Press - AWI

Launch of the EU project NOVAFOODIES

[22. June 2023] “NOVAFOODIES” is a new AWI project, which has been funded by the Horizon Europe program with a budget of about 6 million euros, that aims to transform the value chain of food production from marine and freshwater resources, to achieve new food products for human consumption. One goal the project is, to demonstrate the sustainable production of macro- and microalgae, and fish species, as a basis for novel functional food and feed production. NOVAFOODIES gathers 28 international partners.

Seaweed cultivation for packaging material

[22. June 2023] What impact does macroalgae cultivation for sustainable packaging production have on the environment? A research project titled "Life cycle assessment of land-based seaweed cultivation for packaging material" is dedicated to this topic, which was developed in cooperation with the AWI, the University of Latvia, Institute for Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. The project aims to provide vital data on the enviromental impact of this study using a Life Cycle Analysis (LVA). To the original press release

Helmholtz Imaging Contest 2023

Angelika Humbert vom AWI und Tilman Bucher vom DLR

[16. June 2023] Angelika Humbert from AWI and Tilman Bucher from DLR took the third place in the category "Jury Award" at the Helmholtz Imaging Contest 2023. The winners were announced during the award ceremony on June 15th at the third Annual Helmholtz Imaging Conference. The awarded photo was taken with a MACS camera on the 79°N Glacier, developed by DLR-OS. The prize, which is worth 600 euros, is donated by Beiersdorf. More information

Sampling at the Wadden Sea Station Sylt

[16. June 2023] During a 10-day guest research visit, the Traversing European Coastlines team sampled soil, sediments, shallow water and aerosols at the coastal site of Sylt. The AWI site was one of 46 planned stations in 22 different countries where the TREC team from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL for short) is collecting samples and environmental data at land-sea interfaces to assess the response of different organisms to natural and man-made environmental factors.

20 years AWIPEV

IPEV Director Yan Ropert-Coudert and AWI Director Antje Boetius

[15. June 2023] In 2003, AWI and the French polar research institute Paul-Émile Victor merged their stations Koldewey and Rabot on Svalbard to form the AWIPEV base. Yesterday, the anniversary of the research cooperation was celebrated together at the French Embassy in Berlin. In addition to French Ambassador François Delattre, IPEV Director Yan Ropert-Coudert and AWI Director Antje Boetius also attended the event. Both signed a declaration to continue the Franco-German cooperation in the future. More info