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Brasilien gehört zu den führenden Sojaproduzenten der Welt. (im Bild: Sojabohnenfeld in Rio Grande do Sul/Brasilien)

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Brazil is one of the world's leading soy producers. (Photo: Soybean field in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

07.06.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Agricultural research: New alliance with Brazil

The sustainable production of crops is the focus of a cooperation between agricultural research institutions in Germany and Brazil.

Mit einem Potentiostaten untersuchen Potsdamer Forscher, wie gut die Zellen etwa mit Elektroden oder einem Elektrolyt aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen funktionieren.

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Bettina Ausserhofer

Using a potentiostat, researchers from Potsdam are investigating how well the cells function with electrodes or an electrolyte made from renewable resources.

05.06.2019 News

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A battery made from renewables

Max Planck Researchers are working to develop sustainable alternatives for each component of the ecologically problematic electricity storage systems.

Die Autoren des Prosit-Papers Mathias Wilhelm, Tobias Schmidt und Siegfried Gessulat forschen am Lehrstuhl für Proteomik und Bioanalytik der TU München.

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A. Eckert /TUM

The authors of the paper Mathias Wilhelm, Tobias Schmidt and Siegfried Gessulat conduct research at the Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics at the TU Munich.

07.06.2019 News

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KI revolutionizes protein analysis

Using artificial intelligence, researchers at TU Munich have improved protein analysis on the basis of mass spectrometry data.

Forschern ist es erstmals gelungen, pluripotente Stammzellen ohne Einschränkungen aus Schweinen zu gewinnen.

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For the first time, researchers have succeeded in obtaining pluripotent stem cells from pigs.

12.06.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Pluripotent stem cells from pigs

An international team of researchers has obtained a special variant of pluripotent stem cells from pigs. They hold potential for agriculture and medicine.

Palmöl ist eines der vielseitigsten Pflanzenöle weltweit. Einer der größten Palmölproduzenten ist Malaysia.

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Pixabay

Palm oil is one of the most versatile vegetable oils in the world. One of the largest palm oil producers is Malaysia.

11.06.2019 Success story

Energy Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Social inequalities in the bioeconomy

Using the bioenergy sector as an example, Jena researchers are investigating the extent to which the transition process towards a bioeconomy is affecting the existing global social inequalities.

Pflanzenphytomediziner Andreas von Tiedemann

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University of Göttingen

Researcher Profile

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

The plant doctor

The Göttingen agricultural scientist Andreas von Tiedemann is researching plant diseases in order to eliminate fungal pathogens threatening our crops.

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Bioplastics also need sustainable disposal methods.

13.06.2019 News

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EU funds bioplastics research

With a total of 8.4 million euros, the European Union is backing a project coordinated by Hamburg University of Applied Sciences that aims to initiate innovations in bioplastics production. 

Mit dem Programmdarlehen hofft die EIB auf knapp eine Mrd. Euro an privaten Investitionen für die Bioökonomie und Landwirtschaft.

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Pixabay

The European Investment Bank launches a new financing initiative that provides €400 million to support and boost developments and investments in the agriculture and bioeconomy sector.

26.04.2018 News

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Boosting investment in bioeconomy sector

The European Investment Bank launches a new financing initiative that allocates €400 million to support developments and investments across the agriculture and bioeconomy sector.

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Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Tobias Erb receives the 2018 Otto Bayer Award for his ground-breaking discoveries regarding artificial photosynthesis.

03.05.2018 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Otto Bayer Award for artificial photosynthesis

Tobias Erb, scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, received the Otto Bayer Award for his achievements regarding artificial photosynthesis.

GO-Bio Förderinitiative -Startups der Bioökonomie auf Kapitalsuche

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Pixabay

08.05.2018 News

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Wanted: biobased business ideas

The start-up competition "PlanB- Biobased.Business.Bavaria" is entering its third round and is looking for innovative bioeconomy business-ideas.

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Foodwise

09.05.2018 Product

Consumables Plants

Drinking straw

Sitting in a bar, drinking a cocktail and chewing on the plastic straw, which is then disposed of as a matter of course - there's hardly anything less sustainable. A German start-up now wants to change this and produces the straws from fruit residue.

Biotechnologin Prof. Dr. Sonja Berensmeier

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TU Munich

16.05.2018 Interview

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Designing complex peptides

Sonja Berensmeier uses computer models to design complex peptides for technical applications.

Rasterelektronenmikroskop-Aufnahme der fertigen Faser.

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Nitesh Mittal, KTH Stockholm

The resulting, ultrastrong cellulose fibre seen with a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

16.05.2018 News

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New bio-based material stronger than steel

Swedish researcher developed a new ultra-strong and bio-based material at Hamburgs DESY institute by transferring superior nanoscale mechanics to macroscopic fibres.

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Consumables Plants Materials sciences

Paper and cardboard made of grass

Uwe D'Agnone is committed to a sustainable and resource-efficient industry and is breaking new ground with his grass-based paper and packaging.

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BIOCOM/ Nova Institut

About 200 bioeconomy experts met in Cologne to discuss the newest developments regarding biomaterials.

24.05.2018 News

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Focus on biomaterials

About 200 bioeconomy experts met in Cologne to discuss the newest developments regarding biomaterials.

Mit dem Kauf von Monsanto wäre Bayer der weltgrößte Agrarchemie-Hersteller. In den Petrischalen lagert behandeltes Saatgut (Weizen, Zuckerrüben, Erbsen).

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Bayer Crop Science

The mega-merger of Bayer and Monsanto has overcome its last obstacle: The DOJ gave their conditional approval for the US$62.5 billion acquisition.

04.06.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Bayer: Go-ahead for Monsanto-takeover

The mega-merger of Bayer and Monsanto has overcome its last obstacle: The United States Department of Justice gave their conditional approval for the US$62.5 billion acquisition.

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Pixabay

Green Biologics and Kreussler Inc. have developed a bio-based dry cleaning solvent made from corn. SOLVONK4 will be a sustainable as well as the first and only bio-based solvent in the dry cleaning industry.

11.06.2018 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

First bio-based dry cleaning solvent

UK-based Green Biologics and German Kreussler Inc. have developed a bio-based dry cleaning solvent made from corn.

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W. Mischko / TUM

A novel crop protection agent based on CBT-ol from tabacco leaves protects wheat seedlings from aphids.

13.06.2018 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Bio-based insect repellent banishes aphids

Researcher at Munich’s TU have developed a bio-based and biodegradable crop protection agent based on CBT-ol, a chemical in the leaf of the tobacco plant.

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Pixabay

Researchers at the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich found that citric acid and the sharp-tasting 6-gingerol in ginger stimulate the immune system in human saliva.

22.06.2018 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Flavours activate saliva immune defence

Munich food chemists found that ingredients such as citric acid and 6-gingerol from ginger stimulate the molecular defences in human saliva.

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Christian Flemming/ Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

On Sunday, the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was opened by, among others, Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek and Countess Bettina Bernadotte.

26.06.2018 News

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New look for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

39 Nobel Laureates and 600 young scientists across 84 different nations come together this week for the prestigious Lindau meeting. This year’s focus: medicine and physiology.

Basilikumanbau in der Aquaponik-Farm des Berliner Start-ups ECF Farmsystems.

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ECF Farmsystems Ltd

Basil cultivation in the aquaponics farm of the Berlin start-up ECF Farmsystems.

03.07.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

New Swiss investors for Berlin aquaponics farm

The Aquaponic startup ECF Farmsystem gained a new investor: Since June, a Swiss investor group holds shares of the Berlin-based company.

In der Testwohnung finden sich Primärrohstoffe wie unbehandelte Weißtanne genauso wie neu entwickelte Baumaterialien und recycelte Wertstoffe.

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Zooey Brown

The test apartment contains primary raw materials such as untreated silver fir as well as newly developed building materials and recycled materials.

05.07.2018 News

Construction Waste Materials sciences

Compostable residential lab

Researchers from Karlsruhe have built an apartment near Zurich that consists exclusively of compostable and recyclable materials.

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Corn is one of the main cultivated crops worldwide. Due to centuries of selected breeding, the corncobs and their yield have been getting bigger and bigger.

06.07.2018 News

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GMO regulation debated at ECJ

Before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decides on the regulation of genome-edited plants, environmental and industrial associations advocate their positions.

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Pixabay

Under what circumstances are customers willing to invest in dairy products? These and other questions were examined by the competence network "FoCus - Food Chain Plus" led by Kiel University.

16.07.2018 Success story

Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Milk money - what is it worth?

Researchers from Kiel have put the product milk under the proverbial microscope and examined the entire value chain from the producer to the consumer.

Viele Menschen reagieren allergisch auf Erdbeeren und Tomaten, vor allem wenn sie auch unter einer Birkenpollenallergie leiden.

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Pixabay

Many people are allergic to strawberries and tomatoes, especially if they also suffer from birch pollen allergy.

18.07.2018 News

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Strawberry allergy: it' s all about the variety

Munich natural product researchers have investigated and identified allergenic proteins in strawberries and tomatoes: The variety of fruit determines the allergy potential. 

Feinstaub gefährdet nicht nur die Gesundheit der Menschen, sondern auch die Pflanzenwelt, wie Bonner Forscher beweisen.

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Pixabay

Particulate matter endangers not only human health, but also plants, as researchers in Bonn have shown.

20.07.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Fine dust dries out trees

Not only is fine dust unhealthy for humans, it also affects the vegetation: According to an international study, the particulate matter makes trees more susceptible to drought.

Der von Mosa Meat 2013 vorgestellte erste Burger aus der Petrischale wird für den Marktauftritt vorbereitet.

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Mosa Meat, Redwan Farooq

Mosa Meat created the first cultured hamburger in 2013. After a successful series A financing round, the spin off company from Maastricht University now prepares to bring the burger to market.

24.07.2018 News

Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Merck invests in cultured meat

The German pharma company Merck is investing in the development of cultured meat by the Dutch start-up Mosa Meat.

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Laura Flórez

The wool beetle Lagria villosa lives on various economically important crops. The beetles are particularly common on soybeans (pictured) and cause great damage.

23.07.2018 News

Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Jumping genes protect beetle eggs

Bacteria protect the eggs of the wool beetle from fungal attack. According to Mainz researchers, the bacteria obtained the mechanism through natural gene transfer - possibly even from marine organisms.

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Benjamin Stolzenberg für BIOCOM

In Synthetic Biology, researchers assemble systems with completely new properties from biological modules.

30.07.2018 News

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Bioengineers build intelligent materials

Molecular biologists from Freiburg have constructed intelligent materials from biological modules that can absorb and process information.

Genome Editing-Verfahren wurden vom EuGH als Gentechnik eingestuft

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The long-awaited ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union states that plants bred via the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are to be regulated according to the strict directive for genetically modified organisms.

25.07.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Surprise ruling by ECJ

The Court of Justice of the European Union declared that crops bred via the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are "GMOs" and are to be regulated as such.

Das klimaschädliche Kohlendioxid könnte bald schon als industrieller Rohstoff Karriere machen.

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Pixabay

06.08.2018 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Enzymes turn greenhouse gas into feedstock

Munich biotechnologists have developed a highly efficient method to extract large amounts of the amino acid methionine from climate-damaging CO2.

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Pixabay

Ready-to-eat foods like slices of sausage or cheese can contain bacteria such as salmonella.

13.08.2018 News

Food Microorganisms Food technology

Protecting food with plasma

Researchers from Hannover have found a way to make food safer: Cold plasma succeeded in killing bacteria in sausages.

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Muhannad Al Aiti

The brown lignin is a waste product of the paper industry. Muhannad Al Aiti, a Dresden-based researcher, is investigating how best to use lignin for the prodcution of sustainable, bio-based carbon fibres.

02.08.2018 News

Automobile Plants Chemistry

New carbon fibres made from lignin

Manufacturing carbon fibres from sustainable resources is expensive – until now. A researcher at TU Dresden develops new and efficient manufacturing processes.

It is virtually impossible to identify inferior breast implants. However, this could soon change.

08.08.2018 News

Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Branding breast implants with tomato DNA

Using DNA snippets from tomatoes, researchers hope to identify breast implants in a way that prevents them from being falsified. This will enable them to track down inferior forgeries more quickly. 

Ob Blattkäfer oder Gecko: Ihr Talent auf glatten und steilen Flächen selbst kopfüber Halt zu finden, begeistert Materialforscher seit jeher.

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Be it leaf beetles or geckos: Materials researchers have always been fascinated by the talent for finding hold even upside down on smooth and steep surfaces.

15.08.2018 News

unspecific Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Adhesives modeled after beetle feet

Bionic scientists at the University of Kiel have designed silicone material surfaces based on the model of a leaf beetle, thus significantly increasing its adhesion to other materials.

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The genome of the thale cress is also found in the Jülich primary database.

03.12.2018 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Plant genomes at a glance

A database of the RWTH Aachen simplifies the analysis of new molecular genetic information from plant research.

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Pixabay

PVC is now the third most important plastic in the world and the so-called soft PVC is often used for hoses. However, the plasticizers used for them are increasingly being criticized as being hazardous to health.

07.12.2018 News

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Bio-based plasticizers for PVC

Many types of soft PVC are harmful to one's health. Thus, a consortium of the Hamburg and Bielefeld universities as well as BASF SE is looking for biobased alternatives.

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Pixabay

Global warming has detrimental consequences for the survival of mankind. According to the European Commission, the only solution is a shift towards a sustainable and bio-based economy.

06.12.2018 News

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Fighting climate change with bioeconomy

The European Commission calls for a pan-European long-term strategy for a prosperous and climate neutral economy and names the bioeconomy as key to achieving these goals.

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BIOCOM AG

Insect food has many benefits. But it seems marketing them as luxury food may entice more people to eat them than highlighting their ecological benefits.

11.12.2018 News

Food Animals Bioökonomie mitgestalten

How to sell insects as food

According to Cologne-based researchers, praising insect food as a luxury object rather than advertising it as environmentally-sound motivates more people to actually eat it.