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.
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.
24.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
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
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
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
A research network is developing defense methods against cherry vinegar flies, pine weevils and white grubs.
04.04.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
"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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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
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
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
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
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Berlin Fashion Week is focusing more than ever on sustainability by launching several new formats for "green fashion".
01.02.2021 News
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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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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.