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Competition, Funded by: Science4Life e.V., sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 21/04/2023https://www.bio-pro.de/en/service/funding/science4life -
Press release - 05/12/2022 New findings on neuronal activities in the sensorimotor cortex
An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Freiburg has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called neuroprostheses. These have an interface with the nervous system and are intended to help compensate for neuronal dysfunctions.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-findings-neuronal-activities-sensorimotor-cortex -
Press release - 01/12/2022 Development of the immune system before and after birth
The newborn's immune system is suddenly confronted with microorganisms, food and numerous environmental influences at birth. How do the baby's immune cells prepare for this moment during pregnancy and birth? How do external influences shape the immune system immediately after birth? And what influence does an event like a premature birth have?
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/development-immune-system-and-after-birth -
Press release - 30/11/2022 Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging
European Bioplastics (EUBP) begrüßt die von der Europäischen Kommission verabschiedeten Entwürfe für neue Verpackungs- und Biokunststoffvorschriften. „Wir begrüßen das erste umfassende politische Rahmenwerk der Kommission für innovative Biokunststoffe, das deren Potenzial für einen positiven Beitrag zur Umwelt anerkennt.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/proposed-new-packaging-rules-acknowledge-environmental-and-climate-benefits-compostable-plastic-packaging -
Press release - 30/11/2022 New Business Directory: Renewable Carbon Companies (ReCaCo)
Find companies that already offer fossil carbon free products, made from biomass, CO2 and recycling
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/new-business-directory-renewable-carbon-companies-recaco -
With insects to the circular economy - 30/11/2022 InBiRa: Insect biorefinery turns food leftovers into new products
Insect larvae can convert food leftovers and waste into secondary raw materials for technical products and cosmetics. Researchers are looking to establish an insect biorefinery for this purpose at the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart. The InBiRa project is financed with a total of 3.8 million euros in EU and Baden-Württemberg state funding.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/inbira-insect-biorefinery-turns-food-leftovers-new-products -
Event - - Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023
Cologne and online, Kongress/Symposiumhttps://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/cellulose-fibres-conference-2023 -
Press release - 29/11/2022 Monitoring the Bioeconomy – The BioMonitor Project
BioMonitor addresses the information gap in bioeconomy research by re-structuring existing data and modelling framework. After more than four years of great scientific collaboration, the 17 partners share their results.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/monitoring-bioeconomy-biomonitor-project -
Press release - 29/11/2022 Proteins from Pastures: Success for initial feed trials
A tasty dish for chickens: Researchers from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart were able to feed the animals the first 50 kilos of protein extract that were obtained from pasture. Yet the plants found in fields and meadows offer much more than a new source of protein for pigs and poultry: They could also constitute an alternative to soy for human nutrition. They also form a basis for organic-based plastics and paper, energy, and…
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/proteine-aus-gruenland-schnitt-erste-fuetterungsversuche-verlaufen-erfolgreich -
Press release - 29/11/2022 Prototype funding for two Konstanz projects
Chemical building blocks from plastic waste; Reducing the risk of falls using virtual orientation aids: Konstanz chemists Manuel Häußler and Lukas Odenwald as well as sport scientist Lorenz Assländer receive Baden-Württemberg prototype funding for their transfer projects "Waste2DCA" and "Augmented Balance".
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/doppelter-erfolg-der-prototypenfoerderung -
Press release - 29/11/2022 Prototype funding for two Konstanz projects
Chemical building blocks from plastic waste; Reducing the risk of falls using virtual orientation aids: Konstanz chemists Manuel Häußler and Lukas Odenwald as well as sport scientist Lorenz Assländer receive Baden-Württemberg prototype funding for their transfer projects "Waste2DCA" and "Augmented Balance".
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/doppelter-erfolg-der-prototypenfoerderung -
Press release - 29/11/2022 Five European pilot regions are joining forces for the bioeconomy
BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg participates in the Horizon Europe ROBIN project to improve the participation of regional bioeconomy strategies and related policies across Europe.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/information/press-release/five-european-pilot-regions-are-joining-forces-bioeconomy -
Press release - 29/11/2022 Five European pilot regions are joining forces for the bioeconomy
BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg participates in the Horizon Europe ROBIN project to improve the participation of regional bioeconomy strategies and related policies across Europe.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/fuenf-europaeische-pilotregionen-schliessen-sich-fuer-die-biooekonomie-zusammen -
Press release - 25/11/2022 Praise for Ulm's trauma research from DFG CRC 1149 reaches 3rd funding phase
What a success for Ulm University and its medical centre! The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; DFG) extends the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) on Trauma Medicine for the second time. The third funding phase infuses the CRC 1149 'Danger Response, Disturbance Factors and Regenerative Potential after Acute Trauma' with 11.1 million euros.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/praise-ulms-trauma-research-dfg-crc-1149-reaches-3rd-funding-phase -
Press release - 24/11/2022 Green chemistry: BAM investigates pharmaceutical production without solvents and CO2 emissions
The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is developing a more sustainable process to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients in a major EU project: The pilot project is intended to demonstrate the advantages of mechanochemistry for more environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral pharmaceutical production.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/gruene-chemie-bam-erforscht-arzneimittelproduktion-ohne-loesungsmittel-und-co2-ausstoss -
Press release - 24/11/2022 SARS-CoV-2 detection in 30 minutes using gene scissors
Researchers of the University of Freiburg introduce biosensor for the nucleic acid amplification-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/sars-cov-2-nachweis-30-minuten-mit-der-genschere -
Start-up Actimi GmbH - 23/11/2022 Real-time telemonitoring of heart failure
Improved quality of life for patients and lower costs for health insurers: these are the advantages of telemonitoring patients with advanced heart failure. The Stuttgart-based start-up Actimi offers an all-in-one platform for those who treat and those who suffer from the disease.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/real-time-telemonitoring-heart-failure -
Press release - 18/11/2022 Leading Swiss laboratory equipment manufacturer Hamilton Bonaduz AG buys Freiburg-based microfluidic technology company BioFluidix GmbH
BioFluidix GmbH, a spin-off resulting from the cooperation between Hahn-Schickard and the Department of Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg, is now part of the Swiss Hamilton Bonaduz AG.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/fuehrender-laborgeraetehersteller-hamilton-bonaduz-ag-kauft-freiburger-mikrodosierunternehmen-biofluidix-gmbh -
Press release - 17/11/2022 New target for Alzheimer's therapies found
DZNE researchers discover link between the protein medin and Alzheimer's disease. The protein medin is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's patients along with the protein amyloid-β. DZNE Researchers have discovered this so-called co-aggregation. They have now published their observation in the renowned journal Nature.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-target-alzheimers-therapies-found -
Press release - 17/11/2022 MEDICA and COMPAMED present themselves as extremely vital platforms in turbulent times
MEDICA and COMPAMED continue to develop in an extremely vital manner. The world's leading medical trade fair and the international No. 1 for the medical technology supply sector once again impressively underscored their positive results from the previous year with strong numbers – despite continuing adverse conditions. A significant increase in bookings on the part of the exhibiting companies was followed after four days by a marked increase…
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/medica-und-compamed-praesentieren-sich-als-aeusserst-vitale-plattformen-bewegten-zeiten -
Press release - 16/11/2022 Joint research and development project improves herbicide treatment with high-performance sensors
Optical technologies & artificial intelligence: University of Hohenheim, Bosch, Amazonen-Werke, and BASF Digital Farming conducts research into high-performance sensors for smart herbicide treatment
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/joint-research-and-development-project-improves-herbicide-treatment-high-performance-sensors -
Press release - 16/11/2022 Joint research and development project improves herbicide treatment with high-performance sensors
Optical technologies & artificial intelligence: University of Hohenheim, Bosch, Amazonen-Werke, and BASF Digital Farming conducts research into high-performance sensors for smart herbicide treatment
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/joint-research-and-development-project-improves-herbicide-treatment-high-performance-sensors -
Press release - 15/11/2022 Silicone Sponge Captures Unknown Bacteria
From human intestines to the bottom of the sea: Microorganisms populate nearly any habitat, no matter how hostile it is. Their great variety of survival strategies is of huge potential in biotechnology. Most of these organisms, however, are unknown, because they cannot be cultivated.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/silikonschwamm-spuert-unbekannte-bakterien-auf -
Press release - 14/11/2022 Neurotoxicological hazard assessment without animal testing
Using animal-free methods to assess the hazard potential of chemicals to the nervous system of unborn children? An international research team including toxicologists from Konstanz and Düsseldorf has developed a testing battery based on human cells that has the potential to replace traditional methods for assessing developmental neurotoxicity.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/neurotoxicological-hazard-assessment-without-animal-testing -
Festo’s high-tech bioreactor - 10/11/2022 Valuable materials of all kinds - produced automatically in living cells
In future, algae could be used to produce practically everything that still requires petroleum, including plastics, fuels, medicines and food. Algae are also climate savers par excellence, because they bind ten times more CO2 than terrestrial plants. Festo, a company based in Esslingen, Germany, has developed a high-tech bioreactor that can be used to automatically cultivate the small green biofactories - and that do so a hundred times more…
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/valuable-materials-all-kinds-produced-automatically-living-cells -
Climate protection and sustainability in hospitals - 09/11/2022 Sustainable activities in the healthcare sector
The healthcare sector is not only facing major challenges in dealing with the consequences of climate change on human health, but it also needs to make a concrete contribution to reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions. Analyses show there are many opportunities to make medical care more sustainable, especially in hospitals’ daily routines. This is where the Heidelberg University Hospital and the viamedica foundation from Freiburg come in.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/sustainable-activities-healthcare-sector -
Climate protection and sustainability in hospitals - 09/11/2022 Sustainable activities in the healthcare sector
The healthcare sector is not only facing major challenges in dealing with the consequences of climate change on human health, but it also needs to make a concrete contribution to reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions. Analyses show there are many opportunities to make medical care more sustainable, especially in hospitals’ daily routines. This is where the Heidelberg University Hospital and the viamedica foundation from Freiburg come in.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/sustainable-activities-healthcare-sector -
Climate protection and sustainability in hospitals - 09/11/2022 Sustainable activities in the healthcare sector
The healthcare sector is not only facing major challenges in dealing with the consequences of climate change on human health, but it also needs to make a concrete contribution to reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions. Analyses show there are many opportunities to make medical care more sustainable, especially in hospitals’ daily routines. This is where the Heidelberg University Hospital and the viamedica foundation from Freiburg come in.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/sustainable-activities-healthcare-sector -
Climate protection and sustainability in hospitals - 09/11/2022 Sustainable activities in the healthcare sector
The healthcare sector is not only facing major challenges in dealing with the consequences of climate change on human health, but it also needs to make a concrete contribution to reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions. Analyses show there are many opportunities to make medical care more sustainable, especially in hospitals’ daily routines. This is where the Heidelberg University Hospital and the viamedica foundation from Freiburg come in.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/sustainable-activities-healthcare-sector -
Press release - 09/11/2022 New Molecular Microscopy Uncovers how Breast Cancer Spreads
Researchers have created a tool that maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail, and highlights how the cells around the tumour may be the key to controlling the spread of disease. The new technology can trace which populations of breast cancer cells are responsible for the spread of the disease, and for the first time highlights how the location of cancer cells could be as important as mutations in tumor growth The new study is…
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-molecular-microscopy-uncovers-how-breast-cancer-spreads -
Press release - 04/11/2022 How do our brain cells age?
The health of nerve cells is closely linked to the auxiliary cells that surround them, the so-called glial cells. It still remains largely unknown what role glial cells play in age-related diseases.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/wie-altern-die-zellen-unserem-gehirn -
Press release - 02/11/2022 How Cells Find the Right Partners
During the growth and development of living organisms, different types of cells must come into contact with each other in order to form tissues and organs together. A small team working with Prof. Dr. Anne Classen of the Excellence Cluster CIBSS of the University of Freiburg has discovered that complex changes in form, or morphogenesis, during development are driven exclusively via the affinity of cells to each other.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-cells-find-right-partners -
Press release - 02/11/2022 The guardian of the (epi-)genome
Toxicologists from the University of Konstanz have found that the protein p53 continuously protects our cells from tumorigenesis by coordinating important metabolic processes that stabilize their genomes.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/guardian-epi-genome -
Press release - 02/11/2022 Blind spots in the monitoring of plastic waste
Whether in drinking water, food or even in the air: plastic is a global problem - and the full extent of this pollution may go beyond of what we know yet. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners from the Netherlands and Australia, have reviewed conventional assumptions for the transport of plastic in rivers.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/blind-spots-monitoring-plastic-waste -
Press release - 28/10/2022 MobiLab status meeting: Numerous milestones have already been reached
The University of Stuttgart's MobiLab Real-World Laboratory aims to make Campus Vaihingen car- and emission-free. Research areas include autonomous vehicles and inductive charging while driving. In addition, MobiLab is helping to ensure that the University of Stuttgart will also be climate-neutral in the area of mobility and transport by 2030.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/mobilab-statustreffen-zahlreiche-meilensteine-erreicht -
Event - From Linear to Circular: Bioeconomy within the prospects of a circular economy in Serbia
Belgrade und Novi Sad (Serbia), Kongress/Symposiumhttps://www.bio-pro.de/en/events/past-events/final-conference-godanubio -
Event - Networking Evening | Baden-Württemberg meets United Kingdom
MEDICA Trade Fair, Joint Baden-Württemberg Booth, Hall 15/ Booth K16, Networking eventhttps://www.bio-pro.de/en/events/past-events/networking-evening-baden-wuerttemberg-meets-united-kingdom -
Press release - 26/10/2022 Around EUR 5 million for research on the energy transformation
What will the energy systems of the future look like? What technical foundations do we need, and how can the upcoming transformation be shaped in such a way that we involve all actors in society? Answers to such questions are to be provided by four research projects funded by the Carl Zeiss Foundation (CZS) as part of the “CZS Breakthroughs – Energy Systems of the Future” program. One of these is based at the University of Stuttgart.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/rund-5-millionen-euro-fuer-transformationsforschung-zur-energiewende -
Viral cancer therapy - 26/10/2022 Therapeutic viruses against tumours and metastases
Viruses can overcome cell barriers and transfer information to their host cells. They know how to make their host cell’s infrastructure work for them. This makes them excellent biotechnological tools, which a research group from the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart is using to its advantage. The team is developing a therapeutic virus that not only recognises and fights tumours, but also has the potential to reach metastases.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/therapeutic-viruses-against-tumours-and-metastases -
Press release - 25/10/2022 Three ERC Synergy Grants For Universität Heidelberg Scientists
Heidelberg University scientists are to receive three ERC Synergy Grants – three highly endowed grants of the European Research Council – for pioneering research projects by several teams working in collaboration.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/three-erc-synergy-grants-universitaet-heidelberg-scientists -
Press release - 24/10/2022 How tumors suppress the development of metastases
Why do metastases often only appear after the original tumor has been surgically removed? Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University have now published an explanation for this phenomenon. They were able to identify a messenger substance of the cancer cells that locally promotes the growth of the primary tumor.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/wie-tumoren-die-entstehung-von-metastasen-unterdruecken -
Press release - 21/10/2022 Three years of ICM: Resource-efficient production – emission-free driving
Remaining mobile and producing without overtaxing the earth’s natural regenerative capacity: That’s the aim of the Innovation Campus “Mobility of the Future” (ICM) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Stuttgart. Here, in about 60 research projects and 40 research institutes, almost 300 scientists are working on electric motors without rare earths, novel manufacturing technologies, and self-learning software systems…
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/three-years-icm-resource-efficient-production-emission-free-driving -
Press release - 21/10/2022 Drei Jahre ICM: ressourcenschonend Produzieren – emissionsfrei Fahren
Mobil bleiben und produzieren, ohne die natürliche Regenerationsfähigkeit der Erde zu überfordern, das ist der Anspruch des InnovationsCampus Mobilität der Zukunft (ICM) am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie und der Universität Stuttgart. Fast 300 Forschende in gut 60 Forschungsprojekten und 40 -instituten arbeiten hier an Elektromotoren ohne Seltene Erden, neuartigen Fertigungstechnologien und selbstlernenden Software-Systemen für Fahrzeuge.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/drei-jahre-icm-ressourcenschonend-produzieren-emissionsfrei-fahren -
Press release - 21/10/2022 Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung supports research project on wood-based materials at the University of Freiburg
The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding the "DELIVER - Data-driven Engineering of Sustainable Living Materials" project at the University of Freiburg in its "CZS Wildcard" program. In the project, scientists from the Freiburg Clusters of Excellence CIBSS and livMatS will develop sustainable wood-based materials whose properties can be precisely controlled.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/carl-zeiss-stiftung-supports-research-project-wood-based-materials-university-freiburg -
Press release - 21/10/2022 Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung supports research project on wood-based materials at the University of Freiburg
The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding the "DELIVER - Data-driven Engineering of Sustainable Living Materials" project at the University of Freiburg in its "CZS Wildcard" program. In the project, scientists from the Freiburg Clusters of Excellence CIBSS and livMatS will develop sustainable wood-based materials whose properties can be precisely controlled.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/carl-zeiss-stiftung-foerdert-forschungsvorhaben-der-universitaet-freiburg-zu-holzbasierten-werkstoffen -
Press release - 20/10/2022 Cytoskeleton acts as cells’ bouncer for bacteria
Researchers of the University of Freiburg have discovered a previously unknown function of septins in defending cells against dangerous hospital pathogens.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/das-zellskelett-haelt-die-eintrittspforte-fuer-bakterien-geschlossen -
Press release - 20/10/2022 University of Tübingen and Boehringer Ingelheim Join Forces to Lead AI and Data Science R&D for New Medical Breakthroughs
University of Tübingen, a leading member of Cyber Valley, Europe’s largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) research consortium and Boehringer Ingelheim launch an AI and data science fellowship program for top talents from around the world. Three to five fellowships will be awarded per year for up to three years with a target of nine to fifteen fellows in the program after five years.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/universitaet-tuebingen-und-boehringer-ingelheim-buendeln-kraefte -
Press release - 19/10/2022 Apogenix’ Asunercept Demonstrates Efficacy in Phase II Trial for the Treatment of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Apogenix, a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation immunotherapeutics, announced today that asunercept showed statistically significant benefits for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the ASUNCTIS trial. The open-label multi-center phase II trial investigated efficacy and safety of asunercept in 435 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/apogenixs-asunercept-zeigt-wirksamkeit-phase-ii-studie-zur-behandlung-von-covid-19-patienten-im-krankenhaus -
Press release - 19/10/2022 Molecular structure of one of the most important receptors in the immune system unraveled
Researchers from Freiburg and Harvard publish the three-dimensional structure of the B cell antigen receptor, shedding new light on its composition.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/molecular-structure-one-most-important-receptors-immune-system-unraveled -
Dossier - 19/10/2022 More food sustainability: crucial for people and for the environment
Strawberries in winter and imported apples? You can find them in most supermarkets. This is not sustainable. Looking to the future, the way we eat needs to change in many mundane ways – and this needs to happen quickly so that future generations will also be able to enjoy a planet that is worth living on. In Baden-Württemberg, alternative nutrition concepts are being worked at pace. Many creative ideas and innovative products already exist.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/more-food-sustainability-crucial-people-and-environment -
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Dossier - 12/10/2022 The health sector must become greener
Worldwide, the health sector is struggling with the consequences of global warming, but fatally is itself responsible for a significant proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. Studies show that hospitals and rehabilitation clinics in particular have great potential for reducing these emissions and, like the manufacturing industry, need to fundamentally revise established processes.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/health-sector-must-become-greener-1 -
Press release - 10/10/2022 Recyclable food packaging: quality control for nanocoatings
Across the EU, more than 300 billion items of packaging are not recycled every year because they consist of a mixture of different materials. Monomaterial packaging on the other hand is easy to recycle. However, it needs to be coated with ultra-thin barrier layers to protect delicate products just as well as compound materials do.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/recyclingfaehige-lebensmittelverpackungen-qualitaetskontrolle-von-nanobeschichtungen -
Press release - 10/10/2022 Recyclable food packaging: quality control for nanocoatings
Across the EU, more than 300 billion items of packaging are not recycled every year because they consist of a mixture of different materials. Monomaterial packaging on the other hand is easy to recycle. However, it needs to be coated with ultra-thin barrier layers to protect delicate products just as well as compound materials do.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/recyclingfaehige-lebensmittelverpackungen-qualitaetskontrolle-von-nanobeschichtungen -
Save-the-date - Virtual Roadshow: AI in Health Care and Medical Technologies
Online, Informationsveranstaltunghttps://www.bio-pro.de/en/events/virtual-roadshow-ai-health-care-and-medical-technologies -
Press release - 10/10/2022 For Animal Welfare & Environmental Protection: State lays cornerstone for new "HoLMiR" research center
More animal welfare and better animal health, more climate protection and less environmental impact: Researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart are pursuing these goals with a new approach: They are exploring the interplay between farm animals and the millions of microorganisms in the animals’ digestive tracts. The federal and state governments are supporting the university with the construction of a unique research center for around…
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/fuer-tierwohl-umweltschutz-land-legt-grundstein-fuer-neuartiges-forschungszentrum-holmir -
Press release - 06/10/2022 New Electrolysis Processes for Sustainable Chemical Production
Basic chemicals, which are needed as raw materials for a wide range of products such as medicines and detergents, can currently only be produced with an enormously high input of energy and raw materials. In many cases, fossil fuels and raw materials are still used. The extraction of chemical substances alone requires high temperatures, expensive catalysts made of precious metals and, in some cases, environmentally harmful starting materials.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/neue-elektrolyseverfahren-fuer-eine-nachhaltige-chemische-produktion -
Press release - 06/10/2022 New Electrolysis Processes for Sustainable Chemical Production
Basic chemicals, which are needed as raw materials for a wide range of products such as medicines and detergents, can currently only be produced with an enormously high input of energy and raw materials. In many cases, fossil fuels and raw materials are still used. The extraction of chemical substances alone requires high temperatures, expensive catalysts made of precious metals and, in some cases, environmentally harmful starting materials.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/neue-elektrolyseverfahren-fuer-eine-nachhaltige-chemische-produktion -
Press release - 05/10/2022 Second Stem Cell Type Discovered in Mouse Brain
In the brain of adult mammals neural stem cells ensure that new nerve cells, i.e. neurons, are constantly formed. This process, known as adult neurogenesis, helps mice maintain their sense of smell. A research team led by Dr Francesca Ciccolini at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN) of Heidelberg University recently discovered a second stem cell population in the mouse brain.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/zweiter-stammzelltyp-im-maeusehirn-entdeckt -
Press release - 05/10/2022 Flood protection during rain events, cooling of buildings and urban spaces during heat waves
The glass facade of a high-rise building can get so hot that you can fry eggs on it – a major factor in the overheating of our cities. At the same time, flood events such as torrential monsoon rains cause billions of dollars of damage annually. On October 4, 2022, a solution to both problems was presented at the University of Stuttgart.
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/activities/biological-transformation/aktuelles/flood-protection-during-rain-events-cooling-buildings-and-urban-spaces-during-heat-waves -
Press release - 05/10/2022 Flood protection during rain events, cooling of buildings and urban spaces during heat waves
The glass facade of a high-rise building can get so hot that you can fry eggs on it – a major factor in the overheating of our cities. At the same time, flood events such as torrential monsoon rains cause billions of dollars of damage annually. On October 4, 2022, a solution to both problems was presented at the University of Stuttgart.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/flood-protection-during-rain-events-cooling-buildings-and-urban-spaces-during-heat-waves -
Büsnau biorefinery - 05/10/2022 KoalAplan: municipal wastewater as a source of recyclable materials
Our wastewater not only contains dirt and excretions, but is also rich in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, which can be recovered. A sewage plant can thus become a source of raw materials. In the KoalAplan project, a new type of biorefinery will be used to convert the carbon recovered from wastewater into sustainable products.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/koalaplan-municipal-wastewater-source-recyclable-materials -
Press release - 04/10/2022 Microscopic Octopuses from a 3D Printer
Although just cute little creatures at first glance, the microscopic geckos and octopuses fabricated by 3D laser printing in the molecular engineering labs at Heidelberg University could open up new opportunities in fields such as microrobotics or biomedicine. The printed microstructures are made from novel materials – known as smart polymers – whose size and mechanical properties can be tuned on demand and with high precision.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/mikroskopisch-kleine-kraken-aus-dem-3d-drucker -
Press release - 29/09/2022 Algae as microscopic biorefineries
Fossil raw materials are limited and not available and extractable everywhere in the world – as we are becoming acutely aware of right now by the example of fossil fuels and rising energy prices. Renewable raw material sources will therefore play an increasingly important role in the future: as energy sources, but ideally also as suppliers of building blocks for more environmentally compatible chemicals and materials.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/algen-als-mikroskopische-bioraffinerien -
Press release - 28/09/2022 First successful trial for early detection of HPV-related cancer of the pharynx
Screening trials for the early detection of rare diseases often fail due to insufficient predictive power of the results. For the rare HPV-related cancer of the pharynx, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) now relied on the combined detection of antibodies against two different viral proteins in a proof-of concept trial.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/erste-erfolgreiche-studie-zur-frueherkennung-von-hpv-bedingtem-krebs-im-rachenraum -
Press release - 23/09/2022 Phytopharmaceuticals and valuable plant ingredients - opportunities for industry and agriculture in Baden-Württemberg
The "Phytopharmaceuticals and Valuable Plant Ingredients" initiative aims to make the key economic issue of phytopharmaceuticals more visible in Baden-Württemberg in order to gain a better understanding of the challenges and needs of the state’s pharmaceutical industry. The overall goal is to strengthen the use of secondary plant ingredients in valuable products and build on this to develop opportunities for Baden-Württemberg…
https://www.bio-pro.de/en/information/press-release/phytopharmaceuticals-and-valuable-plant-ingredients-opportunities-industry-and-agriculture-baden-wuerttemberg -
Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH - 22/09/2022 The great potential of blood-based microRNA analyses
"The early bird catches the worm", is an apt description of what motivates Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH from Heidelberg. The medium-sized biotechnology company analyses special biomarkers in blood, so-called microRNAs, in order to diagnose diseases at an early stage and to be able to make forecasts about the course of the disease and the success of therapy.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/great-potential-blood-based-microrna-analyses -
Press release - 21/09/2022 ERC funding: How to deliver gene therapies to a specific target site?
With its "Proof of Concept" grants, the European Research Council ERC supports scientists in further developing the commercial potential of their research results. Nina Papavasiliou from the DKFZ is now receiving the prestigious grant for the second time: she wants to advance the development of a "molecular delivery service" that ensures that therapeutic genes reach the right address in the body in a targeted manner.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/erc-funding-how-deliver-gene-therapies-specific-target-site -
Press release - 19/09/2022 How stressed tumor cells escape cell death: new mechanism discovered
Because of their highly active metabolism, many tumors are susceptible to a special type of cell death, ferroptosis. Nevertheless, cancer cells often manage to escape this fate. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have now discovered a new mechanism by which normal as well as cancer cells protect themselves against ferroptosis.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-stressed-tumor-cells-escape-cell-death-new-mechanism-discovered -
Article - 14/09/2022 Theranostics of prostate cancer: the combination of radionuclide diagnostics and radionuclide therapy
Using a low-level radiopharmaceutical that binds to the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), positron emission tomography/computed tomography can be used to visualise even small prostate cancer metastases. Developed by Heidelberg researchers, the radiopharmaceutical is a modified radionuclide diagnostic agent that has been coupled with a powerful emitter and used as a therapeutic tracer to irradiate and destroy cancer cells from within.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/theranostics-prostate-cancer-combination-radionuclide-diagnostics-and-radionuclide-therapy -
Press release - 12/09/2022 Bioeconomy between food and energy crisis - Opinion of the Bioeconomy Council
In its statement of September 2, 2022, the Bioeconomy Council of the German government condemns the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine and points out ways in which the resulting food and energy crisis can be alleviated with the help of the bioeconomy.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/biooekonomie-zwischen-ernaehrungs-und-energiekrise-stellungnahme-des-biooekonomierats -
Press release - 09/09/2022 Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources
Cancer cells often grow in environments that are low in nutrients, and they cope with this challenge by switching their metabolism to using proteins as alternative "food". Building on genetic screens, an international team of scientists could identify the protein LYSET as part of a pathway that allows cancer cells to make this switch. Their findings are now published in the journal Science.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/neu-identifiziertes-protein-ermoeglicht-krebszellen-auf-alternative-nahrungsquellen-auszuweichen -
Dossier - 08/09/2022 Imaging methods in medical diagnostics
Many different imaging methods are available these days and are used in almost all medical disciplines to visualise disease-related changes. Depending on the problem and the clinical picture, very different structural and functional parameters can be visually recorded for diagnosis and used for therapy.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/imaging-methods-medical-diagnostics -
Press release - 06/09/2022 Biointelligent sensor for measuring viral activity
Today, genome editing is almost as easy as programming software. However, the generation of viral vectors as initial material is still associated with many expensive and error-prone handling procedures. Viruses are generated via complex biological processes that have to be optimised virus-specifically in order to produce high-quality therapeutics. A new method is needed that simplifies and optimises these processes.
https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/Biointelligent-sensor-for-measuring-viral-activity