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A pilot plant in Bavaria is to produce hydrogen from biogas from 2025.

21.06.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Generate hydrogen from biogas

A pilot plant for the production of hydrogen from biogas is being built in Bavaria as part of an EU project. The project is being funded with nearly 10 million euros.

Nahaufnahme von Mistelbeeren, die klebrigen Samen beinhalten

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Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung / Nils Horbelt

Close up of mistletoe berries containing sticky seeds

22.06.2022 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Super glue from mistletoe berries

They are white, round and extremely sticky: the fruits of the white berry mistletoe. In the search for a bioadhesive, they have now become the focus of scientific attention.

verschiedene in Folie verpackte Lebensmittel

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traceless materials

The biomaterial developed by traceless consists of agricultural residues and is completely biodegradable.

23.06.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Start-up Traceless Materials nominated for German Founder Award

The finalists for the German Founder Award 2022 have been determined: Among the nominees is the Hamburg-based bioeconomy startup Traceless Materials with its biomaterial made from agricultural residues.

Zwei Forscher stehen zwischen biotechnologischen Versuchsaufbauten.

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Wacker

Research in the field of biotechnology has been conducted at the Wacker Consortium in Munich since the 1980s. By building the Biotechnology Center, the company is expanding its research capacity in this area.

28.06.2022 News

Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Wacker builds biotechnology center in Munich

The Wacker chemical group is building a new Biotechnology Center in Munich for a double-digit million sum by 2024.

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1195798/Pixabay; CC0

Asparagus peels could become a raw material for biocomposites.

01.07.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Materials sciences

Flooring from asparagus peels

A research team from Hanover is developing a wood-plastic composite that will contribute to the circular economy.

Honigglas in Schutzverpackung aus Getreidespelzen

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Proservation

04.07.2022 Product

unspecific Plants

Cushioning packaging

Not just since Corona has online trade been booming - and so has the demand for packaging and cushioning materials. A nature-based innovation now offers an alternative to conventional cushioning materials and turns the packaging industry into a circular economy.

Luftaufnahme des LIKAT mit dem neuen Technikum in rot

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Thomas Müller/LIKAT

The new technical center (left, red facade) at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (next to it on the right) fits into the Südstadt science campus in Rostock.

05.07.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Technical center brings catalysis research closer to practice

The Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) in Rostock has opened a new facility to perform laboratory chemistry in the kilo range.

05.07.2022 Country

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Chile

The westernmost country in South America is rich in bioresources, is a globally important agricultural and food producer, and has an export-oriented forestry industry. The biotechnology sector is on the rise. While there is no explicit bioeconomy strategy, a number of policies are relevant to the biobased economy.

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Madeleine Nicolas (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu, CC-BY 3.0)

The endless cycle of the seasons

06.07.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Ecosystems become thirstier

The water dependence of plants and ecosystems as a result of climate change will increase significantly in some regions, according to a new study.

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Gerd Altmann auf Pixabay

01.07.2022 Studies and statistics

unspecific unspecific Biodiversity

F4B Initiative (2022): Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings

Economists at the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) Initiative warn in a study that the loss of biodiversity could severely damage the revenue streams of many countries.

Weißes Pedelec mit Akkugehäuse aus Organoblechen

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Ansmann

The Pedelec's battery has a housing made of flat-fiber-based organic sheet, which is lighter and more robust than conventional battery housings.

11.07.2022 News

unspecific Plants Materials sciences

Biobased lightweight construction for Pedelecs

Natural fiber-based organic sheets are expected to make the housings of e-bike batteries lighter.

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Pixabay

Researchers want to use residues from corn production to produce a new type of oil that is suitable for food production.

12.07.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Microbial oil as a palm oil substitute

Using corn straw and the blight fungus Ustilago maydis, researchers want to create an oil that can replace palm oil.

Mehrfarbige Säule einer Affinitätschromatografie

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TimVickers/Wikimedia; PD

Affinity chromatography is used to purify proteins, but it involves the use of heavy metal ions (here: nickel). The ProMin project has developed an environmentally and health-friendly alternative.

13.07.2022 Success story

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Protein production without heavy metal residues

A new purification process promises environmentally friendly extraction of proteins for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

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BASF SE

BASF's newly developed cosmetic active ingredients are based on a bacterium that is part of the skin's natural microflora.

18.07.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

BASF: Skin care with bacteria

BASF Care Creations has developed two new cosmetic active ingredients based on probiotics.

Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Universität Göttingen haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem sich Paneele aus Hanf, Flachs und Popcorngranulat herstellen lassen.

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Udo Schmidt/Smarter Habitat

Affordable housing made from environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral building materials: Scientists at the University of Göttingen have developed a process for producing panels from hemp, flax and popcorn granules.

20.07.2022 News

Construction Plants Agriculture sciences

Panels made of popcorn for drywall

The University of Göttingen has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Munich-based start-up Smarter Habitat to produce building materials from popcorn granules.

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amiera06 auf Pixabay

Brewing beer produces many valuable residues that can also be used as raw materials for new food products.

15.07.2022 News

Food Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology

Mushroom mycelium from brewery remains

Mushlabs and Bitburger are expanding their partnership: The biotechnology start-up will use brewery residues as raw materials to feed the fungal mycelia, which in turn will be used to produce new foods.

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Pixabay

Giving textiles a second life - this is the goal of a new industry partnership of Carbios, of which PUMA is also a member.

25.07.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Textile recycling with PET-degrading enzymes

France's Carbios joins forces with PUMA and other sporting goods and apparel companies to establish a biotech-based circular economy in the textile industry.

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silviarita auf Pixabay

Ice cream is delicious, but also very high in calories.

26.07.2022 News

Food Waste Nutritional sciences

Ice cream without sugar

Researchers want to replace sugar in ice cream with dietary fiber from food production by-products.

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Hans Braxmeier auf Pixabay

A network of proteins in the animal tissue provides the right crunch to the sausage.

03.08.2022 News

Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Veggie sausage with 'crunch'

Researchers in Mainz have developed a model that can be used to modify the texture of vegetarian and vegan sausages to produce the right crunch.

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Hans Braxmeier auf Pixabay

Lavender fields like those in Provence will also soon be found in Baden-Württemberg.

01.08.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Lavender as a raw material for the bioeconomy

The Swabian Jura could soon become the Provence of southern Germany: Researchers want to grow lavender here for essential oils and textile fibers.

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Von Johannes Maximilian - Eigenes Werk, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69717428

Chamomile, like thyme, is a raw material on which scientists test essential oil production processes.

09.08.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Refining active plant ingredients

Active ingredients from medicinal plants such as thyme and chamomile can now be used even more effectively thanks to a new process.

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PIRO4D/Pixabay

28.07.2022 Studies and statistics

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Global Footprint Network (2022): Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day 2022 is even earlier than last year. According to calculations by the Global Footprint Network, the world's population would need 1.75 Earths measured by its resource consumption.

Eine Laborantin zeigt Wachs und einen Kolben mit Kohlenwasserstoffen.

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Fraunhofer IKTS

In a globally unique recycling plant in Thallwitz near Leipzig, biological waste is converted into hydrocarbons and wax.

08.08.2022 News

Energy Waste Chemistry

More efficiency for fuels from biogas

A new process improves the economic viability of synthetic fuels from biogenic residues.

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Uli Benz/TUM

Wacker Chemie AG, represented by CEO Christian Hartel (left), and the Technical University of Munich, represented by its president Thomas F. Hofmann (right), have jointly founded an institute for industrial biotechnology.

02.08.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Wacker and TUM establish Institute for Industrial Biotechnology

The TUM WACKER Institute for Industrial Biotechnology is scheduled to begin operations in the 2022/23 winter semester.

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Bildbad für bioökonomie.de

Fri, 08/05/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report

Food unspecific unspecific

Precision fermentation: Tailor-made bioproduction

New molecular tools, modern bioprocessing technology and powerful IT are enabling the biotechnology industry to tailor-make biomolecules with interesting properties. This dossier presents the emerging field of precision fermentation.

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Borderstep Institut

Cover of the Green Startup Monitor 2022

15.08.2022 News

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Share of green startups remains high

According to the latest Green Startup Monitor, most green startups are in the energy and agriculture sectors.

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Steve Buissinne/Pixabay; CC0

Fluorine atoms can improve many drugs

16.08.2022 News

Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Biosynthesis for fluorinated drugs

A new process enables the optimization of numerous drugs, including antibiotics, antidepressants and cholesterol-lowering agents.

Fischstäbchen von Bluu Seafood aus Forellenzellen und pflanzenbasierten Proteinen

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Wim Jansen | Bluu GmbH

Bluu Seafood fish sticks made from trout cells and plant-based proteins.

18.08.2022 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Cell-based fish ready for market

Food tech start-up Bluu Seafood presents fish sticks and fish balls, its first products made directly from cultured fish cells.

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www.istockphoto.com/arekmalang

10.08.2022 Product

Food Plants

Salmon

Anyone who loves fish can now leave it in the ocean and go for a slightly different salmon - made from pea protein instead of fish, 3D printed instead of caught.

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bioökonomie.de/Icons via 17ziele.de

16.08.2022 Success story

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Addressing the global trade-offs of bioenergy

In the BIOSDG joint project, a research team is investigating what contribution the bioeconomic transition can make to achieving the global sustainability goals.

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BIOWEG

17.08.2022 Interview

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

“Cellulose capsules are a direct replacement for petroleum-based microbeads”

Prateek Mahalwar of start-up BIOWEG on microspheres made of bacterial cellulose that are biodegradable and can replace microplastics in many products.

Für die Herstellung des Carotinoids Fucoxanthin mit der Kieselalge Phaeodactylum tricornutum rechnet sich die Algenkultivierung mit künstlicher LED-Beleuchtung.

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Fraunhofer IGB

For the production of the carotenoid fucoxanthin with the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, algae cultivation with artificial LED lighting pays off.

22.08.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Algae farming pays off for farmers

Cultivating microalgae can be profitable in agriculture. According to researchers, however, it depends on which products are to be produced for which industry.

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Smart Circular Bridge

The first bridge made of the flax-based biocomposite material is located in Almere in the Netherlands.

25.08.2022 News

Construction Plants Materials sciences

Bridges made from biocomposites

An EU project is testing sustainable structures made of flax fibers and bio-resin. One of the three bridges is to be built in Ulm.

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Gabi Zachmann/KIT

22.08.2022 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

“Climate change and land use are closely linked”

Leibniz Prize winner Almut Arneth researches the interactions and feedbacks between terrestrial ecosystems and climate change.

Für die einen Unkraut, für die anderen schöne Sommerblumen: drei Kamillearten.

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Bärbel Gerowitt / Universität Rostock

A weed for some, a beautiful summer flower for others: chamomile.

29.08.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Plant diversity keeps weeds in check

Growing a variety of crops in the field can prevent unwanted weeds from spreading and reducing yields.

Samen aus Steinobstkernen, zum Beispiel von Aprikosen, Kirschen und Pflaumen (von links), sind gesunde Kraftpakete und stecken voller Nährstoffe, Mineralien und Vitamine.

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Kern Tec GmbH

Seeds from stone fruits, for example from apricots, cherries and plums (from left), are healthy powerhouses and are full of nutrients, minerals and vitamins.

30.08.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

BayWa invests in fruit pit rescuers

BayWa Venture GmbH becomes new strategic partner of Austrian start-up Kern Tec, which processes fruit pits into new food products.

Meerestrauben, die auf einer Hand liegen

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Lara Stuthmann/Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung

Sea grapes, here from an aquaculture in Vietnam, are rich in antioxidants.

01.09.2022 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

More light makes for better sea grapes

Proper lighting allows edible algae to produce twice as many nutrients.

Orange, Glas mit brauner Flüssigkeit und Proben von Bioverbundwerkstoffen

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SKZ – Weiterbildungs-Zentrum

The OrangeOil project aims to obtain epoxy resin from orange peels for use in biocomposites.

05.09.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Epoxy resin from orange peel

A German-Turkish collaboration recycles residual materials from the fruit juice industry into epoxy resins.

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BIOCOM/bb

Wooden houses like the bPart in Berlin's Park am Gleisdreieck could curb climate change in cities.

06.09.2022 News

Construction Plants Biodiversity

Wooden buildings have enormous potential as carbon stores

Multi-story houses made of wood could save more than 100 billion tons of greenhouse gases in cities by 2100, according to a study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

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Philip Koch

Olive cultivation in Spain is one of the case studies in the Flumen research project.

01.09.2022 Success story

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Not everyone wants the bioeconomic transformation

A research project examines mentalities, their backgrounds and consequences regarding the ecological-social transformation.