11.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Young researchers from Düsseldorf want to score points at this year's iGEM student competition in Boston with a biological fertilizer made from symbiotic fungi.
07.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biodiversity
When streptomyces secrete arginoketides, other microorganisms react in ways they otherwise would not.
12.07.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Two Fraunhofer institutes are being funded by the Free State of Bavaria with almost 12 million euros for the development of climate-neutral fuels from biomass and carbon dioxide.
06.07.2023 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The BonaRes project SUSALPSII investigates how climate change in the Alps affects the productivity of grassland soils and how management can be changed in the future.
14.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
In Hesse, the cultivation of deep-rooted spice plants in wheat fields is being tested to improve the nutrient and water supply of the soil.
18.07.2023 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
For the first time, it has been possible to study organisms that feed on nitric oxide in greater detail.
13.07.2023 Interview
Food unspecific unspecific
Ian O`Hara is a biotechnology professor in Brisbane and a leading expert on the Australian and international bioeconomy scene. He recently visited Germany.
21.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Biodiversity
Even in remote mountain lakes, the researchers found higher concentrations of microplastics than in subtropical trash swirls.
24.07.2023 News
unspecific unspecific unspecific
The implementation of the bioeconomy strategy in North Rhine-Westphalia can only succeed if the population is involved and the benefits of biobased technologies are highlighted more clearly.
25.07.2023 News
Chemistry Animals Materials sciences
Researchers have discovered an effect in springtails that could be used to make new materials.
26.07.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Researchers at Munich University of Applied Sciences want to establish annual plants such as miscanthus as an alternative raw material to wood for the paper industry.
05.10.2023 Success story
Food unspecific Social sciences
A study has analyzed the innovation systems of insect, plant and cultured meat products.
01.08.2023 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A survey by Bitkom Research shows: More and more people can imagine eating cell-based meat from 3D printers and see this as a contribution to more sustainable food production.
04.08.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Partners from research and industry have developed new synthetic routes for the use of plant-based polymer thickeners for rolling bearing greases, making them almost 100% bio-based.
Mon, 08/21/2023 - 12:00 In-depth report
unspecific unspecific unspecific
Space is an extraordinary and fascinating environment. Biobased innovations can help open up the universe as a space suitable for living. At the same time, satellites and other innovations in space research help to further develop the bioeconomy on Earth.
09.08.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Konstanz researchers have shown that the mineral plastic they developed with self-healing properties can now also be degraded by microorganisms through the use of a biopolymer.
08.08.2023 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
As a novel class of materials, biocatalysts are particularly durable and active.
03.08.2023 Interview
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Hamburg-based startup MicroHarvest uses microorganisms to produce healthy and tasty proteins.
11.08.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Plant researchers from Cologne have unraveled the molecular arms race in the evolution of plants and harmful fungi.
15.08.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
The fungus Pandora cacopsyllae, which attacks the leaf fleas feared in orchards, could serve as a biological control agent in the future, according to a study.
21.08.2023 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
According to a recent study, microplastic particles are not only blown by the wind, but also enter the atmosphere directly from seawater.
17.08.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The cooling evaporation effect is reduced when plants shift their photosynthesis activity to the morning hours during a heat wave. The researchers have now been able to demonstrate this using satellite data.
11.08.2023 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific unspecific
Marine air worldwide contains microplastic particles that enter the atmosphere both from land sources and via seawater. A research team led by the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Sea (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg conducted air sampling studies along the Norwegian coast to the Arctic.
25.08.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Biodiversity
Until 2010, biodiversity in European rivers was still recovering - since then, this development has stagnated. An international study shows that biodiversity is under pressure, especially downstream from urban areas and agricultural land.
23.08.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Giessen researchers have developed a new system for the tailored control of gene expression in bacteria. Bioplastics production would also benefit from this.
28.08.2023 News
Energy Waste Energy technologies
In the Leuna100 project, the partners involved want to combine technological innovations into a process suitable for industrial use.
01.09.2023 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Using micro-computed tomography, a research team has succeeded in observing the growth of mold cultures in the bioreactor in 3D.
04.09.2023 News
Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The fermentation of liquid fractions from residual materials such as liquid manure taps unused biomass potential.
07.09.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at the University of Hohenheim develop a bio-based and recyclable plastic for food packaging from agricultural residues.
06.09.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Bayer AG invests 220 million euros in a new research and development center at the Monheim site.
11.09.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A pilot plant for the production of high-performance fibers from beech pulp went into operation at the Technikum Laubholz in Göppingen.
13.09.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Markus Jeschek, Professor of Synthetic Microbiology at the University of Regensburg, has received the European Research Council's 1.5 million euro ERC Starting Grant for the development of novel biosensors based on proteins and RNA.
19.09.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Artificial shading could help breed better, higher-yielding varieties.
20.09.2023 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Heidelberg-based Cultivated B is the first company in the world to submit an application to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for approval of a cell-based sausage product.
26.09.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
With Darwinibacteriales, researchers in the EU Micro4Biogas project have identified a new group of anaerobic bacteria that could be the key to optimized biogas production.
21.09.2023 News
unspecific unspecific unspecific
Just in time for the UN Summit on Agenda 2030 in New York, the German Federal Ministry of Research has published its own sustainability strategy - and the bioeconomy plays an important role in it.
21.09.2023 Product
Consumables Plants
Kebabs to go are usually wrapped in aluminium foil. An award-winning innovative paper packaging offers a more sustainable solution.
27.09.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
A European research network aims to optimize ozone tolerance, photosynthetic performance and stem quality in barley.
21.12.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers have discovered how the cabbage white butterfly detoxifies toxic mustard oils from its food source.
22.12.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Exotic spices are key to baking cookies. But instead of coming from India, vanilla and pepper could soon come from domestic indoor farms.
02.01.2023 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Improving the taste and consistency of plant-based meat substitutes is the focus of a new research partnership between Holzminden-based Symrise AG and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
12.12.2022 Product
unspecific Plants
Leather is as much in demand as it is controversial - although the chemically preserved animal skin is robust and versatile, its production takes place at the expense of animals, humans and the environment - not so with a new, plant-based imitation leather.
22.12.2022 Product
Consumables Plants
Conventional disposable tampons are made of up to 90% plastic - and are therefore not only harmful to the environment but also to the health of those wearing them. A new tampon offers a sustainable alternative.
09.01.2023 News
Food Plants Food technology
Researchers have succeeded in developing a domestic alternative to palm oil from rapeseed oil.
05.01.2023 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bacillus subtilis is a multi-talent - equally important for human and animal health as well as for industry.
10.01.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A German-Japanese research team wants to enable algae to produce green hydrogen without photosynthesis even at night.
16.01.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Soy production in Europe could be further increased by breeding new drought- and heat-tolerant varieties.
11.01.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Max Planck researchers have presented a combination method that produces plants without traces of the gene scissors.
25.01.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Plants protect their cells from too much sun with the help of color pigments. The signal for this is given by the sugars from photosynthesis.
27.01.2023 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
A special polyester has properties comparable to thermoplastics and is both recyclable and microbially degradable.
19.01.2023 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Berlin-based food tech startup Project Eaden receives another €2 million in a seed round to further develop its fiber technology for producing plant-based meat.
24.01.2023 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
After two years of record figures, the mood in the German biotechnology industry is worse than ever. This is shown by the annual survey of the industry association BIO Deutschland for 2022.
Wed, 02/01/2023 - 12:00 In-depth report
Chemistry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Lignin is one of the biopolymers that occur most frequently in nature. Nevertheless, the potential of this complex molecule is far from being exploited - today, lignin is mostly burned. This dossier provides a concise overview of research and development projects that are opening up new applications for lignin.
23.01.2023 Studies and statistics
Agriculture and forestry Waste Agriculture sciences
Human excrements are valuable raw materials for fertilizers. They could replace commercial products at least in part, researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) show in a recent study.
02.02.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Researchers have succeeded in pressing wooden boards from the bark of native trees that do not require glue, thus enabling easy reuse.
06.02.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The carbon cycle in soil is significantly influenced by the way microorganisms die.
03.02.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
With an EU grant, Max Planck researchers want to bring their new concept for optimizing microbial production organisms into biotechnological application.
13.02.2023 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Machine learning is used to detect atypical peptides in bacteria and make them available for use.
09.02.2023 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
With the event series "Bioeconomy Workshop Saxony", an alliance of business and science aims to bring innovative concepts of the bioeconomy into practice.
15.02.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Converting biomass into chemicals is a technical challenge. Supported with 2 million euros from the European Research Council, a Hamburg research team develops new catalysts specifically for this purpose.
