Analytics for Material Development: XPS reveals the surface chemistry of bio-based hybrid materials
Using XPS, Fraunhofer IAP supports companies and research partners in gaining a targeted understanding of the complex surface chemistry of bio-based materials and identifying the causes of differences in performance
Analytik für die Materialentwicklung: XPS macht die Oberflächenchemie biobasierter Hybridmaterialien sichtbar
Mithilfe von XPS unterstützt das Fraunhofer IAP Unternehmen und Forschungspartner dabei, die komplexe Oberflächenchemie biobasierter Materialien gezielt zu verstehen und die Ursachen für Leistungsunterschiede zu identifizieren
Sustainable Innovations joins BIOSPARK, a new EU project to build the skills for a circular bioeconomy
The project consortium will develop a network of 27 Bio-Based Education Centres (BBECs), one in every EU member state, and will narrow the gap between Europe’s education systems, paying particular attention to countries with less research and innovation capacity
How the EU could finally give bio-based plastics a fair chance
As the EU weighs binding targets for bio-based content in plastics, MEP Jeannette Baljeu and Braskem’s Katarina Molin discuss how policymakers can create real market incentives for investment without compromising credible sustainability standards
Novonesis to build next generation enzyme production facility in India
The company will invest €600 million to expand its site in Patalganga and build a state-of-the-art facility. This marks another step in Novonesis’ long-term growth strategy and continued investment in its global production footprint to meet increasing demand
Using Enzymes instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling
Researchers from the University of Greifswald are investigating how biochemical procedures may help to break plastics down into their individual chemical building blocks and make them available for a new product cycle
Enzyme statt Müllhalde: Wie biologische Verfahren beim Recycling helfen
Forschende der Universität Greifswald untersuchen, wie biochemische Verfahren dazu beitragen können, Kunststoffe gezielt in ihre chemischen Grundbausteine zu zerlegen und damit für einen neuen Produktkreislauf verfügbar zu machen
Biobasierte Grundstoffe und grüner Wasserstoff: Startup Furanova bringt Zukunftstechnologie nach Gendorf
Der Chemiepark GENDORF erhält weiteren Zuwachs aus dem Bereich industrieller Deeptech-Technologien: Das Startup Furanova entwickelt ein chemisches Verfahren zur Herstellung biobasierter Grundstoffe für Kunststoffe und wird seine Pilotanlage von Raubling nach GENDORF verlagern. Mit diesem Schritt will Furanova seine Technologie in den industriellen Pilotmaßstab überführen und die Grundlage für weitere Ausbaustufen schaffen
Spiber launches SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, opening the biomanufacturing platform behind Brewed Protein™ to partners
Spiber’s biomanufacturing platform, from gene sequence design to commercial fermenters of over 100 kL, is now offered as a contract service for strain development and fermentation manufacturing. First presented at BioJapan 2026, Yokohama, October 7–9
Detergents and Cleaning Agents Made From CO₂, High-Quality Textiles Made From Wood, and Bio-Based Coagulants in Wastewater Treatment: Innovations for the Defossilisation of the Chemical Industry
At the Renewable Materials Conference, held on 22–24 September 2026 in Siegburg/Cologne, experts discussed fundamental questions about the future of the European chemical industry, innovations were awarded, and the framework conditions to accelerate defossilisation were presented. Initial examples demonstrate the potential for this to be effective
Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel aus CO₂, hochwertige Textilien aus Holz und bio-basierte Fällmittel in Klärwerken: Innovationen zur Defossilisierung der Chemie
Auf der Renewable Materials Conference wurden vom 22.-24. September 2026 in Siegburg/Köln fundamentale Fragen zur Zukunft der europäischen Chemie diskutiert, Innovationen ausgezeichnet und Rahmenbedingungen für eine beschleunigte Defossilierung vorgestellt. Erste Beispiele zeigen, wie es funktionieren kann
Unlocking Europe’s Bioeconomy: New EU study highlights major potential of bio-based industries and biotechnology for Europe’s green transition
The study, “Supporting the Green Transition via the EU Industrial Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges for Bioeconomy, through Bio-Based Industrial Systems and Biotechnology in the EU”, was conducted by Prognos, Idea Consult and nova-Institute
Events
