CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie

Webinar on the role of LCA regarding bioplastics and chemical recycling
2025-06-02 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Digital
This webinar is organised by the LCA network in collaboration with our Interreg Deutschland-Nederlands project Realise-Bio, and supported by Maastricht University’s project Accelerating the transition to a fossil-free society – Aligning science, law, and strategy in fostering the shift to biobased products.

The webinar will be about the role of LCA regarding bioplastics and chemical recycling. Look forward to presentations from:

Jappe de Best, professor Biobased Resources and Energy at MNEXT, Avans University: “It’s not easy being green: the importance of feedstock and end-of-life treatment of bioplastics”
Ali Ghannadzadeh, Assistant Professor at Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM): “How to calculate Global Warming Potential (GWP) of biogenic carbon emissions from biobased plastics?”
Dominic Coppens, Professor of International Economic Law, and Belén Gracia, Maastricht University: “Bioplastics: understanding their regulation at the international and European level.”

The registration is now open. The webinar will be held in English.

Innovationskongress NRW
2025-06-05 08:00 - 17:00
(German only)
Innovationen sind das Fundament für nachhaltiges Wachstum und gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt. Sie schaffen neue Märkte, treiben Technologien voran und stärken den Wirtschaftsstandort Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Doch wie gelingen Innovationen? Wie können Investitionen gefördert und optimale Rahmenbedingungen geschaffen werden? Und wer sind die kreativen Köpfe hinter den Erfolgen in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Antworten auf diese und weitere Fragen gibt der Innovationskongress mit Verleihung des Innovationspreises NRW 2025, ausgerichtet vom Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Jetzt anmelden! www.innovation.nrw

World Bio Markets - Driving the commercialisation of industrial biomanufacturing
2025-06-10 08:00 - 2025-06-11 17:00 | Den Haag
The leading international business event for the industrial biomanufacturing community

On 10-11 June 2025, World Bio Markets will connect over 400 industry leaders with a commercially focused two-day programme of pre arranged 1-2-1 meetings, knowledge exchange, and networking in order to accelerate the transition to a fossil-free economy.

World Bio Markets is a two-day, business development event for the global industrial biomanufacturing sector.

We facilitate commercial connections and generate deal flow between bio-developers and producers, global brands and buyers, community enablers, investors and financiers and suppliers.

Our unique ‘meetings first’ format makes it easy for companies to meet new customers and partners, grow new business development pipelines, generate sales, secure investment and scale at a faster rate than without us.

More information here.

Renewable future: Ceresana launches new series of events on the bio-economy
2025-06-26 - 2025-06-27 | Digital
The transition to an environmentally friendly economic model is on the agenda, unaffected by the turbulence of day-to-day politics. The sustainable modernisation of the industry offers promising prospects, but is also associated with uncertainty. ‘One of our surveys showed a great need for dialogue on the future of the bio-economy,’ says Oliver Kutsch, Managing Director of Ceresana: ’Practical solutions are needed to protect biodiversity and the climate.’ The market research company is therefore now organising a series of online events with the overall title ‘Future of Bio’. The first event on 26 June 2025 will focus on the bio-economy in general. Further events on the transformation of the plastics and packaging industries are in preparation for the autumn.

Opportunities and risks of the bioeconomy
‘Future of BioEconomy’, the first event in the new series, brings together relevant players who are actively shaping the future of the bioeconomy – from start-ups as well as large companies, the investment and finance sector, science and research, specialist media, politics and administration. An exciting programme awaits you for a whole day: keynote speeches by experts will provide information and inspiration on trends, innovations and future markets. The speakers reflect the entire spectrum of the industry – from young start-ups to established large companies such as Wax Solutions GmbH, Stahl Holdings, Northern Technologies International Corporation and Invest-NL.
Interested stakeholders from a wide range of sectors will discuss opportunities and challenges in panels. In between, there will be plenty of networking opportunities: Make contacts and strengthen business relationships.

Forum for ideas and impulses
How can ecological responsibility and economic success be combined? Ceresana has been supporting the dynamically growing circular economy for more than a decade with market analyses on bio-based products and biodegradable materials. The Ceresana market report on bioplastics is already available in its eighth edition. New editions of the market studies ‘Bio-based paints and coatings’ and ‘Bio-based adhesives’ will be published this spring. With the new digital event series ‘Future of Bio’, Ceresana is now creating a platform for experts and specialists to exchange knowledge, utilise synergies and drive the future of the bio-economy forward together.

The online event ‘Future of BioEconomy’ on 26 June 2025 is free of charge.
Further information and registration at https://ceresana.com/events/future-of-bioeconomy
Registration on the event platform is already possible at https://ceresana.lineupr.com/future-of-bioeconomy/

About Ceresana
As one of the world’s leading market research institutes, Ceresana specialises in the fields of chemicals, plastics, packaging and industrial goods. Special emphasis is placed on the bio-economy and automotive / mobility. Companies have been benefiting from high-quality industry analyses and forecasts since 2002. Over 250 market studies provide more than 10,000 customers around the world with the knowledge base for sustainable success.
More about Ceresana at www.ceresana.com

Further information:
Ceresana
Mainaustrasse 34, 78464 Constance, Germany
Phone: +49 7531 9429 70
Press contact: Martin Ebner, m.ebner@ceresana.com

TransBIB-Symposium 2025
2025-06-26 - 2025-06-28 | Kultur- und Initiativenhaus Greifswald e.V., Stralsunder Straße 10, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany
In German only.
More information and registration: TransBIB-Symposium Greifswald – TransBIB

Webinar: Komagataella phaffii – A Versatile Platform for Biotechnological Production
2025-07-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Digital
Komagataella phaffii – A Versatile Platform for Biotechnological Production
Discover the potential of Komagataella phaffii (the artist formerly known as Pichia pastoris) – one of the most powerful expression systems in industrial biotechnology. In this joint webinar, our acib-partners from Austria will present a comprehensive overview of the characteristics, applications, and latest developments surrounding this remarkable yeast.

Agenda
10.00 Welcome
Tobias Klement (CLIB) and Harald Pichler (Graz University of Technology)
10.10 The Komagataella phaffii host strain and its applications
Anita Emmerstorfer-Augustin (acib GmbH c/o Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology)
10.35 Host strain and vector engineering for recombinant protein production
Toni Glieder (Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology)
11.00 Komagataella phaffii for non-protein targets
Harald Pichler (Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology)
11.25 Good Bye
Tobias Klement (CLIB)

Please register here:

Invite Science Day 2025
2025-07-09 - 2025-07-10 | Köln, Germany
Innovations, Visions, & Technologies 2025
15 years INVITE
3 key topic streams will address sustainability research, smart automation & drug delivery technologies and how they contribute and drive innovation.
On July 9th 2025 INVITE opens the doors for a one-day event where young INVITE scientists & engineers give insights into their current research.
We are happy to celebrate at this occasion also the 15th anniversary of INVITE !
All our cooperation partners are invited to join and celebrate with us!
The scientific programme of the day will also offer you an overview on the newest areas of innovation in the respective research fields of INVITE and you’ll be albe to get in touch with the young talents to discuss with them their newest research results.
You are invited to join and benefit from this great opportunity for exhange, networking and to celebrate with us 15 years of INVITE !
More information and registration here.

Plan B 2025 – From the present to the future, from the region to the world (in German)
2025-07-09 08:00 - 17:00
On July 9, 2025, the event “Plan B – Bioeconomy for industrial and urban areas in Baden-Württemberg” will once again bring together key players from politics, business and science – with a clear goal: to drive forward the bio-based transformation.
Because if Plan A was based on fossil resources, “Plan B” stands for the bio-based future: for the change towards a sustainable economic system based on renewable raw materials, circular economy and innovation – beyond fossil dependencies. THE LÄND becomes the driving force behind a globally networked bioeconomy: locally anchored, globally effective!
Read more in German..

AUFBRUCH Sommerevent 2025 - Wandel weiterdenken
2025-07-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Novotel Aachen City, Peterstraße 66, Aachen, NRW, 52062, Germany
Wir möchten Sie herzlich zu unserem “AUFBRUCH Sommerevent 2025 – Wandel weiterdenken” am 10. Juli von 10 – 17 Uhr nach Aachen einladen.
Für das zweite Jahr AUFBRUCH wagen wir uns über das Rheinische Revier hinaus. Freuen Sie sich auf Blicke über den Tellerrand auf die großen Vorhaben in den Schwesterrevierregionen in Mitteldeutschland von Dr. Christine Rasche (Fraunhofer IGB) und aus der Lausitz von Dr. Luise Porst (Land-Innovation-Lausitz / ZALF). Erfahren Sie mehr über die Transformation in der Metropolregion Frankfurt von Dr. Manfred Kircher (BioBall) und den anhaltenden Wandel im Ruhrgebiet von Prof. Dr. Manfred Renner (Fraunhofer UMSICHT).
Auch in AUFBRUCH gibt es Spannendes zu berichten. Erfahren Sie mehr darüber, wie sich unsere sechs Innovationsbereiche den drängenden Herausforderungen unserer Zeit stellen:

Umwandlung kohlenhydratreicher Reststoffströme in Ethylen- und Propylenglykol
Neue Recycling-Konzepte für Kautschuk
Immobilisierung von Biokatalysatoren für modulare Produktionsanlagen
Chemo-enzymatische Synthese von Bioplastik und chiralen Feinchemikalien
Synthese neuartiger Carbonsäureester zur Formulierung grüner Weichmacher und Schmiermittel
Entwicklung neuer Biotenside

Und natürlich: Nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit und vernetzen Sie sich mit unserem Cluster und unseren Promovierenden.

Agenda:
Agenda Sommerevent 2025 – Wandel weiterdenken
(bitte auf die Agenda klicken)
Die Anmeldefrist ist beendet. Sollten Sie noch teilnehmen wollen, melden Sie sich bitte bei unserer Kollegin Nadja Mostert (mostert@clib-cluster.de).

Ceresana-Webinar: Bioplastics – Market Dynamics, Practical Use & What Comes Next?
2025-08-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Digital
In this webinar, experienced experts will shed light on current developments, practical applications and future prospects for bioplastics. Following the specialist presentations, there will be plenty of time for questions, discussions and a direct exchange with the speakers.

The speakers:

An expert (Ceresana)
Niklas Voß (FKuR Kunststoff)
Frank Höbener (NTIC Europe)

Registration and information: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8aa43469-a5f4-46d6-a147-e7bad04aed39@33481050-7add-4f71-b27d-94200a4fee43

Germany's biggest Start-up Open Air 2025 (SOA25)
2025-08-27 - 2025-08-28 | Bonner Bogen, Bonn, NRW, Germany
Want to make new, meaningful connections, drive sustainability, impact, and digital health innovations forward, and have loads of fun? Then the STARTUP OPEN AIR by DIGITALHUB.DE in Bonn might be the event for you!
Welcome to STARTUP OPEN AIR 2025 (SOA25) – the event for founders, investors and everyone who wants to experience the startup world up close and help shape tomorrow’s today! Exciting workshops, panels and keynotes on current startup topics await you in an inspiring open-air atmosphere. Over 100 startups will present their ideas, while you can make valuable contacts with investors, partners and companies. SOA25 is all about start-ups in two areas that are crucial both socially and economically worldwide today and therefore affect us all in the long term: Impact and Digital Health – the focal points of SOA25.

More Information and registration: https://www.digitalhub.de/soa

SME & Start-up Pitch Event @ CLIB
2025-09-03 13:00 - 17:30 | Townhouse Stadthotel Düsseldorf, Bilker Straße 36, Düsseldorf, 40213, Germany
The transition of the chemical industry towards defossilisation and sustainability will take a broad variety of new processes and products. But having new ideas and technologies will not be enough. Scaling innovations needs motivated people, a strong network of experts working together, and investors to provide the necessary capital. Thus, CLIB will again bring together innovators, experts, and investors for our fourth annual “SME & Start-up Pitch Event @ CLIB” on 03 September 2025 in Düsseldorf to exchange ideas, build connections, and advance technologies capable of making a difference.
We are adding to the programme this year with an exclusive “boost your network satellite event” on 25 August 2025, 13.00-16.00 h, online. If you are an SME, you can join the online satellite event to reflect on which questions around your technology still need to be answered and let the CLIB managers connect you to relevant partners.
Scope
We are going to look at innovations using biomass as a feedstock or biotechnology as part of their process to produce industrially relevant products. The processes can range from purely biotech to combinations of chemical and biotechnological steps. We are looking for innovations ranging from bulk chemicals, such as polymers or platform chemicals, to fine chemicals such as flavours, food additives, or adhesives. Contributions to alternative proteins, textiles and fibres, as well as solutions for the building or logistics sector are welcome to participate as well.
Who is this event for?
As start-up or SME: Pitch your idea to relevant stakeholders to receive insights into an investor’s perspective and to network with fellow entrepreneurs and potential partners or mentors. Join the satellite event to benefit from individual networking by the CLIB managers.
As investor, industry expert, or consultant: Join to learn about new innovations and get to know the people behind these ideas.
How to participate
You can apply to be part of this event by filling out the form below. The CLIB team will check your application and send you a confirmation as soon as possible. Please note that the number of participants is limited for both categories (investor/industry/expert and SME/start-up) and categories, and all applications in scope will be confirmed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Agenda:

Online Event: Future of BioPlastics 2025 – Connect. Innovate. Shape the Future.
2025-09-10 - 2025-09-12 | Digital
On 10 and 11 September 2025, you can look forward to the multifaceted, international online event Future of BioPlastics (FoB:Plast), dedicated to the topic of bioplastics. It will focus on the areas most important to market participants: economic opportunities, cutting-edge innovations and practical case studies in bio-based plastics.
Why Attend?

Inspiring Keynotes from top experts in industry and academia
Interactive Panel Discussions offering plenty of time for Q&A and debate
Exclusive Networking Sessions to build valuable relationships with customers, suppliers and partners driving the shift to sustainable plastics

Register & Start Networking
Create your free profile today and connect with fellow participants:
https://ceresana.lineupr.com/future-of-bioplastics/
For more information on the free online event FoB:Plast, please visit Ceresana’s website:
https://ceresana.com/events/future-of-bioplastics

We look forward to seeing you online and shaping the bioplastics revolution together!

WORKSHOP | "Moving the Future – Automotive Industry in the Focus of the Bioeconomy"
2025-09-18 10:00 - 16:00 | hybrid
The transport sector accounts for about one-fifth of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions, with road transport accounting for the largest share. At the same time, the automotive industry is confronted with increasingly stringent legal requirements and increasing sustainability awareness among consumers. Sustainability is thus becoming a key differentiating factor for OEMs, suppliers and service providers. In order to ensure the future viability of the automotive industry, products and processes must be rethought!
In addition to the switch to alternative drive technologies, resource efficiency, lightweight construction and the circular economy are of growing importance in the industry. Bio-based raw materials can make an important contribution to sustainable business: thanks to innovative new approaches, fossil materials can be replaced, CO2 emissions can be reduced and the circular economy can be promoted. This makes it possible to focus on sustainability right from the production process.
As part of a full-day workshop on 18 September 2025 in hybrid format (on-site in Hanover and online), we would like to enter into dialogue with representatives from the automotive industry , present best practices and bring individual challenges together with the offers of our partner research institutions.

More information and registration: https://transbib.de/veranstaltungen/automobilbranche-im-fokus

The chance for companies to contribute to the world’s leading event: The Renewable Materials Conference
2025-09-22 00:00 - 2025-09-24 00:00 | Rhein Sieg Forum, Bachstraße 1, Siegburg, 53721, Germany
The international meeting place for the chemical, the plastics and materials industries will take place from 22 to 24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne. It presents solutions and innovations for replacing fossil carbon with biomass, CO2 utilisation and recycling.
The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) is the world’s largest conference on chemicals and materials based on biomass, carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and advanced recycling – the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials. The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions in one event hits the mark. It covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks, the chemical industry, the materials sector, product manufacturers to brand owners, and also addresses investors and policy makers. Nearly 500 participants from 32 countries attended the previous conference in June 2024, 90 % of whom were from industry.
For three days this year, top speakers from industry, academia and policy will present in 80 presentations, 20 panel discussions and more than ten workshops the latest fossil-free technologies, innovations, policy implications, markets and investments to an international audience of experts. Companies, associations and institutes are invited to organise their own workshops and take part in the exhibition – early booking is recommended as only a limited number of booths are available.

Further information and registration: https://renewable-materials.eu

Ideenfutter Expo 2025
2025-09-24 10:30 - 20:30 | Gare du Neuss, Karl-Arnold-Straße 3-5, Neuss, 41462, Germany
A lively exchange for all those who create solutions for a sustainable agricultural and food system – this is what the annual Ideenfutter Expo of the Foodhub NRW offers on 24.9.2025 at Gare du Neuss. For the 7th time, the event will bring together over 350 innovators from the agricultural and food industry – from start-ups and researchers to agricultural businesses, SMEs, corporates and investors.

Look forward to: solutions for today, ideas for tomorrow and visions for the future.
🔹 40 exhibitors with innovative solutions for farm, production and trade
🔹 Pitch stage: Scientific teams present their ideas for a circular food system – and scout for pilot partners
🔹 Keynote by Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener (Hochschule Niederrhein, University of Applied Sciences) on success factors for innovation and lively science transfer
🔹 Keynote by Max Esser-Geneschen on the transformation of a traditional butcher’s business – and new impetus for the trade
🔹 5 business talks at round tables on topics such as: Regional material cycles in the bioeconomy, AI in agriculture, automation of production or the new alternative protein megatrend: hybrid products
🔹 2 Short-Workshops on promotion and internationalization
At the heart of the event: exchange at eye level – between people who otherwise rarely speak to each other. Science meets craftsmanship, start-up meets trade, production meets technology.
24.09.2025 | 10:30 – 18:00 | Gare du Neuss
Early-Bird tickets are now available for only 59 € (reduced for start-ups 29 €)
Tickets are available here: https://ideenfutter-expo.de/

Trilateral Innovation Summit – United by Chemistry
2025-09-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Trilateral Innovation Summit – United by Chemistry
Discover. Connect. Co-create the future of chemistry.
Flanders • The Netherlands • North Rhine-Westphalia
Join us for a high-impact, cross-border matchmaking event designed to catalyze partnerships, innovation, and sustainable transformation in the chemical industry across the trilateral region.

Date: 29 September 2025
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Location: Watt17, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium

About the Trilateral Chemical Region
This summit builds on the Trilateral Strategy for the Chemical Industry, a strategic collaboration between governments and industry clusters in Flanders, the Netherlands, and North Rhine-Westphalia. Together, we aim to drive competitiveness, sustainability, and growth in the European chemical sector through joint innovation and shared vision.
Learn more about the Trilateral Chemical Region: https://www.trilateral-chemical-region.eu/
Programme highlights
10:00 – 10:30
Arrival & Registration
10:30 – 11:30
Plenary: Welcome & Inspiring Showcase
11:45 – 12:45
Breakout Round 1 – Challenge Tables & Infosessions
12:45 – 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Breakout Round 2 – Challenge Tables & Infosessions
15:00 – 16:00
Networking

Want to stay informed about the event?
If you would like to stay informed about this event, please leave us your email address here: subscribepage.io/0r85lc
The registration will open soon.

TransBIB in practice: How to find knowledge, tools and collaborations (Extern Event | TransBIB)
2025-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Digital
This event will be held in German. Please visit the event site for further details:
TransBIB in der Praxis: So finden Sie Wissen, Tools & Kooperationen | TransBIB

CLIB General Assembly 2025 and the CND / CLIB Networking Day
2025-10-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Haus der Universität, Düsseldorf, Schadowplatz 14, Düsseldorf, 40212, Germany
We are pleased to invite you to this year’s CLIB General Assembly and the CND / CLIB Networking Day. On 06 October 2025, we will be guests of our member HHU at Haus der Universität (“University House”) in Düsseldorf.

As every year, the day begins with our General Assembly in the morning, followed by a relaxed networking meeting in the afternoon. CLIB thrives on the active commitment of its members. Therefore, take the opportunity to get in touch with other CLIB members to make new contacts and deepen existing ones.
The registration for the event is exclusive to CLIB members. The information how to register has been sent to you by email. Please, contact us if you require this information again.

TransBIB Learning Lounge: Scale-Up of Bioprocesses
2025-10-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Digital
This event will be held in German. More information and registration here: Anmeldung zur Learning Lounge und/oder Meet & Match Veranstaltung | TransBIB

YBC 2025: Yeast in Bioeconomy Conference
2025-10-22 08:00 - 2025-10-24 17:00 | Compiègne, France
YBC 2025 will spotlight the latest developments in yeast metabolic engineering, fermentation technology, downstream processing, life cycle analysis, and scale-up strategies – all key areas for the valorization of industrial wastes and byproducts to foster global Bioeconomy. Together, these innovations highlight the power of yeast in paving the way for greener and more sustainable bioprocesses.This conference provides an exceptional platform for collaboration and knowledge-sharing, featuring engaging sessions, keynote lectures, and poster presentations covering groundbreaking research and practical applications in yeast biotechnology. Participants will have a unique opportunity to discuss yeast’s role in driving circular economy practices, reducing waste, and optimizing resource use.
Programme and more information here.

Future of BioPackaging (Fob:Pack)
2025-10-28 - 2025-10-30
On October 28 and 29 2025, you can look forward to the multifaceted, international online event 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗙𝗼𝗕:𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸), dedicated to the topic of bioplastics. It will focus on the areas most important to market participants: economic opportunities, cutting-edge innovations and practical case studies in bio-based packaging.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱?
• 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 from top experts in industry and academia
• 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 offering plenty of time for Q&A and debate
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to build valuable relationships with customers, suppliers and partners driving the shift to sustainable plastics
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
Create your free profile today and connect with fellow participants:
https://lnkd.in/epvbHYHh
For more information on the free online event FoB:Pack, please visit Ceresana’s website:
https://lnkd.in/e7VyNx6y
Registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6db562a4-b70a-4697-bafc-0d035646b5bf@33481050-7add-4f71-b27d-94200a4fee43

10th PhD Day NRW "Future Bioeconomy" From strange to sustainable: Rethinking Biological Applications
2025-10-30 - 2025-10-31 | Dorint Hotel Düsseldorf, Selikumerstrasse 25, Neuss, 41460, Germany
The NRW PhD Day aims at gathering young scientists from different scientific fields and locations in NRW and providing them a frame for networking and discussions about future developments and career paths in the bioeconomy.
Many opportunities in the bioeconomy lie in rethinking the ‘old’, turning the tried and tested and established of individual disciplines into an innovation in other disciplines. Looking forward to unusual applications of established processes, expansions of the product portfolio by utilising side streams, using the entire biodiversity spectrum for biological applications and other at first glance unusual, around-the-corner or completely new biological applications that generate a sustainable and novel bioeconomy.

Please register here until October 20, 2025.

Tag der biobasierten Werkstoffe
2025-11-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Bio-Circle Surface Technology GmbH, Berensweg 20, 33334 Gütersloh/Verl, Germany
This event is in German only.

Realise-Bio annual conference 2025
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-07 | Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands
We cordially invite you to the third and final annual conference of our Interreg Germany-Netherlands project Realise-Bio.
Over the course of three years, nine innovative and cross-border model projects have not only demonstrated the multifaceted and diverse nature of the bioeconomy, but also identified many challenges and solutions for realizing bioeconomic innovations.
Learn more about the results of our model projects, discuss with us what is needed for a circular bioeconomy, and meet other stakeholders from the region.

Date: November 2025
Time: 12:00-18:00
Location: Brightlands Chemelot Campus (Sittard-Geleen)

The event will be held bilingually in German and Dutch.
Participation is free of charge.

At our annual conference, you can expect
► a presentation of the Realise Bio project
► Exciting insights into the advantages of life cycle assessments in innovation processes
► Presentations of the Realise-Bio model projects
► Extensive networking opportunities with regional partners

Registration has been closed.

Agenda

Read more about the project at: https://realise-bio.com/

GEMIT Blauhaus Talk 2025
2025-11-11 - 2025-11-12 | Hochschule Niederrhein Campus Krefeld, Obergath 79, Krefeld, 47804, Germany
The GEMIT Institute for Business Process Management and IT at the
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences cordially invites you to this year’s Blauhaus
Talk.
This year, the focus will be on shaping the digital future, and
innovative approaches to process and
business innovation through (digital) technologies will be presented.
What you can expect:
Exciting presentations
Interactive workshops
A tour of the Human Factors Engineering Laboratory
A micro-fair with exhibitions on our current
research projects
Time for exchange and networking
Register until October 31, 2025 on the GEMIT website of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.
Participation is free of charge. Refreshments will be provided.
The event will be held in German.

Advanced Recycling Conference
2025-11-19 00:00 - 2025-11-20 23:30 | Maternushaus, Kardinal-Frings-Str. 1-3, Cologne, 50668
The unique concept of presenting all advanced recycling solutions and related topics at one event will guarantee a comprehensive and exciting conference experience, including technologies such as extrusion, dissolution, solvolysis, enzymolysis, pyrolysis, thermal depolymerisation, gasification, and incineration with Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU).
Ambitious recycling targets set by the EU, the commitments of the chemical industry and brands, as well as the demands of customers are putting enormous evolutionary pressure on the recycling sector. Large shares of unrecycled waste streams on the one hand are set against the demand and search for renewable feedstocks for chemicals and materials on the other hand, leading to discussions as to which technologies are the most suitable for which waste stream and how to evaluate the environmental impact.
Advanced recycling technologies are developing at a fast pace, with new players constantly appearing on the market, from start-ups to giants and everything in between – new plants are being built or upscaled, new capacities are being achieved, and new partnerships are being established.

With all these developments, it is difficult to keep track. The “Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC)“ will take place over two days in the heart of Cologne, aiming to clear up this jungle of information by providing an overview and in-depth insight into all available recycling technologies for various streams of different plastics wastes as well as into political topics and environmental impacts. The ARC will provide a new home for technology providers, related industries, waste management companies, brands and investors as well as policy makers and scientists active in the versatile and interdisciplinary field of recycling. By bringing together all relevant topics and experts, the event will provide a framework for new partnerships, ideas, approaches, and value chains.
Speakers will have a unique opportunity to present their recent developments to a wide and relevant audience including exchange and networking with stakeholders along the whole plastics value chain. All new and innovative recycling solutions will be covered by the conference such as physical processes based on extrusion and dissolution, chemical processes based on solvolysis, biochemical processes based on enzymolysis, as well as thermochemical processes based on pyrolysis, thermal depolymerisation, gasification and incineration with CCU.

Further information and registration: Home – Advanced Recycling Conference

9. Internationales BioSC Symposium "Bioeconomy - Circularity - Sustainability"
2025-11-24 - 2025-11-26 | LVR Landesmuseum Bonn
The International BioSC Symposium, a platform for inter- and transdisciplinary exchange for a sustainable bioeconomy, focuses in its 9th edition on the connections and links between bioeconomy, sustainability and circularity in the context of global change and climate change. The focus of the first day will be on the connection between circular economy and sustainable business and the role and task of the bioeconomy in this. On the second day, the role of innovation, advanced product design, artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization as drivers of sustainable technologies and processes will be highlighted. The Poster Call invites participants to present current results of interdisciplinary bioeconomy research.
As part of the 9th BioSC Symposium, a workshop for all PhD students of the BioSC core groups on ‘Science Communication & Social Media’ will be held on 25 November, 2025, afternoon. All information are sent to the BioSC core groups.
Find all further information here.

Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2025 event
2025-11-24 - 2025-11-27
On 𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is opening its doors for a 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬 serving, besides a site-visit, an interesting Scale-Up Workshop entitled “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆”dealing with topics such as:

Scale-up Accelerator Network meets Due Diligence
Does my scale-up plan make sense and how can I implement Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) across TRL scales?
Breaking the cost barrier in biomanufacturing
Reflections on what Pitch Perfect brought us this year (Roundtable).

Agenda:
Programme Open Day at BBEPP on 26.11.25_Final
This Open Day is linked to the Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2025 event, to be held on 24 & 25 November 2025 at Sheraton Brussels Airport: Programme, Registration and Abstract Submission via: www.pitchperfectbioeconomy.eu.

Bio-PAT Forum - Partnering Event for Bioprocessing & Process Analytics
2025-11-25 - 2025-11-28 | Digital
Date: 25.-27. November 2025
Location: on-line
Website: https://bio-pat-forum.ascrion.com/
Registration (free participation): https://bio-pat-forum.ascrion.com/app/register
Language: English
Organisation: Bio-PAT e.V.

Preliminary program:

25.11.2025:

09:00-09:20 Welcome and Presentation of the Network Bio-PAT e.V.
09:20-12:30 Presentations of Bio-PAT Members
12:30-18:00 1:1 Meetings

26.11.2025:

09:00-09:10 Welcome by Bio-PAT e.V.
09:10-09:35 Keynote Talk by Dr. Luise Kaven: “AI agents for PAT”
09:35-12:00: Pitches of external partners
12:00-18:00 1:1 Meetings

27.11.25:

09:00-18:00 1:1 Meetings

Use the Bio-PAT Forum to:

learn about new technologies
meet experts in the field of bioprocessing and process analytical tools
present your company / institution in a 5 min pitch → send your presentation title and presenter to info@bio-pat.org
build up new connections and
find partners for various collaboration possibilities

Report with statistics of participants of the event in 2024: https://bio-pat.org/bio-pat-forum-partnering-event
