ATTRACAP

Within our technology transfer activities of ATTRACAP Anant Patel went to visit BIOCARE in Einbeck. He was accompanied by his partner in crime Stefan Vidal from Göttingen University. Both were amazed how fast the small company managed to implement the first technologies.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Vidal (Univerity of Goettingen), Prof. Dr. Anant Patel (University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld), Elisa Beitzen-Heineke and Wilhelm Beitzen-Heineke (both BIOCARE Gesellschaft für biologische Schutzmittel mbH)

Sissy rocked the FameLab

Our working group member Sissy Lorenz won the first prize at the yesterday’s science communications competition “FameLab” held in Bielefeld. She and her eleven cocontestants had just three minutes to convey a scientific concept of their choice. With her presentation on “how to combat ticks with baker’s yeast” she impressed the jury as well as the audience. She got 300 €, a communication training and a journal subscription.  Last but not least, Sissy qualified for the national final on 12 may 2016 in Bielefeld.

Sissy Lorenz presenting a model of an “attract-and-kill”-bead
(photo kindly provided by Sarah Jonek)

Sissy Lorenz and the host Timo Fratz, editor in chief at Radio Bielefeld

Semi-annual meeting in the joint project BioZec

The four working teams in the joint project BioZec belonging to the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, the University of Hohenheim, IS insect services GmbH and BIOCARE Gesellschaft für Biologische Schutzmittel mbH met at the Institute of Zoology in Hohenheim to exchange the latest findings on biological tick control. Special thanks go to Pascal Humbert for managing the discussions and Prof. Dr. Ute Mackenstedt and Dr. Marion Wassermann for the great hospitality.

Pascal Humbert, Dr. Marion Wassermann, Prof. Dr. Ute Mackenstedt, Elisa Beitzen-Heineke, Sissy Lorenz, Dr. Hans Dautel, Prof. Dr. Anant Patel, Wilhelm Beitzen-Heineke and Dr. Kerstin Büchel (not in the picture: Dr. Marina Vemmer)

ATTRACAP: Reaping the benefits of exemplary teamwork

The projects ATTRACT and INBIOSOIL have developed a new formulation for the control of wireworms in potatoes, called ATTRACAP. ATTRACAP has recently been launched by the company BIOCARE that is producing the formulation for an area of about 600 ha in 2016.

The ATTRACT-Team: Elisa Beitzen-Heineke, Wilhelm Beitzen-Heineke (BIOCARE Gesellschaft für Biologische Schutzmittel mbH), Prof. Dr. Anant Patel, Dr. Marina Vemmer and Pascal Humbert (Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences)