23.04.2021 News
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Bio-based materials for sustainable textiles are the focus of the third online hackathon of the Science Year project “Hack Your Fashion”: Free workshops give insights into new developments and invite participants to experiment together.
06.05.2021 News
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In search of new concepts for tomorrow's nutrition, the joint project Food4Future wants to analyze science fiction novels together with students from the University of Potsdam.
13.05.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The start-up Becanex wants to extract cannabidiol from industrial hemp. The Berlin-based company has now successfully acquired funding from the Central Innovation Program for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM).
29.04.2021 News
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In 2020, the German biotechnology sector grew faster than it has in years. According to the sector association of the biotechnology industry BIO Deutschland, the 710 local companies generated sales of almost 6.5 billion euros. The industry stars BioNTech and CureVac were the main contributors.
28.04.2021 Studies and statistics
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A study by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) looks at the link between increasingly animal-less tropical forests and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
30.04.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Molecular biologist Philip Wigge and biochemist Gert Bange have been awarded the highly endowed ERC Advanced Grants by the European Research Council for their innovative projects in plant research.
21.05.2021 News
Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
The start-up for cell culture-based meat is making great progress and relocates to the campus of the University of Rostock.
07.05.2021 Success story
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is the plastic that researchers in the PHABIO APP joint project have produced biotechnologically: It is produced from animal waste fats with the help of bacteria and is completely degradable in nature.
14.05.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
The textile chemicals company Rudolf GmbH receives funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment for the construction of a manufacturing plant for an impregnating agent based on renewable raw materials.
27.05.2021 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
A process has been developed in Göttingen that can be used to produce sustainable packaging from popcorn granules using 3D printing.
28.05.2021 News
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In a financing round, the Bavarian biotech company AMSilk has raised new capital and is now looking to penetrate new lines of business worldwide.
18.06.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Materials sciences
The polyethylene films commonly used in agriculture pollute the environment with microplastics. Biodegradable alternatives are therefore being searched for.
18.05.2021 Studies and statistics
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The chemical sector has a growing demand for carbon. Today, 450 million tonnes of carbon, mostly from fossil resources, are contained in chemicals and polymers. How can this growing demand be met in the future? This is the question the nova-Institut is investigating.
27.05.2021 Interview
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The effects of climate change on soil biodiversity are the research focus of Leibniz Prize winner Nico Eisenhauer.
08.06.2021 News
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The "Biofabrik" conference presented biobased products and bioeconomic production processes from biotechnology to biorefinery.
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 12:00 In-depth report
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Biobased economies are an important instrument for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. According to the German government's National Bioeconomy Strategy, biobased economies can contribute in particular to achieving eleven of the 17 SDGs. They are presented in more detail in this dossier.
04.06.2021 News
Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
The chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck wants to develop industrial-grade bioreactors with the TU Darmstadt and Tufts University.
22.06.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The "FarmerSpace" project tests and compares new agricultural technologies to combat weeds and plant diseases.
22.06.2021 Success story
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Following the example of the Canary Island pine's bark, which defies forest fires, researchers are developing nanocellulose-based biobased fire-retardant coatings to protect wood indoors and out.
09.06.2021 News
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On June 10 and 11, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU) will be inviting visitors to the Week of the Environment. The motto of the digital event is "This is how the future works!" and the bioeconomy is therefore represented several times.
05.07.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
By using a novel solvent, the petroleum-based raw material polypropylene could be recovered from carpet waste for the first time - and in the highest quality.
15.06.2021 News
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The ‘MS Wissenschaft’ with the bioeconomy exhibition is on the road again. This year, the tour takes in 30 cities in Germany's north and west and also makes a stop in Austria.
10.12.2021 Product
Consumables Plants
Reuse instead of dispose - this also works for diapers. Modern cloth diapers outperform conventional alternatives in terms of environmental and skin compatibility.
04.01.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Researchers have laid the foundation for the production of sustainable plasticizers: The molecules needed for plastic production can be obtained from waste streams from food production or wood processing.
06.01.2022 News
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Around 30 million euros will go to BIOWEG, CO2BioClean and Genome Biologics to research and grow.
22.12.2021 Success story
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Bio-based, biodegradable and with good technical properties: The requirements for new plastics are high - yet new PHB composites come very close.
22.12.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
This year, almost every fifth houseplant produced in Germany is a poinsettia. Most of the colorful spurge plants come from North Rhine-Westphalia.
25.01.2022 Interview
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In this interview, sustainability analyst Uwe Fritsche talks about strategies for a sustainable bioeconomy that is broadly embedded in society.
10.01.2022 News
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The multi-talent of modern biotechnology has been used by humans for thousands of years.
14.01.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Hamburg-based start-up COLIPI gets support from the EXIST funding program of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protectionfor the development of a climate-friendly palm oil alternative.
17.01.2022 News
Energy Microorganisms Energy technologies
Using microbial electrochemical cells, the young company produces climate-neutral methane from CO2 and green hydrogen.
18.01.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Through its investment platform Katjes Greenfood, the confectionery manufacturer will support the start-up UNMILK, which offers milk alternatives made from oat and pea proteins.
13.01.2022 News
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With a new funding program, Bavaria is supporting companies in setting up bioeconomy production plants on an industrial scale.
24.01.2022 News
Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Leibniz researchers from Jena have succeeded in producing the natural substance olivetolic acid - a precursor of the cannabis active ingredient THC - in amoebae.
26.01.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
A research team at Hof University of Applied Sciences is developing a fully biodegradable growth body for aquaponics to make water treatment more sustainable.
31.01.2022 News
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Researchers have identified drought-tolerant tree species that could better protect native forests from the effects of climate change.
25.01.2022 News
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Agricultural and food policy experts will discuss how soils can be better protected and used more sustainably at the 14th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) this week.
04.02.2022 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
With her Hamburg-based start-up Traceless Materials, Anne Lamp wants to launch an innovative biomaterial that is fully compostable.
03.02.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A new call for proposals has been launched as part of the "Bioeconomy in the North" funding initiative. It calls for collaborations that research and develop new wood-based biorefinery concepts and products.
08.02.2022 News
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The Dutch specialist for functional food ingredients is to expand the enzyme portfolio of the German biotechnology group.
14.02.2022 News
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The Essen-based specialty chemicals group wants to completely ban petroleum-based ingredients from its laundry and cleaning products by 2030 and replace them with biodegradable raw materials instead.
10.02.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Zwingenberg-based biotechnology company BRAIN is cooperating with the Berlin-based food tech start-up Formo to advance the fermentative production of animal-free milk proteins.
10.02.2022 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Fibers with two differently functionalized sides are intended to heal damaged nerve and muscle strands more quickly.
09.02.2022 Studies and statistics
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A new study by the University of Bonn and the Breakthrough Institute (USA) shows that genetically modified plants could have a positive impact on the environment and especially on the climate.
11.02.2022 Studies and statistics
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The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) has warned of dramatic effects of the increasing plastic waste in the oceans. It refers to a study by the Alfred Wegener Institute.
28.02.2022 News
Food Waste Agriculture sciences
A research team is investigating which residues are used as food to turn fly larvae into particularly valuable protein feed.
21.02.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
With a view to a circular bioeconomy, researchers at IfBB are investigating whether asparagus peels are suitable as fillers for biocomposites.
16.02.2022 News
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A big hit in the German biotechnology sector: The Leipzig-based enzyme manufacturer c-LEcta is acquired by the Irish group Kerry for 137 million euros.
15.03.2022 News
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Munich plant researchers have discovered a key protein that controls phosphate uptake through symbiosis with fungi.
23.02.2022 News
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How sustainable is the bioeconomy in Germany? The monitoring consortium SYMOBIO 2.0, which has now been launched, screens relevant data, analyzes and evaluates it.
24.02.2022 News
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Initially targeting the EUR 250 million mark, the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) has come out of fundraising oversubscribed thanks to newly acquired investors.
01.03.2022 News
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A combined method of simulation and experiment predicts the ecotoxicity of bioeconomy products.
07.03.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A research team is developing a biotechnological process to produce succinic acid based on the bacterium Vibrio natriegens.
01.03.2022 Interview
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
Under the umbrella of Fraunhofer IMTE, the team led by Carsten Schulz from the Society for Marine Aquaculture (GMA) will further develop the potential of the Blue Bioeconomy in the future.
09.03.2022 News
Energy Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers have developed an innovative process that enables the use of chips from poplar wood for biomethane and peat substitution.
10.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Benign Pseudomonas strains ensure that their pathogenic relatives do not cause any damage in plants, as researchers from Tübingen have discovered.
23.03.2022 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Bayreuth geoecologist Johanna Pausch is researching how root fungi in symbiosis with plants control carbon turnover in soils.
14.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
An international consortium with plant researchers from Munich and Cologne has deciphered all four genome copies of the potato, thus facilitating breeding.
22.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Researchers develop models to make sustainable forest management more attractive.
23.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A team led by molecular biologist Holger Puchta has further developed the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors so that entire plant cell types in the genome can now be selectively switched off.
