Press release - 12/05/2009 Awards for bioreactor https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/awards-for-bioreactor
Article - 11/05/2009 Biopolymers to improve drinking water quality https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/biopolymers-to-improve-drinking-water-quality
Article - 30/04/2009 BiopolymersBiomaterials Cluster partners awarded two prizes At the recent Hanover Trade Fair several partners in the BiopolymersBiomaterials Cluster were awarded prizes. A project group which includes scientists from BASF SE and Daimler AG were awarded the Prize for Innovative Material Applications from the VDI Society for Materials Engineering. The bio-based ARBOFORM plastic of TECNARO GmbH of Ilsfeld-Auenstein was awarded the Industry Award from the Huber Verlag für Neue Medien.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/biopolymers-biomaterials-cluster-partners-awarded-two-prizes
Press release - 30/04/2009 Research project Biomass from short rotation forestry https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/research-project-biomass-from-short-rotation-forestry
Article - 27/04/2009 Takata-Petri focuses on human safety The dream that one day there will be zero victims due to traffic accidents was the reason the company Takata was initially set up. Takata has been focusing on saving human lives for over 75 years. The company is no longer exclusively active in safety technology but it now also develops plastics from renewable resources as the basis for the future production of own products. This it does in cooperation with other partners from research and…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/takata-petri-focuses-on-human-safety
Article - 22/04/2009 Nylon from the biotank The project Bio-based polyamides through fermentation undertaken by members of the BiopolymersBiomaterials Cluster started in early 2009 and has the goal of using biotechnological methods to produce materials as the basis for polyamides with new properties. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/nylon-from-the-biotank
Press release - 21/04/2009 Friend or foe? Just follow your nose! Working with Prof. Patrizia DEttorre from the University of Copenhagen biologist Prof. Giovanni Galizia from the University of Constance has achieved some completely new and fascinating insights into the communication behaviour of ants.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/friend-or-foe-just-follow-your-nose
Article - 20/04/2009 Extricom innovation power for twin screw extruders https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/extricom-innovation-power-for-twin-screw-extruders
Article - 07/04/2009 Hendrik Küpper at the service of plants and humans Prof. Hendrik Küpper had his first experience as a scientist in 1992 when together with his brother and a friend he participated in the German governments Jugend forscht contest. The students came first in biology in the national competition and first in both the Young Europeans Environmental Research Contest and the European Community Contest for Young Scientists. Back then Küpper was already interested in the interaction between heavy metals…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/hendrik-kuepper-at-the-service-of-plants-and-humans
Article - 05/04/2009 JOTEC artificial blood vessel specialist JOTEC GmbH a medical device company based in Hechingen has a broad range of solutions on offer for the therapy of vascular diseases including artificial blood vessels and stentgrafts and is an international leader in this field. The company not only produces traditional vascular grafts from high-quality plastics but also absorbable bioartificial vascular grafts and cell-coated grafts made from biomaterials. Such an approach is currently unique in…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/jotec-artificial-blood-vessel-specialist
Article - 30/03/2009 BARK CLOTH an ancient material meets biopolymers Bark fleece is known to be the most ancient material and has been used for thousands of years. It is made in Africa using traditional methods. The company BARK CLOTH Europe based in Ebringen Germany is working with organic farmers in Uganda to produce this wood-free biomaterial. Working with partners of the network BARK CLOTH now hopes to refine BARKCLOTH with biopolymers.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bark-cloth-an-ancient-material-meets-biopolymers
Article - 30/03/2009 Bacteria can determine the flavour of wine What is the connection between biotechnology and wine production? The answer is that there are more than 150 yeasts currently on the market that are used to influence the fermentation and hence the quality of wine. Enzyme preparations optimise the different steps in wine production. Dr. Jürgen Sigler from the State Institute of Viticulture and Oenology WBI is working on the development of biological methods to improve the flavour and taste of…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bacteria-can-determine-the-flavour-of-wine
Article - 11/03/2009 Gerd Jürgens from model fly to model plant a high risk career Some scientists have a keen sense for new and exciting research topics. The developmental biologist Dr. Gerd Jürgens from Tübingen is one such scientist. His courageous step from research involving the well-known fruit fly to research on a rather inconspicuous plant has recently been rewarded with his appointment as the new director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/gerd-juergens-from-model-fly-to-model-plant-a-high-risk-career
Press release - 11/03/2009 Award for Freiburg researcher Professor Dr. Thomas Laux from the Institute of Biology III at the University of Freiburg has been awarded the Cornelia Harte Award for his achievements on the regulation of pluripotent stem cells in the growth centres of plants.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/award-for-freiburg-researcher
Article - 10/03/2009 BaFa GmbH - New applications for hemp https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bafa-gmbh-new-applications-for-hemp
Article - 03/03/2009 Protein communicates information about stress During evolution plants had to learn to cope with stress factors such as drought or high salt concentrations in soil. Biologists working with Professor Dr. Ralf Reski and Dr. Wolfgang Frank at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with British researchers have discovered a protein involved in the transfer of information about environmental stress to the nucleus. It appears that this protein has an important role to play in the plants ability…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/protein-communicates-information-about-stress
Press release - 03/03/2009 An inconspicuous relative Prof. Ralf Reski and his team of scientists at the University of Freiburg have been dealing with the function of moss for many years. The plant biologist has now uncovered impressive evidence of the relationship between mosses and other organisms.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/an-inconspicuous-relative
Press release - 02/03/2009 Too many bases lead to genetic defects Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen have discovered a genetic defect in Arabidopsis thaliania which also causes serious neurodegenerative disorders in humans.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/too-many-bases-lead-to-genetic-defects
Article - 09/02/2009 Bodo Philipp the discovery of the general principles of bacterial interaction Dr. Bodo Philipp from the University of Constance specifically focuses on ecologically relevant activities of bacteria for example cell-cell interactions. His findings could prove effective in removing bacteria from areas where high levels of hygiene are required thereby making it possible to prevent life-threatening bacterial infectious diseases. Dr. Bodo Philipp uses the much feared Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria as model organisms for his…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bodo-philipp-the-discovery-of-the-general-principles-of-bacterial-interaction
Article - 04/02/2009 Fermentative production of succinic acid project on the way Succinic acid could well become an important raw material for the plastics industry if it is possible to produce the acid biotechnologically and cost-effectively. A research project focusing on the biotechnological production of succinic acid under the leadership of BASF SE has now been granted funding by the German Ministry of Education and Research. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/fermentative-production-of-succinic-acid-project-on-the-way
Article - 21/01/2009 Exalon GmbH preparation of regulatory submission packages https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/exalon-gmbh-preparation-of-regulatory-submission-packages
Press release - 14/01/2009 Hunters of lost treasures On 1st December 2008 Prof. Dr. Karl Schmid the first person to hold the F.W. Schnell Foundations endowed professorship for crop biodiversity and breeding informatics started the ball rolling on a unique European-wide project. Schmid and his colleagues are searching gigantic databases in which genetic analyses and plant descriptions are stored for hidden treasures. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/hunters-of-lost-treasures
Article - 14/01/2009 GEHR Kunststoffwerk new applications for bioplastics https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/gehr-kunststoffwerk-new-applications-for-bioplastics
Press release - 17/12/2008 Bioenergy Competition interim results https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/bioenergy-competition-interim-results
Press release - 16/12/2008 The Biopolymers Biomaterials Cluster https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/the-biopolymers-biomaterials-cluster