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Latest news from biotechnology, environment and sustainability

Portrait Andrea Thorn
08.07.2025

New department at HZB: ‘AI and Biomolecular Structures’

Andrea Thorn, head of the department, brings many years of experience in AI-based tools for structural biology:

Since 1 July 2025, Dr. Andrea Thorn has been setting up the new AI and Biomolecular Structures department at HZB. A biophysicist with many years of experience in AI-based tools for structural biology, she is looking…

Portrait Penélope Jirón
08.07.2025

The cosmetics designer

Penélope Jirón develops personal care products from natural ingredients:

She never imagined her professional life to turn out the way it has. “I had sworn never to become self-employed. I saw how exhausting it was for my parents,” says Penélope Jirón. The original plan was to have a steady…

REM image
17.06.2025

BAM investigates nanomaterials in lithium-ion batteries

Possible risks during production, use and disposal should be assessed more reliably:

The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is working with partners from Italy and France to investigate the safety of nanomaterials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The aim is to develop reliable…

Vessel with nitrogen-cooled material particles
15.05.2025

BAM develops certified PFAS reference material made from used outdoor clothing

Important step on the road to a circular economy:

The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) has developed a reference material for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in outdoor textiles. It serves to ensure the reliability of analytical…

Maxine and Noemi Silvestrov on the swings
09.05.2025

The start-up manager

Maxine Silvestrov manages operations at Quantune Technologies:

Measuring biomarkers without having to insert a needle into a vein and without drawing even a millilitre of blood to send to a lab. Easy, clean, and painless—and useable at any given time. This is a scientific vision…

25.04.2025

Nanoparticle shield makes luminescent molecules more durable for high-tech applications

Silica particles shield luminescent molecules from oxygen:

They are tiny but glow intensively: special light-emitting molecules used in environmental analysis, medical diagnostics, and energy research. However, their luminescence intensity can be significantly reduced by…

21.03.2025

Green Methanol: C1 secures another €20 million to commercialize the circular raw material of the future

Construction of a demonstration plant is scheduled to begin in 2025:

Cleantech company C1 Green Chemicals AG has successfully secured €20 million in fresh capital to bring its groundbreaking green methanol catalysis technology to market. Green methanol can be used to defossilize three…

JPT managing director Aurélien Claeyssen
12.03.2025

Magnets for smart minds

Why tech hubs will continue to be important drivers of growth:

Are technology parks becoming obsolete in an era of hybrid work? Not at all. Head to Adlershof to experience how tech hubs bring together smart minds to create thriving companies. Soon, JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH…

17.01.2025

Biosynex becomes opTricon again

Biosynex Technologies GmbH rebrands to opTricon GmbH following acquisition by German investor:

Biosynex Technologies GmbH, a leading technology company specializing in the development, production, and maintenance of optical readers for lateral-flow- and fluorescence-based rapid tests, announces a significant…

Symbolic image: Woman at a water dispenser. Source: BAM
26.09.2024

Innovative sensor system enables real-time analysis of drinking water

BAM is developing a fast, precise method to detect fecal contamination:

In an EU project, the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is developing a method to detect fecal contamination in drinking water quickly and efficiently. A mini-sensor system is being used that…

12.09.2024

Nosh.bio Partners with Leading European Meat Producer to Launch World’s First Single-Ingredient Meat Analog

The meat analog will be launched through zur Mühlen Group (ZMG)’s extensive retailer network and will be available in Germany first:

Nosh.bio, a pioneering B2B food tech startup specialising in fermented fungi-based ingredients, has announced a groundbreaking commercial partnership with the zur Mühlen Group (ZMG), one of Europe’s largest sausage…

Michele Segantini demonstrates the compact size and the portability of one of the EPRoC-Sensor with a permanent magnet. © Luca Segantini
10.09.2024

SpinMagIC: 'EPR on a chip' ensures quality of olive oil and beer

HZB spin-off develops sensor to detect free radicals in food:

The first sign of spoilage in many food products is the formation of free radicals, which reduces the shelf-life and the overall quality of the food. Until now, the detection of these molecules has been very costly…

Peter Carl, Timm Schwaar, Nick Gundermann / SAFIA © WISTA Management GmbH / Tina Merkau
09.09.2024

Food safety: Tracking down mould

SAFIA's rapid tests ensure food safety:

They lurk in the shadows, hide in your flour, permeate exotic spices, and swim undetected in sweet juices. We are talking about mycotoxins, the poisonous substances produced by various fungi or mould. They thrive in…

Magnosco team © WISTA Management GmbH / Tina Merkau
02.09.2024

Science und Society

How research and innovation secure our future:

Without research and innovation, our society would stagnate. The institutes and companies in Adlershof show how it can be done differently every day anew. We will take an in-depth look at how they secure our future…

Graphic glycerol’s hydroxyl groups ©HZB
04.07.2024

From waste to value: The right electrolytes can enhance glycerol oxidation

HZB team investigates how waste materials can be used more efficiently and in a more environmentally friendly way:

When biomass is converted into biodiesel, huge amounts of glycerol are produced as a by-product. So far, however, this by-product has been little utilised, even though it could be processed into more valuable…

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Events / Dates

Tue 15 Jul
14.00
Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof
Richard-Willstätter-Straße 11, 12489 Berlin
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) at Europa-Center
Tue 26 Aug - Fri 29 Aug
QBIC – Quantum (Bio-) Inorganic Chemistry Conference
Rudower Chaussee 26, 12489 Berlin
Erwin Schrödinger-Zentrum
Wed 10 Sep - Fri 12 Sep
SALSA Symposium Make and Measure: Interfaces
Rudower Chaussee 26, 12489 Berlin
Erwin-Schrödinger-Zentrum
Tue 04 Nov
08.30 - 18.00
Workshop: Sustainable Plasma Technologies
Schwarzschildstraße 3, 12489 Berlin
Plasmetrex-Schulungsraum 1.1.20
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