27.09.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Improved photosynthesis leads to better performing barley
A European research network aims to optimize ozone tolerance, photosynthetic performance and stem quality in barley.
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24.04.2025 Sector
Energy unspecific
Energy
Bioenergy from renewable resources remains an important element in the energy mix of the future. Agricultural farms can use biogas plants to produce electricity and heat. Even in a future electric mobility system, biofuels will still be needed for shipping and aviation.
24.04.2025 Sector
Agriculture and forestry Plants
Agriculture and forestry
Agriculture and forestry are important pillars of the bioeconomy. Plant biomass produced in meadows, fields and forests is one of the foundations of the bio-based economy. Modern cultivation technologies enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient production.
25.04.2025 Sector
Machine and plant engineering unspecific
Mechanical engineering
Germany is a global leader in mechanical engineering. Modern machinery, devices and processes can help make production sustainable and efficient in any industrial or economic sector. This is why innovation in mechanical engineering is an important driver of the bioeconomy.
25.04.2025 Sector
Food unspecific
Food industry
The food industry is a significant element of the bioeconomy. This is where agricultural products are processed into food and animal feed. Resource-efficient technologies help to produce healthy, high-quality and safe products.
25.04.2025 Sector
Consumables unspecific
Consumer goods
Whether cosmetics, dishwashing and washing detergents or household appliances – a wide range of bio-based processes are already used in the production of everyday products. They enable the development of innovative consumer products with new features. Bio-based packaging solutions are also becoming increasingly popular.
30.04.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
PAPACKS establishes industrial hemp for large-scale production
Together with a Ukrainian partner, the Cologne-based company PAPACKS has established the first scalable supply chain for certified industrial hemp.
07.05.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Creating climate-resilient soils
The University of Geisenheim is participating in the European HydroSoilWise project to find solutions for climate-resilient soils in horticulture and agriculture.
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lomio.de
25.04.2025 Product
Consumables Plants
Furniture coating
Wooden furniture is typically coated in lacquer, varnish or plastic. Natural alternatives, such as oil or wax, are more environmentally friendly, but there are other options too.
06.05.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
ESA sends BIOMASS satellite into space
The European Space Agency ESA has launched its BIOMASS earth observation satellite to measure forests.
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Martin Weinhold
20.05.2025 Interview
Chemistry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
‘Dyes from fungi are an alternative to synthetic colors’
In the MycoColors project, a team led by Friederike Hoberg is investigating the potential of fungi-based dyes for the fashion and textile industries.
30.04.2025 Studies and statistics
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GET (2025): Microplastic increase in the sea is underestimated
Microplastics in the oceans could increase massively by 2060 - even with improved waste management. This is the result of a study by the interdisciplinary research institute Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET).
12.05.2025 News
Food unspecific unspecific
GFI reports: Record investment in alternative proteins
Investment in the production of alternative proteins reached a new high in Germany last year. This is confirmed by the State of the Industry Reports of the Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe.
06.05.2025 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
LIFE programme seeks bioeconomy innovations
The European environmental and climate protection programme LIFE has launched a new funding round. Bioeconomy projects can now apply to the ‘Circular Economy and Quality of Life’ sub-programme.
22.05.2025 Success story
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Marine sugars from algae
From cosmetics to the food industry – in the BioTrim research project, enzymes from marine bacteria are used to modify carrageenans.
16.05.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
How a marine bacterium digests oil
Researchers were able to clarify how the oil-eating marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis synthesises a natural detergent to destroy the alkanes contained in crude oil.
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Fraunhofer IME
27.05.2025 Interview
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
‘We use bacterial strains for protein production’
In the “Single Cell Protein” working group, a team led by Monika Konarzycka-Bessler is looking for bacterial strains that utilise CO2 as a source of raw materials for the production of proteins used in the food industry.
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Formo Foods GmbH
04.07.2025 Product
Food Microorganisms
Cheese alternative
For many, cheese is a staple – enjoyed with bread, pasta, or on its own at the end of a meal. For centuries, it has been a cornerstone of culinary traditions around the world.
21.05.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A guide to algae cultivation
How can the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii be reliably cultivated in the laboratory? - A handbook by researchers from Bayreuth and Göttingen provides answers.
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UFZ/André Künzelmann
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Resource Soil
Research and sustainable use for the bioeconomyPublished by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), November 2024Edited by: bioökonomie.de/BIOCOM Interrelations GmbHOur soils are an indispensable basis for life and, as sensitive ecosystems, are at the beginning of the value chains of a bio-based economy. Application-oriented research is a key to the sustainable use of soils in the context of a bioeconomy. With the BonaRes and Rhizo4Bio initiatives, the BMBF has set a funding focus on applied soil research that is unique in Europe. The brochure describes the joint projects and presents the most important results in a compact and understandable form. The brochure also integrates the activities into the European Research Area. Download PDF
23.05.2025 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
Signposts for crisis-proof food systems
The Leibniz Research Network ‘Green Nutrition - Healthy Society’ provides recommendations for the reorganisation of food and agricultural systems, taking sustainability and resilience into account.
22.05.2025 News
unspecific unspecific Plant breeding research
Seed funding for SenseUP's biopesticides
The Cologne-based start-up SenseUP has concluded seed financing totalling 2.4 million euros. It will use the capital to drive forward its research activities in order to bring new biopesticides to market maturity.
28.05.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Agrivoltaics more accepted by the population
Photovoltaics on agricultural land is more accepted by the population than solar installations on unused open land. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
30.05.2025 News
Construction Microorganisms Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Living colour for facades
An international research team involving Graz University of Technology is working on integrating microorganisms into facade paints. The aim is to protect the exterior walls of buildings, bind CO2 and break down air pollutants.
03.06.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Agroforestry stabilises yields
A long-term study by the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart shows that agroforestry makes agricultural systems in temperate climate zones more resilient to climate risks. It therefore represents a resilient and sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture in Europe.
05.06.2025 News
unspecific Plants Plant breeding research
Millions in funding for plant genome
With funding totalling 11 million euros from the British innovation agency ARIA, the Potsdam MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology is launching the SyncSol project: a universal plant genome is to make crops more efficient, climate-resilient and pharmaceutically usable.
06.06.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Fungi Biodiversity
Traditional wheat varieties are resistant to fungi
The fungal disease yellow rust jeopardises wheat cultivation worldwide. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now discovered genes with natural resistance in Asian wheat varieties. These could help to breed robust wheat in the future and thus strengthen global food security.
10.06.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Study shows potential of regenerative agriculture
A study by the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture shows that regenerative farming can achieve yields that are comparable to or even higher than those of conventional agriculture. It is considered to be the world's largest study of regenerative farming systems carried out by farmers to date.
13.06.2025 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Customising bio-based solvents
Magdeburg chemists are working with partners to research solvents made from renewable raw materials in order to replace petroleum-based substances and make chemical processes recyclable. The work is supported by the German Research Foundation.
16.06.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Solutions for an efficient circular economy
Using the Augsburg region as an example, a research consortium is showing how plastics can be recycled and replaced by bio-based plastics.
17.06.2025 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
GEA opens pilot plant in the USA
With the opening of a new technology centre in the US state of Wisconsin, Düsseldorf-based plant manufacturer GEA is taking a further step towards advancing food innovations based on alternative proteins.
24.06.2025 News
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Bioeconomy in a Shifting Global Landscape
At the 13th International Bioeconomy Conference in Halle, the spotlight was on the role of the bioeconomy in a world shaped by overlapping crises and evolving geopolitical priorities. In a global economy that is increasingly fragile, companies are under pressure to future-proof their operations - while also confronting the complexities of transitioning away from fossil-based systems.
27.06.2025 News
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Photosynthesis research for efficient carbon capture
Two newly founded research groups at the Max Planck Society are developing more efficient methods of photosynthesis to break down and bind CO2 with the help of sunlight.
30.06.2025 News
Food Plants Nutritional sciences
Climate-resilient quinoa cultivated
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international research team, including the University of Hohenheim, was able to develop three climate-adapted quinoa varieties for the Peruvian highlands.
04.07.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
How pigments convert plant biomass
Jena researchers have elucidated the molecular structure of the so-called Yellow Affinity Substance (YAS) and provide new insights into how the yellow pigments produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum convert cellulose into sugar.
03.07.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
New bacterial natural substances discovered
By analysing the genetic material of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae, researchers in Jena have identified two new families of natural substances that could be of interest for agriculture and pharmaceutical research.
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.
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.