26.11.2015 News
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At the Global Bioeconomy Summit in Berlin, about 700 participants from 82 nations set themselves the goal of increasing the involvement of the bioeconomy in sustainable development and the battle against climate change.
06.10.2016 News
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The fate of the bioeconomy in Europe remains undecided. The evaluation of the European Commission’s bioeconomy strategy plus action plan has been delayed.
10.10.2016 News
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The new joint venture Synvina is positioned in the market for drop-in bioplastics with advanced product characteristics.
27.01.2017 News
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So it exists after all: the microbe that eats both rust and methane. After a long search, Max-Planck researchers in Bremen have found such a multi-talent.
16.10.2016 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
The largest big-data analysis to date on global biodiversity in forests has confirmed how closely species diversity and productivity are interrelated.
20.10.2016 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
The time is finally upon us: Bayer AG has purchased Monsanto for 66 billion US dollars. The largest agrochemical corporation in the world will be created from this mega-deal.
16.09.2016 News
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Denmark’s Novozymes has acquired microbial research company Organobalance GmbH. The Berlin-based company owns a large collection of microbial strains, some of which date back to the 1920s, and has strong capabilities in microbial screening and assay technology.
23.09.2016 News
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Symbiosis between plants and fungi is common. The organisms supply each other with important, growth-promoting nutrients. They give each other a helping hand even under extreme conditions.
14.12.2016 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Within the framework of the EU-supported 'Sweedhart' project, Fraunhofer researchers are looking for ways of exploiting field weeds.
30.09.2016 News
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Using high-tech to make tomorrow's environmentally friendly car. That is the goal of the brand new LeichtbauCampus Open Hybrid LabFactory in Wolfsburg. Central government is supplying 30 million euros.
04.10.2016 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The increasing global demand for palm oil and expansion in cultivation are damaging the environment. A study by environmental protection organisation WWF has concluded, however, that no credible alternative to the product exists.
08.09.2016 News
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The German biobased economy is on the road to success. That is underlined by the progress report of the German National Policy Strategy Bioeconomy.
27.10.2016 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Carnosic acid is a widely sought-after substance that is used to enhance the flavour of foods and make them keep longer. To date, the substance must laboriously be extracted from herbs such as rosemary.
27.04.2016 Basics
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Bioeconomy is a modern and sustainable form of economic activity based on the efficient use of biological resources such as plants, animals and microorganisms. All sectors that produce, process or in any way use biological resources, contribute to the biobased economy. These include agriculture, forestry, the energy industry, fisheries and aquaculture, chemical and pharmaceuticals industries, the food industry, industrial biotechnology, cosmetics, paper and textile industries. To continue Germany’s path towards biobased industry innovative approaches are needed. Federal Government has already launched specific funding initiatives for its research and development.
18.01.2017 Interview
Consumables Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The „WoodShirts“ offered by the start-up wijld, which is headed by Timo Beelow, prove that products made of renewable resources such as wood are not just eco-friendly but also stylish and comfortable. 
05.01.2017 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Holger Puchta is one of the first researchers worldwide to utilise the CRISPR-Cas molecular ‘scissors’ in the area of plants. For the biotechnologist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the editing tool heralds a new era of precision in plant breeding.
02.12.2016 News
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Certain aspects of the Federal Genetic Engineering Act are to be supplemented to include a ban on cultivating genetically engineered crops. Today the German parliament focused on the draft amendment.
05.12.2016 News
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Researchers in Bochum have developed a new 'bio-supercapacitor' that, with the aid of enzymes, not only generates energy, but can also store it.
12.12.2016 News
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In a first, chemists in Karlsruhe have developed a biodegradable surface coating for implants.
04.01.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Ants are social insects with many talents. Biologists from Munich found a species of ants on the Fijian Islands that cultivate coffee plants with the aim of later inhabiting them.
