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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fri, 08/05/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report
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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
01.09.2022 Success story
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Not everyone wants the bioeconomic transformation
A research project examines mentalities, their backgrounds and consequences regarding the ecological-social transformation.
14.09.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Industrial hemp for climate-friendly agriculture
Researchers are investigating whether the cultivation of hemp as an intercrop can lead to a reduction in nitrate concentrations in the soil and whether hemp leaves can replace the soy content in the feed of dairy cows.
13.09.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Biobased solvent to be ready for the market
A research project has developed dimethylfuran as a solvent for paints and coatings. Production is now being scaled up.
05.04.2022 Success story
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
From Elstar to Selstar
Researchers have developed a selenium-rich apple that can replace dietary supplements.
06.04.2022 News
Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Cracking the natural code of chitin
How is chitin produced by nature? Researchers want to uncover this in order to make the biopolymer useful for medicine.
07.04.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
BASF: New biosurfactant for natural cosmetics
BASF's Care Chemicals is expanding its portfolio of sustainable cosmetic products with a bio-based surfactant made from soy protein.
11.04.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
New apple varieties for allergy sufferers
Researchers from Osnabrück, Munich and Berlin have developed ZIN 168 and ZIN 186, the first apple varieties in Europe to be officially certified as allergy-friendly.
13.04.2022 News
Energy Plants Agriculture sciences
Chinese reed as a climate-friendly bioethanol source
The Giant Miscanthus is intended to become a feedstock for sustainable fuel alternatives on marginal lands.
19.04.2022 News
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Better recycling of rotor blades
Researchers want to optimize existing recycling concepts for the efficient reuse of raw materials from rotor blades of old wind turbines.
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traceless materials GmbH
11.04.2022 Product
Consumables Waste
Packaging film
Instead of producing polymers synthetically, take what nature has already produced: A special technology can be used to extract biopolymers from agricultural residues - making them not only naturally degradable, but even edible.
21.04.2022 News
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Green Talents competition: Call for innovative ideas
This year, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is once again calling on young researchers from all over the world to apply for the Green Talents Award with innovative ideas for a sustainable future.
20.04.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Climate-smart management of European forests
An international research project is developing sustainable forestry concepts for Mediterranean, continental, alpine and boreal forests.
03.05.2022 Success story
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Phytic acid is biobased and surprisingly versatile
Originally, a research team was looking for a bio-based flame retardant - but they found much more.
27.04.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Catalysts modeled on nature
A research alliance is developing iron-containing molecules that will save energy and raw materials in important chemical processes.
22.04.2022 Studies and statistics
Food unspecific Nutritional sciences
Osnabrück University (2022): Acceptance of cultured meat in Germany
According to a study by the University of Osnabrück on the acceptance of in vitro meat, 47% of consumers surveyed said they would eat a lab-grown burger more often instead of conventional meat.
29.04.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
How sustainable meat consumption can succeed
To secure the world's food supply, industrialised countries would not have to give up meat completely, but drastically reduce their consumption - according to an overview study by researchers at the University of Bonn.
03.05.2022 News
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Protecting species often equals protecting the climate
Two-thirds of the biodiversity targets the United Nations plans to adopt this fall also slow global warming.
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Nadin Mengis
26.05.2022 Interview
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"The ecological footprint must incorporate all climate factors"
In the FOOTPRINTS project, a team led by researcher Nadine Mengis is investigating how CO2 emissions must develop in order to stabilize global temperatures and thus achieve the Paris climate goals.
05.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Remove weeds from sugar beets
A field robot that independently detects and removes weeds has successfully passed an initial test run in the Uckermark region.
04.05.2022 News
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Seagrass meadows store more CO2 than thought
The plants secrete large amounts of sugar into their root zone, but only a few species of bacteria feed on it.
09.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Poplars show more effective defence than expected
Two important plant hormones intensify each other's effect. The opposite is the case with annual plant species.
12.05.2022 News
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Looking for startups with green business ideas
The start-up competition "PlanB - Biobased.Business.Bayern" is entering its fifth round. As of now, start-ups with their innovative bioeconomy business ideas can again apply for funding.
18.05.2022 News
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Wetland ecosystems are important carbon stores
A new study underscores the importance of protecting peatlands and similar areas for climate protection.
17.05.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Südzucker subsidiary plans new protein factory
To expand its portfolio of vegetable proteins, Südzucker subsidiary Beneo plans to build a production facility for protein concentrate from field beans.
16.05.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Microbial protein as a beef alternative
If meat consumption were reduced by one-fifth, deforestation would be cut in half and fewer greenhouse gases would be produced.
20.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
With agri-voltaics to sustainable fruit cultivation
The cultivation of pome and soft fruit under photovoltaic systems is being tested in a large-scale trial at five locations in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Tue, 06/14/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report
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The Bioeconomy Innovation Spaces
On the way to a biobased and climate-neutral economy, new value chains are emerging. With the Bioeconomy Innovation Spaces ("Innovationsräume Bioökonomie"), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding four large networks that aim to bring innovative approaches for the biobased economy into application more quickly. A portrait of the four Bioeconomy Innovation Spaces.
23.05.2022 News
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Mobilize sustainable biomass for gas production
In a position paper, the German Biomass Research Center explains why Russian natural gas can only be replaced by biogas to a limited extent - and makes recommendations for future biogas policy.
24.05.2022 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Recycled fertilizer from manure and leaves
Researchers want to establish environmentally friendly fertilizer for agriculture from manure and leaves, thus offering farmers and municipalities a new source of income.
29.05.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Food system: Only growth is not enough
A combination of dietary change and emissions pricing would make the food system more sustainable, concludes a study by the Potsdam Institute.
01.06.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Solvents are to become greener
An international research project is seeking sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products.
07.06.2022 News
Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biobattery as a green hydrogen storage system
Specially adapted bacteria enable the energy carrier to be bound and released again in a controlled manner.
08.06.2022 News
Construction Waste Plant and process engineering
Climate-friendly cement from mining sludge
A new recycling process cleans mine water and sludge from toxins and recovers contained valuable materials.
31.05.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
New enzyme class for natural product synthesis discovered
A recently discovered enzyme from cyanobacteria opens up new options for biotechnology.