21.11.2017 Interview
Construction Plants Energy technologies
Heidi Schiller and her KAITO Projekt GmbH  already introduced electricity from renewable resources to the Senegal. Now they are working to establish local reed as renewable building material.
28.11.2017 Product
Construction Plants
Plastic is produced from meadow grass in a resource-conserving manner using a recirculation process. Sustainable and environmentally friendly.
22.11.2017 News
Construction Plants Biodiversity
According to a new report by researchers from Leipzig University, the economic and ecological value of any forest increases with its level of biodiversity.
23.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Researchers from Jena report that the symbiosis of the thistle tortoise beetles with a specific bacterium allows them to digest plant cell walls.
23.11.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers in Munich deciphered the complex genome sequence of goatgras. This ancestor of the common wheat could improve targeted breeding.
28.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biodiversity
Pseudomonas bacteria can immobilise microalgae within moments. Researchers from Jena identified orfamid A as the chemical culprit.
29.11.2017 Success story
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Membrane adsorbers can assist in the gentle and loss-free purification of proteins. Now, biotechnologists have optimised the technology in order to obtain cytokines for use in biomedicine.
29.11.2017 Product
Chemistry Plants
The demands on modern running shoes are high. They should be light and stable, tear-resistant and stretchy, even when wet.
01.12.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Researchers in Jena found out why the corn rootworm is such a devastating pest: it exploits the plants defenses and then uses it against potential enemies.
30.11.2017 News
Chemistry Animals Biodiversity
According to researchers in Kiel, the increasing acidification of the oceans cause growing problems for mussels when developing their shells.
01.11.2017 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
A baby or toddler "produces" up to ten full diapers a day. Not only parents can imagine the huge mountains of rubbish.
04.12.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Energy technologies
According to a recent study, there are 224 biorefineries online in Europe. The platforms differ by region, depending on the available resources.
07.12.2017 News
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17 green start-ups were competing for potential investors in Berlin. Biobased plastic produced in Sweden and a map for air quality developed in Munich convinced the panel.
12.12.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
A new technique enables Hendrik Dietz at TU Munich to build DNA origami structures the size of viruses, while also reducing the cost of production substantially.
18.12.2017 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Biochemists in Munich managed to improve the photosynthesis process by generating the Rubisco enzyme in a bacterial host. This could also boost future crop yields.
15.12.2017 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Microbes require optimised conditions in order to grow efficiently. To this end, Hamburg-based bioprocess engineers are developing smart computer models.
15.12.2017 Product
Textiles Plants
Wood has many different properties. There are obviously no limits to new ideas for products and areas of application. This is demonstrated by a young company from Wuppertal.
10.04.2018 News
Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Sporting goods manufacturer Puma and the MIT in Boston are developing smart and bio-based running shoes and a T-shirt that uses microbes to respond to environmental factors.
11.04.2018 News
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800 international experts will participate in the 2nd GBS in Berlin next week. Representatives from politics, science, and the business sector will discuss the future of bioeconomy.
18.04.2018 News
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Starting today, Berlin will be the major hub for 800 international bioeconomy experts: The 2nd GBS will start tonight with a reception at the Federal Ministry of Research and Education.
