.2022 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) has warned of dramatic effects of the increasing plastic waste in the oceans. It refers to a study by the Alfred Wegener Institute.
28.02.2022 News
Food Waste Agriculture sciences
A research team is investigating which residues are used as food to turn fly larvae into particularly valuable protein feed.
21.02.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
With a view to a circular bioeconomy, researchers at IfBB are investigating whether asparagus peels are suitable as fillers for biocomposites.
16.02.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A big hit in the German biotechnology sector: The Leipzig-based enzyme manufacturer c-LEcta is acquired by the Irish group Kerry for 137 million euros.
15.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Munich plant researchers have discovered a key protein that controls phosphate uptake through symbiosis with fungi.
