Ensuring the supply of food to the constantly growing world population and protecting the environment at the same time are often conflicting objectives. Now researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully developed a method for the synthetic manufacture of nutritional protein using a type of artificial photosynthesis. The animal feed industry is the primary driver of high demand for large volumes of nutritional protein, which is also suitable for use in meat substitute products.

Lucía Lara Vargas is the first Bioeconomy M.Sc. graduate at TUM Campus Straubing. In this interview, she talks about the degree program, the Straubing campus and her plans for the future.

The ADDONISS (Ageing and Degenerative Diseases of Neurons on the ISS) project of the WARR student group was launched to the International Space Station ISS today. The winning team of the “Überflieger 2” competition of Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur (DLR) and Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) conducts research of six neuronal cell cultures in microgravity.

A delegation from Waseda University in Japan recently visited the TUM Campus Straubing. The agenda included possible exchange programmes for professors from both universities and the expansion of joint cooperation.

The Selection Committee of the Global Young Academy (GYA) has finalised the selection of 41 new members to join the GYA in June 2023 for a tenure of five years. The GYA’s new member cohort includes representatives from 31 individual countries, covering all GYA general disciplines. One new member is Prof. Rubén Costa, head of the chair of Biogenic Functional Materials at TUM Campus Straubing.

Research institutions and companies from various industrial sectors are developing new approaches to using sustainable materials. The core of the consortium project “Future Sustainable Car Materials” (FSCM) is to develop innovative process routes and material concepts across large parts of the value chain.

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has brought suffering to the region that we can hardly imagine. According to initial estimates, the dramatic, constantly rising number of victims is still far from the actual extent.

As part of the Indo-German Partnership project (IGP), eleven selected TUM students – among them the three TUMCS bioeconomy students Fabia Sauter, Grace Girling and Katerina Zafirova – recently had the opportunity to take part in the Winter School on Localizing Climate Action on Floods and Droughts at IIT Bombay (IITB).

Due to recent disruptions in their supply chains, companies are forced to reassess their production footprint. Even in times without supply chain crises, optimizing the production network is on top of CEO agendas due to its high relevance for efficient operations. In a guest lecture at TUMCS, Dr. Michael Schmeink from McKinsey & Company talked about Production Network Optimization.

TUM has retained its ranking as Germany’s strongest research university in business sciences. The latest issue of the WirtschaftsWoche rankings not only reaffirms the number one position of the TUM School of Management – it also highlights the work of individual researchers. Prof. Alexander Hübner from TUMCS is one of the 50 best.