PP Bern University | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:32:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Wood: The renewable raw material to fuel our green future /wood-the-renewable-raw-material-to-fuel-our-green-future/15631/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wood-the-renewable-raw-material-to-fuel-our-green-future /wood-the-renewable-raw-material-to-fuel-our-green-future/15631/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:33:36 +0000 /?p=15631 Dr Andreas Eigenheer from the Bern University of Applied Sciences outlines how wood – an exceptionally versatile renewable raw material – can be utilised to achieve our planet’s carbon-neutral ambitions, reducing the impacts of climate change. Sport and wood share a common goal: a better life through the responsible use of renewable resources. An event […]

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]]> /wood-the-renewable-raw-material-to-fuel-our-green-future/15631/feed/ 0 Switzerland’s first pilot plant for indigenous forest biomass extraction /switzerlands-first-pilot-plant-for-indigenous-forest-biomass-extraction/14505/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=switzerlands-first-pilot-plant-for-indigenous-forest-biomass-extraction /switzerlands-first-pilot-plant-for-indigenous-forest-biomass-extraction/14505/#respond Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:28:56 +0000 /?p=14505 BFH and Schilliger Holz AG's pilot plant for producing extracts from indigenous forest biomass revolutionises the forestry and wood industry.

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]]> /switzerlands-first-pilot-plant-for-indigenous-forest-biomass-extraction/14505/feed/ 0 Switzerland’s first pilot plant for indigenous forest biomass extraction /pilot-plant-biomass-extraction/10811/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pilot-plant-biomass-extraction /pilot-plant-biomass-extraction/10811/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:39:02 +0000 /?p=10811 BFH and Schilliger Holz AG's pilot plant for producing extracts from indigenous forest biomass revolutionises the forestry and wood industry.

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]]> /pilot-plant-biomass-extraction/10811/feed/ 0 Fostering innovation in the field of sustainable development /fostering-innovation-in-the-field-of-sustainable-development/7683/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fostering-innovation-in-the-field-of-sustainable-development /fostering-innovation-in-the-field-of-sustainable-development/7683/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:02:15 +0000 /?p=7683 Professor Frédéric Pichelin, the Head of Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at Bern University of Applied Sciences, outlines how the recently-launched Timber Startup Incubator fosters innovation in the field of sustainable development. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that many business models need to be reinvented, as a sustainable and local economy is now becoming […]

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]]> /fostering-innovation-in-the-field-of-sustainable-development/7683/feed/ 0 Commercialised innovation: technology transfer through spin-off creation /commercialised-innovation-technology-transfer-through-spin-off-creation/6120/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commercialised-innovation-technology-transfer-through-spin-off-creation /commercialised-innovation-technology-transfer-through-spin-off-creation/6120/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2020 07:50:58 +0000 /?p=6120 The Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at Bern University of Applied Sciences is now supporting commercialised innovation. Here, Professor Dr Frédéric Pichelin outlines two success stories of technology transfer through spin-off creation. The culture of entrepreneurship is not well established in the field of bio-based products. This sector is strongly dominated by international companies […]

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]]> /commercialised-innovation-technology-transfer-through-spin-off-creation/6120/feed/ 0 Tannins from forest biomass to reduce the burden of parasite in livestock /tannins-from-forest-biomass-to-reduce-the-burden-of-parasites-in-livestock/5724/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tannins-from-forest-biomass-to-reduce-the-burden-of-parasites-in-livestock /tannins-from-forest-biomass-to-reduce-the-burden-of-parasites-in-livestock/5724/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:57:08 +0000 /?p=5724 Professor Frédéric Pichelin from the Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at Bern University of Applied Sciences explains why tannins from forest biomass represent a great alternative to sainfoin when it comes to dosing animal feed in order to reduce the parasite burden in livestock. The global economy is moving towards a bio-based economy. This […]

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]]> /tannins-from-forest-biomass-to-reduce-the-burden-of-parasites-in-livestock/5724/feed/ 0 Why wood is the most important material for the circular economy /wood-circular-economy-materials/458/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wood-circular-economy-materials /wood-circular-economy-materials/458/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:00:00 +0000 /wood-circular-economy-materials/458/ The Institute for Materials and Wood Technology explains the sustainable uses of wood materials/products and outline their projects that have proven that wood is beneficial to the circular economy. Wood is a natural material, available in large quantities and is easy to produce, making it the perfect material to consider for the circular economy. The […]

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