TransBIB – Boost. Industrial. Bioeconomy.

Boost. Industrial. Bioeconomy.
TransBIB - National transfer network
to accelerate the industrial bioeconomy
TransBIB makes technologies, knowledge and competences of the bio-based economy accessible to a wide range of users.

TransBIB

The unique transfer network for accelerating the industrial bioeconomy combines the knowledge, expertise and infrastructure of over 40 bioeconomy regions across Germany.

We actively promote the development, scaling and industrialisation of bioeconomic products. Here you will find free knowledge, advice, partners and funding information for your transformation project!


Our services are made possible by funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).

Project key figures and numbers

18

Project partners

99

Experts

>40

Competence regions

5,5

Mio. € funding

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Companies

Research facilities

Consumers & Society

Regional networks

Boost.
Industrial.
Bioeconomy.

Network

You have the idea, we have the right partners!

We combine the expertise of 18 partner organisations to launch your transformation project. From application to successful project completion, we support you with expertise, infrastructure and access to a nationwide network.

Knowledge & AI

Less buzz words, more understanding!

Become an expert with our compact training courses on current topics and key technologies. Our learning lounges in a convenient online format keep you up to date on current topics and forward-looking trends in the bioeconomy.

Technology transfer

Out of the lab and into production!

We support you in scaling up your materials and products with access to scaling infrastructures and expertise in the certification of bioeconomic products.

Participation

Transformation can only succeed together!

Our regular workshop formats and symposia offer space for active exchange and discourse in order to develop new ideas and launch projects. Ensure visibility and benefit from our pool of expertise as part of the TransBIB network.

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Workshops & Trainings

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Product & Process

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Current events

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  • Startup Challenge Schwedt

    How can the Schwedt Startup Challenge promote a climate-neutral circular economy in industrial processes? 10 teams from Germany spent three months working on pilot projects to increase efficiency and are now presenting their results.

    on location
    01.08.2025 12:00 – 01.08.2025 20:00 Uhr
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  • Nutrition in the future - meat alternatives as a solution?

    Nutrition in the future - meat alternatives as a solution?

    on location
    21.10.2025 16:00 – 21.10.2025 17:30 Uhr
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  • Building of the future - sustainable materials and innovative approaches

    Building of the future - sustainable materials and innovative approaches

    on location
    22.10.2025 16:00 – 22.10.2025 17:30 Uhr
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News & newsworthy

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  • 19.06.2025

    Introducing the TransBIB Competence Pool - In conversation with Dr Volker Wagner-Solbach

    From laboratory product to drugstore shelf: Dr Wagner-Solbach, Managing Director of Sanomol GmbH, talks about the challenges and successes of scaling up bio-based products - from spider silk to indigoidine. With over 35 years of experience, he supports start-ups on the path from idea to market maturity. Read how “Sourcing - Scaling - Selling” is becoming a formula for success in the bioeconomy.

  • 11.06.2025

    Expert interview - Prof. Dr. Stefanie Heiden

    In this interview, Prof. Dr Stefanie Heiden from the Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship at Leibniz Universität Hannover talks about the growing importance of biologisation in business. As an expert in the field of industry-related training at TransBIB, she explains how companies can benefit from biological principles.

  • 30.05.2025

    Introducing the TransBIB Competence Pool - In conversation with Arne Gröngröft

    Separation processes are a key factor for the competitiveness of the bioeconomy - as Arne Gröngröft, Head of the Separation Processes and Process Simulation Working Group at the DBFZ Leipzig, emphasises in this interview. He provides insights into current projects, the importance of simulation techniques and international networking in IEA Bioenergy Task 42. An exciting conversation about technology, knowledge transfer and teamwork in the bio-based economy.