21.09.2016 Success story
Consumables Microorganisms Materials sciences
Film for foodstuffs made of plant residues
Most adhesives for films and packaging are based on mineral oil. Fraunhofer researchers are testing a plant-based alternative.
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22.09.2016 Country
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Italy
Green chemistry and biofuels are important pillars of the biobased economy in Italy.
27.04.2016 Basics
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About the bioeconomy
Bioeconomy - this refers to a modern and sustainable form of economic activity based on the efficient use of biological resources such as plants, animals and microorganisms. All industries that produce, process or use biological resources in any form contribute to the biobased economy.
29.09.2016 Country
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India
India is a pioneer in the production of biopharmaceuticals, but has also been developing its bioeconomy since the revision of its "National Biotechnology Development Strategy". A growing economy and rising population lead, among other things, to a steady increase in energy demand. This is also to be increasingly covered by biofuels.
13.10.2016 Success story
Automobile Plants Social sciences
Bioenergy: Looking at the downsides
The bioeconomy has a few drawbacks, too. Sociologists from Jena are investigating the bioenergy sector with regard to social inequality.
12.10.2016 Studies and statistics
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Nature (2016): Agricultural R&D is on the move
The geographical distribution of food and agricultural research and development (AgR&D) is changing.
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04.02.2016 Product
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Smartphone
A smartphone falls to the ground and gets scratched across the display. Who doesn’t know this problem? Now the first mobile phone with a biobased plastic touchscreen has come on the market.
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fairwindel.de/presse
25.10.2016 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Making disposable nappies compostable
Chemist and Fairwindel founder Dominic Franck has found a way of manufacturing babies' nappies largely out of renewable raw materials.
27.10.2016 Success story
Textiles Plants Agriculture sciences
Optimizing flax for biomaterials
How can flax be used for composite materials? Researchers from Bremen have developed a toolbox for plant breeders.
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Bugfoundation
01.11.2016 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Insects instead of beef in burgers
Insects as an alternative to meat: This is the business idea with which Max Krämer and his team from Bugfoundation want to make fast food in Europe more healthy and sustainable.
08.11.2016 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Making methanol from biomass
Researchers from Karlsruhe are fermenting biomass under high pressure to produce the base chemical methanol. The OptiMeOH project is being funded by the German Research Ministry with 1.4 million euros.
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29.01.2016 Product
Consumables Waste
Arm chair
Olive leaves are a waste product from olive harvests and are frequently burned as green waste. They contain valuable ingredients with which biodegradable and skin-compatible premium leather can be produced.
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BioInspiration GbR
18.11.2016 Interview
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3D printing with bioplastics
Thorsten Perl has the head behind the start-up Bioinspiration. Its focus is on 3D printing with bioplastics.
18.03.2016 Studies and statistics
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nova-Institute (2016): Europe’s bioeconomy in figures
The bioeconomy employs 18.3 million people in total and generates a turnover of €2.1 trillion
12.05.2017 Sector
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Mechanical engineering
Germany is one of the leading countries in mechanical engineering. Application of advanced machines, equipment and processes enables efficient and sustainable design of production processes – in all areas of industry and business. For further development of bioeconomy, innovations from mechanical engineering are key drivers.
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09.02.2016 Product
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Plastic bottles
Some consumer goods manufactures are increasingly trying to replace conventional plastics with biobased plastic. By doing this, the dependence on petroleum is reduced and carbon dioxide can be saved.
10.08.2016 Success story
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
A robot-assistant for vine-growers
With the “Phenobot” researchers have developed a measuring robot that can help vine-growers with their work.
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Curt Beck
Researcher Profile
Consumables Plants Forestry
Lightweight wooden products
The director of the start-up Lignotube has developed innovative winding technology for the manufacture of wooden tubes. Whether for furniture manufacture, insulation or heating: wood can be used in a host of different ways. However, up to now the rigid and partially brittle structure of this ancient material has made it a challenge for designers, limiting its application in industry.
10.06.2015 Country
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Vietnam
The food industry lies at the heart of the domestic economy in the Communist-controlled country in Southeast Asia. Vietnam is a leader in fish exports from aquaculture such as tilapia, pangasius and shrimp. Its other major exports include rice, coffee and wood products. The cultivation of soybeans and sugar cane is also important for domestic agriculture, which accounts for 20% of gross domestic product (GDP), but makes up 48% of all labor. A national strategy aims to boost growth of the green economy.
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09.03.2016 Product
Automobile Plants
Car tyres
The Russian dandelion grows in Germany in areas that are unsuitable for farming. Unlike the rubber tree, which grows in subtropical regions, the increasing demand without vegetation clearance or conversion of farmland can be met.
12.12.2016 Country
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Norway
Norway gains its wealth from its plentiful natural resources.
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Qmilch GmbH
04.08.2016 Interview
Consumables Microorganisms Chemistry
Milking it: Textiles made from casein
Hanover local Anke Domaske's QMilch has developed a natural fibre made from casein, a milk protein. Without any recourse to chemical processes, the qualified biologist and fashion designer spins dairy waste products to create the source material for her own fashion collection. In 2011, she founded her own company, QMilch, where she began to create clothing made from milk.
10.03.2016 Country
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New Zealand
New Zealand's bioeconomy is characterised by agriculture, the food industry and fishing - a bioenergy sector is developing.
10.03.2016 Country
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France
The agriculture and food industries are among the most important economic sectors in France.
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Top Magazin Heilbronn
09.08.2016 Interview
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Liquid wood conserves resources
Jürgen Pfitzer is one of the founders of Tecnaro GmbH, a company that is establishing liquid wood as a renewable alternative to plastic.
15.06.2015 Country
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USA
The United States sees an important economic future in the bioeconomy. The US bioeconomy strategy presented in 2012, the “National Bioeconomy Blueprint”, explicitly includes biomedicine.
06.04.2016 News
Energy Plants Biodiversity
Bioeconomy is a major driving force
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) announced the results of the first study on the European bioeconomy at its general assembly.
18.04.2016 News
Consumables Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Evonik turns to natural active ingredients in cosmetics
Specialty chemical manufacturer Evonik plans to increase its use of sustainably produced ingredients for cosmetics in the future.
01.08.2016 News
Construction Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Water-resistant mortar thanks to a biofilm
Buildings are built to last, at least that is the intention. Over time, however, moisture can destroy the mortar that binds together bricks or stones, for example, when cracks from as a result of frost.
03.08.2016 News
Consumables Plants Biodiversity
Nature commentary: Bioeconomy important for SDGs
The bioeconomy – economy based on biological knowledge and resources can help to achieve key points of the UN sustainability goals and is central to the implementation of climate and sustainable goals.
09.08.2016 News
Textiles Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Dirt and water blockers from fungi proteins
Waterproof items are popular with the young and old. However, the waterproof layer made from chemicals is does not degrade well.
17.08.2016 News
Consumables Waste Energy technologies
Fresh capital for wood BBQs
Garden plant remains will soon be used to barbeque – even in German gardens.
23.08.2016 News
Consumables Plants Agriculture sciences
Cleaning wastewater with algae
Algae have many talents. They are not only important ingredients for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry; it has now been proven that the tiny green microorganisms can also be used as a suitable alternative source for the aviation fuel kerosene.
26.08.2016 News
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Water fern inspired nanofur to clean up oil spills
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, is one of the worst environmental disasters of recent year. After the explosion at the BP operated drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, an estimated 800 million litres of crude oil spilled into the sea.
07.12.2015 News
Consumables Plants Agriculture sciences
Tomatoes made into bio-factories for pharmaceuticals
Healthy nutrients are found in many fruits and vegetables, but vast quantities must be consumed to achieve an efficient dose of the natural compounds because they are often low-concentrated in plants.
18.12.2015 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Growing stem cells on algae gel from Chile
Algae are a rich source of valuable substances, which are prized in both the pharma and cosmetic industries. But there’s a lot more than meets the eye with the microscopic organism: their supporting skeletal structure is made from a substance called alginate.
08.12.2016 News
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Bioplastics industry grapples with ignorant consumers
EU consumers have minor knowledge on bioplastics but unrealistically high expectations that can not be fulfilled, researchers said at 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin.
02.02.2016 News
Energy Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Batteries made from apple biowaste
Lithium-ion batteries are the energy source for many electronic devices. But the alkaline material is expensive and its extraction is damaging to the environment. A much more environment friendly and cost effective alternative, however, are sodium-ion batteries.
05.02.2016 News
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Brain AG sets share price at 9 euros per share
Hessen-based company Brain AG has almost made the jump from technology startup to listed company, in spite of recent turbulence on the stock market.
12.02.2016 News
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Farming in space: Scientists develop multi-storey greenhouses
The residents of these high-rise buildings are not your usual inner city residents – tomatoes grow on the fifth floor, herbs and cucumbers on the third. This is how engineers from the German Center for Aerospace (DLR) in Bremen imagine agriculture of the future.
18.02.2016 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Chemical building blocks made from chicory waste
Chicory is popular as a lettuce for its slightly bitter taste and can be eaten raw, baked, roasted or stuffed. Favoured for its yellowish-white creamy head of leaves, chicory is grown underground in the absence of sunlight to prevent the leaves turning green or opening up, with only the tips of the leaves showing above the surface.
25.02.2016 News
unspecific Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Plant researchers say genome editing is not GMO
Since the discovery of the gene editing technique CRISPR/CAS9, the celebrated genetic “scissors” have become a staple of the genome editing toolbox, along with other methods such as TALENS and ZFNs.
05.01.2016 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
Meat and bone meal as a source of phosphorus
Phosphate is not just a vital element for humans, in addition to nitrogen, the mineral is one of the most important plant nutrients. Since Germany does not have its own natural resources, the raw material has to be imported in large quantities from abroad where it is extracted from mines.
07.01.2016 News
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Brain AG plans IPO on Frankfurt stock exchange
The Hessen town of Zwingenberg has been one of the main locations of German industrial biotechnology. Originally a technology start-up, today Brain AG has grown into a corporation of six companies with 240 employees.
15.01.2016 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Wheat genome to be completely sequenced by 2017
After rice, wheat and maize are the most important food crops worldwide. But climate change threatens the harvest and consequently the global food production for a growing world population.
18.01.2016 News
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Bioeconomy has found its place at the Green Week
The International Green Week is once again in full swing. From 15th to 24th January the exhibition halls below the Berlin Radio Tower are dedicated to everything to do with agriculture, nutrition and horticulture.
05.07.2016 News
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Billions donated to research to protect the seas
The world of oceans and seas is the focus of the current Science Year 2016*17. It also wants people to be made aware of the largest ecosystem on Earth, which as a result of global warming, economic efficiency and pollution, is under immense environmental pressure.
12.07.2016 News
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Evonik increases innovation pipeline by €500 million
Thanks to new innovations, and not just in biotechnology, speciality chemical company Evonik has increased the value of its innovation projects by half a billion euros.
18.07.2016 News
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Nobel Prize winners campaign for green gene technology
These voices have weight. The debate on genetically modified plants in agriculture has garnered new nourishment from the ranks of top-level research. In an open letter to the governments, 110 Nobel Prize winners, including six German Laureates, have campaigned for the deployment of green genetic engineering.
26.07.2016 News
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Monsanto trumps Bayer as BASF joins takeover game
It could be one of the largest acquisitions in the chemical industry. Yet the planned Bayer billion dollar takeover of Monsanto is faltering.
20.06.2016 News
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OSCE Days: what does a world without waste look like?
The agenda of the Open Source Circular Economy Days (OSCE Days) held in Berlin from 9 to 13 June showed how a circular economy without waste can work in practice.
28.06.2016 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Bayer joins forces with US start-up to build on digital farming
Chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer have formed an agreement with US aerospace company Planetary Resources to develop applications and products based on satellite imagery.
08.03.2016 News
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Bio-chem deals for BASF and Deinove
German chemicals giant BASF is negotiating with Dutch chemical technology company Avantium to launch a joint venture producing polymer building blocks from renewable resources.
23.03.2016 News
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Monsanto has its sights set on Bayer’s agribusiness
Spurned by Swiss Syngenta earlier this year, Monsanto is still looking to expand. According to press reports, the US agribusiness giant is in talks with Bayer concerning the German company’s seed and crop protection business.
11.05.2016 News
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TUM opens central institute for catalysis research
Catalysts such as enzymes can stimulate chemical processes. They are also the key to transforming chemical substances in efficient and resource-saving ways. The sustainable potential of these helpful compounds for the global economy is huge.
17.05.2016 News
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TU Munich: million-euro grant for synthetic biology
The Technical University of Munich is expanding its activities in the area of synthetic biology in teaching and research. With a grant of €11.5 million, the Werner Siemens Foundation has kick-started the launch of the teaching and research domain Synthetic Biotechnology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
25.05.2016 News
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EU-funded research collaboration for sustainable agriculture
The primary mission of the new EU-funded BiodivERsA project "STACCATO" is to advance the long-term sustainable development of land use systems against risks of global change.
03.11.2016 News
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Bioregions deliver action plan blueprint
While DG Research has delayed its update on the European Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan until next June, the Central and Eastern Bioregions presented a blueprint that proposes key actions aimed at integrating the goals of the European Commission’s circular economy and the bioeconomy strategies.
07.11.2016 News
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Flowers: Gene responsible for short styles discovered
Geneticists from Potsdam have cracked a century-old puzzle: They have discovered a gene in primroses that controls the length of its female reproductive organs.
10.11.2016 News
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Driving sustainable economics
How can sustainable economic activity in Germany be encouraged? A German government advisory committee presented recommendations at the Green Economy Conference in Berlin.