DGAP-News: Veganz Group AG: Research partnership between Veganz and Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology

Research partnership in between Veganz and Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Utilized Ecology

Berlin, 20.06.2022 As section of a study collaboration that commenced in June, the Berlin-based business Veganz and the German research organisation Fraunhofer IME in Aachen are doing the job together on the cultivation of peas in vertical farming. The two companions are properly-identified as motorists of innovation in their respective fields: in a poll by German newspaper Handelsblatt, Veganz was voted the most progressive foods manufacturer in 2021 and followed up on this accomplishment by staying named a person of Germanys most revolutionary brands by the publication Funds in 2022. Fraunhofer IME is portion of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, the largest organisation for application-oriented investigate in Europe, and is the developer of the OrbiLoop^®-/ OrbiPlant^® program, a novel vertical farming platform technologies.

In accordance to the United Nations, the worlds population will have grown to all over 9 billion by the stop of the century, with 85 for each cent dwelling in metropolitan areas¹, and vertical farming delivers an technique to feeding the inhabitants regionally and sustainably. The vertical farming thought formulated beneath the OrbiLoop^®/ OrbiPlant^® model enables the cultivation and processing of agricultural create to acquire place domestically and under one particular roof or at a single locale. In this partnership, peas will be developed as a supply of protein and processed right into choices to meat. It will allow for for a decoupling and independence from the uncooked materials marketplaces, when also minimizing CO emissions and h2o consumption. The peas will develop underneath controlled ailments specifically on a vertical conveyor belt, the place they will involve minimum space and sources.

We are delighted to have observed the perfect lover to trial sustainable cultivation solutions in Fraunhofer IME, claims Jan Bredack, Founder and CEO of Veganz Group AG. Executing so will enable us to consistently progress the transformation of agriculture to feed the at any time-expanding environment population in a sustainable and weather-welcoming way in the potential.

He describes that the potential could see the peas grown as aspect of the partnership employed as the foundation for sustainable alternate options to meat at the Veganz Food stuff Factory.

Additional information on Veganz and its solutions is available in this article.

About Veganz Team AG

Veganz (veganz.de) Very good for you, better for anyone the manufacturer for plant-dependent foods. Established in 2011 in Berlin, Veganz grew to become acknowledged as a European vegan grocery store chain. With a colourful and daily life-affirming company philosophy, Veganz managed to break into the vegan specialized niche and build the plant-based nourishment development on the sector. The existing item portfolio contains products and solutions for every meal of the day and is out there in a lot more than fifty percent of all European nations around the world and extra than 22,000 points of sale (POS) globally. In addition, the Veganz products portfolio is becoming constantly optimised to include superior-top quality, progressive products, and the sustainable price chain is constantly staying enhanced. For this motivation, Veganz was voted Germanys most modern meals brand name in an exceptional 2021 ranking by German newspaper Handelsblatt.

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About Fraunhofer IME

The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME (www.ime.fraunhofer.de/en.html) contains the divisions Molecular biotechnology, Used Ecology, and Bioresources and has a lot more than 430 employees performing at the areas Schmallenberg, Aachen, Münster, and Gießen. Fraunhofer IME is a sturdy lover for deal investigation in the fields of agriculture, bioecocnomy, chemistry, and environmental and buyer protection. The selection of exploration and companies is aimed at field, SMEs, and the general public sector.
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