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International Conference and Business Networking Event: Bio-based Industries Fast Forward

International Conference and Business Networking Event: Bio-based Industries Fast Forward

Posted on by Virginija Kargyte

On 17th September 2020, the BalticBiomass4Value project consortium kindly invites business enterprises and other bio-based economy stakeholders to attend an International Conference and Business Networking Event “Bio-based Industries Fast Forward” that will be held virtually. The main aim of this event is to present opportunities for the development of sustainable bio-based industries in the Baltic Sea Region and beyond, as well as to enable business enterprises to establish useful contacts for the initiation of green business development projects.

Plenary session

Participants of the event will have an opportunity to get acquainted with the activities of the Bio-Based Industries Consortium that represents private sector in the public-private partnership with the European Commission for investing in bio-based innovations (Nelo Emerencia, Programming Director of the Bio-Based Industries Consortium, Belgium), as well as with the trends in the European biogas sector (Susanna Pflüger, Secretary General of the European Biogas Association, Belgium). The achievements and future directions of the Policy Area “Bioeconomy” of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region will be also introduced to the participants (Torfi Jóhannesson, Senior Adviser of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Denmark).

Insights on the current state and future perspectives of the bio-tech and bioenergy industries in the Baltic Sea Region will be shared by leaders of business associations (Tomas Andrejauskas, President of the Lithuanian Biotechnology Association, and Henriette Vivestad, Managing Director of the Norwegian Bioenergy Association). Furthermore, the BalticBiomass4Value project experts will present their in-depth analyses on the biomass potential and its deployment opportunities in countries of the Baltic Sea Region (Mariusz Stolarski, Professor of the Centre for Bioeconomy and Renewable Energies at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland), as well as on the prospects of the bioenergy sector in the Baltic Sea Region during times of increased competition for biological resources and low prices of fossil fuels (Erik Trømborg, Professor of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences).

Presentations will also encompass relevant funding instruments aimed at supporting the green growth, such as the European Economic Area and Norway Grants (Konrad Konieczny, Programme Officer of the European Economic Area and Norway Grants at the Innovation Norway Warsaw Office, Poland).

Parallel sessions

To enable discussions and networking between business enterprises, the following Lithuanian – Norwegian – German B2B sessions will be held:

  • Parallel session 1: Innovative uses of various biomass resources for the production of high-value sustainable bio-based products (moderator – Inga Matijošytė, Head of the Sector of Applied Biocatalysis at Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre Institute of Biotechnology and Vice President of the Lithuanian Biotechnology Association, with guest speaker – Ilaria Re, EU Project Office Director at the Consorzio Italbiotec, the Italian leading consortium in the biotechnology sector);
  • Parallel session 2: Innovative uses of agricultural and aquatic biomass for the production of sustainable bioenergy and other bio-based products (moderator – Kęstutis Navickas, Professor of the Institute of Energy and Biotechnology Engineering at Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania, with guest speaker – Jessica Hudde, Biogas Advisory Service at the Agency for Renewable Resources – FNR, the central coordinating agency in the area of renewable resources in Germany);
  • Parallel session 3: Innovative uses of forest biomass and municipal waste for the production of sustainable bioenergy and other bio-based products (moderator – Mindaugas Šilininkas, Director of Euromediena Ltd. and Vice Chairman of the Board of the Forest and Land Owners Association of Lithuania, with guest speaker – Gudbrand Rødsrud, Technology Director at Borregaard AS, the operator of advanced biorefinery that produces environmentally friendly biochemicals and biomaterials replacing oil-based products, Norway).

Participants of these parallel sessions will have an opportunity to exchange their experience and interests, as well as to establish useful contacts in discussed fields.

Full agenda, updates and active registration form can be found here.

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2020-09-17
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2020-09-17
BIOVOICES workshop in the context of the Asebio Investor Day – Building a green future. Would you like to invest on it?

BIOVOICES workshop in the context of the Asebio Investor Day – Building a green future. Would you like to invest on it?

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

Within the framework of the European Biotechnology Week, the Spanish Association of Bioempresas (Asebio), will organize the third edition of the investor forum, Asebio Investor Day, with 280 attendees, 57 investors from 10 different countries and more than 500 partnering meetings closed.

This year due to the circumstances in which we are because the Coronavirus, the Asebio Investor Day will be online, and like previous years it will have sessions where the current situation of the financing of biotechnological projects in early phases will be discussed and how in recent years they have been incorporated new types of investment instruments such as venture capital companies, corporate investors, crowdfunding, investors and as well as public initiatives.

As a novelty this year and due to the great importance that we believe it has the bioeconomy right now, BIOVOICES project is organizing a session within AseBio Investor Day dedicated to the bioeconomy and its possible investment, so it would be a pleasure for us that you attend this session that will take place on September 28 from 12:00 to 14:00 “Building a green future. Would you like to invest on it? “

You can do the registration here.

If you need more information do not hesitate to contact Beatriz Palomo (bpalomo@asebio.com)

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2020-09-28
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2020-09-28
BE-Rural Mid-term Conference: “Exploring the bioeconomy as a central pillar of regional recovery plans during and after COVID-19”

BE-Rural Mid-term Conference: “Exploring the bioeconomy as a central pillar of regional recovery plans during and after COVID-19”

Posted on by Holger Gerdes - BioSTEP project

The objective of the online event is to explore the extent to which the implementation of a bioeconomy concept can leverage the reactivation of regional economies across Europe.

Through short expert talks, virtual break-out groups, and a panel discussion with participation of the audience, we will aim at answering the following questions:

  • How is the current crisis an opportunity to trigger systemic change?
  • Who is already incorporating the bioeconomy concept into their recovery plans and actions?
  • How do (short term) recovery plans fit with bioeconomy strategies (which have a longer term vision)?
  • How resilient is our current notion of the EU bioeconomy, and can it help us navigate future crises?

For more information, please visit: https://be-rural.eu/event/be-rural-mid-term-conference/

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2020-09-08
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2020-09-08
Biovoices workshop at ESOF 2020 – “The role of systems’ integrators in facilitating the Quadruple Helix Stakeholders collaboration to co-create a sustainable circular bioeconomy ecosystem”

Biovoices workshop at ESOF 2020 – “The role of systems’ integrators in facilitating the Quadruple Helix Stakeholders collaboration to co-create a sustainable circular bioeconomy ecosystem”

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

In the context of ESOF2020, the BIOVOICES project is organizing an interesting workshop titled “The role of systems’ integrators in facilitating the Quadruple Helix Stakeholders collaboration to co-create a sustainable circular bioeconomy ecosystem“.

ESOF2020 Trieste will take place from 2 to 6 September 2020 and in the two weeks preceding and following the main event. The activities include meetings, conferences, seminars and public events such as shows and exhibitions. Over 4000 researchers, educators, business actors, policy makers and journalists from all over the world are expected in Trieste to discuss breakthroughs in science.

Several initiatives at European level have been launched in the last years to support the creation of an Innovation Ecosystem to promote Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy, ranging from projects funded by the European Commission (e.g. Horizon 2020 programme and BBI JU), networks at European, National and Regional level (e.g. The Bioeconomy Knowledge Center, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, ENRD and Urban Agenda), research and industrial Clusters.These initiatives act as Innovation Ecosystem Integrators facilitating the QH Stakeholders (Research, Business, Policy, Civil Society) to collaborate and join forces to identify opportunities, address existing challenges and barriers, promoting a sustainable innovation ecosystem in bioeconomy. Nevertheless not all the stakeholders seem to have a central role in the definition of the policy and industrial agendas. Some actors, like the citizens, are not always participating as active players in driving the change, therefore a deeper reflection is needed to maximise the impact of the systems’ integrators activities to boost the innovation ecosystem. In this context the workshop will mobilise QH stakeholders to discuss how to: • transform the research outcomes into Actionable Knowledge for the Stakeholders • ensure that all the “voices” are engaged in the debate, including the civil society • find common objectives and language to facilitate the dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders • transfer knowledge and best practices between sectors and value chains • drive the change raising awareness on bioeconomy and bio-based products The workshop will build on the experience of the European Bioeconomy Network, an alliance of nearly 70 EU funded projects, initiatives promoting the Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in Europe. The organizers are involved in projects (Biobridges, LIFT, BIOVOICES, BIOWAYS, Dandelion) having promoted more than 130 multistakeholders workshops around EU in last 3y.

MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE 

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2020-09-02
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2020-09-06
From New Zealand to the World – the bio-logical (International) approach to making wood based chemicals a market reality

From New Zealand to the World – the bio-logical (International) approach to making wood based chemicals a market reality

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

23rd September 2020, 3PM (CEST) on-demand.

Aligning the supply and value chain is one of the greatest challenge towards developing new materials, technology and construction of a biorefinery. In this webinar Futurity will talk through their unique approach to collaboration and demonstrate the importance of bringing together key players within the value and supply chain to facilitate adoption of materials for end consumers.

Join Futurity, Sweetwater Energy, METGEN and Bio Market Insights, as we talk process optimisation and feedstock procurement, working with world leading technology suppliers and enabling application and utilisation of advanced biobased materials to outperform oil for brand owners.

More info and registration HERE

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2020-09-23
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2020-09-23
How high throughput technology will accelerate your R&D in the conversion of renewables.

How high throughput technology will accelerate your R&D in the conversion of renewables.

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

9th September 2020 – 3PM (CEST) on-demand

Novel chemical processes that convert renewable feedstocks into high-value products are very important, since they allow a more sustainable use of resources and foster the growth of the circular economy but selecting the correct one can be a challenge. Making this choice and identifying the best catalyst is key to develop and commercialize effective catalytic processes. In this practical and results focused webinar, we focus on how high throughput experimentation technology, an established tool to decrease time-to-market of novel developments and to generate large data for holistic insights and understanding of a catalytic process can help solve this challenge.

More info and registration HERE
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2020-09-09
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2020-09-09
Call for Applications for Bioeconomy Youth Champions of the Global Bioecocnomy Summit (GBS)

Call for Applications for Bioeconomy Youth Champions of the Global Bioecocnomy Summit (GBS)

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

The International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IAC) is looking for young champions motivated to engage with the global bioeconomy youth during the virtual Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020, 16th – 20th November 2020.

The GBS is a high-level international conference that takes place on a biennial basis and is organised by the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IAC). The GBS brings together around 700 high-ranking representatives from politics, science, civil society and the business sector to discuss the latest developments and opportunities of the global bioeconomy.

The objective for this call of application is to identify young champions motivated to engage with the global bioeconomy youth during the virtual Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020, 16th – 20th November 2020.

For more info, visit the page https://gbs2020.net/.

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2020-08-24
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2020-09-01
KETBIO FINAL ONLINE MARKETPLACE

KETBIO FINAL ONLINE MARKETPLACE

Posted on by Sylvia Schreiber

5th KETBIO Online Marketplace – Meet the European biotech community

Join the 5th KETBIO Online Marketplace – it’s your next (and final) chance to make use of everything KETBIO and its network have to offer! Besides the chance to meet other biotech stakeholders from all over the EU and beyond, we have prepared a program full of helpful advice, inspiring best practice and the findings of KETBIO in a nutshell. Discuss with KETBIO experts “Golden Rules” for commercialization in biotechnology and discover what we have learned during the project. 21 Auguat 10am – 4 pm

https://ketbio.eu/collaboration?id=8461&app=info

Agenda: 

10.00    Webinar “Commercialising biotech research in a nutshell” (organized by DECHEMA)
11:30    Webinar “Intellectual Property” (organized by TransMit)
14.00    Spotlight on outstanding projects: EmPowerPutida
14:30    Spotlight on outstanding projects: IMETLAND

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2020-08-21
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2020-08-21
Survey on brand owners’ risks, needs and incentives when switching to bio-based

Survey on brand owners’ risks, needs and incentives when switching to bio-based

Posted on by Jeisel Goyanes

Did you know that the bioeconomy has a turnover of €2.3 trillion and accounts for 8.2% of the workforce in the European Union?

The bioeconomy is a central element to the growth of the economy overall, and brand owners are one of the main drivers to boost it when they decide to switch from fossil-based to bio-based approaches. But too often, brand owners are reluctant to invest in taking a bio-based approach due to perceived risks and uncertainties.

At BIOSWITCH, we want to shape solutions to mitigate brand owners’ perceived risks, but first we need to understand them!

  • Which are the main barriers preventing companies from switching to bio-based?
  • What are the motivating factors for brand owners to take bio-based approaches?

Help us find this out by filling in our survey on brand owners’ risks, needs and incentives when switching to bio-based.

FILL IN SURVEY

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2020-08-11
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2020-09-08
Bridge2Brands: FCA and Biobridges Call for Innovative Solutions

Bridge2Brands: FCA and Biobridges Call for Innovative Solutions

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

The research centre of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (CRF – FCA) is looking for circular and bio-based solutions to turn cars components more sustainable, in collaboration with Biobridges project.

The full development of a sustainable European bio-based industry would represent a suitable pathway for achieving several Sustainable Development Goals. The introduction of Bio-based products and solutions depict a great opportunity to reconcile sustainable long-term growth with environmental protection through the prudent use of renewable resources for industrial purposes.

However, introducing bio-based products and solutions in consolidated business practice of a Brand is a complex process, which does not simply require innovative technologies from the supply-side, but also regulatory and societal transformations based on a multi-actor process in which the involvement of brand owners is crucial.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, according to its last Sustainability Report, is involved in the reduction of the environmental footprint of its products by embracing the concept of the circular economy. In this process, sustainable design plays a key role, since it is committed in “selecting recycled, recycling, bio-based and/or bio-filled materials helps to reduce the overall environmental impact of the vehicles we produce ”.

Given this, a call for innovative solutions has just been issued in collaboration with the Biobridges project.

The call is targeting SOLUTION PROVIDERS of innovative BIOBASED MATERIALS. 

More info HERE

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2020-08-01
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2020-09-24