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Industrial biotechnology is making a decisive contribution to the transition from a petroleum-based to a bio-based industry.

Close-up of a component made from natural fiber SMCs. The geometric degrees of freedom that the material allows are clearly visible in addition to the fiber flow.

With the new ink system based on the microalgae Odontella aurita and Tetraselmis striata, complex 3D microstructures can be produced with high quality and precision.

The beams made of giant chinese reed have proven their strength in the laboratory.

Growing tomatoes in a hydroponic greenhouse in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony

Pulses such as lentils and beans are a source of alternative proteins for new healthy foods.

Clariant's straw-based cellulosic ethanol production plant in Podari, Romania, was shut down in December 2023. There is now a new operator.

Global research collaborations on the bioeconomy have been funded by the BMBF for years as part of the “Bioeconomy International” funding measure.

The production process for climate-neutral methane is already being tested at this pilot plant in Denmark.

Rushes grow in moist and wet locations and could therefore also be suitable for cultivation in renaturalized moors.

The 380 watt solar module was created as a “bio-module prototype” as part of the project “E2 - E-Quadrat. Renewable energies from renewable raw materials”.

There are more than 5,000 potato varieties worldwide.

Microscopic image with different types of wood and their automatic recognition

Computer-aided development cycles in biology. Cogwheels represent the synergy and continuous interaction of computational (in silico) and synthetic (in vivo) work.

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

Pork from the bioreactor

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

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

Two-stage bioreactor system in which yeast enriched with proteins and vitamin B9 is produced.

BASF employees on a test field for wheat in Rhineland-Palatinate