09.12.2019 News
Textiles Waste Materials sciences
New textiles from old fibers
In the DiTex pilot project, a research team is focusing on recycling fabric fibers and on intelligent labels.
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12.12.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bacteria adapted to feed on CO2
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: Cosmetics from roots
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
Fungus supplies herb with active substance
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
Bioplastics on the rise
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
Call for new rules for GMOs
Science academies and the German Research Foundation are urging EU legislators to reconsider the regulation for genetically modified organisms.
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Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Networking for the bioeconomy
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
Sweet potatoes raise alarm with fragrance
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
How climate change impacts fish species
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
Low cost production of pheromones
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.
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27.04.2016 Product
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Bio building bricks
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
Alliance of microalgae and bacteria
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
Methane-reducing feed additives for livestock
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
Tapping into the potential of salt-tolerant plants
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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AI language model generates map of bioeconomy companies
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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Bioeconomy at the Hannover Messe
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.
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Christine Ziegler
07.05.2024 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
“Uncovering the key signals of plants under water stress”
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
Reference genome for Arabica coffee available online
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
Thinking big with smart bioprocess technology
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
Major agricultural study: diversity in agriculture pays off
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
Vehicle underbody made from new biocomposite material
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
Adapting soils to climate change with regenerative arable farming
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 starts bio-LNG production on the Rhine
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
Fungal networks in the forest: evidence for Wood Wide Web
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
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Hannover Messe 2024: Sustainable industry with bioeconomy
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
Biotech start-up Insempra secures millions in financing
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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Greifswald: Plasma technology for the bioeconomy
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
Establishing algae cultivation in the Baltic Sea
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
Millions for cell-based fat ingredient
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
How the root zone can secure crop yields
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.
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Lisa Ossowski
27.05.2024 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
“Yeasts: developing cell factory alternatives”
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
BettaF!sh: Algae ingredients for fish alternatives
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
Antimicrobial coating for shoe soles
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
How roots protect maize plants from drought
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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New bioeconomy alliance for bio-based healthcare products
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
Agricultural systems of the future: the new brochure is now available
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
Algae enzymes for hydrogen production
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
NTU (2024): Crop and landscape heterogeneity increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
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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Biotechnology in Germany: More than 1 billion euros flow into the sector
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
Soil research: BonaRes experts take stock
Experts from science and agricultural practice discussed the key results of the soil research funding programme at the BonaRes conference in Leipzig.
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Felix Lenk
11.06.2024 Interview
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
“With communication standards to a digital biotech lab”
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
A more sustainable painkiller
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
New SFB: Protein biochemistry meets plant research
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
DATI innovation communities
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
AI makes the growth of arable plants visible
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
Green ERA-Hub: EU alliances for innovative plant breeding wanted
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
Removing microplastics from sewage treatment plants
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
Study: Redistributed nitrogen consumption increases global food security
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
Innovative bioplastic film made from PLA
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
Turning CO2 from industrial emissions into a platform chemical
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
Twice as effective towards more resistant grape varieties
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
RNA-based insecticides become competitive
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
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Stuttgart sets its own bioeconomy strategy
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: Better soils, more biodiversity
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
Sustainable colours with iridescent bacteria
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.
19.07.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Deriving climate consequences with data from plant app
With the help of a newly developed algorithm, Leipzig researchers can use data from the plant identification app Flora Incognita to determine the effects of climate change on the plant world.
22.07.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
New strategies required in wheat cultivation
An international research team involving the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research is calling for new sustainable cultivation practices to improve nitrogen uptake in wheat cultivation instead of applying more fertilizer.
24.07.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
More legumes in Europe's fields
As part of a newly launched EU project, researchers at the University of Hanover want to tap into the benefits of pulses in order to promote the acceptance and cultivation of beans, lentils and the like in European agriculture.
29.07.2024 News
Construction Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Using biogenic residues to create climate-positive building materials
Fraunhofer researchers want to use biogenic carbon from biomass as a carbon sink for the production of sustainable concrete and bricks.
24.07.2024 Studies and statistics
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
University of Göttingen (2024): Acceptance of animal-free cheese
Both companies and research institutes are currently working on biotechnological processes for the production of animal-free alternatives to dairy products. Researchers at the University of Göttingen investigated the acceptance of such products by consumers.