24.08.2016 Country
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Indonesia
Palm oil is one of the most important raw materials of the biobased economy in this tropical country offering an abundance of resources.
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10.10.2015 Country
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South Korea
In 2006, South Korea was one of the first countries in Asia to focus on bioeconomy by adopting its "Bio-Vision 2016", outlining clear targets for biotechnology and bioeconomy development.
10.10.2015 Country
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Thailand
Thailand does not have its own bioeconomy strategy, but is one of Asia’s pioneers with regard to biotechnology. Political strategies for the further development of biotechnology have existed since 2004.
15.10.2015 Country
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Sri Lanka
Inspired by political developments in South and Southeast Asia, the Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers adopted its "National Biotechnology Policy" in 2010. The strategy comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC).
10.10.2015 Country
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Mexico
Bioenergy is the focus of attention in the corn’s country of origin.
10.10.2015 Country
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Mozambique
The development of bioenergy is a top priority within the country’s political agenda. Since 2004/2005, Mozambique has supported the cultivation of the jatropha plant for biofuel projects.
16.12.2021 Country
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Colombia
Colombia is home to about 10% of the world's species. The country has recognized the economic potential offered by this bioresource diversity and placed it at the center of its new bioeconomy strategy.
31.10.2015 Country
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Paraguay
Paraguay has formulated a biotechnology strategy for agriculture and forestry.
19.10.2015 Country
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Uruguay
Building on a biotechnology strategy, the potential for bioeconomy is currently being explored in Uruguay.
16.10.2024 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
New synthesis components for de-adhesive bio-adhesives
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have joined forces with adhesives specialist Henkel to develop new bio-based adhesives that can be removed again.
17.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
High-protein rice varieties cultivated
Max Planck researchers in Potsdam have worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to breed rice varieties with a high protein content. Among other things, the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors were used.
22.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Pollinators suffer from plastic pollution
Deposits of plastic particles in the soil can endanger the behaviour of bees and thus the function of agricultural landscapes and global food security. This is shown by an international study involving German researchers.
23.10.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Bio-based chemicals from used cooking oil
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have developed a catalyst that can synthesise amines – which are important for the chemical industry – from used cooking oil in a single step.
25.10.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Volkswagen Foundation promotes innovations in the bioeconomy
The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting six projects with around 7.8 million euros that are developing innovative approaches for the utilisation of biogenic and recyclable waste materials in the sense of a circular economy - including five projects on bioeconomy.
29.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
How plants regulate water loss
How do plants control their guard cells and thus their water loss? Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have made discoveries that could be of interest for future agriculture.
31.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Growing biomass on unusable soils
A European research team with German participation wants to show that the cultivation of plants can make contaminated soil fit again and that their biomass is suitable for high-quality textiles.
04.11.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
T-shirt made from biologically recycled textile waste
After two years of research, the French company Carbios and the textile consortium Fibre-to-Fibre present the world's first garment made entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic and textile polymers.
06.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Barley defends itself against fungal attack
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle (Saale) and the University of Cologne have discovered a new group of defence substances in barley that protects its roots against fungal attack.
08.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Trial run for algae farms on high seas
As part of an international research project, researchers in Braunschweig are investigating how seaweed can be successfully cultivated in offshore facilities in order to relieve the pressure on coastal areas.
11.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Glass microalgae as a bioindicator for coastal marshes
Researchers at the University of Rostock were able to demonstrate the positive environmental changes following the rewetting of a coastal moor on the island of Rügen using the diatom.
12.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
How Europe's moors can be saved
According to a ZALF study, a mix of economic incentives and adapted land use models could drive the rewetting of peatlands in Europe and make the cultivation of paludiculture more attractive for farmers.
19.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Forest observation from a distance with AI
Researchers at Munich University of Applied Sciences have developed an AI-based method that enables a precise inventory and development forecast of forests.
18.11.2024 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Antibodies from diatoms for diagnostics
The start-up Phaeosynt from Hanover wants to develop a pregnancy test with antibodies from diatoms. The team is being funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation.
20.11.2024 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
Shaping sustainable food systems of the future
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is participating as a sponsor in FutureFoodS, a European partnership on safe and sustainable food systems. A new call for proposals has now been launched.
Sun, 04/13/2025 - 12:00 In-depth report
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EU Research funding for the bioeconomy
Through the Horizon Europe framework program, the European Union supports researchers from academia and industry in realizing their ideas. How can bioeconomy researchers benefit from this attractive EU funding? This dossier offers a compact overview of the wide range of funding formats and explains where interested parties can get help with their application.
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BMBF
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Bioeconomy International
Global research alliances for a more sustainable economyPublished by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), September 2024Edited by: bioökonomie.de/BIOCOM Interrelations GmbHClimate change, scarce resources and the imperative of food security – the bioeconomy, as a sustainable form of biobased economic activity, offers a promising approach to overcoming major global challenges. International cooperation is of great importance for this. With ‘Bioeconomy International’, the BMBF has created the basis for successful research collaborations with non-EU researchers. The brochure provides an overview of the range of funded projects – from plant breeding, plant protection, food technology, biomaterials and biotechnology.
02.12.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Optimising protein structures with AI
Under the leadership of the Technical University of Munich, an international research team has developed a method with which proteins can be designed even better on a computer and produced with the desired properties.
Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:00 In-depth report
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Agroforestry - cultivating woody plants on the field
Agroforestry systems combine the cultivation of arable crops with the use of woody plants. This dossier presents various concepts and current agroforestry projects and sheds light on how they can be used to make agriculture more sustainable.
28.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Smart technologies for climate-resilient viticulture
Two innovative projects at the University of Koblenz show how technological innovations and fast 5G data transmission can make viticulture more climate-resilient and sustainable.
29.11.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Electrochaea takes bio-methane to Japan
The Bavarian company Electrochaea has concluded a licence agreement and technology transfer for its patented power-to-gas technology with Japan's Hitachi Ltd.
09.01.2025 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Primordial microbes hold the key to sustainable energy storage
The Munich-based power-to-gas company Electrochaea has developed an innovative process in which microorganisms convert surplus electricity into climate-neutral methane.
03.12.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Millions in funding for peatland research
The Wetscapes 2.0 project is receiving 10 million euros from the German Research Foundation to research complex processes in the rewetting of fenland landscapes.
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Image of gold cans by atlascompany on Freepik/Image of coffee cup by diana.grytsku on Freepik
03.12.2024 Product
Chemistry Plants
Protective lacquer
An Italian start-up is utilizing waste from tomato processing to develop an eco-friendly alternative to conventional packaging coatings. A bio-resin is extracted from tomato peels that is free of BPA and biodegradable.
04.12.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Funding round launched: Innovative methods for organic production
As part of the new funding guideline ‘Future technologies for the industrial bioeconomy’, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding innovative projects that address bio-based products and processes for a climate-neutral and recyclable industry.
11.12.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
New enzyme optimises material cycles
A research team led by Marburg microbiologist Tobias Erb has found a new way to effectively fix CO2 and transfer it into the cell metabolism. A completely new enzyme was designed for this purpose and optimised through evolution in the laboratory.
13.12.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Infinite Roots: Using whey to create new mycelium-based dairy products
The Hamburg-based biotech start-up Infinite Roots wants to utilise whey as a nutrient for mycelium fermentation and thus pave the way for new alternative dairy products.
19.12.2024 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Growth spurt for cocoa-free chocolate production
The Munich-based food tech start-up Planet A Foods has received 30 million US dollars in a Series B financing round to further increase its production of cocoa-free chocolate.
17.12.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
When wastewater treatment plants become biorefineries
In the RoKKa project, partners from research and industry have demonstrated how new processes can be used to extract high-quality raw materials for the bioeconomy using wastewater from sewage treatment plants, while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions.
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Mario Salisch
07.01.2025 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
“Algae offer a wide range of options for industrial utilization”
For more than two decades, Carola Griehl has been researching technologies to extract proteins, active ingredients, or petroleum-like hydrocarbons from algae on a large scale and make them usable for industry.
20.12.2024 News
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Green algae as adaptation artists
Jena researchers reveal how well tiny green algae can adapt to their environment – without interfering with their genetic material. The observations from the study could benefit biotechnology.