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20.06.2010
The Berlin company Cyano Biofuels has modified cyanobacteria to be able to produce large amounts of the biofuel ethanol. The microbes will soon be manufacturing biofuels on an industrial scale in huge tanks in the Texas desert.
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31.05.2010
At its Abbis division, automotive supplier Vulkan Technic has combined microsystems technology and biotechnology. The company has now developed a high-throughput micro reaction system.
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14.05.2010
Severed nerve fibres in the body can grow together again, but tend to lose orientation over longer distances. The company Matricel develops nerve guidance channels that can give regeneration a helping hand.
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15.04.2010
Therapeutic antibodies manufactured using biotechnological methods must be purified before use in medicine. A consortium from science and industry is hoping to make this process more efficient.
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12.03.2010
Kitchen waste and leftover food could be a valuable future source of biogas. The ETAMAX network, a consortium of industry and research, is hoping to make this vision a reality.
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10.02.2010
Six more researcher teams will be able to implement their start up ideas with the financial support of the BMBF. A total of 14 million euros was awarded in the third round of the GO-Bio competition.
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10.01.2010
In a EuroTransBio network, the Regensburg-based company Geneart is researching the next generation of additive-free vaccines.
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03.12.2009
A research network within the National Genome Research Network is investigating the RNA characteristics of six different pathogens. The aim is to develop improved weapons against such serious diseases as malaria, AIDS, or typhus.
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24.11.2009
Artificial laboratory skin models are versatile in application, and now for researchers at the University of Berlin, one hair is all that is required for their creation. The next goal is to add hair to their skin.
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28.10.2009
Scientists have suspected for some time that a reduced calorie intake will help keep you young. A research network now wants to develop foodstuffs that send healthy diet signals to the body, and it won't require you to eat less.
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