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Computergestützte Entwicklungszyklen in der Biologie. Zahnräder steht für die Synergie und das kontinuierliche Zusammenwirken von rechnergestützter (in silico) und synthetischer (in vivo) Arbeit.
Computer-aided development cycles in biology. Cogwheels represent the synergy and continuous interaction of computational (in silico) and synthetic (in vivo) work.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Synthetic biology: Designing microbial communities

Thanks to increasingly sophisticated tools, bioengineers can now not only construct individual organisms, but even design complex microbial communities. A team of authors looks into the future of synthetic biology.

Bioreaktor von FORMO
In this bioreactor, FORMO uses microorganisms to produce bioidentical milk proteins.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Berlin-based foodtech Formo raises 61 million US dollars

Retailer REWE is one of the new investors in Berlin start-up Formo: the company, which specializes in animal-free cheese alternatives, has raised fresh capital as part of a Series B financing round.

Schweinefleisch aus dem Bioreaktor: Wie nah kommt es seinem natürlichen Vorbild?
Pork from the bioreactor

Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Producing meat with stem cells from umbilical cord blood

A research consortium has succeeded in producing laboratory meat from stem cells obtained painlessly from the umbilical cord blood of piglets.

Vorbereitung eines Verdunstungsbeetes
The planting of six evaporation beds on the former site of Berlin-Tegel Airport took place in August 2024.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Building sponge cities with plant islands

On the former site of Tegel Airport, researchers are testing which plant mix is best suited for so-called evaporation beds and thus for the realisation of sponge cities.

Feldversuch der Universität Hohenheim
In the NOcsPs joint project, state-of-the-art technologies were utilised alongside organic cultivation principles.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Cultivation system without chemical crop protection shows its potential

Good yields and product quality can also be achieved in plant cultivation without the use of synthetic chemical pesticides. This is shown by field trials conducted by the NOcsPS research consortium.

Zweistufiges Bioreaktor-System, in dem mit Proteinen und dem Vitamin B9 angereicherte Hefe produziert wird.
Two-stage bioreactor system in which yeast enriched with proteins and vitamin B9 is produced.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Folic acid from the bioreactor

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have used CO₂ and green electricity to produce valuable proteins and vitamins that can be used to make meat substitutes.

Das Bild zeigt ein BASF-Mitarbeiter auf einem Testfeld für Weizen in Rheinland-Pfalz.
BASF employees on a test field for wheat in Rhineland-Palatinate

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Climate-friendly arable farming: BASF reports on worldwide field trials

BASF is testing solutions for ‘climate-optimised’ agricultural production with practitioners in field trials around the world. The goal of reducing the carbon footprint by 30% has been achieved in some cases, the company reports.

Agrarroboter
Researchers at DFKI have been working on enabling robots to find their way around a farm autonomously. The technology could be used for spot farming.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Future lab for agriculture: Small fields and smart helpers

The ‘Future Lab Agriculture’ project presents initial results on the concept of spot farming, highlighting both the potential and current obstacles to its use.

Photovoltaikanlagen im Vordergrund, rechts die Äste eines Baumes. Im Hintergrund ein gelbes Rapsfeld und eine Industrie mit qualmenden Schornsteinen.
Agri-PV research facility in Morschenich-Alt in the Rhenish mining district

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Rhenish mining district as a bioeconomy region: at the heart of structural change

In the collaborative project "Bioeconomy – Understanding. Connecting. Supporting," a team led by RWTH Aachen is investigating the conditions under which the structural change in the Rhenish mining district can succeed in transforming it into a model bioeconomy region.

vier rote Tomaten an einer grünen Pflanze
The Tomaitech project is developing a way to achieve new tomato varieties more quickly.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Faster development of new tomato varieties

Plant biotechnologists in Freiburg, in collaboration with Chinese partners, have chemically reprogrammed the microspores of tomato plants. This innovation can significantly accelerate the breeding of new varieties.

Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Automobile unspecific Agriculture sciences

Research alliance with Queensland: first projects launched

The first projects with Queensland have been launched as part of the ‘Bioeconomy International’ research cooperation programme.

Weizenfeld
Nitrogen is an important nutrient for food crops such as wheat, and is supplied in the form of fertiliser.

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Securing food supplies with new wheat varieties

New wheat varieties utilise nitrogen better and can deliver higher yields under current climatic conditions. This is the conclusion of an international study conducted in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich.

Constanze Schultz (rechts) vom Leibniz-IPHT und Dr. Thomas Wichard von der Universität Jena untersuchen das Wachstum der Grünalge Ulva mit Raman-Spektroskopie.
Constanze Schultz (right) from Leibniz IPHT and Dr Thomas Wichard from the University of Jena investigate the growth of the green alga Ulva using Raman spectroscopy.

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Symbiosis of a green alga investigated

Using Raman spectroscopy, researchers in Jena have succeeded in analysing the interaction between the green alga Ulva and its bacterial community in real time without disturbing the sensitive interaction.

Klebstoffentwicklung
The adhesives specialist Henkel is already testing the first prototypes of new bio-based adhesive compounds that can be removed again.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

New synthesis components for de-adhesive bio-adhesives

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have joined forces with adhesives specialist Henkel to develop new bio-based adhesives that can be removed again.

Verschiedene Reissorten
Rice, one of the most common staple foods, is naturally high in carbohydrates and low in protein.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

High-protein rice varieties cultivated

Max Planck researchers in Potsdam have worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to breed rice varieties with a high protein content. Among other things, the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors were used.

Eine Mörtelbiene trägt ein Stück PE-Schaumstoff in ihr Nest.
A mortar bee carries a piece of PE foam into its nest.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Pollinators suffer from plastic pollution

Deposits of plastic particles in the soil can endanger the behaviour of bees and thus the function of agricultural landscapes and global food security. This is shown by an international study involving German researchers.

Sonnenblumenfeld
Sunflowers are important oil plants that are also used to produce cooking oil for frying and baking.

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Bio-based chemicals from used cooking oil

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have developed a catalyst that can synthesise amines – which are important for the chemical industry – from used cooking oil in a single step.

Die Geschäftsstelle der VolkswagenStiftung in Hannover-Döhren.
The office of the Volkswagen Foundation in Hanover-Döhren.

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Volkswagen Foundation promotes innovations in the bioeconomy

The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting six projects with around 7.8 million euros that are developing innovative approaches for the utilisation of biogenic and recyclable waste materials in the sense of a circular economy - including five projects on bioeconomy.

Elektronenmikroskopisches Bild eines Stomas auf dem Blatt einer Tomatenpflanze.
Electron microscope image of a stoma on the leaf of a tomato plant

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

How plants regulate water loss

How do plants control their guard cells and thus their water loss? Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have made discoveries that could be of interest for future agriculture.

Forscher wollen Chinaschilf (Miscanthus sinensis) als Biomasse zur Energiegewinnung und Ausgangsstoffe für neue Produkte etablieren.
Researchers want to test whether the reed grass Miscanthus can also thrive on contaminated soils and be used as biomass.

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Growing biomass on unusable soils

A European research team with German participation wants to show that the cultivation of plants can make contaminated soil fit again and that their biomass is suitable for high-quality textiles.