On November 30 and December 1, the next POWER4BIO online cross-visit to South Bohemia, Czech Republic, will take place. On the first day, high-level speakers from Czech ministries, administration bodies, industry and academia are going to present and discuss the political and economic support of bioeconomy, research and education activities in the Czech Republic and South Bohemia. Several projects and initiatives will give an introduction to their activities in the field of bioeconomy, also the Bioeconomy Platform for the Czech Republic will be explained to the participants.

The second day will focus on the practical part of bioeconomy and regional bioeconomic activities. Main examples of bioeconomy practice within the Czech Republic and South Bohemia will be presented as well as the practical activities and results of the work of the Regional Bioeconomy Hub (RBH) of South Bohemia. There will be a short movie presenting three good examples of bioeconomic practice within the region and main outcomes from RBH meetings.

For more information and registration, please visit the POWER4BIO website.

Matchmaking event on bioeconomy applications

Waste valorisation in a circular bioeconomy process

10.11.2020 / 9:30 – 12.00 CET / online

The Interreg ADRION project BIOECO-R.D.I. and CERTH are organising a matchmaking event with the participation of experts from the BIOECO-R.D.I consortium and beyond to give insights about the current status of waste valorization in a circular bioeconomy process at the Adriatic – Ionian level and to further increase dialogue between stakeholders in order to exchange and promote  innovative practices, keys for successful business cases, value chain’s products and applications and supporting policies.

The event is free of charge and open to everyone.

All information on this event and a link to the registration can be found here.

Due to climate change and increasing consumer awareness, the biosurfactant field has been developing fast the past five years. We invited prominent speakers from both the industry and academic world to discuss these latest developments with you. Biobased surfactants can be produced through different processes. They are used in a variety of products and industries. In the first International Conference on Biobased Surfactants we invite researchers interested or active in all areas of this broad and growing field. A good balance of academic and industrial participants is expected.

The conference includes further a virtual visit to the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, one of the best equipped pilot plants, as well as a virtual visit to the beautiful historic city center of Ghent. In addition, the possibility for partnering will be offered.

All information on this conference and a link to the registration can be found here.

The EU-Interreg project AlpBioEco aims to exploit untapped bioeconomic potentials in value chains of plant extracts and food trough eco-innovation. In the project, several eco-innovative business model concepts were developed by the project team in collaboration with local stakeholders, which were then tested and verified. Now, in the final phase of the project, all the results are brought together in several policy implementation guidelines. These guidelines support the implementation of several eco-innovative business models in selected regions and show possibilities to improve the framework conditions for eco-innovation in the region. In addition, the guidelines enable the transfer of the practical outcomes to other regions within the Alpine Space and beyond. For the development of the guidelines and the promotion of the implementation of the business models in the regions, AlpBioEco has set up ten so-called “Regional Advisory Boards”. Those “Regional Advisory Boards” comprise up to ten local experts, such as political decision makers, local entrepreneurs, farmers, innovation experts and academics, bringing together various experiences and in-depth knowledge. With their expertise, the Policy Implementation Guidelines are developed. To reach all the possible potential in the “Regional Advisory Boards”, AlpBioEco decided to use a creative approach: the design thinking tool called LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. This is an agile approach to solve challenges by using people’s collective insights and by addressing the challenges dynamically. For improving the AlpBioEco project, every member of the “Regional Advisory Board” is going to build – as the name implies from lego bricks – the current situation and status quo of the business model from his own point of view. Thereby, the workshop generates a 360°C all-round view of the status quo of the region by experts from various areas and sectors. The results of the workshops will contribute to the final “Regional Implementation Guidelines” set up by AlpBioEco.

As there are several “Regional Advisory Boards”, which focus on one business model in one region, there are also several dates for the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshops, starting with 22 October 2020.

For more information, please contact:
Anna Bäuerle
AlpBioEco project coordinator
City of Sigmaringen
alpbioeco@sigmaringen.de

POWER4BIO cross-visit to Andalusia, Spain

Please note that this event will be organised as an online meeting.

From October 20 to 21, the POWER4BIO cross-visit to Andalusia, Spain, will take place online. Partners from POWER4BIO, stakeholders from the region and other European regions are invited to participate in the cross-visit. This event will provide an opportunity to regional stakeholders for the exchange of knowledge and to discuss the challenges of the bioeconomy and its implementation within other European regions and it will highlight the latest bioeconomy developments in the region of Andalusia.

The event is organised by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Junta de Andalucía) in cooperation with the project Andalucía Agrotech DIH (Digital Innovation Hub). The cross-visit will provide a platform for dialogue with partners from POWER4BIO, stakeholders from Andalusia and other European regions in regards to current regional challenges being faced during the implementation of a circular bioeconomy in their rural and urban territories.

To date, the preparation of the cross-visit is still ongoing. We will regularly update this entry and the respective news entry as soon as more information is available.

For more information, please visit the news entry of this cross-visit.