12.12.2022 Product
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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.
22.12.2022 Product
Consumables Plants
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.
09.01.2023 News
Food Plants Food technology
Researchers have succeeded in developing a domestic alternative to palm oil from rapeseed oil.
05.01.2023 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bacillus subtilis is a multi-talent - equally important for human and animal health as well as for industry.
10.01.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A German-Japanese research team wants to enable algae to produce green hydrogen without photosynthesis even at night.
16.01.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Soy production in Europe could be further increased by breeding new drought- and heat-tolerant varieties.
11.01.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Max Planck researchers have presented a combination method that produces plants without traces of the gene scissors.
25.01.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
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.
18.01.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
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
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
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
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
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
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
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.
04.02.2022 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
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
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
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
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
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
Fibers with two differently functionalized sides are intended to heal damaged nerve and muscle strands more quickly.
