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Basic Survey on Soil Biodiversity: BioDive4Soil
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ASCRIBE: Screening of bioresources to identify new antiviral substances for the treatment of influenza infections
Terpenoids from fungi
OekoReproShrimp
MbioShrimp: Bio-based substances for the prevention of melanosis in certified organic shrimp
Natural Products: A Bio-Based Approach to Mitigate Post-Mortem Melanosis in Shrimp Aquaculture
ProBioControl: Metabolic profiling of antifungal active bacteria, for potential use as biocontrol agents
Sustainable animal health solutions
TenEDEN: Efficient organic fertiliser from mealworm meal
SymBioOekonomie: Insects and their symbiotic microbes for the circular bioeconomy
SensInsects
ViVe Beet
Bio-Schmier
Biosynthesis and Antimicrobial Activity Investigation of Sulfonated Monobactams and Derivatives from Bacteroidetes
»GEMSilk« Genetically Engineered Medical Silk
»CocoaFerm«
»MycoPea«
»BSFood«
»BioFLOW« An in vivo–mimicking microfluidic platform for biofilm research and antimicrobial screening, with a focus on xylem-associated pathogens
»AnthelNatProd«
»InFueSekt«
»muKs«
Agrosystem Health
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»Tales of the Tiny« – Secrets Preserved
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Sterile insect technique
Age-related decline
Fuel and chemicals from steel plant exhaust gases
4th Annual G20 World Brain Mapping Summit/Neuroscience-20
Collaboration Evotec iPSC
Alzheimer Joint Project HiPSTER
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The Economist 19/05/2021
Imagefilm IME-BR
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Newsfeed 19 11 2021
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Fraunhofer Magazin: »Protecting crops without poison«
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Industrial Insect Farming: Future Technologies for the Bioeconomy and Agriculture
press release 23.10.2025
Press release November 18th, 2025
Press release January 7th, 2026
German Federal Minister Dorothee Bär visited Fraunhofer IME in Giessen
Press release May 12th, 2026
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Wissenschaftsjahr 2020/21 Bioökonomie
LEDitSHAKE
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»BORN - BiObased theRmal-resistaNt food packaging«
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Bioresources
Controlled Environment Agriculture: Potential for the Future of Food
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Bioresources
Furin - a key to virus replication in mosquitoes
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Bioresources
How the first RNAi spray on the market works against Colorado potato beetles
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Molecular Biotechnology
Agrobacterium
-Mediated Transformation of Green
Arabidopsis
Suspension Cells
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Applied Ecology
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the environmental risk assessment
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Applied Ecology
The ecotoxicity of (modified) natural polymers
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Molecular Biotechnology
The cis-prenyltransferase protein family in Taraxacum koksaghyz
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Molecular Biotechnology
Latest Insights into Plant Defense Mechanisms
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Molecular Biotechnology
On-demand production of tobacco mosaic virus-like particles
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Applied Ecology
AI-supported assessment of chronic mixture risks
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