31.01.2024 News
Food Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Hamburg-based biotech company Infinite Roots - formerly Mushlabs - has secured 58 million US dollars in a Series B financing round for the development and production of new meat substitutes based on mushroom mycelium.
06.02.2024 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
A global report involving researchers from Potsdam shows how the global economy would benefit from an agricultural and food transition and underlines the urgent need to revise the political framework.
02.02.2024 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Berlin start-up Vyld has raised millions from investors as part of an early-stage financing round, thereby securing the further development of its seaweed products.
12.02.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
According to a study, the combined cultivation of maize and runner beans is characterized by lower yields, but lower nutrient losses and greater biodiversity compared to a maize monoculture.
15.02.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
An international research team led by Munich agricultural scientist Senthold Asseng has modeled for the first time how the fungal disease wheat blast affects wheat production as a result of climate change.
08.02.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The EU Commission's amended proposal to relax genetic engineering legislation for certain genome-edited plants was adopted by the European Parliament by a narrow majority.
16.02.2024 News
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With the new "BioKreativ" funding initiative, the BMBF is enabling young researchers from the natural, IT and engineering sciences to set up a junior research group for bioeconomy research. Apply by April 15.
20.02.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Researchers at Cologne University of Applied Sciences have commissioned a pilot plant to test the cultivation of microalgae in a biofilm to purify landfill leachate.
27.02.2024 News
Food Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Berlin and Leipzig-based start-up Pacifico Biolabs has raised 3.3 million US dollars in a financing round for the development of alternative fish and seafood.
26.02.2024 News
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The German Federal Environmental Foundation has launched a new funding initiative to support innovative projects in which stakeholders work together on concrete change processes for sustainable development. Submit project ideas by May 15.
22.02.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
A research team at TU Braunschweig has combined various methods to make a scanning tunneling microscope usable for the surface analysis of peptides.
28.02.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
As part of the ReMatBuilt project, Fraunhofer researchers and partners from China have developed sustainable building materials made from recycled concrete and plant residues.
02.07.2024 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Luisa Gronenberg and her team from the Munich start-up Insempra are developing an innovative bioprocess to produce polyester and polyamides from residual and waste materials. The team is receiving millions in funding from SPRIND.
04.03.2024 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
An 18-member panel of experts forms the new Senate Commission of the German Research Foundation for the transformation of agricultural and food systems.
11.03.2024 Success story
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
As part of the Biogasohol project, researchers from Rostock are working with Vietnamese partners to develop new catalysts and processes to convert carbon dioxide and methane from biogas into synthesis gas and make it usable for the chemical industry.
07.03.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The biotech companies AMSilk and BRAIN Biotech are announcing their first successes as part of their research and development alliance, which has only been running for a year: the optimization of a structural protein using computer-aided design and the patent application for the process.
14.03.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
The bioeconomy start-up traceless materials will launch the first large-scale production of its biomaterials in the former Wedemann bakery in Hamburg-Harburg.
20.03.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Researchers and students at TH Köln and the University of Cologne have developed an experimental platform that illustrates how climate change affects plant growth.
25.08.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at the Technical University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin have succeeded in elucidating the molecular mechanism of bacterial conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) for the first time.
26.08.2025 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Zwingenberg-based enzyme specialist BRAIN Biotech will be collaborating with the Dutch company Corbion in the future to develop new sustainable ingredients for food preservation.
27.08.2025 News
unspecific Plants Plant breeding research
Researchers at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have identified the mechanism by which plants transport amino acids within their organisms. The findings could contribute to the development of crops with a higher content of essential amino acids.
01.09.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
As part of its EIP-Agri funding programme, the EU is supporting two projects at Bingen University of Applied Sciences that focus on innovation in agriculture – including a project that aims to digitally control irrigation in vegetable cultivation.
12.09.2025 Success story
unspecific Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
In the ‘Fungi 4 VectorControl’ project, researchers at Darmstadt Technical University are working with Argentine teams to develop a fungicide from fungi to combat mosquitoes.
02.09.2025 News
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As part of the EU project ShapingBio, researchers led by Fraunhofer ISI have formulated recommendations for utilising the potential of bio-based innovations and thereby advancing the bioeconomy within the EU.
11.09.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
As part of the EARL soil protection project, a globally unique pilot plant has been inaugurated in Ruhstorf, Lower Bavaria. The aim is to investigate the effect of cultivation systems on soil erosion.
10.09.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The biotech company Amsilk, which specialises in the production of spider silk proteins, has raised tens of millions in fresh capital in a financing round to expand production of the high-tech biomaterial.
12.09.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The VitiForst project is entering its second phase, in which researchers from the Universities of Hohenheim and Freiburg aim to further develop the combined cultivation of vines and trees and put it into practical use.
15.09.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have developed a new process that will make the production of methanol from biomass significantly easier and more decentralised in the future.
16.09.2025 News
Food Fungi Nutritional sciences
The Berlin-based start-up Nosh.bio is launching a hybrid minced beef product based on koji. It is the first German company to demonstrate the use of koji protein in hybrid minced meat.
24.09.2025 News
Chemistry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
In the ‘Mycobuild’ project, researchers at Hof University of Applied Sciences aim to demonstrate that thermal insulation materials made from fungal mycelium can also be produced industrially, economically and ecologically.
23.09.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Cologne-based start-up PAPACKS will work even more closely with the US specialty chemicals company Solenis in future to produce sustainable packaging based on hemp on an industrial scale.
25.09.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Freiburg researchers have discovered a cellular growth switch that regulates the plant hormone auxin and thus plant growth in response to environmental changes.
29.09.2025 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) has discovered the genetic cause of late flowering in barley, which leads to higher yields.
02.10.2025 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A comparative study by the University of Bayreuth shows that the cup plant is a more sustainable alternative to silage maize as an energy crop.
06.10.2025 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
This year's Joachim Herz Prize, worth €500,000, goes to physicist Hans Kleemann from TU Dresden for developing a bio-based and recyclable printed circuit board.
07.10.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Drones and robots could carry out planting work in forest areas in the future. Researchers at Kempten University of Applied Sciences want to realise this vision in the AI flagship project ‘DraAuf’.
28.10.2025 Product
unspecific Plants
Whether in muesli, as a crunchy salad topping, or to refine baked goods – sunflower seeds are incredibly versatile and packed with nutrients. They provide magnesium, folic acid, vitamin E, fiber, and high-quality plant-based protein.
08.10.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Daniel Eggerichs has developed a process at Ruhr University Bochum in which genetically modified bacteria convert waste from the paper industry into plastic precursors. He was honoured by the German Chemical Society for this method.
15.10.2025 News
Textiles unspecific Materials sciences
The EU project FABULOSE receives €3.5 million in funding for biotechnologically produced vegan leather alternatives based on cellulose. Four partners from Baden-Württemberg are involved.
16.10.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
A research team at Heidelberg University has discovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that plants use to prevent water loss during extreme drought and strong sunlight.
20.10.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Research into sustainable and future-proof agriculture using artificial intelligence (AI) is the focus of the newly opened Living Lab for Agriculture, which is run by the University of Osnabrück.
22.10.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology, Leipzig University and the Fraunhofer Institute FEP are developing microalgae as ‘cell factories’ that can produce the important basic chemical glycolate from carbon dioxide and sunlight.
24.10.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The combined cultivation of alfalfa and ribwort plantain doubles yields and reduces nitrate levels in the soil. This is shown by a study conducted in collaboration with the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research.
27.10.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers from Marburg and Kaiserslautern have elucidated the structure of a bacterial enzyme that is capable of producing the basic chemical ethylene without releasing CO2.
30.10.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers at the Universities of Göttingen and Kassel demonstrate how multifunctional landscapes such as paludiculture can promote nature conservation and ecosystem restoration.
05.11.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
In the EU project UPSCALE, researchers led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) are demonstrating how insects can be gently lured away from crops using push-pull technology, thereby improving yields and soil fertility.
03.11.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy in Potsdam are developing a laser module that removes weeds from fields with pinpoint accuracy.
04.11.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
The conversion of biogenic residues into sustainable chemicals such as green methanol is the focus of two new projects that the BMFTR is funding with around €1.8 million through the WIR! innovation alliance ‘biogeniV’.
11.11.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
A new study by the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg shows how rye rearranges its genes in response to environmental stress.
12.11.2025 News
Food Plants Nutritional sciences
A research team involving the Technical University of Munich has decoded the genomes of 33 different oat varieties, thereby recording the entire genetic diversity of this plant.
17.11.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and Philipps University of Marburg have developed an automated platform that enables high-throughput research into genetic changes in chloroplasts for the first time.
20.11.2025 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The German federal government and the state of Baden-Württemberg are providing around €3 million in funding to support the establishment of a biofabrication centre at Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart.
27.05.2025 Interview
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
In the “Single Cell Protein” working group, a team led by Monika Konarzycka-Bessler is looking for bacterial strains that utilise CO2 as a source of raw materials for the production of proteins used in the food industry.
04.07.2025 Product
Food Microorganisms
For many, cheese is a staple – enjoyed with bread, pasta, or on its own at the end of a meal. For centuries, it has been a cornerstone of culinary traditions around the world.
21.05.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
How can the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii be reliably cultivated in the laboratory? - A handbook by researchers from Bayreuth and Göttingen provides answers.
Publication
Research and sustainable use for the bioeconomyPublished by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), November 2024Edited by: bioökonomie.de/BIOCOM Interrelations GmbHOur soils are an indispensable basis for life and, as sensitive ecosystems, are at the beginning of the value chains of a bio-based economy. Application-oriented research is a key to the sustainable use of soils in the context of a bioeconomy. With the BonaRes and Rhizo4Bio initiatives, the BMBF has set a funding focus on applied soil research that is unique in Europe. The brochure describes the joint projects and presents the most important results in a compact and understandable form. The brochure also integrates the activities into the European Research Area. Download PDF
23.05.2025 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
The Leibniz Research Network ‘Green Nutrition - Healthy Society’ provides recommendations for the reorganisation of food and agricultural systems, taking sustainability and resilience into account.
22.05.2025 News
unspecific unspecific Plant breeding research
The Cologne-based start-up SenseUP has concluded seed financing totalling 2.4 million euros. It will use the capital to drive forward its research activities in order to bring new biopesticides to market maturity.
28.05.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Photovoltaics on agricultural land is more accepted by the population than solar installations on unused open land. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
30.05.2025 News
Construction Microorganisms Bioökonomie mitgestalten
An international research team involving Graz University of Technology is working on integrating microorganisms into facade paints. The aim is to protect the exterior walls of buildings, bind CO2 and break down air pollutants.
