03.02.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
With an EU grant, Max Planck researchers want to bring their new concept for optimizing microbial production organisms into biotechnological application.
13.02.2023 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Machine learning is used to detect atypical peptides in bacteria and make them available for use.
09.02.2023 News
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With the event series "Bioeconomy Workshop Saxony", an alliance of business and science aims to bring innovative concepts of the bioeconomy into practice.
15.02.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Converting biomass into chemicals is a technical challenge. Supported with 2 million euros from the European Research Council, a Hamburg research team develops new catalysts specifically for this purpose.
10.02.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biotech companies AMSilk and BRAIN Biotech will collaborate on the development of high-performance protein fibers for the textile industry.
24.02.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers have identified new biocatalysts that can make recycling of the plastics polyurethane and polyvinyl alcohol resource-efficient and environmentally friendly.
22.02.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
A pyrolysis plant developed by Fraunhofer researchers was commissioned at RWE's Niederaussem research site to convert residual and waste materials into high-quality hydrocarbons.
28.02.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Covestro and its partners have developed a process to obtain the important chemical aniline from biomass. The process is now being scaled up to pilot production.
21.02.2023 News
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Last year, the comprehensive brochure “Bioökonomie in Deutschland” was published in a completely revised and updated version. Now the standard work on the bio-based economy in Germany has been translated into English.
01.03.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
In a mixed agricultural operation, a team led by ATB researchers from Potsdam wants to demonstrate the benefits of systematic use of precision crop management techniques.
Publication
Opportunities for a bio-based and sustainable futurePublisher: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) and Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL), November 2022Edited by: Information portal bioökonomie.de/BIOCOM AGA biobased economy promotes a sustainable way of running our economy which intelligently reconciles ecology and economy and is aligned with natural material cycles. Food, materials and energy are produced from renewable resources. By international comparison, Germany is a pioneer of the bioeconomy. This brochure provides an overview of Germany’s efforts to create a sustainable bioeconomy according to key sectors, concepts, resources and production processes and presents some promising research initiatives.Download PDF (barrier-free)The brochure at the BMBF website
06.03.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers from Cologne University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln) and Aachen University of Applied Sciences (FH Aachen) have developed an enzymatic process that can be used to produce biosurfactants from domestic raw materials more sustainably.
26.08.2019 In-Depth Report
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In Germany, almost 800 research institutions in the natural sciences and humanities deal with the bioeconomy. Every two years, biookonomie.de contacts these research institutes and asks them about their priorities regarding R&D, their raw materials, industrial applications, financing and number of employees. In addition to the data collected, this year six bioeconomy experts were interviewed about their assessments of the local research landscape.
08.03.2023 News
Textiles Waste Chemistry
A European research project aims to reduce fossil raw materials in the textile industry and make PET fibers recyclable.
07.03.2023 News
Chemistry unspecific Materials sciences
In Ellwangen, a sports field is being built with a playing surface made of biopolymers.
01.03.2023 Product
Consumables Plants
Originally, dental floss was made of natural silk. In the 1940s it was gradually replaced by the synthetic material nylon. Nowadays, products made of bioplastic continue to drive the evolution of dental floss.
20.03.2023 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers have optimized an enzyme that activates indole and indene to produce, for example, the precursor of an HIV protease inhibitor.
14.03.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Researchers from Fraunhofer IGB have developed a process for torrefaction of biomass. It is now being tested on a large scale to produce green chemicals and biochar.
15.03.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Without contact with roots, one third fewer decomposers live in the soil. This is what biodiversity researchers from Germany found out during studies in tropical rainforests and plantations.
Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:00 In-depth report
Food unspecific Food technology
3D printing has become a key technology in increasingly digitized industrial production. This dossier discusses the potential of 3D printing for the manufacture of bio-based products in food production, materials engineering and medicine.
