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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

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Herney Gómez auf Pixabay

Digital technologies can make agriculture more sustainable.

18.06.2025 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Smart farming also profitable for small farms

Researchers show how digitalisation can also make small farms ready to compete.

Dr. rer. nat. Monika Konarzycka-Bessler Gruppenleiterin Single Cell Protein

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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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MasterTux from Pixabay

In order to accelerate the transformation towards green chemistry, many laboratories are conducting research into sustainable chemicals.

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.

Regenerative Landwirtschaft bezieht sich auf landwirtschaftliche Praktiken, die zu einer Humusanreicherung im Boden beitragen. Dadurch wird Kohlenstoff gespeichert, die Bodenstruktur verbessert, die Artenvielfalt erhöht und Erträge gesichert.

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furyon/adobe.stock.com

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.

Eine Präsentation der im Rahmen des Projektes "reGIOcycle" entwickelten Produkte, darunter auch der Augsburger Becher.

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Uni Augsburg

A presentation of the products developed as part of the reGIOcycle project, including the Augsburg cup.

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.

Im neuen Technologiezentrum lassen sich Prozesse zur Herstellung neuer Lebensmittel im übertragbaren Pilotmaßstab evaluieren und die Produktion mit Hilfe von Zellkulturen und mikrobieller Fermentation testen, die mit vor- und nachgeschalteten Prozessstufen verbunden sind.

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GEA/Mike Henning

In 2023, the New Food Application and Technology Centre of Excellence - ATC for short - was opened in Hildesheim.

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.

Internationale Bioökonomie-Konferenz in Halle

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Uta Mommert | BIOCOM Interrelations GmbH

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.

Verschiedene beschichtete Lebensmittelverpackungen.

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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.

Künstlerische Darstellung des Inneren eines Cyanobakteriums. Hier konzentrieren Kondensate (Kugeln im Bild) Enzyme, die im Rahmen der Photosynthese CO2 fixieren.

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MPI für terrestrische Mikrobiologie/A. Küffner

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.

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Beate Büttner

Damaged areas in the Harz Mountains.

25.06.2025 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Forest living labs for the future of forests

German forestry and timber research is strategically realigning itself with forest living labs in the Harz Mountains and Lower Bavaria. The SURVEY joint project combines scientific expertise and practical experience in an interdisciplinary approach.

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Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden

A synthetic polymer envelops and protects the DNA-origami.

30.03.2017 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

A protective envelope for DNA origami

The DNA molecule offers countless structural possibilities. Dresden-based scientists developed a synthetic envelope to protect the sensitive building blocks.

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Norbert Kamjunke

A salmon aquaculture in Chile. The waste water is reintroduced into the river.

31.03.2017 News

Food Animals Biodiversity

Salmon farming pollutes the environment

Aquacultures are polluting Chile's rivers with a cocktail of dissolved organic substances. An international team of researchers establishes new safety limits.

04.04.2017 Country

Chemistry unspecific unspecific

Finland

Finland’s dense pine forests are the central resource of its bioeconomy.

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Pixabay

Amsilk and Ocean Pharma present a new nail polish conisting of spider silk proteins and microalgae.

05.04.2017 News

Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Nail polish made of vegan silk

The synthetic silk biopolymer produced by Amsilk found its way into nail polish: Together with Ocean Pharma the new product will be unveiled at in-cosmetics Global in London.

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Jennifer Doudna/UC Berkley (USA)

The genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas enables efficient gene modifications.

06.04.2017 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

BASF receives licence for genome editing

BASF acquired the licence for the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas from Boston’s Broad Institute. Now the company can utilize the tool for its global enterprises.

Numaferm Geschäftsführer Philipp Bürling

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Private

06.04.2017 Interview

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Peptides for everyone

Peptides are multi talents but expensive to produce. The CEO of the Düsseldorf start up Numaferm aims to use a novel biotechnological method in order to provide the protein building blocks in a more cost-efficient way.

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Usina Trapiche S/A

An aerial shot of a fragmented Brazilian tropical forest.

07.04.2017 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fragmented forests increase CO2 emissions

Tropical forests are being more and more fragmented. Leipzig-based scientists assessed that this increases carbon dioxide emissions by an additional third.

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TU Dortmund

The letter N tracks a molecular process that Dortmund-based researcher have visualized in a living cell.

11.04.2017 News

Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biodiversity

Painting with molecules

Dortmund-based biochemists are able to draw patterns in cells. All that is needed to paint with “molecular ink” is a laser and light sensitive molecules.

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Audi

Matthijs Groenewolt (BASF), Markus Mechtel (Covestro), and Thomas Heußer (Audi) developed the first bio-based clearcoat for cars.

13.04.2017 News

Automobile unspecific Materials sciences

Bio-based coating for cars

A pan-German collaboration of Audi, BASF, and Covestro developed a new bio-based car coating. Thus reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions during production.

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Sheraz Khan - March for Science Berlin CC-BY-4.0

The global March for Science will take place on April 22.

19.04.2017 News

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March for Science reaches Berlin

A global event for the freedom of science taking place on April 22. In Germany demonstrations are planned at 20 sites - from Berlin to Heligoland.

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Pixabay

Sugar beets on a field, ready for harvest. The large, sugar-storing beets are clearly visible.

20.04.2017 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

More sugar in the beet

Where does the sugar in the sugar beet actually come from? Scientists from research and industry looked into this question in order to increase yields from sugar beet.

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Hallbauer & Fioretti/ MPIIB-Berlin

Emmanuelle Charpentier discovered the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas and will now head her own Max-Planck research unit.

19.04.2017 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity

CRISPR discoverer gets own research institute

Emmanuelle Charpentier discovered the revolutionary genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas. Now she will head her own Max-Planck research unit in Berlin.

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Pixabay

Scientists at the newly established Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO) aim to decipher the weather.

17.04.2017 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Predicting the weather

Extreme weather occurrences are endangering harvest yields worldwide. To enable more precise weather forecasts a new Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO) will be established.

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Niels Stein

Malting barley at the time of grain filling

27.04.2017 Success story

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

The barley genome in HD quality

Aided by new sequencing technologies, Nils Stein and his team of plant geneticists have succeeded in decoding all seven chromosomes of the barley genome far quicker than was originally planned. In the process, they have greatly added to the genome map of this important agricultural crop.

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Pixabay

Abut 500 million frogs are eaten each year - where do they all come from?

25.04.2017 News

Food Animals Biodiversity

Where do frog legs come from?

Berlin-based researcher establish new analysis of origin for frog legs. The specific pattern of isotopes within each animal can tell, whether they indeed stem from sustainable farms.

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Pixabay

Extreme weather occurences like hailstorms destroy up to 90% of wine yields.

27.04.2017 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Wineries will have to move due to extreme weather

Global climate change is costing the wine industry billions of dollars each year. An international team of researchers established a “Global Risk Index for Wine Regions”.

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Pixabay

The DFG is funding 17 new Priority Programmes with €100 million.

28.04.2017 News

unspecific Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

DFG is funding genome editing and microbiota

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding 17 new Priority Programmes with a total of €100 million. Three of the Life Science projects are focused on bio-based economy.

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SW/ BIOCOM AG

The "Window on biobased economy" presented more than 20 inventions, spanning building materials and the auto-motor industry.

03.05.2017 News

Automobile unspecific Agriculture sciences

Bio-based and digitalized – Hannover Messe 2017

Industry 4.0 via digitalization spanning robots and bio-based economy – that is the main message of the Hannover Messe 2017.  

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Pixabay

More than 250,000 participants of the "LivingLand" inititative voiced their support for sustainable farming policies for tommorow.

04.05.2017 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

“LivingLand” initiative closes with great support

More than 250,000 Europeans voiced their support for a change in the agriculture industry towards sustainable farming policies across Europe.

Biosprit, Bioethanol, Benzin, Tankstelle

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BDBe

Bioethanol is added to E10 and E5 fuels.

05.05.2017 News

Automobile unspecific Energy technologies

Bioethanol increases market shares

The consumption of bioethanol as part of the petrol market has increased slightly in Germany. In 2016 1.2 million tonnes of bio-based ethanol has been added to fuels.

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ISOE/ PlastX/ Carolin Völker

Researcher Profile

unspecific unspecific Biodiversity

What plastic does to our waters

What are the effects of plastic waste on ecosystems? That is the question that biologist Carolin Völker and her colleague Johanna Kramm are trying to answer with their projects in their junior research group ‘PlastX’.

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Current Biology, Wright et al.

Microplastic particles accumulate in the oceans and negatively affect marine organisms.

10.05.2017 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Environmental technology

Groundbreaking microplastic paper retracted

A body of research has shown the negative consequences of microplastics for aqueous life. Now, a seminal paper that had demonstrated behavioural changes in fish was retracted.

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Pixabay

The global cultivation area of GM maize is growing, but scepticism in Europe and Germany remains high.

10.05.2017 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Global cultivation of GMO is growing

The global cultivation area of GMO crops is growing, but Europe and especially Germany remain sceptical regarding the usage of GMOs.

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IfBB

10.04.2017 Studies and statistics

Consumables Plants unspecific

Biopolymers (2017) – Facts and Statistics

The study published by the Institute for Bioplastics and Bio-Compounds (IfBB) provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the bioplastics sector.

12.02.2020 Country

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Austria

In the Alpine Republic, the bioeconomy strategy is based on the food industry, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and the timber industry.

Die preisgekrönte Mikrobiologin Nicole Dubilier erforscht im Meer das Zusammenleben von Mikroben mit anderem Meeresgetier.

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MPI-MM Bremen

Researcher Profile

Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Searching for synergy in the ocean

Even as a child, Nicole Dubilier was fascinated by the sea. Today, she counts among the world's leading microbiologists.

zwei unterschiedlich stark gefärbte und verzweigte Algen auf hellem Untergrund

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Lehrstuhl für Chemie Biogener Rohstoffe, TU München

Two species of red algae that produce carrageenans with different structures and properties.

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.

Wurde das Gencluster in den rot markierten Bakterien ausgeschaltet, konnten sie kein Detergens mehr synthetisieren. Sie konnten sich dann nicht mehr so gut an die Oberfläche von Öltröpfchen anheften (links) wie normalerweise (rechts).

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AG Dörmann / Universität Bonn

If the gene cluster in the red-labelled bacteria was switched off, they could not synthesise any more detergent. They were then no longer able to adhere to the surface of oil droplets (left) as well as they normally do (right).

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.

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.