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Serumflasche mit Clostridium thermocellum, welches mit Filterpapier als Kohlenstoffquelle wächst. Die Gelbe Affinitätssubstanz YAS bindet an Zellulose. Das Filterpapier wird während des Wachstums verbraucht.

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Jana Krabbe, Leibniz-HKI

Sealed serum bottle with Clostridium thermocellum growing with filter paper as carbon source. The yellow affinity substance YAS binds to cellulose. The filter paper is consumed during growth.

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.

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Von YAMAMAYA - Photo taken by YAMAMAYA, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3919550

Fruit trees such as plums are also infested by Pseudomonas syringae.

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.

Rapeseed for food or for biodiesel? The dispute continues.

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.

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Nature_Design Pics Inc/NGC

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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iStockfoto: mrgao

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.

Dominic Frank, Geschäftsführer von Fairwindel

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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.

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Wikipedia

The retting process on the field has a decisive effect on the quality of flax fibres.

27.10.2016 Success story

Textiles Plants Agriculture sciences

Optimizing flax for biomaterials

How can flax be used for composite materials? Researchers from Bremen have developed a toolbox for plant breeders.

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Bugfoundation

01.11.2016 Interview

Food Animals Nutritional sciences

Insects instead of beef in burgers

Insects as an alternative to meat: This is the business idea with which Max Krämer and his team from Bugfoundation want to make fast food in Europe more healthy and sustainable.

Eine neuartige Prozesskette soll die Synthese der Basis-Chemikalie Methanol aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen oder Nebenproduktströmen ermöglichen.

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TVT/ TU Kaiserslautern

A new type of process chain is to allow the synthesis of the base chemical methanol from renewable raw materials or by-products.

08.11.2016 Success story

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Making methanol from biomass

Researchers from Karlsruhe are fermenting biomass under high pressure to produce the base chemical methanol. The OptiMeOH project is being funded by the German Research Ministry with 1.4 million euros.

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Dream-Emotion | stock.adobe.com

29.01.2016 Product

Consumables Waste

Arm chair

Olive leaves are a waste product from olive harvests and are frequently burned as green waste. They contain valuable ingredients with which biodegradable and skin-compatible premium leather can be produced.

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BioInspiration GbR

18.11.2016 Interview

Consumables unspecific Chemistry

3D printing with bioplastics

Thorsten Perl has the head behind the start-up Bioinspiration. Its focus is on 3D printing with bioplastics.

18.03.2016 Studies and statistics

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nova-Institute (2016): Europe’s bioeconomy in figures

The bioeconomy employs 18.3 million people in total and generates a turnover of €2.1 trillion

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BAM

The lubricant made of old frying oil is kind to the skin and biodegradable.

23.11.2016 Success story

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bio-lubricants from chip frying oil

Material researchers in Berlin have developed an enzymatic process for making lubricants out of used oil. The new bio-lubricant is based on oil that has been used for deep frying and it is biodegradable.

Blick auf Garnrollen im Recycling Atelier Augsburg

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Matthias Leo/THA

From single fibres to card slivers: the Recycling Atelier Augsburg has all the necessary equipment for processing recycled textiles.

21.06.2024 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

DATI innovation communities

Of the 20 innovation communities selected as part of DATIpilot, two are focussing on innovations in biotechnology and one on textile recycling. The consortia are being funded by the BMBF with up to 5 million euros.

Anhand von Drohnenfotos oder anderen Bildern aus frühem Wachstumsstadien kann die Software die zukünftige Entwicklung der Pflanzen visualisieren.

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Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn

Using drone photos or other images from early growth stages, the software can visualise the future development of the plants.

28.06.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

AI makes the growth of arable plants visible

Researchers in Bonn have developed software that can be used to visualise the future growth of arable crops and predict important parameters such as yield.

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Bild von Broin auf Pixabay

26.06.2024 News

Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Green ERA-Hub: EU alliances for innovative plant breeding wanted

As part of the European "Green ERA-Hub" initiative, the BMBF is funding innovative approaches for a sustainable bioeconomy. A new round of calls for proposals is focussing on the breeding of resistant crops.

Probenahme von Mikroplastik im Ablauf der Kläranlage Petershausen mithilfe eines rotierenden Siebfilters durch Samuel Schmucker

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Julian Eckert / HSWT

Sampling of microplastics in the effluent of the Petershausen wastewater treatment plant using a rotating sieve filter

02.07.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Removing microplastics from sewage treatment plants

Researchers at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences have developed a biological process in which worms and microbes help to break down microplastics in wastewater.

Maisanbau mit angemessener Stickstoffgabe auf der Forschungsstation Syferkuil der Universität Limpopo

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Reimund Rötter

Maize cultivation with appropriate nitrogen application at the Syferkuil research station of the University of Limpopo

03.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Study: Redistributed nitrogen consumption increases global food security

An optimal redistribution of global nitrogen quantities in fertilisation would also ensure food security and sustainability in countries of the Global South. This is the conclusion of an international study involving researchers from Göttingen.

Das neuartige PLA-Material lässt sich auf gängigen Verarbeitungsanlagen ähnlich wie LDPE zu Folien verarbeiten

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Piotr Banczerowski

The new PLA material can be processed into films on conventional systems similarly to LDPE.

04.07.2024 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Innovative bioplastic film made from PLA

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a flexible film material from the bioplastic PLA that does not require plasticisers and is recyclable.

BASF möchte in Zukunft mit dem Bakterium Basfia succiniciproducens aus Zucker und Kohlenstoffdioxid ein für die Chemieproduktion wichtiges Zwischenprodukt herstellen.

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BASF SE

BASF wants to use the bacterium Basfia succiniciproducens to produce an important intermediate product for chemical production from sugar and carbon dioxide.

09.07.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Turning CO2 from industrial emissions into a platform chemical

Using bacteria from bovine rumen, researchers led by the chemical company BASF want to produce the platform chemical fumaric acid from industrial emissions from chemical production.

Trauben an einem Rebstock, mit Schäden an Blättern und Früchten

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SelWineQ

Damage caused by downy mildew on Sauvignon blanc

07.08.2024 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Twice as effective towards more resistant grape varieties

In the SelWineQ project, viticulture researchers are looking for genetic markers in grape varieties in order to predict the quality of future wine by analysing leaves and to speed up breeding.

Eine Biene sitzt an einer weißen Blüte mit gelben Staubblättern

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NoName_13/Pixabay; Pixabay Content License

Beneficial insects on the potato blossom would not notice the RNA active ingredient.

04.09.2024 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

RNA-based insecticides become competitive

In an SME innovation project, the SenseUp team has found a method to reduce the production costs of RNA molecules for crop protection by more than a factor of 1000.

"Stuttgart in Zukunft: Für den Bildband "Zukunftsbilder 2045" haben Reinventing Society und das Wire Collective eine Vision für den Stuttgarter Marktplatz entworfen."

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Reinventing Society/Wire Collective (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)

This is what the marketplace in Stuttgart could look like in 2045: This vision of the future was designed for the illustrated book ‘Zukunftsbilder 2045’ by Reinventing Society and the Wire Collective.

10.07.2024 News

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Stuttgart sets its own bioeconomy strategy

The state capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, is the first city in Germany to present a municipal bioeconomy strategy with 22 specific measures to drive forward the transition to a bio-based future.

Permakultur ist eine nachhaltige Form der Landwirtschaft. Mit dem Wechselspiel aus Hügelbeeten, Teichen und Gehölzen bietet sie in diesem Beispiel neben Lebensmitteln auch viele Ökosystemdienstleistungen und Lebensraum für Tiere und Pflanzen

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Thomas Baumann, CC-BY-NC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en)

Permaculture is a sustainable form of agriculture. With the interplay of raised beds, ponds and shrubs, in this example it offers not only food but also many ecosystem services and a habitat for animals and plants.

18.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Permaculture: Better soils, more biodiversity

Permaculture has the potential to combine agriculture, environmental protection and nature conservation. This is the conclusion of a study involving the Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau.

Kolonien des Meeresbakteriums Marinobacter alginolytica. So wie die Federn des Pfaus leuchtende Farben aufweisen, sind diese Farben auf geordnete Strukturen zurückzuführen, die einen photonischen Kristall bilden und Interferenzeffekte verursachen.

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Urheber: Colin Ingham

The bright colours of the peacock's eye are also due to ordered structures that form a photonic crystal and cause interference effects.

15.07.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Sustainable colours with iridescent bacteria

A research team from the Jena Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ has decoded the mechanism that enables some bacterial strains to reflect light and form colours in a similar way to butterfly wings.

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Flora Incognita

The Flora Incognita app makes it easy to identify plants with a smartphone.

19.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Deriving climate consequences with data from plant app

With the help of a newly developed algorithm, Leipzig researchers can use data from the plant identification app Flora Incognita to determine the effects of climate change on the plant world.

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pixabay

Wheat in a field before harvest

22.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

New strategies required in wheat cultivation

An international research team involving the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research is calling for new sustainable cultivation practices to improve nitrogen uptake in wheat cultivation instead of applying more fertilizer.

Hülsenfrüchte wie Erbsen, Bohne und Soja anbauen

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

As natural nitrogen collectors, legumes such as beans and peas could help to significantly reduce the use of fertilizers in the fields.

24.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

More legumes in Europe's fields

As part of a newly launched EU project, researchers at the University of Hanover want to tap into the benefits of pulses in order to promote the acceptance and cultivation of beans, lentils and the like in European agriculture.

Michael Prokein (l.) und Jannick Armenat von Ruhrstoffbauwerke an der vorindustriellen Anlage zur Härtung von Baustoffen und CO2-Speicherung

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Michael Prokein (left) and Jannick Armenat from Ruhrstoffbauwerke at the pre-industrial plant for hardening building materials and CO2 storage.

29.07.2024 News

Construction Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Using biogenic residues to create climate-positive building materials

Fraunhofer researchers want to use biogenic carbon from biomass as a carbon sink for the production of sustainable concrete and bricks.

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corinnabarbara auf Pixabay

24.07.2024 Studies and statistics

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

University of Göttingen (2024): Acceptance of animal-free cheese

Both companies and research institutes are currently working on biotechnological processes for the production of animal-free alternatives to dairy products. Researchers at the University of Göttingen investigated the acceptance of such products by consumers.

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Omar Khalaf

21.08.2024 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

“We force microalgae to excrete valuable signaling substances”

Soil regeneration with the help of microalgae is the focus of the Berlin start-up Alganize, which develops solutions to improve soil health.

Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck ist vom Europäischen Forschungsrat mit dem renommierten ERC Advanced Grant ausgezeichnet worden.

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Anna Schroll/Leibniz-HKI

Christian Hertweck has already been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and the Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine for the identification of new active substances from neglected microorganisms.

30.07.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

ERC funding for anaerobic bacteria research

Jena-based natural product researcher Christian Hertweck has been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for his pioneering research into new active substances from anaerobic bacteria.

Stefanie Meier und Prof. Dr. Andreas Möglich beim Begutachten einer Agarplatte mit auf Rotlicht antwortenden Bakterien.

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UBT/Andreas Möglich

Stefanie Meier and Prof. Dr. Andreas Möglich examining an agar plate with bacteria that respond to red light

02.08.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Red light sensor modified for bacteria

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have changed the sensitivity of bacterial systems for controlling gene activity to red light, opening up new possibilities in the biotechnological application of bacteria.

Unternehmen werden zunehmend auch nach ihrem sozial-ökologischen Verhalten bewertet.

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Pixabay

05.08.2024 News

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

G20 Science Academies: Communiqué for a sustainable economy

In the run-up to the meeting of the G20 countries in Brazil in September, the G20 science academies, including Lepoldina, defined measures for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals - also for the bioeconomy.

05.08.2024 Studies and statistics

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Capgemini (2024): Engineering biology: The time is now

According to a study by the Capgemini Research Institute on the Bioeconomy, companies across industries are focusing on the transformative potential of synthetic biology. 

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fernando zhiminaicela auf Pixabay

Industrial biotechnology is making a decisive contribution to the transition from a petroleum-based to a bio-based industry.

08.08.2024 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Making greater use of the innovation potential of industrial biotechnology

In a position paper, the industry association BIO Deutschland calls for measures to accelerate the implementation of bioeconomic activities in the industry. Market entry for bio-based products must also be made easier.

Eine Agri-Photovoltaik-Anlage in einer Apfelplantage

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Fraunhofer ISE

Tue, 11/12/2024 - 12:00 In-depth report

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Agri-photovoltaics – harvesting energy and crops

Producing food on agricultural land while simultaneously generating electricity – this concept is called agri-photovoltaics. This dossier sheds light on the potential of agri-PV for climate protection and the bioeconomy, and it depicts some approaches that are being researched and tested in Germany.

Detailaufnahme eines Bauteils aus Naturfaser-SMCs (Zuginnenverkleidung). Gut sichtbar sind neben dem Faserverlauf die geometrischen Freiheitsgrade, die das Material erlaubt.

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Fraunhofer IWU

Close-up of a component made from natural fiber SMCs. The geometric degrees of freedom that the material allows are clearly visible in addition to the fiber flow.

12.08.2024 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Hemp can replace glass fibers in composite materials

Researchers from Zittau provide proof that hemp fibers can be a real alternative to glass fibers in composite materials.

Kieselalgen oder Grünalgen sind als Partikel für Biotinten geeignet

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Clara Vazquez-Martel

With the new ink system based on the microalgae Odontella aurita and Tetraselmis striata, complex 3D microstructures can be produced with high quality and precision.

13.08.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Microalgae ink for 3D laser printing

An international research team led by Heidelberg University has succeeded for the first time in obtaining biocompatible materials from microalgae for high-resolution 3D laser printing.

Die Balken aus Riesenchinaschilf haben ihre Festigkeit im Labor unter Beweis gestellt. Die Belastungstests waren sogar etwas besser als die von Konstruktionsvollholz.

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Universität Siegen

The beams made of giant chinese reed have proven their strength in the laboratory.

16.08.2024 News

Construction Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Load-bearing beam made from Chinese reed

Researchers at the University of Siegen have succeeded in producing a beam construction made of Miscanthus grass that is more resilient than conventional beams made of solid wood.