“Your Bottom Line, Please, Dr. Biendl!” About Xanthohumol Research
Promising option | At the turn of the millennium, xanthohumol research was one of the bright spots in the programme of Wissenschaftsförderung der deutschen Brauwirtschaft (WiFö – Science Promotion of the German Breweries). Even the prestigious German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) in Heidelberg conducted research into the promising hop component. But xanthohumol euphoria has died down, has it not? Dr. Martin Biendl, HHV Halltertauer Hopfenveredelungsgesellschaft m.b.H./Hopsteiner, Mainburg, Germany, recently gave a lecture about the state of research, revealing surprising results. BRAUWELT International wanted to know more.