28.11.2019 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers have discovered a new source of antibiotics in the ocean. Planctomycetes are a marine phylum that has previously attracted little attention.
25.11.2019 Interview
Consumables unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Together with partners from business and municipalities, Frieder Rubik is looking for new strategies to minimize the use of plastic packaging in retail.
02.12.2019 News
unspecific Plants Biodiversity
Aquatic plants that use hydrogen carbonate as a carbon source are increasingly displacing those that use carbon dioxide.
02.12.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
How land plants cope with stress is not primarily controlled by hormones. An international team of researchers found out that a gene set regulates the process right off the bat.
29.11.2019 News
Consumables Plants Materials sciences
Not every bamboo coffee-to-go cup is suitable for hot food: Products made with synthetic resin release toxic substances, warns the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.
09.12.2019 News
Textiles Waste Materials sciences
In the DiTex pilot project, a research team is focusing on recycling fabric fibers and on intelligent labels.
12.12.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bioengineers have reprogrammed E. coli bacteria so that they can use CO2 as a carbon source.
04.12.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Clariant has secured access to a unique technology through a strategic partnership with Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT): The French company extracts certain plant ingredients from roots.
17.12.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Tatarinow's aster is well-known for its medicinal properties. However, a recent study shows it is a special fungus which produces the sought-after active ingredient astin.
16.12.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Consumer demand for environmentally friendly products is growing: by 2024 this will lead to a global increase in bioplastics production of more than 15%, a recent market analysis by European Bioplastics shows.
06.12.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Science academies and the German Research Foundation are urging EU legislators to reconsider the regulation for genetically modified organisms.
Researcher Profile
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
For Birgit Lewandowski, uniting technology and sustainability is a matter close to her heart. On the board of the Biotechnologie-Förderverein IBB, the landscape ecologist with Viennese charm wants to establish a strong network for the bioeconomy.
13.12.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
When insects attack, certain varieties of sweet potatoes release a fragrance that causes neighboring plants to start defending themselves.
16.12.2019 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Partners from research and industry are working together to develop a warning system to prepare European fisheries and aquaculture for the consequences of climate change. It is intended to identify changes in endangered species at an early stage.
07.01.2020 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Pheromones are an effective weapon against plant pests, but their production is expensive. A European research team now wants to produce these messenger substances through biotechnology.
27.04.2016 Product
Consumables Plants
Lego bricks are still made of plastic, which consumes a lot of oil. However, there has been a recent change in thinking. In addition to manufacturing products from bio plastics, by-products accrued from the wood industry are gaining in importance as a basic raw material for toy manufacturers.
10.04.2024 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers from Jena have investigated a community of bacteria and microalgae and discovered how they jointly contribute to climate protection.
28.04.2024 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
As part of the ClimateCow project, researchers in Munich are developing a new type of feed additive for cattle in order to reduce the animals' methane emissions.
24.04.2024 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
As part of the European research project Aquacombine, partners from six countries are demonstrating the potential that halophytes such as samphire have for the bioeconomy.
12.04.2024 News
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A BMBF-funded research team has trained a language model with web texts from 680,000 German companies and has identified and localised those with bioeconomy activities.
17.04.2024 News
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The world's largest industrial trade fair starts in Hanover on 22 April. The focus will be on technologies for sustainable production. The "Bioeconomy Showcase" in the Future Hub in Hall 2 offers a platform for bio-based innovations.
07.05.2024 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Christine Ziegler is researching how plants perceive water stress and the underlying mechanisms. The biophysicist was awarded the Synergy Grant by the European Research Council in 2023.
22.04.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
An international research team involving the University of Leipzig and the food company Nestlé has developed a database to better identify and breed climate-resistant coffee plants.
18.04.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Smart models, sophisticated measurement technology and automated workflows: At the BioProScale conference in Berlin, stakeholders from science and industry exchanged views on the most important trends in industrial biotech production.
02.05.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
A global study led by the Universities of Hohenheim and Copenhagen shows that diversified agriculture not only benefits biodiversity, but also contributes to food security.
30.04.2024 News
Automobile Plants Chemistry
Together with industrial partners, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new biocomposite material for the production of vehicle underbodies, thereby significantly improving the carbon footprint of the entire production cycle.
06.05.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Can soils be protected from heat, drought and heavy rainfall through reduced cultivation and permanent planting? A research team from Hesse has produced some promising initial results.
13.05.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Shell Deutschland recently commissioned Germany's largest bio-LNG plant at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Cologne. A liquefied fuel mixture of biomethane and fossil natural gas is produced here for heavy goods transport.
07.05.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
An international research team with the participation of the University of Bayreuth sees mycoheterotrophic plants as the key to the previously controversial existence of the underground mycorrhizal network in forests.
25.04.2024 News
unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Bioeconomy Showcase is presenting bio-based innovations in high density in Hall 2 of the Hannover Messe: 18 federally funded projects are providing information about their research and development.
08.05.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The start-up Insempra has raised 20 million US dollars in a financing round. The Munich-based company specialises in the biotechnological production of natural ingredients for the food, cosmetics and textile industries.
14.05.2024 News
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The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald is receiving millions in funding from the federal and state governments to expand research in the fields of agriculture, bioeconomy and the environment.
22.05.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Under the leadership of the Rostock-based Alles Alge association, researchers and companies want to jointly develop a system for cultivating macroalgae in the Baltic Sea.
23.05.2024 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Berlin-based biotech start-up Cultimate Foods has raised €2.3 million from investors for the development of cultured fat ingredients to give plant-based meat substitutes an authentic flavour.
24.05.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The RhizoTraits joint project aims to investigate the extent to which different mixtures of maize varieties can guarantee higher yields despite climate change. The focus is on the plant's root zone – the rhizosphere.
27.05.2024 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Potsdam junior research group TAILOR, led by Lena Hochrein, aims to optimize baker's yeast and other yeasts so that they can be used in a variety of ways as a cell factory for the bioeconomy.
27.05.2024 News
Food Plants Nutritional sciences
The Berlin start-up BettaF!sh will contribute its expertise in the development of new technologies for the production of healthy food from cultivated seaweed to the new EU research project FunSea.
30.05.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
The development of new products from plant-based raw materials was the focus of an EU project in which Fraunhofer researchers from the ISC utilised their innovative coating called bioORMOCER for new fields of application – such as shoe soles and vehicles.
11.06.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The domestication of maize has greatly changed the root system of the food plant. This is the conclusion of a study involving researchers from Bonn. They also identified a gene that is crucial for the breeding of drought-resistant plants.
07.06.2024 News
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At the BioEconomy Centre Anklam, an alliance of research and business has been established under the name IG Helix, which aims to increase the focus on the use of plant-based raw materials from the region – especially for health products.
03.06.2024 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
In the BMBF funding programme ‘Agricultural Systems of the Future’, eight large consortia are researching innovative approaches for the sustainable food production of tomorrow. A new brochure, which bioökonomie.de has produced in cooperation with the participants, provides information on their concepts, objectives and successes to date.
18.06.2024 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have been able to clarify how the algal enzyme HydF is structured and what role a so-called cofactor plays in the production of hydrogen.
06.06.2024 Studies and statistics
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Intensive agriculture is considered to be one of the causes of species extinction worldwide. However, a diverse landscape can significantly promote biodiversity in the fields.
06.06.2024 News
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More fresh capital flowed into the German biotechnology sector in 2023 than in the previous year. There was also an increase in venture capital investments.
10.06.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Experts from science and agricultural practice discussed the key results of the soil research funding programme at the BonaRes conference in Leipzig.
11.06.2024 Interview
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
With his company SmartLab Solutions, Felix Lenk is paving the way for the digital and automated laboratory of the future. One of his team's sensor developments, funded by the BMBF, has now made it onto the market.
14.06.2024 Success story
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
In the BigPharm project, researchers from Munich and Constance want to biotechnologically produce the cannabinoid delta-9-THC. In their search for enzymes for biosynthesis, they found what they were looking for in beard flowers and lichens.
17.06.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The German Research Foundation is funding a new Collaborative Research Centre at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. The focus is on mutations in the genetic material of plants and how these affect proteins.
21.06.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Of the 20 innovation communities selected as part of DATIpilot, two are focussing on innovations in biotechnology and one on textile recycling. The consortia are being funded by the BMBF with up to 5 million euros.
28.06.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers in Bonn have developed software that can be used to visualise the future growth of arable crops and predict important parameters such as yield.
26.06.2024 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
As part of the European "Green ERA-Hub" initiative, the BMBF is funding innovative approaches for a sustainable bioeconomy. A new round of calls for proposals is focussing on the breeding of resistant crops.
02.07.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences have developed a biological process in which worms and microbes help to break down microplastics in wastewater.
03.07.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
An optimal redistribution of global nitrogen quantities in fertilisation would also ensure food security and sustainability in countries of the Global South. This is the conclusion of an international study involving researchers from Göttingen.
04.07.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Fraunhofer researchers have developed a flexible film material from the bioplastic PLA that does not require plasticisers and is recyclable.
09.07.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Using bacteria from bovine rumen, researchers led by the chemical company BASF want to produce the platform chemical fumaric acid from industrial emissions from chemical production.
07.08.2024 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
In the SelWineQ project, viticulture researchers are looking for genetic markers in grape varieties in order to predict the quality of future wine by analysing leaves and to speed up breeding.
04.09.2024 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
In an SME innovation project, the SenseUp team has found a method to reduce the production costs of RNA molecules for crop protection by more than a factor of 1000.
10.07.2024 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
The state capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, is the first city in Germany to present a municipal bioeconomy strategy with 22 specific measures to drive forward the transition to a bio-based future.
18.07.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Permaculture has the potential to combine agriculture, environmental protection and nature conservation. This is the conclusion of a study involving the Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau.
15.07.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A research team from the Jena Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ has decoded the mechanism that enables some bacterial strains to reflect light and form colours in a similar way to butterfly wings.
