KETBIO`s next webinar features Eastern European Biotech Excellence !
Listen to our speakers on
1.) #Biomaterials for healthy bones (Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence – BBCE, Latvia
2.) #Plantbiology for healthy compounds (Center of Plant #SystemsBiology and #Biotechnology, Bulgaria)
Safe your free place for the KETBIO _biotech transfer WEBINAR 29 May, 12-13 h
Register now: bit.ly/3e8txSx
We are very pleased to invite you to the International Scientific Conference “Sustainable Bioeconomy Development 2020: From Thinking Globally to Acting Locally” that will be held virtually on 25 June 2020.
The conference is organized by the Faculty of Bioeconomy Development of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy and the Faculty of Economics and Social Development of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.
The conference is dedicated to interdisciplinary scientific discussions and new ideas related to the following topics:
Within this conference, consortium of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project “BalticBiomass4Value” is organising a panel discussion “Bioeconomy: Seizing the Opportunity for Rural Areas” that will be held from 9:40 AM to 11:00 AM (Lithuanian time).
Themes of the discussion:
Panel discussion participants:
Discussion will be moderated by Virginija Kargytė, Coordinator of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project “BalticBiomass4Value” and Vice President of the Lithuanian Biotechnology Association (Lithuania).
Please register by filling in online form. For oral presentations, registration is open until 31 May 2020.
Papers that fulfil the requirements can be published in the scientific journal “Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development”.
Currently about 20% of cogeneration production in the EU comes from renewables. CHP from biomass can help increase this, and with it the overall share of renewables in heating and cooling. Small and medium scale solutions are expected to have the largest growth potential, with new technologies increasing their efficiency and sustainability.
This webinar will look at the current state of cogeneration in Europe and the role of small-medium scale biomass CHP. New technologies being developed through the EU research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 will be presented, as will a new stakeholder platform, which aims to increase cooperation in the sector.
REGISTRATION
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7869243609473112335
AGENDA
Welcome and introduction, Giulio Poggiaroni – EUBIA & James Ling – Greenovate! Europe
Cogeneration in Europe & role of small-medium scale biomass systems, Hans Korteweg – COGEN Europe
BLAZE project (www.blazeproject.eu), Enrico Bocci – University “Guglielmo Marconi”, Rome
SmartCHP project (www.smartchp.eu), Bert van de Beld – BTG Biomass Technology Group
BIOCOGEN 2030 stakeholder platform, Giulio Poggiaroni – EUBIA
Q&A
BIOCOGEN 2030
BIOCOGEN 2030 is a stakeholder community dedicated to biomass-based combined heat and power (CHP) systems that has been launched by partners of two EU funded projects: BLAZE and SmartCHP. The platform will foster knowledge exchange, gather feedback on R&D activities and enhance networking in the area, with the overall mission of increasing the share of bioenergy in the cogeneration market by the end of the decade.
Find out more and register here: https://forms.gle/b3Q5mcroD6dTUBoS9
The BLAZE and SmartCHP projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreements number 815284 and 815259 respectively.
In collaboration with P&G (Procter & Gamble) Biobridges project is launching a call for innovative circular and bio-based solutions to answer the specific needs of these brands. On the 24th of June 2020, in the context of an international webinar, industries, SMEs, Start-ups, Research centres, and other bio-based solution providers, will have a unique opportunity to pitch their ideas to P&G and start a proactive market dialogue with them, discussing on the pros and cons of possible solutions to address the specific challenges pre-identified by the Brands.
Why to apply? To get your circular economy and bio-based solution considered by a global brands and to grab the opportunity to initiate a market dialogue with them!
Who can apply? Bio-based industries, SMEs, Start-ups, Research centres, EU funded projects.
What type of circular and bio-based solutions P&G is looking for?
· Bio-based liquid solutions for electric shavers cleaning systems (P&G -Braun)
· Bio-based plastic or alternative disposable cartridge for electric shavers cleaning system (P&G – Braun)
· Circular and/or Bio-based solutions and materials for manual toothbrushes (P&G – Oral-B)
We believe that you could be interested in participating! Please note that the deadline is the 5th June 2020.
More information and detailed description of the challenges identified by P&G can be found here: https://www.biobridges-project.eu/news-events/news/p-g-and-biobridges-call-for-innovative-solutions/
To apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11L4vFxC9m02THBa_pq1MA5S6-IUeGcub_dm0ScY9P4M/edit
For additional information, please contact info@biobridges-project.eu
EPC gGmbH and ENABLING project co-organize the Online conference on challenges and opportunities of the bioeconomy. The event will provide a platform to regional stakeholders for the exchange of knowledge and to discuss the challenges of the bioeconomy and its implementation in European regions, with focus on the Central Germany region. Most importantly, attendants will have the opportunity to exchange and co-create ideas to overcome encountered challenges during the workshop session.
The online conference is part of an intensive exchange between the 10 EU regions engaged in the POWER4BIO project – funded by the EU funding programme Horizon2020 for research and innovation – to further advance the bioeconomy in Europe. The event is organised by the Deutsche Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ) in cooperation with the Bioeconomy Cluster e.V. and ENABLING.
For further information and registration visit DBFZ website.
The depletion of the fish stocks in the oceans has led to an intensified interest in novel feed ingredients for fish feed in aquaculture.The Swedish Innovation organisation RISE Processum is exploring a technology concept of turning wood into food by utilizing industrial residual streams for production of Single cell protein Single cell protein can be used as a sustainable substitute for conventional protein sources such as fishmeal and soy protein in fish feed.The technology concept has been proved at lab, pilot and demonstration scale and commercialization opportunities are currently being discussed.
C-Green has developed a process that converts wet biowaste from effluent treatment plants, biogas plants and manure into dry, sterile and odorless BIOCAOL. The wet oxidation not only produce heat by exothermal reaction lowering the COD-content in separated water, it also produces organic acids that will increase production of biogas. The GHG footprint is positive due production of biocoal and biogas and that GHG emissions from current sludge handling are reduced.Incineration of the biocoal makes it possible to utilize the energy content and nutrients in the sludge without spreading environmentally harmful substances and pathogens. The technology is now applied in demo scale at StoraEnso’s fluting mill (Heinola, Finland).
ACI’s 5th Biomass Trade Summit will be taking place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 9th-10th September 2020
The event will bring together senior executives and experts from the biomass trading industry, biomass producers, energy companies, policy makers, consultants, technology innovators and leading market analysts to discuss the latest challenges and developments within the industry. The two day event will give you an insight into the industry`s latest policy and regulations, recent developments in biomass technologies, biomass planning and logistics management, quality controlling and costs effective ways of transport. ACI’s 5th Biomass Trade Summit will also showcase latest policy and regulations, criteria and certification for sustainable biomass production. The event topics will provide a solid background for the two days discussion on best solutions for sustainable biomass trade in Europe.
Register now to hear insights from: Peltrade, Bioenergy Association of Finland, Ekman, Engie laborelec, Sustainable Resources Verification Scheme GmbH, Suez Trading, Baltpool, ISCC System GmbH, CM Biomass, Hinterland Management, Wild & Partner LLC, European University Institute, European Energy Exchange (EEX) and many more!
Corona does not stop the student competition BISC-E. On the contrary, the crisis gives students extra time to work on their biobased product or process. TKI-BBE organizes a digital kick-off meeting on Wednesday 15 April at 3:00 PM.
For the first time ever a national Belgian competition of the Biobased Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) will be organized in 2020.
Do you want to design a creative bio-based solution as a multidisciplinary student team? The Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E), organized by GREEN-CHEM and RE-SOURCE.bio, encourages students to explore innovation and business development in the emerging bioeconomy while developing a new biobased product or process. Are you up for the challenge? Register now!
All teams develop a bio-based innovation (product or process) and present their ideas via a participation file and a presentation to a jury of experts from industry and science. The presentation has to be accompanied by a few supporting documents explaining sustainability, technical feasibility and economic viability of your innovation.
The jury will assess these teams via an online preselection. The 3 best teams will be selected for the Belgian finals. Teams who continue through to the finals will have to submit a complete dossier. This dossier consists of the original participation file and presentation, as well as an updated version of the participation file and presentation based on the feedback of the jury that was given during the preselection and bsed on the coaching over the summer. In addition, the group needs to explain their progress and decision making in an extra explanatory letter to the jury.
All rules can be found in this document.
The challenge is open for all BSc and MSc students. Due to the multidisciplinary character of the challenge it is recommended to embody multiple disciplines in your team, of which exact science should be one. Team members can come from different institutions.
Participating in BISC-E will give you valuable experience in the emerging bio-based work field, in developing a new product or process with all its aspects and in presenting innovative ideas for a panel of experts. On top of that there are great prizes to be won.
To register for the BISC-E, participants need to fill out this form with your presentation and submit it before 12 june 2020.
To be eligible for the competition you need:
– A team name
– A team manager (one of the student team members)
– A supervisor
– Fill out the participation form
– Personal details of the team members
The student teams are asked to develop a bio-based product or bio-based process that could be integrated in the current (or near future) economy.
A bio-based product is a product composed in whole, or for a significant part, of biological material derived from renewable biological sources, including plant, animal or marine materials. Where product is defined as: substance, mixture of substances, material or object resulting from a production process, this can be an intermediate, material, semi-finished or final product.
Two tracks can be followed.
1. For innovation concerning a bio-based product.
2. For innovations leading to a bio-based process or bio-based improvements of a process step. Also services or other innovations strongly advancing the bio-based economy not leading to a touchable prototype product that can be presented fall in this category.
12 June 2020 – Submission Deadline
7-8 July 2020 – Online Preselection
1 October – Belgian Finals
First prize €1000
Second prize €500
Third prize €250
Source: https://www.ugent.be/greenchem/en/recentactivities/biobasedstudentchallenge.htm
ICT-BIOCHAIN is hosting its final conference on May 28, from 11:00 to 12:30, as an online session during which it will present the main results and outcomes of the project, as well as its lessons learned and recommendations.
The agenda will revolve around the following topics:
11:00 – WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
11:05 – THE ICT-BIOCHAIN PROJECT
11:10 – DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS – WORK CARRIED AND ACHIEVEMENTS
11:45 – ICT-TOOLS – WORK CARRIED AND ACHIEVEMENTS
12:10 – LESSONS LEARNED, BEST-PRACTICES, FINAL CONCLUSIONS
12:20 – Q&A
You can register for free in this link https://bit.ly/ICT-BIOCHAIN-Final-conference
The RDI2CluB project has released the Impact Report that highlights the efforts of a growing network of different actors in developing the bio economy innovation ecosystem and solutions around the Baltic Sea Region. The Impact Report has been created in close cooperation with the Finnish start-up company AskKauko and it features a new approach that blends storytelling, visuality, open data and interactivity. The Impact Report is available here.
“It’s time for a rural renaissance. From clean air and water to beautiful, bountiful landscapes, we believe that rural areas are invaluable. Rural communities can also drive economic growth by helping to create smart bio economy solutions,” says the introduction to the Impact Report. For three years, since the launch of RDI2CluB project, the partner regions from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Norway and Poland have been building a network of actors – researchers, entrepreneurs, business developers, policy and decision makers – and a set of innovative tools and methods to reinvigorate rural areas and nurture their economies while contributing to a more sustainable future for all.
The Impact Report showcases solutions developed as a result of transnational cooperation and co-creation among the bio economy regions of Central Finland, Inland Region in Norway, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland, Vidzeme Region in Latvia and Estonia:
Background
RDI2CluB project (Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart bioeconomy clusters and innovation ecosystems), is part of the Interreg Baltic Sea region project family of 2014-2020 under the Priority 1 “Capacity for innovation” that is dedicated to actions strengthening the ability of the Baltic Sea Region to create and commercialize innovation.
Our aim is to connect bio economy innovation networks to share ideas, find partners and work together to create business opportunities in bio economy. Together we build knowledge and raise awareness on sustainable and viable bio economy business potential in the Baltic Sea Region. To enable international cooperation, we have created an open international digital platform called Biobord, which is being tested and scaled up together with small and medium size enterprises within the RDI2CluB project.
More information:
Riikka Kumpulainen, Project Manager of RDI2CluB
riikka.kumpulainen@jamk.fi