Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME
Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME

Trends

At our four Fraunhofer IME locations, we define innovative trend topics in molecular biotechnology, bioresources and applied ecology relevant to both science and industry.

 

© Fraunhofer IME | Kim Weigand

Development of alternatives to mammalian models in medicine

Caterpillars as alternative animal models for inflammatory bowel disease

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FutureProteins

The lighthouse project "FutureProteins" combines the production of alternative protein sources from plants, insects, fungi, and micoalgae in closed agricultural systems with an integrated utilization of all bypass products to produce further protein resources. 

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© Fraunhofer IME | Christian Ahrens

OrbiPlant®

The highly flexible, automated vertical farming system OrbiPlant® enables the continuous, large-scalre cultivation of various kinds of plants - efficiently, cost-effective and fully independent of weather conditions, time of day or season. 

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© Fraunhofer IME | Sascha Falkner

OrbiLoop®

As OrbiPlant®'s "little brother", the vertical farming system OrbiLoop® is particularly suited for small-scale "instore" plant production, e.g. in supermarkets or in the food service industry. 

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© Fraunhofer IME | Birgit Orthen

neoLAMP

 

Rapid, easy and reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2

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© Fraunhofer IME | Birgit Orthen

Colorful potatoes


Molecular tools for targeted breeding of anthocyanin-enriched potatoes.

 

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© Fraunhofer IME | Birgit Orthen

Understanding flower development

 

Targeted increase of plant biomass.

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© Fraunhofer IME | Ann-Katrin Beuel

LEDitSHAKE

 

Lighting system to optimize plant cell cultures for secondary metabolite production 

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© Fraunhofer IME | Christian Schulze Gronover

Nature thinks first...


we think further...

biomimetic synthetic rubber BISYKA

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Dandelion - the new source for rubber


We need alternative, sustainable sources of natural rubber.

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© Fraunhofer IME | Philip Känel

SeedPlus


Multipurpose  seed coating to safeguard and increase crop yields by protecting and nourishing the seedling.

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International Day of Potato | 30 May



Our R&D projects around the amazing tuber

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Protection plants - protecting life

International Day of Plant Health

12 May 2024

our projects on plant health

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Project "PUMMEL"

Development of a "point-of-use micro-multichannel gas chromatograph” for fast point-of-use detection of VOCs

"Pummel"