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European scientists are coming together in a high-level and public meeting in Brussels on 27 November 2018, to present and discuss how innovation improves the everyday life. Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, and Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation will host the conference “EU Research and…
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Last month we had the great opportunity to join Open Cell’s “Biodesign Here Now” at London Design Festival, presenting “Plant Designer” from 15 – 23 September, 2018! We showcased the aims, goals, and cutting-edge technologies used by two large European research projects (Newcotiana and Pharma-Factory) to allow tobacco plants to…
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Biofaction has been working on a short clip over the summer for our EU funded project eForFuel. The animation explains what eForFuel is all about, including our approaches and processes. We designed the animation to be smooth, flowing and easy to understand. Have a look at the video below and let us know…
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We’re excited to tell you that we’ve kicked off a new project this summer: FUTUREBODY: The Future of the Body in the Light of Neurotechnology. This is an EU ERANET NEURON project in collaboration with KIT-ITAS (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), University of Freiburg and University of Calgary. The 3 year long FUTUREBODY deals with emerging…
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Biofaction created a new animated introductory clip for our EU funded project Newcotiana. Have a look at how tobacco can be redesigned to save its reputation and become a plant that’s good for you and your health. Taking advantage of cutting-edge molecular breeding methodologies, researchers will develop new varieties of…
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As we’ve already announced, Biofaction is taking part in an exciting project, eForFuel and here is our press release to provide you detailed information. You can scroll down to have a look or follow the links to read it in (ENG) or (DE). eForFuel: Fuels from CO2 and Electricity …
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The Austrian Life Science Magazine “Chemiereport” published an article (in German) by Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt about novel strategies to develop vaccines by reprograming pathogens.
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A publication by Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt about teamwork in insects and a unique hunting technique in tropical ants that resembles medieval torture racks, got wide media coverage. ★ New Scientist. Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppers ★ Pyhs.org. Ants found to use trapping technique to capture much larger…
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We are happy to let you know about our new project, eForFuel. eForFuel develops an industrial biotechnology solution that uses electricity and microorganisms to convert CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels, thus providing a sustainable replacement of fossil carbons. For biorefineries to displace fossil fuels, a sustainable feedstock for microbial growth must be identified. As agricultural…
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We are participating in a new EU-funded project, NEWCOTIANA. It is a research and innovation action that combines several new plant breeding techniques to produce medical and cosmetic products in tobacco plants. Taking advantage of cutting-edge molecular breeding methodologies, researchers will develop new varieties of tobacco and its wild relative…
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