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Leder, Lederimitat

unspecific Plants

Imitation leather

Leather is as much in demand as it is controversial - although the chemically preserved animal skin is robust and versatile, its production takes place at the expense of animals, humans and the environment - not so with a new, plant-based imitation leather.

Tampon

Consumables Plants

Tampon

Conventional disposable tampons are made of up to 90% plastic - and are therefore not only harmful to the environment but also to the health of those wearing them. A new tampon offers a sustainable alternative.

Oleogele und Backwaren
Oleogels and baked goods

Food Plants Food technology

Oleogels as palm oil substitute

Researchers have succeeded in developing a domestic alternative to palm oil from rapeseed oil.

Die Mikrobe des Jahres 2023, Bacillus subtilis, bildet Biofilme mit vielfältigen Strukturen.
The microbe of the year 2023, Bacillus subtilis, forms biofilms with diverse structures.

Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bacillus subtilis is Microbe of the Year 2023

Bacillus subtilis is a multi-talent - equally important for human and animal health as well as for industry.

Algen in Reagenzgläsern
Algae need one thing to grow: sunlight.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Algae as green hydrogen producers

A German-Japanese research team wants to enable algae to produce green hydrogen without photosynthesis even at night.

Der heimische Anbau von Sojabohnen könnte die Abhängigkeit von Importen verringern.
Domestic cultivation of soybeans could reduce dependence on imports.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Climate change requires breeding of new soybean varieties

Soy production in Europe could be further increased by breeding new drought- and heat-tolerant varieties.

Hände halten einen Pflanzensetzling
A cucumber plant is grafted onto a pumpkin plant.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Grafting and genome editing for rapid creation of new varieties

Max Planck researchers have presented a combination method that produces plants without traces of the gene scissors.

Acker-Schmalwand (Arabidopsis thaliana) Versuchspflanzen im Gewächshaus
Researchers used the example of the field thale cress to investigate how plants protect themselves from too much sun.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

How plants protect themselves from sun

Plants protect their cells from too much sun with the help of color pigments. The signal for this is given by the sugars from photosynthesis.

Bauarbeiter verlegen ein mannshohes schwarzes Rohr im Boden.
Pipes like this are also mostly made of HDPE today. Now researchers have developed a biodegradable alternative.

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Biodegradable alternative to HD polyethylene developed

A special polyester has properties comparable to thermoplastics and is both recyclable and microbially degradable.

Das mittlere der drei Fleischstücke besteht aus Pflanzenfasern.
No difference can be seen: However, the middle of the three pieces of meat is made of plant fibers.

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Fresh capital for Project Eaden

Berlin-based food tech startup Project Eaden receives another €2 million in a seed round to further develop its fiber technology for producing plant-based meat.

Labor
An industry survey conducted by BIO Deutschland shows that the heyday of German biotechnology is over.

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Biotechnology sector at a low

After two years of record figures, the mood in the German biotechnology industry is worse than ever. This is shown by the annual survey of the industry association BIO Deutschland for 2022.

Organosolv-Lignin nach Fällung und Filtration auf der Filterpresse
Fraunhofer CBP/©Sven Döring

Chemistry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Lignin - waste material with potential

Lignin is one of the biopolymers that occur most frequently in nature. Nevertheless, the potential of this complex molecule is far from being exploited - today, lignin is mostly burned. This dossier provides a concise overview of research and development projects that are opening up new applications for lignin.

Kohlkopf

Agriculture and forestry Waste Agriculture sciences

IGZ (2023): Potential of human excrement as fertilizer

Human excrements are valuable raw materials for fertilizers. They could replace commercial products at least in part, researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) show in a recent study.

fertig gepresste Rindenplatten
Pressed bark panels

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Glue free wood panels from tree bark

Researchers have succeeded in pressing wooden boards from the bark of native trees that do not require glue, thus enabling easy reuse.

Bodenpilz
Soil fungi can promote nutrient uptake by the plant, but they can also cause rot and cause the plant to die.

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Dead soil microbes influence the CO2 content

The carbon cycle in soil is significantly influenced by the way microorganisms die.

alter Brauereikessel
Microorganisms such as yeast cells have been used by brewers for centuries as biofactories for beer production.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Field test for optimized cell factories

With an EU grant, Max Planck researchers want to bring their new concept for optimizing microbial production organisms into biotechnological application.

Ein junger Mann mit Brille und Laborkittel beschriftet im Labor einen Glaskolben
Prof. Eric Helfrich is developing new methods to track down previously undiscovered natural substances.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

DFG funding for search for natural substances

Machine learning is used to detect atypical peptides in bacteria and make them available for use.

Blick auf die Schrammsteine in der Sächsischen Schweiz
Saxony has a solid raw material base for a bio-based and sustainable economy.

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Driving the bioeconomy forward in Saxony

With the event series "Bioeconomy Workshop Saxony", an alliance of business and science aims to bring innovative concepts of the bioeconomy into practice.

Zu Rundballen zusammengepresstes Weizenstroh
Obtaining sustainable chemicals from biomass is not always easy.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

New catalysts for biomass utilization

Converting biomass into chemicals is a technical challenge. Supported with 2 million euros from the European Research Council, a Hamburg research team develops new catalysts specifically for this purpose.

Spinnen von AMSilks Seidenprotein
AMSilk's bioengineered spider silk fibers could replace petroleum-based textile fibers made from polyethylene or polyamide.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

AMSilk partners with BRAIN Biotech

Biotech companies AMSilk and BRAIN Biotech will collaborate on the development of high-performance protein fibers for the textile industry.