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Bio-economy Research2Market: Crossing the valley of death hand-in-hand with a pilot plant

Bio-economy Research2Market: Crossing the valley of death hand-in-hand with a pilot plant

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

Due to the recent problems of the spread of the #COVID19, the Biovoices MML workshop has been postponed. Save the new date: 30 June 2020 | Ghent, Belgium

The main objective of the workshop, organised by the BIOVOICES and BBEU Pilot Plant, is the identification of needs and actions to fill existing gaps in the bio-based products development from laboratories to market. In general, SMEs and start-ups working in the development of promising bio-based solutions or processes need to establish partnerships to reach successfully the market. Testing activities in operational environment, demonstration at large scale, compliance with existing standards and regulations, consumers’ acceptability, financial resources for the product industrialisation are some of the issues that companies have to face in the scaling-up stage. BBEU Pilot Plant has developed good practices to help companies in crossing the “valley of the death”, and can also help them in establishing partnerships, networking with various stakeholders, etc. Speakers – representing quadruple helix stakeholders – will address the topic from their different perspectives presenting best practices and highlighting existing challenges and barriers. Thanks to the active participation of the audience, involved both in the roundtable through interactive tools and in the following MML workshop, the event will co-create and generate ideas to improve the bio-based products marketability. Recommendations collected will be part of the policy brief that will be presented to the European Commission and the European Parliament by the end of the project (December 2020). Finally, participants will have the occasion to concretely understand the opportunities that a pilot plant can offer thanks to the site visite of the BBEU Pilot Plant.

 

More info and agenda:

https://www.biovoices-platform.eu/registeredarea/mmls/viewMml/6428

REGISTER USING THIS LINK:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bio-economy-research2market-crossing-the-valley-of-death-hand-in-hand-with-a-pilot-plant-tickets-94190186383

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2020-04-23
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2020-04-23
Registration open for the BBI JU Info Day 2020

Registration open for the BBI JU Info Day 2020

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

IMPORTANT Due to the recent problems of the spread of the #COVID19, the BBI JU Info Day will take place on 22 April 2020 ONLINE.

It will present the 2020 call for proposals and give participants the opportunity to hold pre-arranged face-to-face meetings. There will be a lot of networking opportunities throughout the day.

The seventh BBI JU Info Day will present the 2020 call for proposals and give participants the opportunity to hold pre-arranged face-to-face meetings.

Throughout the day, the BBI JU’s Programme Office staff will be available to answer questions about the application process and call procedures. The participants will also have the opportunity to speak to representatives from BBI JU’s founding partners and Member States, as well as exchange views with entities in synergy with BBI JU.

There will be plenty of informal networking opportunities throughout the event.

Consult the draft event agenda

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2020-04-22
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2020-04-22
Enabling H2020 Project Webinar

Enabling H2020 Project Webinar

Posted on by Antigone Anikolaidi

In the upcoming Enabling Webinar the Enabling partners EEE, EPC and invited guest speakers will discuss the role and potential of companies and processing industries in the current national bioeconomies of Austria and Germany.

Visit the Enabling website for more information on the project: https://www.enabling-project.com/.

 

Please note the webinar will be in German

Registrations for the event at leifert@e-p-c.de

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2020-02-18
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2020-02-18
INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE FOR BIOEAST AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL

INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE FOR BIOEAST AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

Venue: Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU, Avenue de Cortenbergh 79, 1000 Brussels

The European Commission announced an ambitious roadmap to tackle the challenges ahead of us. The “European Green Deal” is designed in such a way that no individual nor any region should be left behind the great transformation. The governmental initiative for knowledge-based agriculture, aquaculture, and forestry in the bioeconomy – BIOEAST, of 11 Central and Eastern European member states could play a key role in helping to form the necessary partnerships, to join forces in developing needs, priorities and to work together at the European level in order to achieve the common objectives.

The high-level conference on the 1st day aims to gather key political figures (state secretary level), ministry officials, policymakers, researchers, academia and other stakeholders involved in different parts of the BIOEAST environment to inform them about emerging policy developments and to discuss key priorities at the European level. Moreover, the aim is also to inform the EU institutions and respective officers dealing with the countries from the macro-region about the BIOEAST potential.

The conference agenda and concept note are available at the following link: BIOEAST Conference and TWG agendas & Concept note.

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2020-02-20
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2020-02-21
KETBIO_biotech newspoint #2 – get your copy

KETBIO_biotech newspoint #2 – get your copy

Posted on by Sylvia Schreiber

KETBIO`s newspoint #2: Exciting outlooks for plastic recycling – Hints for biotech innovators – new newsletter is out 

What`s on in the European white, green and blue biotechnologies ?  What outlooks for plastic recycling and its biotech circular solutions ? KETBIO, the biotech transfer cluster,  has just  issued its second newsletter edition, the KETBIO newspoint # 2.  It`s a  20+  pages e-magazine at your hand.  Not to forget: with the full biotech conference calender for all of 2020.  The newsletter latest edition is out for a free subscription – via the KETBIO website: https://ketbio.eu/KETBIOChannels

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2020-02-11
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2020-06-17
ENABLING biomass trade platform

ENABLING biomass trade platform

Posted on by Zusepe Elias Zidda

The ENABLING Biomass Trade Platform is an online venue where biomass producers and biomass
processors can meet to exchange residues generated by their operations. Biomass suppliers, companies producing biobased products as well as organizations offering biomass analysis, process’ LCA, business plan and other services, are all strongly invited to register to the platform to offer or request products and services.

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2020-02-07
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2020-02-29
Bio-based products from fast pyrolysis oil (webinar)

Bio-based products from fast pyrolysis oil (webinar)

Posted on by James Ling
20 February 2020, 11:00 – 12:15 CET
SUMMARY
Fast pyrolysis technology can convert a wide range of difficult-to-handle biomass into a clean and uniform bio-oil, which is easy to store and transport.
Most applications have so far focused on the use of pyrolysis oil for energy purposes, but the Horizon 2020 project Bio4Products has developed a technology to divide pyrolysis oil into multiple fractions that could be used for material applications.
Many new products could be developed from pyrolysis oil, and this webinar will introduce some of the latest results from innovative companies and collaborations in Europe.
REGISTRATION
SPEAKERS
Hans Heeres, BTG Biomass Technology Group – Thermochemical fractionation of pyrolysis oil – a recap
Melike Bayram, Hexion – Resins and moulding compounds from pyrolytic lignin
Hans Hoydonckx, TransFurans Chemicals – Moulding resins and wood modification formulations from pyrolytic sugars
Adam Turi, Foreco – FaunaWood – wood modification with wood
Moderator: James Ling, Greenovate! Europe
The webinar is the third in a series called ‘From biomass to bio-based products’. You can catch up on the previous webinars on biomass and fast pyrolysis here.
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2020-02-20
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2020-02-20
KETBIO Online Partnering Day

KETBIO Online Partnering Day

Posted on by Sylvia Schreiber

Bioeconomists, biotechnologists: Meet your peers from academia and industry to showcase and discuss  your biotech & bioeconomy research results, promote your innovative ideas:  listen to keynotes, check your communications, find cooperation partners – all these activities will take place during the online partnering of KETBIO, 31 January , 10 am-4pm (CET).  KETBIO_biotech transfer  is the initiative to bring research results faster to the markets. It`s for free,  no need to leave your desk. Curious ? Come in and drop out whenever you want. Please register before:  bit.ly/30FMxCt

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2020-01-31
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2020-01-31
The European Bioeconomy Network, Novamont and BIOVOICES support the Startupper School Academy Program

The European Bioeconomy Network, Novamont and BIOVOICES support the Startupper School Academy Program

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

Lazio Innova has launched the Startupper School Academy Program to promote entrepreneurship and creativity in the Lazio Region High schools

To design a sustainable future, the contribution of young generation is essential!

Also this year BIOVOICES project, Novamont and the European Bioeconomy Network have decided to support the Startupper School Academy Program, offering the special “Bioeconomy” prize, which aims to raise awareness of students for a more sustainable economic model that uses renewable resources as an alternative to the fossil ones. The winning projects must pay particular attention to the entire life cycle of the product, from the use of raw materials of biological origin (vegetable or animal, with particular attention to the raw materials currently considered waste), to sustainable production, up to disposal (end of life), with a view to circular bioeconomy.

The special “Bioeconomy” prize 2019-2020 will offer the following prizes:

  • the winning Institute will receive a prize of 1,500.00 euros offered by Novamont;
  • the 3 finalists Team:
    • will be hosted during the Scuola@Novamont open day. The visit will offer the opportunity to discover the production processes of MATER-BI® compostable bioplastics, at the Mater-Biopolymer plant, a company of the Novamont group, dedicated to the production of ORIGO-BI®, bio-polyesters with a high degree of renewability. More information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYPIKon47js
    • they will receive 3 Vivichem kits, educational support designed to reproduce the biorefinery in a box through the description of renewable raw materials and the processes that lead to the production of bioproducts and biopolymers, with particular attention to the end of life issue;
    • will be hosted at the exhibition space of the European BIOVOICES project during the European Researchers’ night in Frascati and at the Maker Faire Rome (2020), to promote their project idea in a large scale event;
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2020-01-09
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2020-02-14
Bioeconomy in Friuli Venezia Giulia – Focus on training and orientation to support sustainable and circular development

Bioeconomy in Friuli Venezia Giulia – Focus on training and orientation to support sustainable and circular development

Posted on by Louis Ferrini

Description: ENHANCE LOCAL BIOECONOMY STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS

Bioeconomy in Friuli Venezia Giulia – Focus on training and orientation to support sustainable and circular development

The Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia organized an important event targeted at representatives of public administrations, research, the productive sector, civil society, school, training, and the university to jointly analyze the theme of training within a strategic sector at European level, such as the Bioeconomy.

This sector involves economic activities that use renewable bio-resources of soil and sea (agricultural crops, forests, animals and micro-organisms on land and sea) to produce food, materials and energy. Valuing the innovative manufacturing vocation, the presence of an excellent educational and scientific offer and the consequent ability to produce qualified human capital, the Regional Administration has identified the Bioeconomy as a potential opportunity for economic development in Friuli Venezia Giulia and in this context the training is of strategic importance.

During the event, the following topics will be examined with the participants:

  • How to sensitize the productive world and anticipate the training needs related to the opportunities of the Bioeconomy;
  • How to train the trainers;
  • How to guide young people, families and teachers / trainers. At the work there will also be experts at national level, who will illustrate some good practices.

Participation in the morning event is addressed to experts by invitation, to participate in the afternoon session it is necessary to register via the following link:

http://eventi.regione.fvg.it/Eventi/dettaglioEvento.asp?evento=16141

Contacts:

Lifelong learning service and European Social Fund

Tel. 040 3775103

email: formazionelavoro@regione.fvg.it

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2020-01-24
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2020-01-24