{"id":24313,"date":"2025-10-01T15:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/ifib-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:38:59","slug":"ifib-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/ifib-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"IFIB 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24309 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250925_IFIB25_02-1030x629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250925_IFIB25_02-1030x629.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250925_IFIB25_02-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250925_IFIB25_02-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250925_IFIB25_02-705x431.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250925_IFIB25_02.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IFIB 2025 went to the royal city in Northern Italy: Torino. This International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy is organised annually by our partner, the Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster SPRING. From keynotes to innovations, from long-term strategies to concrete business cases, the presentations covered a wide range of bioeconomy subjects, as did the discussions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several concerns were voiced in the keynote speeches, such as the competition Europe faces with other regions of the world or the fact that bio-based products will in most cases be more expensive than incumbent, fossil-based ones. Several speakers stressed the timelines required to build a new production facility and see it not only operational, but also profitable. One speaker even scared the audience by explaining a third valley of death for bioeconomy innovations, referring to the profitability challenge. From policy makers, speakers expected support in clear regulation to move the innovations into the market. This can include biomaterial mandates, combined financing by public and private funds, and faster and more transparent approval procedures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, there were also many cases of exciting innovations:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IFF is establishing sugars as base molecules for a new range of intermediates, combining sugar-based enzymatic and chemical reactions to make bio-based products<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fibenol pointed to successful product development based on lignin aromatics and is planning a large production facility in Latvia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i-Foria is pioneering cellulose recovery and recycling of personal hygiene products, such as diapers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SMAT, the water utilities company of Torino, is rethinking its waste water treatment facility, the largest in Italy, to a water resource recovery plant.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The United Soybean Board (US) helped develop a soy-based firefighting foam<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One crucial question covered was that of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sustainable feedstocks for the bioeconomy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. A dichotomy became clear between day one and day two of the conference. On the first day, we saw presentations on the use of woody biomass to produce sugars to power fermentation, the use of rice straw sugars to produce PLA, or the use of plant-based sugars as building blocks for new molecules \u2013 all material uses for biomass. The second day however, focused more on mobility and included a panel discussion on the role of biofuels in the ecological transition, with panellists forecasting a 4x increase in biofuels under current policies alone and suggesting that carbon-negative fuels will soon be available.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even the SALONE AUTO TORINO 2025, which opened on the second day of IFIB showed a similar dichotomy, showcasing electric vehicles next to combustion engine powered ones \u2013 all against the backdrop of the baroque royal palace.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was a pleasure to join IFIB 2025 \u2013 to meet old and new friends, reconnect with clusters across Europe and learn about the many innovations in circular bioeconomy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2026, IFIB will be held in Rome, from 01 \u2013 02 October.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFIB 2025 went to the royal city in Northern Italy: Torino. 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