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Oetker Group supports start-up incubator

The Venture Lab of the TU Munich has a new partner: The food company Dr. Oetker will support start-ups in the field of food-agro-biotech.

Die „Flora Incognita“-App hat neue Künstliche Intelligenz erhalten
The Flora Incognita app recognizes 16,000 species worldwide and is available in 20 languages.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Flora Incognita enhanced with AI

Thanks to artificial intelligence, the plant identification app can now recognize three times as many plants - and with greater accuracy.

Spulen mit Fasern und Häufchen aus Granulat
The starting materials enable the production of sustainable composite materials.

Textiles Plants Materials sciences

New fiber composite made from biopolymers

A research collaboration has developed a sustainable alternative for the production of organosheets.

Die neuen Biokunststofffolien aus PBS sind recyclingfähig, biologisch abbaubar und können auf gängigen Extrusionsanlagen verarbeitet werden.
The new bioplastic films made from PBS are recyclable, biodegradable and can be processed on common extrusion lines.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Shipping bags made from new bioplastic

Fraunhofer researchers have expanded the range of sustainable bioplastics with a new type of polybutylene succinate (PBS) and produced a first product from it.

Grauammer in einer Blumenwiese
A Corn Bunting is foraging in a fallow field.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fallow land promotes bird diversity

A study shows how to most effectively create fallow land to strengthen biodiversity.

Am liebsten 100% plastikfrei: Verpackungsvorschlag des EDGGY-Teams.
Ideally, 100% plastic-free: packaging proposal of the EDGGY team.

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Edible packaging from eggshells

"Eat, don't dispose" - with this in mind, students have developed bio-based packaging from food waste that can be eaten.

Zwei Männer diskutieren für einem Monitor, der chemische Strukturformeln zeigt.
PhD student Vivian Willers and Professor Volker Sieber from the Technical University of Munich discuss artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Artificial photosynthesis produces important amino acid

A team from the Technical University of Munich has developed a cell-free bioprocess in which the important protein building block L-alanine is produced from CO2 and hydrogen.

Die Crumbsticks haben einen essbaren „Knochen“ aus einer kross gebackenen Brotstange.
Crumbsticks have an edible "bone" made from a crusty baked breadstick.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Oleogels as heat-resistant barrier layer

Researchers have developed a bio-based coating that protects against moisture and heat while being edible, allowing its use in food.

Radnetzspinne: eine Feindin für pflanzenfressende Arthropoden
Orb-weaver spiders: an enemy for herbivorous arthropods

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Arthropod diversity increases forest productivity

A study by Göttingen researchers shows for the first time the importance of insect, spider and millipede biodiversity for the forest ecosystem.

Montage aus Bioreaktor mit einem Magneten und schematischer Vergrößerung von Bakterien und Uran
Magnetotactic bacteria bind uranium in their cell wall (right). This can be used to purify uranium-contaminated water by separating the loaded bacteria with a magnet (left).

Energy Microorganisms Environmental technology

Wastewater treatment with magnetotactic bacteria

Microorganisms that react to magnetic fields can eliminate contamination with heavy metals.

Kichererbsen
Legumes such as chickpeas are valuable sources of protein for food and feed production and can make agriculture more sustainable.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Establish niche crops for plant-based foods

By cultivating various legumes in the Franconia-Hohenlohe region, researchers aim to expand the local portfolio of plant-based foods and establish regional value chains.

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Kenya

Kenya has discovered the enormous economic potential of its biodiversity and has developed strategies to make use of these resources.

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Tanzania

Since 2010, Tanzania has had a "National Biotechnology Policy". With the deployment of biotechnology, the country wants to create the transition from agricultural self-sufficiency to an industrial economy.

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Uganda

The "Biomass Energy Strategy", adopted in 2014, aims to maximise the benefits of its biomass resources. Similar to the "National Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy" of 2008, the strategy's objective is to initiate discussions to stimulate Uganda's growth, to improve healthcare and food security.

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Lithuania

The Baltic country is known worldwide for its industrial enzyme production. Since the middle of the 1970s, industrial biotechnology - particularly enzyme production - has been concentrated in Lithuania.

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Estonia

Estonia, the most northern of the Baltic States, is still working on its own bioeconomy strategy.

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Colombia

Colombia is home to about 10% of the world's species. The country has recognized the economic potential offered by this bioresource diversity and placed it at the center of its new bioeconomy strategy.

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.