12.02.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, large areas of moorland are to be rewetted by 2027 and new options for utilising paludiculture tested.
21.02.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
An international research team with the participation of GEOMAR researchers from Kiel is searching for robust microorganisms in extreme habitats on Earth in order to accelerate biotechnological applications.
14.02.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The world's first tampon made from seaweed from Berlin start-up Vyld has passed the certification hurdle and has recently started to make its way into the country's first sanitary facilities.
18.02.2025 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
A total of 14 clusters from various European countries, including Germany, have joined forces to promote a circular and sustainable bioeconomy.
27.02.2025 News
Textiles Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
As part of a Europe-wide project, a research team from Jülich has developed a bacterium that can convert various nylon building blocks into valuable substances – a new approach to combating plastic pollution.
25.02.2025 News
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Materials sciences
Innovative cell culture systems that are set to revolutionise production processes in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry – the start-up Green Elephant Biotech is now receiving support from Bürkert Fluid Control Systems for this vision.
26.02.2025 News
Food Fungi Food technology
The start-up Kynda is working on the development of meat substitutes made from mushroom mycelium. It has now received funding totalling 3 million euros. The investors are EnjoyVenture, the PHW Group and Clima Now.
05.03.2025 News
Consumables unspecific Materials sciences
The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging has developed and trialled a new bio-based, recyclable packaging film for food in collaboration with the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences.
07.03.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
A Bavarian scientific team has researched how plant protection products can be applied selectively and automatically using drones and artificial intelligence. The challenges and results have now been published.
10.03.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Plant breeding research
Berlin researchers provide the data basis for including human excreta in the list of permitted source materials in the Fertilizer Ordinance.
12.03.2025 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
For the first time, an international research team has been able to optimize synthetic carbon fixation to such an extent that it works more efficiently than natural metabolic pathways.
13.03.2025 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
The Joachim Herz Stiftung is supporting three research teams with its new innovate! Fund with up to 1 million euros each. They are looking for innovative approaches that make biogenic resources usable.
17.03.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A team led by Max Planck researcher Caroline Gutjahr from Potsdam has been able to clarify how plants control the symbiosis with fungi under stress conditions.
20.03.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
As part of an EU project, researchers at Trier University are developing digital solutions to advise winegrowers on soil protection.
26.03.2025 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Würzburg researchers have synthesized four dye molecules from photosynthesis in plant cells and thus artificially recreated one of the first steps of the natural metabolic pathway.
24.03.2025 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Max Planck researchers have functionalized microalgae with chitosan and magnetic nanoparticles in such a way that the movement of the unicellular organisms can be controlled - even through human tissue.
25.03.2024 News
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Although the proportion of green start-ups remains high, it is declining slightly due to the current difficult market and financing conditions. This is shown by the latest Green Startup Monitor.
28.03.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Under the leadership of the Julius Kühn Institute, a European research team wants to analyse fungus-resistant grapevines and identify molecular markers for grapevine breeding. The cuticle on the berry skin could play a key role.
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 12:00 In-depth report
unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
In recent years, AI technologies have revolutionized protein research and the possibilities for producing tailor-made protein molecules. This dossier highlights how AI-based tools are opening up new avenues for research and innovation.
03.04.2024 News
Construction Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
As an alternative to reinforced concrete, researchers at the German Institute of Textile and Fibre Research have developed a combined building material made of natural stone, carbon fibres and biochar that has a particularly good carbon footprint.
