How methane and CO₂ can help tackle plastic pollution

Country Overshoot Day marks the date each year when a country would have exhausted its annual biocapacity budget — if everyone in the world lived like its population. At Leipzig University’s b-ACTmatter research and transfer centre, innovative approaches are being explored to address the growing scarcity of resources in the face of a rising global population — through sustainable production processes and circular economy technologies.

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Biochemical Colloquium

+++ 23 JANUARY 2024 | 4. 00 pm +++
The Faculty of Life Sciences and b-ACT^matter jointly invites you to the next lecture of the Biochemical Colloquium. The topic of Dr Bin Lai’s lecture is “The electro-biotechnology for biosynthesis of chemicals and fuels”.
Dr Bin Lai is BMBF junior research group leader for biophotovoltaics in the Department of Environmental Microbiology at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ Leipzig.

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Plastics meets medical technology

+++ 31 JANUARY 2024 | 4.00 pm +++
From January 31 to February 1, 2024, the networking event “Plastics meets Medical Technology” of the Plastics Center will take place in Leipzig. The series of events offers an interface between plastics and medical technology, where experts from both sectors can meet and share their specialist knowledge on innovative approaches and tried-and-tested experiences.
As part of the event, Dr. Susanne Ebitsch, Executive Director of b-ACT matter, will give a presentation at BIO CITY Leipzig.

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