CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie

Cellulose Fibres Conference
2022-02-02 - 2022-02-04 | Germany
Cellulose fibres are among the winners of the European “Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD)”, which has been in effect since July 2021 and entails plastic bans for a variety of single-use products. Cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls and a natural polymer. As a result, disposable products made of cellulose and cellulose fibres are not labelled as plastic and are explicitly excluded from the regulation. The success story of cellulose fibres will thus continue at a rapid pace with new developments and applications.
Building on the success of this year’s conference with 200 participants, the International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022 will again cover the entire value chain, from lignocellulose, chemical pulp, cellulose fibres such as rayon, viscose, modal or lyocell and new developments to a wide range of applications: Textiles of all kinds, nonwovens such as wet wipes and new areas such as composites or nanocellulose in the food industry. All these sectors have gained considerable momentum in recent years.
Cellulose fibres have been a success story within the textile market with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 5 and 10 % over the last ten years and similar growth rates are expected in the coming decade. This makes cellulosic fibres the fastest growing fibre group in the textile industry and also the largest investment sector in the global bioeconomy. The challenge now is to achieve a balance between the ongoing capacity expansion and the growing demand, to avoid overcapacity while still meeting rising demand from the major brands. These high growth rates are driven by the increased demand for natural fibres (and bottlenecks in cotton production), the microplastic issues, and bans on plastics in disposable applications. All three factors will continue to play an important role in the development of the sector in the future.

Main focus of the conference:
– What are the latest technology and market trends?
– What are the future market dynamics? Who is active and interested in the cellulose fibre sector?
– What are the biggest challenges in developing new value chains and growing market demand?
– What ecosystems and partnerships are needed to promote innovation in line with new market requirements?
– How will the political environment develop in the future?
– What is the impact of plastic bans on single-use products? The avoidance of microplastics and the transformation from fossil to renewable raw materials?
– How can the sustainability of cellulose fibre production be further improved?
– Which alternative raw materials for cellulose fibres are suitable and available?

Bioket 2022
2022-03-15 - 2022-03-18 | Lille, France
An inspiring and targeted conference program which will tackle topics such as advanced and innovative biomass pretreatment; technologies for biomass conversion and functionalization; extraction, separation and purification of biomass; process modelisation and analytical methods and tools; design of bioprocesses, advanced fermentation.

Building bridges beyond borders for a sustainable protein sufficiency, part 1
2022-04-05 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Germany
The project Circular-Bio (INTERREG V A – Projekt Netzwerk zirkuläre Bioökonomie) organizes in cooperation with the HiPerIn 2.0 project (High Performance Ingredients) two events about protein transition with the goal to share knowledge through guest speakers, exchange knowledge between participants and create the opportunity for new initiatives and ideas to emerge between different people / companies.
Part 1, online event: The future of alternative proteins – Meeting the experts
Date: 5 April 2022
Time: 03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Event Language: English
The first event is all about sharing knowledge. A team of experts will share their knowledge in some major subthemes in Protein – Transition. The webinar is started with a key-note broad introduction of the Protein-Transition in general.

Building bridges beyond borders for a sustainable protein sufficiency

Programme:

14:45
Open to log in

15:00
Welcome / Start event

15:10
Jeroen Willemsen, Protein commissioner of The Netherlands – Key Note

15:30
Change of speaker

15:35
Theo Verleun, Insect valley Europe – Insects – The contribution of insects to our future diet

15:50
Change of speaker

15:55
Prof. Luc J.C. van Loon, Department of Human Biology Maastricht University Medical Centre – Health – Alternative proteins, how do they work?

16:10
Change of speaker

16:15
Brad Vanstone – Willicroft, Plant based cheese – Plant proteins and their benefits

16:30
Change of speaker

16:35
Peter Rowe – High Tech Proteins / Deep Branch Bio – Revolutionary protein opportunities

16:50
End of the event

The link for the online event will be e-mailed to registered visitors one day before the event.

Subthemes:
Health – Alternative proteins, how do they work?
Proteins play a fundamental role in living beings, as they are macronutrients required for the functioning of the body. There are many and various functions of proteins, but how do the different types of proteins behave in the human body?
Insects – The contribution of insects to our future diet
The search for alternative sources of protein continues unabated. A possible protein resource could come from insects. But what exactly is the nutritional composition of these insects and are there additional advantages and/or disadvantages in using insects as a source of protein? Which insects can we use, and how can they be used in feed and / or food?
Plant protein – Plant proteins and their benefits
Protein plants are crops with a high protein content. They can serve as an alternative to animal proteins. The increase in the market demand for vegetable proteins for many products can offer a new opportunity for agriculture. Non-traditional crops can therefore (as rotational crops) be given a chance within the traditional agricultural plan. It is because of the quality of protein crops (leguminous plants, which fix nitrogen from the air) that several positive sustainability effects can be expected (restriction of nitrogen problems, contribution to reducing soya imports, etc.), which can once again contribute to a sustainable business model for the farmer.
Revolutionary proteins – Revolutionary protein opportunities
Next to using crops or insects as new resources for proteins, highly innovative technologies and routes are being developed for extracting and / or winning proteins out a huge variety of sources. Varying from plant-based extraction technologies to unique technologies for producing proteins, even out of CO2.

Please register here for part 2.

Building bridges beyond borders for a sustainable protein sufficiency, part 2
2022-04-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Brightlands Campus Villa Flora, Sint Jansweg 20, Venlo, 5928 RC, Netherlands
The project Circular-Bio (INTERREG V A – Projekt Netzwerk zirkuläre Bioökonomie) organizes in cooperation with the HiPerIn 2.0 project (High Performance Ingredients) two events about protein transition with the goal to share knowledge through guest speakers, exchange knowledge between participants and create the opportunity for new initiatives and ideas to emerge between different people / companies.
Part 2, on site event: Building business with proteins
Date: 26 April 2022
Time: 03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m.
Location: Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, Sint Jansweg 20, 5928 RC Venlo, Niederlande
Language: German, Dutch
The second event will be about you, the participants! We want to know how you feel about protein transition. In this physical event there will be conversations, discussions and hopefully a lot of ideas on the 4 subthemes relating to protein transition. Participants can register for one subject and can discuss all about it with the other participants also interested in the same subject. Hopefully, many new ideas will be shared, and new initiatives will emerge from this event.
Subthemes:
Health – Alternative proteins, how do they work?
Proteins play a fundamental role in living beings, as they are macronutrients required for the functioning of the body. There are many and various functions of proteins, but how do the different types of proteins behave in the human body?
Insects – The contribution of insects to our future diet
The search for alternative sources of protein continues unabated. A possible protein resource could come from insects. But what exactly is the nutritional composition of these insects and are there additional advantages and/or disadvantages in using insects as a source of protein? Which insects can we use, and how can they be used in feed and / or food?
Plant protein – Plant proteins and their benefits
Protein plants are crops with a high protein content. They can serve as an alternative to animal proteins. The increase in the market demand for vegetable proteins for many products can offer a new opportunity for agriculture. Non-traditional crops can therefore (as rotational crops) be given a chance within the traditional agricultural plan. It is because of the quality of protein crops (leguminous plants, which fix nitrogen from the air) that several positive sustainability effects can be expected (restriction of nitrogen problems, contribution to reducing soya imports, etc.), which can once again contribute to a sustainable business model for the farmer.
Revolutionary proteins – Revolutionary protein opportunities
Next to using crops or insects as new resources for proteins, highly innovative technologies and routes are being developed for extracting and / or winning proteins out a huge variety of sources. Varying from plant-based extraction technologies to unique technologies for producing proteins, even out of CO2.

Workshop Channeling – an engineering tool in biotechnology?
2022-05-19 - 2022-05-20 | Dechema-Haus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Channeling of substrates, metabolites and products is a crucial issue in any biotech process. In this workshop, the latest developments regarding transport processes in enzymatic or microbial systems will be presented and discussed.

Himmelfahrtstagung on Bioprocess Engineering 2022 - Future Bioprocesses for a Sustainable Industry
2022-05-23 - 2022-05-26 | Mainz, Germany
Future Bioprocesses for a Sustainable Industry is the topic for the next Himmelfahrtstagung, the most important meeting for bioprocess and biochemical engineers in Germany.

The Just Transition of Biotechnology - IBioIC's 8th Annual Conference
2022-06-06 11:30 - 2022-06-07 14:30 | Glasgow, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, Inovo, 121 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom
IBioIC’s annual conference is the largest industrial biotechnology conference in the UK and attracts an ever-growing cohort of key figures across policy, industry, and research and academia.

Biocatalysis for the Biological Transformation of Polymer Science
2022-06-27 08:00 - 2022-06-29 17:00 | Köln, Germany
The EFB Biocatalysis Division and the EFB Biobased Materials Division are delighted to invite you to Biocatalysis for the Biological Transformation of Polymer Science conference.
The event will be held in the center of Cologne, Germany on 27-29 June 2022.
The scientific programme will provide a recent and comprehensive overview of:

discovery and design of microbes and enzymes for polymer synthesis and depolymerization,
computational understanding of polymer – enzyme interactions,
building blocks from renewable resources to biobased polymers,
biocatalysis in a circular economy of polymers.

The conference will bring together experts from academia and industry to a common forum. Scientists are invited to submit abstracts and present their research.
More information and registration here.

SME & Start-up Pitch Event @ CLIB
2022-08-18 13:00 - 18:30, 2022-08-25 13:00 - 18:30
A Bioeconomy Ventures Expand&Explore Event and MPowerBIO Training and Pitching Competition

18.08.22 | Training Session (online event)
25.08.22 | Pitching Competition (on-site, Startplatz, Düsseldorf)

Join our SME & Start-up Pitch Event @ CLIB if you are active in the bio-based industry sector and want to improve your contacts with investors.
Apply until 01 August to join both our training event to get individual feedback from investment experts and our competition to build your investor network and have the chance to join an even larger European pitching event in October. You can also join one of the two events individually.
The three best SMEs will have the chance to pitch at the MPowerBIO Final Pitching Competition “TechTour Bioeconomy 2022” on 05 October in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They will receive an award of 250 EUR towards travel costs. In addition, three SMEs will be retained on a reserve list.
Application is open for European SMEs active in the bio-based industry sector. There is a limited number of spots available. Please give us some information about your product or process, including technology readiness level (TRL), targeted markets, your technology. Registrations will be confirmed after eligibility check on a first come first serve basis.

Day 1 – 18.08.22 Pitch Training Session (online only)
Get questions and individual feedback from a panel of mentors selected for their expertise. A maximum of 9 SMEs can take part in this training.

13:00 – 13:30
Welcome and introduction

13:30 – 16:15
Pitch training (each 5 min pitch & 10 min Q&A and feedback)

16:15 – 16:30
Joint feedback from all mentors and participants

16:30
End of the training session

Day 2 – 25.08.22 Pitching Competition (in-person event, Startplatz Düsseldorf)
Build your investor network and compete with the other European SMEs for one of the free spots at the MPowerBIO Final Pitching Competition “TechTour Bioeconomy 2022”. Limited spots are available.
MPowerBIO Final Pitching Competition “TechTour Bioeconomy 2022”. Limited spots are available.

14:00 – 14:10
Welcome and introduction

14:10 – 14:40
Keynote

14:40 – 14:50
Introduction of the jury

14:50 – 17:25
Pitching Competition (each 5 min pitch & 5 min Q&A)

17:25 – 17:35
Announcement of winning SMEs

17:35 – 18:30
Networking & snacks

18:30
End of the event

Both projects have received funding from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101023260 (BioeconomyVentures) and 887501 (MPowerBIO). The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio-based Industries Consortium.

Fantastic enzymes: Where and how to find them
2022-09-06 10:00 - 13:00 | online
The agenda and short abstracts of the presentations are now available and can be downloaded here.
The development of sustainable and resource-saving processes is a major focus of R&D&I work, also supported heavily by the European Commission as part of the Green Deal and the sustainability efforts. In this context, biotechnology is already acting as a facilitator to achieve a circular economy and a bioeconomy. With CLIB’s involvement, the EU-funded project FuturEnzyme is trying to achieve big goals with the identification, optimisation, production and application of innovative enzymes to support the transformation of various industrial sectors and their consumer products. Within the project HiPerIn 2.0, CLIB is looking at cross-cutting issues that could support different industry sectors in a structural change away from fossil-based towards biotechnological processes. We are looking forward to presenting the competences and topics we acquire or work on in FuturEnzyme to an interested international audience. With this CLIB Forum event, we want to emphasise and promote the need for collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers for a greener and more sustainable future. Furthermore, policy makers, funding bodies, investors and consumers are happily invited to join this event.
The FuturEnzyme project partners CSIC, Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the University of Hamburg will present their activities in the project and beyond. Participation is free, but you will need to register via RSVP (Click “Going” on the left side). The registration is open from now on until 04 September 2022.
The meeting link will be sent to all registered participants on 05 September.

Circular Economy Hotspot
2022-09-12 - 2022-09-15 | Bottrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Since 2016, the annual summit of international companies, political actors and experts in the field of Circular Economy has taken place in locations such as the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Scotland or Belgium. At these hotspots, presentations are held over several days and excursions to good examples of companies were made in order to get to know showcase examples and projects and to exchange ideas. In September 2022, the hotspot will come to North Rhine-Westphalia, Bottrop! It will be organised by the city of Bottrop together with the research project Prosperkolleg and supported by the NRW Ministry of Economics. The event is seen as an opportunity to make the complex topic of the circular economy tangible for a large target group. In this way, the long-term opportunities in the region of circular strategies are to be demonstrated.

(Bio-)Process Engineering - a Key to Sustainability
2022-09-12 - 2022-09-16 | Aachen, Germany
Sustainability is the one dominating challenge today. Process engineering, chemical technology and biotechnology are key to solving it: By closing cycles, increasing efficiency, coupling sectors, and exploiting the potential of renewable resources, they ensure to meet the global need for food, mobility, housing, energy and medical care while at the same time protecting resources.
In 2022, DECHEMA, ProcessNet and ESBES join forces: At the joint Annual Conference of ProcessNet and DECHEMA-BioTechNet together with the ESBES symposium, researchers from industry and science will present developments and solutions on topics such as reaction engineering, energy generation and storage, bioprocesses, synthetic biology, education and many more.

BIO.NRW Information Event on Horizon Europe - New Calls for Proposals
2022-09-12 09:00 - 15:30 | Global Entrepreneurship Center (GEC), Gebäude 20, Böhlerstraße 1, Meerbusch, 40667, Germany
The European Commission has just informed the delegations of the Program Committee on Cluster 1, Health about the planned call topics in the work program for 2023-2024. The new calls are expected to be published in December 2022. The first submission deadlines are already planned for April 2023. Compared to the previous calls, there will be some changes in 2023 – 2024. In order to inform you very up-to-date, BIO.NRW offers this funding event (in German).
In the context of this event, the (potential) call contents for Cluster 6, Bioeconomy and Environment, will be in focus in addition to the topic of health.
In addition, we will provide an insight into the support measures of the European Innovation Council (EIC) for all those interested in founding a company, as well as for start-ups and SMEs. The EIC unites many measures for innovation support, for which the applicants can choose the topics themselves for the most part. The four important instruments EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transitions, EIC Accelerator as well as the EIC Awards offer a lot of room for interdisciplinary ideas.
Further information in German can be found here (https://bio.nrw.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Foerdermittel_Programm_2022_f.pdf)

Schutzrechte & IP in den Life Sciences
2022-09-21 13:00 - 18:00 | Germany
BIO.NRW invites you to the event “Schutzrechte & IP in den Life Sciences” on 21.09.2022 at the Design Offices Fürst & Friedrich in Düsseldorf.
No matter if startup, SME or large company, all have to deal with the questions: when, where and how do I best protect my IP and to what extent?
The event starts with a general overview of the different IP rights (trademark, design, etc.) and then goes into the topics of patents and patent strategy separately. Best practice examples from life science players in NRW will not only make the topic of IP and licensing more tangible but will also give you the opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss open questions with the speakers and experts during the breaks and at the “get-together”.
For more information, please click here.

Biotech Day 2022
2022-09-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, Jülich, 52428
White biotechnology bridges the gap between sustainable natural ressources and valuable chemical products and, thus, plays a central role in building up a future knowledge-based bioeconomy. In particular, white biotechnology reduces our dependency on fossil fuels and offers large opportunities to synthesize platform chemicals, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and proteins using the biocatalytic power of microorganisms or isolated enzymes.
At the Jülich Biotech Day, experts from academia and industry will present current highlights and trends in this exciting field of research and development.

4th International Symposium on Multiscale Multiphase Process Engineering
2022-09-25 - 2022-09-29 | Berlin, Germany
At the 4th International Symposium on Multiscale Multiphase Process Engineering (MMPE), recent research progress on nano-, micro- and macro-scale aspects of multiphase process engineering will be presented and discussed. A strong emphasis is put on application-oriented research, bridging the gap between scientific findings and methodology and the requirements of industry.

European Cluster Conference 2022
2022-09-26 - 2022-09-28 | Prague, Ceskomoravska 2345/17, Prague 9, 190 00, Germany
The Czech Ministry for Industry and Trade under the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission are pleased to announce the organisation of the 8th edition of the European Cluster Conference on 26 and 27 September 2022 in Prague (CZ). Organised with the support of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), this event is a unique opportunity as it brings together cluster policy makers, cluster managers, practitioners and other stakeholders.
After a fully virtual edition in 2020, this year edition is the opportunity for the cluster community to meet again physically in Prague. Do not miss this opportunity to reconnect with your peers and get to know new clusters or cluster managers in person.
This event is following the cycle of European Cluster Conferences that have taken place every two years since 2008, every time with a different theme enabling participants to focus on different priorities.
Just before the European Cluster Conference 2022, a Matchmaking event will be held in a physical format on 26 September 2022 (morning). This event will gather cluster organisations – to explore trade, investment and partnering opportunities and to develop connections between Europe’s value chains and ecosystems.

BIOFLAVOUR 2022 - Biotechnology of Flavours, Fragrances and Functional Ingredients
2022-09-27 - 2022-10-01 | Dechema-Haus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Scientific exchange is the fundamental basis for technological change and progress, even more after the extensive restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bioflavour 2022 offers a unique opportunity for scientists active in the field to refresh established contacts as well as to socialize with new colleagues. Bioflavour 2022 is the conference for researchers and industry experts working on the biotechnological production of flavours, fragrances and functional ingredients.

KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOECONOMY 2022
2022-09-27 09:00 - 2022-09-29 18:00 | TU München, Campus Straubing, Schulgasse 22, Straubing, Bayern, 94315, Germany
Campus Straubing of the Technical University of Munich, Straubing, Germany

You are active in the field of bioeconomy? You know the challenges and you are working towards the production and use of renewable resources to establish a sustainable economy? Then join the Global Bioeconomy Alliance Conference KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOECONOMY 2022.
We offer you the opportunity to:

Learn about and present latest technological developments for the bioecomomy
Build up contacts to research institutes and other important bioeconomy stakeholders from all over the world
Learn more about international funding policies and interact with high ranked national and international governmental representatives and bioeconomy experts
Discuss entrepreneurial ideas with start-ups and industry representatives

For more information, visit the dedicated conference website.

2nd International Biosurfactants Conference
2022-09-28 - 2022-10-01 | Stuttgart Hohenheim, Germany
After the overwhelming positive feedback received during the first international Biosurfactants conference, we realized that we have the responsibility to maintain this conference format.
We would therefore like to announce the second international Biosurfactants Conference on September 28.-30. 2022 in Stuttgart Hohenheim.

7th PhD Day "Future Bioeconomy" "Scaling the Bioeconomy: Limitations, Challenges, Solutions"
2022-10-20 08:00 - 16:00 | Germany
After six successful NRW-wide PhD Days on the topic of “Future Bioeconomy”, this year the 7th NRW PhD Day will again take place as a full-day attendance event on 20 October 2022. The aim of this meeting is to bring together young PhD scientists from different scientific fields and locations in NRW and to offer them a framework for networking and discussion about future developments and career paths in the bioeconomy. With this year’s theme “Scaling in the Bioeconomy: Limitations, Challenges, Solutions”, the aim is to show to the PhD students how far-reaching the relevance of this topic “Scaling in the Bioeconomy: Challenge and Limitations” is for science and industry. It deals with contents such as: Sustainable and sufficient supply and use of biomass, scaling from lab to pilot scale, scaling from pilot to large scale production, etc…. With the selection of speakers, we want to represent the most diverse stages of development (from young start-ups to established and international companies) and thus the range of challenges associated with scaling processes in the bioeconomy.

Registration is open! Please register at www.biosc.de/registration_PhD_Day.

Circular-Bio Final Conference: Realising the circular bioeconomy in the region
2022-11-08 11:30 - 18:00 | Brightlands Campus Villa Flora, Villafloraweg 1, Venlo, 5928 SZ, Netherlands
The INTERREG Germany – Netherlands funded project CIRCULAR-BIO invites you to the final conference of the project on 08 November 2022. at Villa Flora in Venlo.
Participate and learn more about the 10 innovative projects we have funded within Circular-Bio. You have the chance to vote for the most innovative project to realise a circular bioeconomy in the region. Also, do not miss the opportunity to discover exciting sustainable products and taste unique insect snacks.
Agenda:
11.30 Registration
12.00 Lunch and networking
13.00 Welcome: Marcel Claus (Gemeente Venray) and Dennis Herzberg (CLIB Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie e.V.)
13.10 Greetings: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of NRW: Dr. Christian Feiler (Head of Bioeconomy Department)
13.20 Greetings: Provincie Limburg: Pierre Raeven (Department of Economy, Provincie Limburg)
13.30 Towards a circular bioeconomy in the region: Sarah Refai and Dennis Herzberg (CLIB Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie e.V.)
13.50 Keynote: The benefits of agro-based Building materials: Jan Willem van de Groep (Dutch Programm ‘Building Balance’)
14.10 Keynote: Biomass value streams – perspective of RWZ Rhein-Main eG, from cultivation, customizing, storage to distribution: Niklas Hielscher(Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main eG)
14.30 Q & A
14.45 Coffee break
15.25 Intro Pitch-Session / Award
15.32 Pitch 1: Agrihumin GmbH + Gashouders/Powercrumbs: Carbon neutral fuel from sewage sludge and manure
15.39 Pitch 2: Schneckenhouse GmbH + Ingenia Consultants & Engineers BV: Looking at coffee grounds
15.46 Pitch 3: Vapora group B.V. + Heimes Bioenergie GmbH: Implementation of a project-related development plan in the district of Kleve
15.53 Pitch 4: ECOR Noble Environmental Technologies Europe B.V. + Vitarom: 100% biobased panel with Tomato waste
16.00 Pitch 5: ECOR Noble Environmental Technologies Europe B.V. + Landgard Blumen & Pflanzen GmbH: 100% biobased panel with Calluna waste
16.07 Pitch 6: Pectcof B.V. + Fraunhofer UMSICHT: Ultrasonic-assisted pectin extraction
16.14 Pitch 7: NETTLE T.O.C. B.V. + 7uhr7 (Arthur Schladt): Toys made from new innovative material
16.21 Pitch 8: Kwekerij Litjens B.V. + Biopacks GmbH: Plastic free pepper growing
16.28 Pitch 9: Compas Agro B.V. + A-flora: Replacing peat with sustainable and circular raw materials
16.35 Pitch 10: Pectcof B.V. + Fraunhofer UMSICHT: Pectin concentration after coffee berry extraction
16.42 How to Vote
16.50 Project Jippy: Aya Masuhara and René Kruter (Kiyomizu BV)
17.05 Presenting the Award
17.20 Wrap-up & Outlook: Dennis Herzberg and Marcel Claus (CLIB and Gemeente Venray)
17.30 Networking & snacks
18.00 End

Greener Manufacturing Show
2022-11-09 - 2022-11-11 | Köln, Germany
The Greener Manufacturing Show is the must-attend event for any sustainability focused company looking to design and manufacturer their products from more sustainable materials, limit and eliminate the use of toxic chemicals, and reduce the impact of their industrial and manufacturing processes on the environment and global climate change.
Link to the event: https://www.greener-manufacturing.com/
If you are a company from NRW and want to be present at the Greener Manufacturing Show, the joint booth organised by BIO.NRW.eco might be of interest for you.
Link: https://bio.nrw.de/events/bio-nrw-eco-ist-wieder-dabei-die-greener-manufacturing-show-2022-in-koeln/

ESIB - The European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology
2022-11-14 - 2022-11-17 | Graz, Austria
You are active in industrial biotechnology and you are looking for something special? You always thought of an event that not only covers science but also deals with industrial needs and hopes, economic demands, funding resources or political aspirations and still leaves space for networking and recreation? The European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology (esib) is the European communication platform for industrial biotechnology. Stay tuned!

The Advanced Recycling Conference
2022-11-14 08:00 - 2022-11-15 17:00 | Köln, Germany
All you want to know about advanced recycling technologies and renewable chemicals, building-blocks, monomers, and polymers based on recycling: Hear about it at the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) 14–15 November 2022, Cologne, Germany (hybrid event). 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 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 impac
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Public event (German only): Einfach Biotechnologie - Biotechnologie ganz einfach
2022-11-25 15:00 - 17:30 | Krefeld, Campus West, Adlerstr. 28-32, Gebäude O (Shedhalle), Krefeld, 47798, Germany
Wir möchten Sie auf einen öffentlichen Vortragsnachmittag aufmerksam machen, den CLIB gemeinsam mit der Hochschule Niederrhein organisiert:
Wann?
Freitag, 25. November 2022 von 15.00 bis 17.30 Uhr

Wo?
Hochschule Niederrhein, Campus Krefeld West, Gebäude O, Shedhalle Adlerstr. 28-32, Krefeld

Wer?
Schülerinnen und Schüler, Studierende und alle interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürger, die Biotechnologie auf einfache und doch eindrucksvolle Weise kennenlernen möchten.

Was?
Wir nutzen bereits heute viele biotechnologisch hergestellte Produkte in unserem Alltag. Ob das Brot auf dem Frühstückstisch oder das Bier am Wochenende: Ohne Biotechnologie wären diese Lebensmittel nicht möglich. Doch Biotechnologie kann noch viel mehr!
Forscherinnen der Fachbereiche Chemie sowie Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik stellen zusammen mit CLIB im Rahmen eines Vortragsnachmittages ihre Arbeit und aktuelle Forschung vor: Wie passen Textilien und „Bio“ zusammen, wie dopen Biokatalysatoren unsere Zellen, was machen Enzyme in der Lackchemie und warum ist Schimmel schön? Diesen Fragen gehen Prof. Dr. Uta Bergstedt, Prof. Dr. Kerstin Hoffmann-Jacobsen, Dr. Sabrina Kolbe und Prof. Dr. Michaela Wagner nach. Dazu stellt Dr. Tobias Klement vom Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie das Projekt HiPerIn 2.0 vor und Nachwuchsforscher und –forscherinnen präsentieren ihre Projekte mit einer Posterausstellung.

Es warten spannenden Einblick in die aktuelle Forschung auf Sie! Leiten Sie diese Einladung auch gerne an Freunde und Verwandte weiter, welche sich für das Thema Biotechnologie interessieren.

Programm
15.00 Get together bei Getränken und kleinen Leckereien

15.30 Start der Vorträge
Dr. Sabrina Kolbe: Textil und Bio: Wie passt das zusammen
Prof. Dr. Uta Bergstedt: Doping für die Zelle – Biokatalysatoren
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Hoffmann-Jacobsen: Enzyme in der Lackchemie
Prof. Dr. Michaela Wagner: Schimmel ist schön!

Der Eintritt ist frei!
Es ist keine Registrierung notwendig.
Es gelten die aktuellen Corona-Regelungen.

Rückfragen gerne an das CLIB-Team oder Karla Kaminski von der Hochschule Niederrhein: 02151-822 2942

CLIB International Conference CIC2023
2023-02-14 08:00 - 2023-02-15 17:00 | Germany
Register now!
Non-profit organisations such as universities or associations receive a 20% discount on all ticket prices.
Have a look at the programme:

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Under the title “Setting sail for industrial implementation” we will discuss how biotechnology can make the difference on a larger scale. As a society, we are facing major challenges in the coming years to achieve our climate and sustainability goals.
On the first day of the CIC2023, we will therefore focus on levers in this monumental transformation, highlighting where biotechnology can really make a difference: to harness sustainable resources, to enable innovative processes, and ultimately to close the carbon cycle. Listen to presentations from academia, SMEs, and industry in the sessions

Feedstock-agnostic processes,
Innovative production systems, and
Future carbon circles.

To contribute to the sustainability goals, the bioeconomy’s biorefineries will have to strive towards closing all loops. How can a zero-waste biorefinery be built and its supply with sustainably sourced feedstock ensured? How can all product streams be valorised? These are topics we will focus on during the second day of the CIC2023 in the FARMŸNG Satellite Event: Zero-waste biorefinery concepts. We will take inputs from this project’s first-of-a-kind vertical large-scale insect farm and expand the scope towards other value chains in the sessions

Planning and Building,
Finding the right feedstock, and
Valorising all product streams.

The sessions will be framed by keynote presentations from academia, industry, and investors.

Course: Evaluating Sustainability for Bio-based Products
2023-02-20 - 2023-02-23
Do you want to learn the quantification of sustainability of bio-based processes in a commercial and planetary context?
Our CLIB member Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainybility is offering an interactive course on “Evaluating Sustainability for Bio-based Products” on 20 to 22 February 2023 as an in-person event in Lyngby, Denmark.
This three-day course provides you with the fundamental concepts, methodologies, hands-on problems, and perspectives delivered by a diverse range of university teachers and guest lecturers.
We are committed to spreading the knowledge on developing sustainable technologies to help industrial and academic professionals measure bio-based technologies’ sustainability performance.
CLIB-members will receive an exclusive 25% discount on the participation fee.
Further information on the event and registration can be found here.
Questions?
Contact Sumesh Sukumara about academic content
Senior Researcher
Phone: (+45) 93 51 12 08
Email: susu@biosustain.dtu.dk
Contact Husein Suta about registration
Course Coordinator
Phone: (+45) 93 51 02 44
Email: hussu@dtu.dk

German Biotechnology Days – DBT
2023-03-28 - 2023-03-30 | Wiesbaden, Germany
The DBT are the forum of the German biotechnology industry. All interested parties who want to help shape the development of German biotechnology, discuss important topics and establish and maintain contacts are invited. The German Biotechnology Days are organised by BIO Deutschland and the Working Group of German BioRegions. The host region in 2023 is the technology state of Hessen, and Infectognostics Research Campus Jena has been won as a further partner region.
In 2023, an entire program track in English for international participants will be offered.
More information https://www.biotechnologietage.de/en/
