27.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Apple trees under solar panels
An agri-photovoltaic system was set up on an organic fruit farm in Gelsdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore its potential for fruit cultivation.
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11.10.2021 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Phytotechnikum: High-tech research in a glass greenhouse
The first high-tech greenhouse of the new Phytotechnikum was officially opened on the campus of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart.
12.10.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Research factories for sustainable chemistry
A team led by Potsdam biochemist Peter Seeberger has succeeded in obtaining BMBF funding for the establishment of two large-scale research centers for the reorientation of chemical production in central Germany.
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IGZ
04.10.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
"We want to use temperature sensors to accelerate the breeding of climate-resistant plants"
The Potsdam molecular biologist Philip Wigge is researching the mechanisms by which plants detect and adapt to ambient temperatures.
04.10.2021 Studies and statistics
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RWTH, ETH (2021) | Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission plastics by a circular carbon economy
A study recently published in the journal Science by RWTH Aachen University in collaboration with ETH Zurich shows that net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from plastics are possible.
19.10.2021 News
Chemistry Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Fish gills as inspiration for microplastic filter
Inspired by fish gills, researchers want to develop a sustainable filter that screens microplastics from washing machines.
27.10.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Role of fine roots in plant growth recognized
The plant's appearance reveals nothing about its roots, according to a study. More attention should be paid to the characteristics of fine roots in future development forecasts.
08.11.2021 News
Machine and plant engineering Waste Plant and process engineering
Optimizing cooling appliances for recycling
A large-scale trial identifies key design elements for successful recycling of refrigerators and freezers.
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:00 In-depth report
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Plant-based meat substitutes - products with future potential
Vegetarian and vegan alternatives to sausage and meat are booming and have hit the middle of society. This dossier looks at the plant-based alternatives. It presents the most important resources and meat substitute products, market development, economic players and relevant funding projects.
26.10.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
EU funding for traceless materials
The Hamburg-based start-up traceless materials was able to secure a multi-million euro grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) for the further development of a process with which compostable biomaterials can be produced from agricultural residues.
02.11.2021 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity
Large-scale inventory of microbial knowledge launched
The National Research Data Infrastructure for Microbiota Research has begun to create better data management nationwide.
09.11.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Sustainable raw materials for elastomers
From base monomers to additives, the important plastics group is to become more bio- and residue-based.
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David Ausserhofer
22.11.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
"There is no easy solution to sustainably improving food systems"
Martina Brockmeier, an agricultural economist from Hohenheim, was elected as the future president of the Leibniz Association in November 2021. She sees bioeconomy research as an important contribution to achieving the global sustainability goals.
16.11.2021 News
unspecific Plants Biodiversity
Symbiont supplies seagrass with nitrogen
Seagrass is an important store of carbon dioxide. A bacterium enables the plant to thrive.
17.11.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A light switch for targeted genome interventions
Fraunhofer researchers are working on an alternative to the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors. Initial successes have already been achieved.
22.11.2021 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Cell-free protein production convinces at pitch
The Kykeon Biotech team wins the audience award of the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg.
18.11.2021 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
University of Bayreuth (2021): Diversity of ecological functions on marine islands decreases
Human impact reshapes ecological communities through the extinction and introduction of species. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have studied these processes using the example of birds on ocean islands. They were able to show that the loss of species causes a long-term unification of ecosystems and their functions.
23.11.2021 News
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Two agricultural experts elected to head the Leibniz Association
Two bioeconomy experts will head the Leibniz Association in the future: Martina Brockmeier, an agricultural economist from Hohenheim, was elected as the new president and Barbara Sturm, an agricultural engineer from Potsdam, was elected vice-president.
17.01.2022 News
Energy Microorganisms Energy technologies
Electrochaea raises 36 million euros
Using microbial electrochemical cells, the young company produces climate-neutral methane from CO2 and green hydrogen.
18.01.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Katjes invests in UNMILK
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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Industrial bioeconomy: Bavaria invests in scale-up plants
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
Amoebae as biofactories for natural substances
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
Ridding aquacultures of microplastics
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
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Stronger forests through exotic trees
Researchers have identified drought-tolerant tree species that could better protect native forests from the effects of climate change.
25.01.2022 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
GFFA 2022: Focus on soil and land use
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.
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Marc Schultz Coulon
04.02.2022 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
"Our biomaterial can replace hard-to-recycle plastic"
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
Alliances sought for wood bioeconomy
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
Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Brain Biotech acquires Breatec and Comix
The Dutch specialist for functional food ingredients is to expand the enzyme portfolio of the German biotechnology group.
14.02.2022 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Evonik expands biosurfactant production
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
BRAIN: Alliance with producers of vegan cheese
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
Spider silk further developed for medical purposes
Fibers with two differently functionalized sides are intended to heal damaged nerve and muscle strands more quickly.
09.02.2022 Studies and statistics
Agriculture and forestry Plants unspecific
University of Bonn and Breakthrough-Institut (2022): Genetically modified crops support climate change mitigation
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
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
WWF and AWI (2022): Impacts of plastic pollution in the oceans on marine species, biodiversity and ecosystems
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
Optimal feeding black soldier flies
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
Using asparagus peels for bioplastics
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
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Irish Kerry Group acquires enzyme specialist c-LEcta
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
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
How rice plants regulate their root fungal network
Munich plant researchers have discovered a key protein that controls phosphate uptake through symbiosis with fungi.
23.02.2022 News
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Bioeconomy monitoring enters next phase
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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European bioeconomy fund raises 300 million euros
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
unspecific unspecific Chemistry
Estimating the environmental impact of new bio-products
A combined method of simulation and experiment predicts the ecotoxicity of bioeconomy products.
07.03.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Marine microbe as cell factory
A research team is developing a biotechnological process to produce succinic acid based on the bacterium Vibrio natriegens.
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Privat
01.03.2022 Interview
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
"Aquatic technologies are key to a healthy diet"
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
Poplar wood for the biogas plant
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
Bacterial booster for the plant immune response
Benign Pseudomonas strains ensure that their pathogenic relatives do not cause any damage in plants, as researchers from Tübingen have discovered.
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Universität Bayreuth
23.03.2022 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
"Fungal networks influence soil carbon storage"
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
Complex potato genome sequenced
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
Rewarding forest ecosystem services
Researchers develop models to make sustainable forest management more attractive.
23.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Gene scissors reprogrammed for plants
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.
24.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
New archaea species secures drinking water from Lake Constance
Environmental microbiologists show for the first time that ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms are also active in Lake Constance.
Sun, 07/24/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report
Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biohydrogen: sources and research approaches
Green hydrogen is considered a crucial element of the energy transition. So far, the gas has been produced mainly by electrolysis, a process that consumes considerable amounts of electricity. However, there are promising bio-based approaches to hydrogen production in which algae and bacteria play an important role. This dossier presents current research approaches.
29.03.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Alliance for a paper beverage bottle
Cologne-based start-up PAPACKS and North American beverage producer Keurig Dr Pepper are pooling their expertise to jointly produce a plastic-free and compostable bottle.
30.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Biological plant protection for blueberries
A research network is developing defense methods against cherry vinegar flies, pine weevils and white grubs.
04.04.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
More bioeconomy in the garden
"Gardening without plastic waste" is the motto of a research consortium that develops innovative products such as plant pots from poplar wood and bark.
07.01.2021 News
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New design for bioökonomie.de
The information portal bioökonomie.de has a new look! Cleaner, more visual and technically up-to-date – our website has been given a new, elegant design.
12.01.2021 News
Textiles Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Mushroom threads as a leather substitute
In 2021, the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas will launch shoes using a fabric made of mushroom threads instead of leather.
19.01.2021 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Chemistry prize for sustainable drug production
Potsdam biochemist Peter Seeberger has been awarded the International Green Chemistry Prize for the production of a particularly sustainable and cost-effective antimalarial agent.
21.01.2021 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
GFFA: World Food in Times of Pandemic and Climate Change
At the virtual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), experts from all over the world are currently discussing resilient food systems in times of pandemic and climate change.
26.01.2021 News
Textiles unspecific unspecific
Berlin Fashion Week: Showcase for sustainable fashion
Berlin Fashion Week is focusing more than ever on sustainability by launching several new formats for "green fashion".
01.02.2021 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Ten more teams win university competition
The projects of the second funding round in the extended Science Year of the Bioeconomy have been determined.
26.01.2021 Standard post
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Bioeconomy Exhibition
The bioeconomy has rapidly developed in recent years. What has been accomplished in the last five years alone is truly impressive: Many bioeconomy products have become bestsellers. Bio-based start-ups have grown into medium-sized companies. And established, traditional industrial companies are integrating bio-based production steps into their existing structures.