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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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23.09.2009
Hydrogen is regarded as an energy source of the future. German scientists want to encourage protozoa to make hydrogen using just sunshine and water. The BMBF is supporting the project with 4.3 million euros.
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05.09.2009
Scientists at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg want to create bioenergy using the by-product glycerine, and in the process create a valuable industrial chemical for the world market.
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15.07.2009
Colorectal cancer, which causes around ten thousand deaths in Germany every year, is often detected too late. A research association is now looking for epigenetic markers to develop improved screening techniques..
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24.04.2009
The leap of bringing biotechnology from the laboratory into practical application often fails when trying to set up the right kind of pilot plant. With this in mind, a bio-chemical process centre that is unique in Europe will be established in the coming years, and it will have its doors open to all researchers. The BMBF is investing 10 million euros in the centre.
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11.12.2008
Biofuture is one of the largest funding programmes in Germany aimed at up-and-coming scientists. By 2010, 75 million euros will have been invested in young talented researchers with strong ideas in the field of biotechnology.
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