13.06.2025 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Magdeburg chemists are working with partners to research solvents made from renewable raw materials in order to replace petroleum-based substances and make chemical processes recyclable. The work is supported by the German Research Foundation.
16.06.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Using the Augsburg region as an example, a research consortium is showing how plastics can be recycled and replaced by bio-based plastics.
17.06.2025 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
With the opening of a new technology centre in the US state of Wisconsin, Düsseldorf-based plant manufacturer GEA is taking a further step towards advancing food innovations based on alternative proteins.
24.06.2025 News
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At the 13th International Bioeconomy Conference in Halle, the spotlight was on the role of the bioeconomy in a world shaped by overlapping crises and evolving geopolitical priorities. In a global economy that is increasingly fragile, companies are under pressure to future-proof their operations - while also confronting the complexities of transitioning away from fossil-based systems.
27.06.2025 News
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Two newly founded research groups at the Max Planck Society are developing more efficient methods of photosynthesis to break down and bind CO2 with the help of sunlight.
30.06.2025 News
Food Plants Nutritional sciences
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international research team, including the University of Hohenheim, was able to develop three climate-adapted quinoa varieties for the Peruvian highlands.
04.07.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Jena researchers have elucidated the molecular structure of the so-called Yellow Affinity Substance (YAS) and provide new insights into how the yellow pigments produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum convert cellulose into sugar.
03.07.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
By analysing the genetic material of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae, researchers in Jena have identified two new families of natural substances that could be of interest for agriculture and pharmaceutical research.
13.10.2016 Success story
Automobile Plants Social sciences
The bioeconomy has a few drawbacks, too. Sociologists from Jena are investigating the bioenergy sector with regard to social inequality.
12.10.2016 Studies and statistics
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The geographical distribution of food and agricultural research and development (AgR&D) is changing.
04.02.2016 Product
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A smartphone falls to the ground and gets scratched across the display. Who doesn’t know this problem? Now the first mobile phone with a biobased plastic touchscreen has come on the market.
25.10.2016 Interview
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Chemist and Fairwindel founder Dominic Franck has found a way of manufacturing babies' nappies largely out of renewable raw materials.
27.10.2016 Success story
Textiles Plants Agriculture sciences
How can flax be used for composite materials? Researchers from Bremen have developed a toolbox for plant breeders.
01.11.2016 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Insects as an alternative to meat: This is the business idea with which Max Krämer and his team from Bugfoundation want to make fast food in Europe more healthy and sustainable.
08.11.2016 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers from Karlsruhe are fermenting biomass under high pressure to produce the base chemical methanol. The OptiMeOH project is being funded by the German Research Ministry with 1.4 million euros.
29.01.2016 Product
Consumables Waste
Olive leaves are a waste product from olive harvests and are frequently burned as green waste. They contain valuable ingredients with which biodegradable and skin-compatible premium leather can be produced.
18.11.2016 Interview
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Thorsten Perl has the head behind the start-up Bioinspiration. Its focus is on 3D printing with bioplastics.
18.03.2016 Studies and statistics
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The bioeconomy employs 18.3 million people in total and generates a turnover of €2.1 trillion
23.11.2016 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Material researchers in Berlin have developed an enzymatic process for making lubricants out of used oil. The new bio-lubricant is based on oil that has been used for deep frying and it is biodegradable.
21.06.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Of the 20 innovation communities selected as part of DATIpilot, two are focussing on innovations in biotechnology and one on textile recycling. The consortia are being funded by the BMBF with up to 5 million euros.
