THE one-day physical cross-border pitching, matchmaking and networking event: “Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2021”, to be held at Brussels Airport on September 28^th, 2021 from 10am-5pm.

Why should you attend?

1. Are you an SME, start-up, about-to-start-up, technology or innovation service provider? Submit your Innovative TECHNOLOGY PITCH now!

We are looking for 66 innovative technology pitches to inspire our participants (potential partners, investors, corporates looking for biobased solutions, technology & innovation service providers, feedstock owners, shared scale-up facilities, tech transfer organisations…). The pitches will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis, so do not hesitate and submit your pitch ASAP. More info: https://biopilots4u.eu/events/pitch-perfect-and-boost-european-bioeconomy-2021 (Click “What’s going on?” and then “Pitching”)

 Pitches can be technology, feedstock or product related but also business related (e.g. access to finance, innovation services…).

 2. A full day of intense cross-border networking and matchmaking supported by an online tool

For many of you this might be the first physical event you can attend after a long period of online meetings. We therefor focus this event on safe (check out our covid-19 policy!) networking and matchmaking, supported by a matchmaking tool that will be activated by the end of August. More info: https://biopilots4u.eu/events/pitch-perfect-and-boost-european-bioeconomy-2021 (Click “What’s going on?” and then “Matchmaking” OR “covid-19 policy”)

3. Exhibit @ this event

The event will also host an exhibition in the spacious “Atrium” of the venue which is also used as catering and main networking area. A booth (500€ incl. one free registration) can be booked by sending an email to Charlotte.Gijselinck@bbeu.org.

For more information and registration: https://biopilots4u.eu/events/pitch-perfect-and-boost-european-bioeconomy-2021.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Brussels on September 28^th! The organiser networks of Pilots4U, Tech4Biowaste, BioeconomyVentures, Smartbox, Waste2Func and Bio Base Connect. 

Founder of the World BioEconomy Forum, Jukka Kantola, recently returned from a visit to Belém and São Paulo, Brazil. Preparations have been progressing well and the State of Pará and its capital Belém is ready to host the Forum 2021, 18 – 20 October. The event will highlight the importance of the circular bioeconomy in the fight against climate change.

Kantola commented on his visit to Belém to view the facilities and meet the organising team: “It was a great visit to Brazil last week. I enjoyed every moment, and I am very pleased to see that Belém is ready to host the Forum 2021. I made the journey from Finland to Brazil and back without any problems at all.”

“We just need to start living again – people are made to see each other. If you can be disciplined at home, you can be disciplined wherever you are in the world – respecting authorities’ instructions and taking care of personal protection, for instance wearing masks and keeping social distance. Belém is not only the gateway to the Amazon, but during the Forum it will be the gateway to the circular bioeconomy.”

Organization of the event is well under way, with the pandemic in the region well under control, according to the Pará State health authorities. The Forum is expecting a good number of international speakers and delegates at the event, as well as a wide representation of circular bioeconomy stakeholders from Brazil and the rest of Latin America.

“We are committed and delighted to be hosting the World BioEconomy Forum in the capital of our state,” says José Mauro de Lima O’ de Almeida, Estate Secretary of Environment and Sustainability.

“But it is important to highlight the bioeconomy that we want, because bioeconomy is not a closed concept. In Brazil, bioeconomy is discussed a lot as if it were the use of natural resources for applications such as ethanol. However, we want to talk more broadly at this Forum.  We intend to shed light on the bioeconomy of the forest, of forest products and of our vocations linked to the forest, such as the fruits, roots, stems and trees that are used for forest restoration. By encouraging these forest products, which we already cultivate, increasing production capacity, also with the incorporation of technology, we understand that we have changed the key to Pará’s economy based on the bioeconomy.”

“There is no doubt that the bioeconomy in Brazil and throughout Latin America will be seen in a completely different light after this event in Belém,” emphasizes the state secretary.

To coincide with the event, the Pará State has launched Bioeconomy Week, which will take place a week before the Forum and will feature side events and educational platforms relating to the circular bioeconomy in the region. The state has also launched a specially designed World BioEconomy Forum logo for the 2021 event, emphasizing local elements of its bioeconomy.

AGRIMAX Training Webinar for End Users

Webinar training session on agricultural byproducts valorisation through bio-refineries. This training session aims to share the results on Circular Bioeconomy obtained in the
AGRIMAX project to be used in the food industry or for packaging companies.

Date: 1^st July, 2021; Time: 9:0 h to 13.00 h (CEST)

Registration: Link to Registration Form

Platform: ZOOM Webinar

Languages: English, Spanish (translation available)

Agenda

8.45 Opening of the waiting room
9.00 Agricultural cooperatives as suppliers and consumers of bioproducts – Mr. Antoni
Galceran. R&D board representative. Catalan Federation of Agricultural
Cooperatives (FCAC)
9.10 Goals and organization of the webinar – Mr. Domènec Vila. FCAC
9.20 Presentation of the biorefinery processes in AGRIMAX. Description of the pilot
plants developed. Mr. Andreas Staebler. FRAUNHOFFER
Food applications module
9.50 Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction of polyphenols from olive waste at pilot scale – Mr.
Óscar Rodriguez . IRIS Technology Solutions SL
10.20 Agrimax Spanish Pilot Plant: food ingredients and bio-fertilisers from by-products –
Mr. Antonio Cruz. INDULLEIDA SA
10.50 Validation and demostration for food products – Mrs. Ingrid Aguiló, Mrs. Maribel
Abadias and Mrs. Gemma Echeverria IRTA
11.20 Break
Packaging applications module
11.30 Valorization of ferulic acid from wheat bran to obtain bio-based polymers for
packaging applications – Mr. Claudio Gioia. Università di Bologna
12.10 Fine-tuning of bio-waste derived compounds as materials for industrial
processing of sustainable packaging Applications – Mrs. Soraya Sanchez. ITENE
12.50 Conclusions – Mr. Domènec Vila. FCAC
13.00 End of session

The innovation process guide is a practical handbook for planning and organizing innovation processes that connect different stakeholders to a co-creation dialogue. The innovation process is built on an iterative process involving 3 phases:

1) Co-learning (definition of problems and solutions);

2) Co-design (testing, piloting, validating solutions); and

3) Co-effectuate (analyzing viability, desirability, and feasibility).

In each step, a strong stakeholder dialogue is necessary.

The framework for our innovation process builds on the expertise of Krinova Incubators and Science Park with regards to the innovation process and on the expertise of JAMK University of Applied Sciences with regards to organizing collaborative learning and co-creation dialogue online. This expertise was applied in three innovation pilots implemented in ConnectedByBiobord -project during spring 2021.

Our innovation process knows no borders

The innovation pilots connected expert teams and stakeholders from at least three regions and countries to work together on defining and solving innovation challenges in the field of bioeconomy. All co-working took place completely online. The guide elaborates on the experiences of these practitioners when applying the innovation process and selected working methods for creative co-working in international teams and for building stakeholder dialogue in online setting.

Study our Innovation Toolbox!

In the guide, we present the steps of an international innovation process and the co-learning approaches implemented in the three innovation pilots. Finally, we introduce some of our working methods in detail – hackathon, field demonstration and the Joint Agenda Canvas. The working methods are presented with checklists for organizers compiled based on the pilot experiences. The working methods are defined with special consideration to the cross-cultural and cross-sectoral communication, as well as the online settings.

All Biobord Network Partner Guides are available at https://forum.biobord.eu/t/guides-for-biobord-network-partners/.

Download the innovation process guide here: Biobord Partner Guide 3: Innovation Process

Learning starts here!

Innovation guide is a tool for us in the Biobord Network that supports planning and implementing future co-operation initiatives and projects as well as the co-working on our joint agendas. Furthermore, the guide offers practically applicable insights for innovation actors from the fields of academy, policy, and business.

We hope you enjoy taking part in our innovation journey and are inspired to start planning international innovation co-operation with us!