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Cross-border Pitching, Matchmaking and Networking Event

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25 November 2025 - Pitching, Matchmaking and Networking Event

The PDF overview of the program (button on the right-hand side) will be available as of November 6th, 2025. In the meantime, you can find the selected pitches organised per session below.

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09:00 - 09:59: S1a: AGTECH looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 1

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:00 - 09:04 Introduction to Planet-B.io and Session 1 Moderator: Cindy Gerhardt, Managing Director Planet-B.io, NL – Timekeeper: Muriel Dewilde, Business Development Manager, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
09:04 - 09:11 Preventive & biological antifreeze sprays for frost protection Laure Craeye – W'Ice, BE Feedstock: glucose
End-product: antifreeze biostimulant
Technology: freeze inhibitors		 Download
09:12 - 09:19 B-COS we care about resilient plant production Chiara Guidi – B-COS, BE Feedstock: glucose
End-product: defined chito-oligosaccarides
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
09:20 - 09:27 New kind of pheromones to control agricultural pests in the soil Fatma Kaplan – Pheronym, Inc., US Feedstock: plant-based
End-product: nematode pheromones
Technology: biomanufacturing, fermentation		 Download
09:28 - 09:35 From turf to global agriculture: Precision biocontrol powered by proteins Kenneth Veland Halberg and Eva Maria Rebrova – Yngvi Bio, DK Feedstock: microbial proteins
End-product: bio-pesticides, biocontrol
Technology: smart proteins		 Download
09:36 - 09:43 Mycoverse: New bioactives for agriculture's green transition Niels Bjerg Jensen – Mycoverse, DK Feedstock: grains
End-product: biofungicide
Technology: fungal fermentation		 Download
09:44 - 09:51 PeptoFarm: Biotechnological solutions for plant protection Andrea Tagliani – PeptoFarm, spin-off of the University of Milan, IT Feedstock: glycerol, glucose
End-product: antimicrobial peptides
Technology: biomanufacturing pharmacology		 Download
09:52 - 09:59 Biologicals revolutionizing the control of bacterial crop diseases Oliver Thimm – Landman.Bio, BE Feedstock: fermentation
End-product: crop protection
Technology: bacteriophages		 Download

09:59 - 10:30: S1b: AGTECH looking for LATE finance (series A, B/C) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 1

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
Session Moderator: Cindy Gerhardt, Managing Director Planet-B.io, NL – Timekeeper: Muriel Dewilde, Business Development Manager, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
10:00 - 10:07 Innovative antimicrobial enzymes for plant and animal health in sustainable agriculture David Daudé – Gene&GreenTK, FR Feedstock: fermentation medium
End-product: antimicrobial enzymes
Technology: microbial fermentation		 Download
10:08 - 10:15 Fermenting the future of circular bioeconomy Moji Karimi – Cemvita, US Feedstock: crude glycerin, CO2
End-product: bio-oil, bio-fertilizer
Technology: fermentation		 Download
10:16 - 10:23 Replacing harmful chemicals in viticulture by highly effective biofungicides Alex Schmeets – BioMosae BV, NL Feedstock: sugar
End-product: biofungicides
Technology: fermentation		 Download
10:24 - 10:31 Micro-organisms, macro solutions Emile Redant – Zymofix, BE Feedstock: biowaste, manure
End-product: living micro-organisms
Technology: pretreament, SSF		 Download

09:00 - 10:30: S2: PROTEINS and FOOD INGREDIENTS looking for LATE finance (series A, B/C) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 2

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:00 - 09:04 Introduction to the BOM and Session 2 Moderator: Pieter Meuwissen, Lead Agri & Food, Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM), NL – Timekeeper: Lena Decuyper, Program Manager Public Projects, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
09:04 - 09:11 Making the promise of dairy protein from precision fermentation a commercial reality Stephan van Sint Fiet – Vivici, NL Feedstock: sugar, C1-feedstock
End-product: beta-lactoglobulin, lactoferrin
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
09:12 - 09:19 PFx Biotech: Scaling bioactive proteins for healthier future, smarter investment Ali Osman – PFx Biotech, PT Feedstock: glycerol
End-product: lactoferrin, other bioactive proteins
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
09:20 - 09:27 myPichia: Novel platform for protein production Claudia Rinnofner – myBIOS, AT Feedstock: glucose, glycerol, methanol-free
End-product: proteins, enzymes
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
09:28 - 09:35 Meet Margaret: the stainless steel cow revolutionizing dairy! Robert van den Breemer – Those Vegan Cowboys, BE Feedstock: glucose
End-product: recombinant casein
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
09:36 - 09:43 Revolutionising our food system through novel fungal fermentation Pierre Dupuis – Adamo Foods, GB Feedstock: glucose, BSG
End-product: mycelium
Technology: fungal fermentation		 Download
09:44 - 09:51 The next generation of wholefood nutrition Samuel Claes – The Protein Brewery, NL Feedstock: today: glucose
End-product: fungi mycelium
Technology: fermentation		 Download
09:52 - 09:59 Unlocking scale affordable nutrition globally...from water Alex Worker – Nutrition from Water (NXW), PT/NZ Feedstock: sugar
End-product: marine whey
Technology: biomass fermentation		 Download
10:00 - 10:07 BioSolutions for decarbonization Susanne Palsten Buchardt – Algiecel, DK Feedstock: captured CO2
End-product: algae-based ingredients
Technology: photobioreactors		 Download
10:08 - 10:15 Greencovery: The fast lane to upcycled ingredients Carlos Cabrera – Greencovery B.V., NL Feedstock: o(at)kara, nut skins
End-product: protein antioxidants
Technology: upcycling seperation		 Download
10:16 - 10:23 Harnessing fermentation for the production of affordable natural algal astaxanthin Claude Kaplan – Kuehnle AgroSystems, IE Feedstock: acetic acid
End-product: natural astaxanthin
Technology: fermentation		 Download
10:24 - 10:31 Scaling the future of sustainable biomanufacturing Mihir Pershad – Umami Bioworks, SG Feedstock: culture media
End-product: seafood, petfood
Technology: machine learning		 Download

09:00 - 10:45: S3: Emerging innovative technologies: NOVEL FERMENTATION & DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING innovations - Pitch Room: Galaxy 3

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:00 - 09:04 Introduction by session moderator Moderator: tbc – Timekeeper: Rakesh Nair, Business Development Manager, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
09:04 - 09:11 Omega-3 and protein rich microalgae from food waste. Ingmar Hoegoey – Greentech Innovators, NO Feedstock: food waste
End-product: fermentation media
Technology: biotechnology		 Download
09:12 - 09:19 Local transformation of by-products into valued-products to buy Tony Callaghan – SomaTech, IE Feedstock: fibrous by-products
End-product: supplement ingredients
Technology: solid-state fermentation		 Download
09:20 - 09:27 Cell-free synthesis of bioactive glycans Thomas Rexer – eversyn GmbH, DE Feedstock: various
End-product: complex glycans
Technology: cell-free synthesis		 Download
09:28 - 09:35 Beyond protein: How Nourish Ingredients is scaling the missing piece of sustainable food – fats Anna El Tahchy – Nourish Ingredients, AU Feedstock:
End-product: specialty fats
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
09:36 - 09:43 Next-gen heparin: scaling a safer, more sustainable heparin Ilaria Poledri – ExCulture BV, NL Feedstock: acetate
End-product: non-animal heparin
Technology: microbial bioprocess		 Download
09:44 - 09:51 From waste to resource: Valorizing precision fermentation biomass for the circular bioeconomy Jana Wittmer – Revyve, NL Feedstock: yeast, bacteria
End-product: protein, fibre
Technology: mild micronization		 Download
09:52 - 09:59 Fermentation production of feed stock additives using synthetic biology Anthony Swain – Fermelanta, JP Feedstock: additives
End-product: carotenoids, vitamins
Technology: synbio, fermentation		 Download
10:00 - 10:07 A bananas way to increase biomass, reduce run times and reduce culture media use Andrew Lee – Lytegro, GB Feedstock: waste bananas
End-product: growth enhancers
Technology: microbial boosters		 Download
10:08 - 10:15 Pioneering the use of sound as a new lever in biology Johnny Drain – HypeSound, IT Feedstock: microbial cultures
End-product: biomass yields
Technology: acoustic-donation fermentation 		Download
10:16 - 10:23 Novel platform technology to purify industrial organic acids Sinah Tönjes – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant; BE Feedstock: any
End-product: organic acids
Technology: purification, extraction		 Download
10:24 - 10:31 Ready-to-use starter cultures for scalable and reliable biomanufacturing Troels Prahl – Swan Neck Bio, DK Feedstock: outsourcing seedtrain
End-product: starter-culture & inoculum
Technology: direct inoculation		 Download
10:32 - 10:39 Advancing fermentation monitoring through online Raman Spectroscopy and advanced data modelling Martijn Bekker – Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, NL Feedstock: sugars, methanol
End-product: protein
Technology: Raman spectroscopy		 Download
10:40 - 10:47 Improving your enzymatic hydrolysis process Nathan De Geyter – OptoPhenol / UGent, BE Feedstock: plant biomass
End-product: sugars, bio-aromatics
Technology: enzymatic hydrolysis		 Download

11:00 - 12:30: S4: PROTEINS and FOOD INGREDIENTS looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 1

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
11:00 - 11:04 Introduction to Planet-B.io and Session 4 Moderator: Cindy Gerhardt, Managing Director Planet-B.io, NL – Timekeeper: Tanja Meyer, European Project Coordinator, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
11:04 - 11:11 NoA Biosciences: Wood to food Koen Wentink – NoA Biosciences, NL Feedstock: woody biomass
End-product: fungal alt-protein foods
Technology: solid-state fermentation		 Download
11:12 - 11:19 Sustainable source of protein from fungal fermentation of industrial side streams Tomas Byčkovas – Biohifas, LT Feedstock: BSG, breadcrumbs
End-product: proteins, meat alternatives
Technology: fungal fermentation		 Download
11:20 - 11:27 Transforming food innovation: Yeti Foods' fermented yeast protein platform Robert Mans – Yeti Foods, DK Feedstock: sugars, flexible
End-product: mycoprotein, food
Technology: biotechnology, fermentation		 Download
11:28 - 11:35 MycoVibes Biotech: Mycoprotein: Where the future of food begins Katarzyna Nowak – MycoVibes Biotech, PL Feedstock: food side-streams
End-product: nutrient-rich mycoprotein
Technology: biomass fermentation		 Download
11:36 - 11:43 Algemy: Unlocking the power of microalgae for sustainable and healthy food, cosmetics and agriculture Derek Latil de Ros – Algemy Ingredients, ES Feedstock: CO2, microalgae
End-product: protein & bioactive ingredients
Technology: techno-functionality		 Download
11:44 - 11:51 Alcolase: Promoting healthier choices in global drinking culture Mikkel Precht – Alcolase, DK Feedstock: amino acids, soy
End-product: liposomes, dietary supplement
Technology: lipid encapsulation		 Download
11:52 - 11:59 Slim.bio: Specialty lipids with enhanced functionality through precision fermentation Dimitri Verweire – Slim.Bio, BE Feedstock: molasses, side-streams
End-product: specialty lipids
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
12:00 - 12:07 Cell-Cultured Saffron: Sustainable biomanufacturing of high-value botanicals Emma Skoog – Krokos Bio, US Feedstock: sucrose
End-product: saffron
Technology: plant cell		 Download
12:08 - 12:15 NOIET: from by-products to clean-label functional ingredients Marcello Brugnoli – NOIET Foods, IT Feedstock: food by-products
End-product: functional ingredient
Technology: fermentation		 Download
12:16 - 12:23 Natural and true alternatives for the masses Hendrik Kaye – Esencia Foods UG (haftungsbeschränkt), DE Feedstock: legumes side-streams
End-product: meat alternatives
Technology: mycelium, solid state fermentation		 Download
12:24 - 12:31 Bioactive ingredients from agri-food by-products Graham Bonwick – AgriFoodX, GB Feedstock: food waste
End-product: food ingredients
Technology: fermentation		 Download

11:00 - 13:00: S5: CHEMICALS, POLYMERS, MATERIALS looking for LATE finance (series A, B/C) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 2

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
11:00 - 11:04 Introduction to BioInvest Europe & Session 5 Session Moderator: Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli, BioInvest Europe – Timekeeper: tbc Download
11:04 - 11:11 AmphiStar: Making biosurfactants mainstream Sophie Roelants – Amphistar, BE Feedstock: agri-food, waste-side-streams
End-product: microbial biosurfactants
Technology: synbio, fermentation		 Download
11:12 - 11:19 Fungal Factories: Transforming textile waste into high value biosurfactants Jean-Michel Scheuren – Novobiom, BE Feedstock: textiles
End-product: biosurfactants
Technology: fungal SSF		 Download
11:20 - 11:27 Reimagining colour with biology: The science behind PurePalette(TM) by Octarine Bio Nick Milne – Octarine Bio, DK Feedstock: dextrose
End-product: pigments
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
11:28 - 11:35 Bioengineered dyes: the scalable, non-toxic future of colour Sophie Vaud – Colorifix, GB Feedstock: glucose
End-product: dyes
Technology: bioengineering, fermentation		 Download
11:36 - 11:43 From green chemical research services to inhouse bio-based products Yves Boonen – Plinius Labs, BE Feedstock: 1-year crops
End-product: cosmetic component
Technology: in-house biotechnology 		Download
11:44 - 11:51 Fuel from sunlight and CO2 for hydrocarbon addicted transportation Brittany Hook – HutanBio Ltd, IE Feedstock: microalgae
End-product: HBx bio-oil
Technology: HBx technology		 Download
11:52 - 11:59 Production of FDCA with biotechnology (for biopolymers) Marc Lankveld – Tasseikan B.V., NL Feedstock: sugar
End-product: FDCA
Technology: biotechnology		 Download
12:00 - 12:07 Shifting the paradigm: making lactic acid using ecology and residuals to reduce fossil based needs Jules Rombouts – Nature's Principles B.V., NL Feedstock: non-food residuals
End-product: lactic acid
Technology: fermentation, biorefinery		 Download
12:08 - 12:15 Boreal Bioproducts: Natural biopolymers for industrial scale solutions Jaakko Pajunen – Boreal Bioproducts, FI Feedstock: sawdust, bark
End-product: biopolymers, feed
Technology: water fractionation		 Download
12:16 - 12:23 From wastewaters to PHA-rich biomass: B-Plas embraces the industrial challenge! Davide Collini – B-Plas, IT Feedstock: waste waters, sludges
End-product: PHA-rich biomass
Technology: MMC 		Download
12:24 - 12:31 From circular side-streams based media to high-performance biopolymers to replace solid and liquid microplastics Prateek Mahalwar – BIOWEG, DE Feedstock: side-streams
End-product: rheology modifier
Technology: bacterial fermentation, surface chemistry 		Download
12:32 - 12:39 B’ZEOS: The future of packaging Guy Maurice – B'ZEOS, CH Feedstock: seaweed
End-product: sustainable packaging
Technology: extrusion		 Download
12:40 - 12:47 Iroony®: Scaling agri-based cellulose for the textile industry Anne Reboux – Iroony, FR Feedstock: agri-feedstock, hemp
End-product: cellulose, pulp
Technology: pulping, agri-cellulose		 Download
12:48 - 12:55 GuaTecs: The new natural latex, good for the planet & the people Michel Dorget – GuaTecs, FR Feedstock: guayule
End-product: latex, rubber
Technology: eco-extraction, biorefinery		 Download
12:56 - 13:03 Compostable protective packaging, bio-made Arthur Moree – Grown bio, NL Feedstock: agri-waste
End-product: protective packaging
Technology: mycelium composite		 Download

11:00 - 12:30: S6: Pitch Session for LEADING PILOT FACILITIES for the bioeconomy - Pitch Room: Galaxy 3

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
11:00 - 11:07 Introduction to Pilots4U: The Europe-wide network and database of open access pilot and demonstration facilities for the bioeconomy Moderator: Stef Denayer, Stakeholder Relations Manager, Pilots4U/CoPilot, EU – Timekeeper: Yang Zou, Platform Manager, Pilots4U/CoPilot, EU Download
11:07 - 11:10 Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant: Every scale matters! Hendrik Waegeman – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE Feedstock: renewable feedstocks, waste gasses
End-product: all, any
Technology: fermentation, downstream processing, biocatalysis, green chemistry, pretreatment		 Download
11:10 - 11:13 Bodec: Food Ingredients from kitchen or lab to pilot and production scale Nienke Grasmeijer – BODEC, NL Feedstock:
End-product:
Technology: 		Download
11:13 - 11:16 VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre for scale-up of biobased materials and chemicals Mika Härkönen – VTT Bioruukki, FI Feedstock: biomass wastes
End-product: materials, chemicals
Technology: biomaterials biotechnology		 Download
11:16 - 11:19 Accelerating food innovation: speeding up route to market Léonie Raamsdonk – NIZO food research, NL Feedstock: sugar, side-streams
End-product: food ingredients, food
Technology: fermentation, DSP		 Download
11:19 - 11:22 Boost your scale-up with Extractis! Julienne Allemon – Extractis, FR Feedstock: biomass
End-product: extracted ingredients
Technology: extraction, purification		 Download
11:22 - 11:25 Operation of a pilot scale biorefinery producing renewable methane using biogenic CO2 and value adding by-products from side streams Florian Geyer – DBFZ, DE Feedstock: advanced feedstock
End-product: renewable methane
Technology: biorefinery, methanation		 Download
11:25 - 11:28 Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry your partner in biomass valorization in Baltics Ugis Cabulis – Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, LV Feedstock: forest biomass
End-product: wood valorization
Technology: biorefinery		 Download
11:28 - 11:31 From launch to land: de-risking investment decisions by centralizing the costly validation phase Marcel Oogink – BFF Ede, NL Feedstock: Sugar, Sidestreams
End-product: Food ingeredients, Biomass
Technology: Fermentation		 Download
11:31 - 11:34 SmartRoute to biomanufacturing: Flexible development and scale-up of biosolutions Bor Klančnik – Acies Bio, SI Feedstock: sugar, methanol, side-streams
End-product: biomass, microbials
Technology: fermentation, DSP		 Download
11:34 - 11:37 Development, Scale Up & Production - Accelerating your Innovations Jude Huggan – CPI, UK Feedstock: sugars, gases
End-product: all, any
Technology: fermentation, cell culture		 Download
11:37 - 11:40 Anticipating scaling up & industrialization Guillaume Lamy – ARD, FR Feedstock: glucose, #anycarbonsource
End-product: multiple markets/applications
Technology: fermentation, DSP		 Download
11:40 - 11:43 LIST plant cell culture R&D: The green engine of tomorrow Sylvain Legay – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, LU Feedstock: plants
End-product: secondary compounds
Technology: plant cells		 Download
11:43 - 11:46 Transforming waste streams into value with scalable bioprocessing Jolanda ter Horst – Dansk Teknologisk Institute, DK Feedstock: waste streams
End-product: variable
Technology: fermentation		 Download
11:46 - 11:49 FlexBIO: A flexible platform for pilot-scale bioprocessing & future workforce training Sheena Fraser – IBioIC - FlexBIO, GB Feedstock: various
End-product: various
Technology: various		 Download
11:49 - 11:52 Biorenewables Development Centre: Scaling the bioeconomy Darren Phillips – BDC, GB Feedstock: lignocellulosics, side-product streams
End-product: high-value products
Technology: (bio)chemical, thermal, enzymatic 		Download
11:52 - 11:55 LAB Biofine: Flexible pilot plant in Finland. Coming soon! Liisa Peri – LAB university of Applied Sciences, FI Feedstock: biomass, plant-based
End-product: valuable extracts
Technology: sustainable extraction		 Download
11:55 - 11:58 CLAMBER R&D Biorefinery as a partner for bioprocess scale-up Javier Mena Sanz – CLAMBER R&D Biorefinery, ES Feedstock: lignocellulose wastes
End-product: bioproducts, biofuels
Technology: 2nd-generation biorefinery 		Download
11:58 - 12:01 Metrosert Biorefinery: Estonia’s new hub for bioprocess scale-Up Karl Peebo – Metrosert AS, EE Feedstock: sugars, lignocellulosics
End-product: food, biomass
Technology: fermentation, downstream processing 		Download
12:01 - 12:04 Scaling cell-based products for food, cosmetics and materials Nico Hutton – Extracellular, GB Feedstock: growth media
End-product: food, cosmetics
Technology: cell-culture		 Download
12:04 - 12:07 Bridging lab and industry with scalable fermentation solutions Marco Pistocchi – Biosphere, IT Feedstock: glucose, sucrose
End-product: enzymes, microorganisms
Technology: fermentation, biocatalysis		 Download
12:07 - 12:10 Bioprotection at scale: e-nema’s industrial fermentation for a chemical-free future Stefan Hindersin – e-nema Gesellschaft für Biotechnologie und biologischen Pflanzenschutz, DE Feedstock: process dependent
End-product: customer dependent
Technology: fermentation, DSP		 Download
12:10 - 12:13 RISE Bioeconomy Arena Markus Norström – RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden AB, SE Feedstock: lignocellulosic, agro
End-product: chemicals, food
Technology: thermochemical, biotech		 Download
12:13 - 12:16 Food Pilot, towards àny application in food and feed Karen Verstraete – ILVO Food Pilot, BE Feedstock: agricultural (by-)products
End-product: food, feed
Technology: extraction, formulation		 Download
12:16 - 12:19 The scale up journey of a continuous fermentation process Guillaume Le Cloirec – ATV, FR Feedstock: GMO yeast
End-product: dairy protein
Technology: continuous fermentation		 Download
12:19 - 12:22 Catalysts for Innovation: Empowering fermented-protein production with Tetra Pak Lena de Mare – Tetra Pak, AE Feedstock: 1G, 2G
End-product: food ingredients
Technology: portfolio		 Download
12:22 - 12:25 Contract manufacturing in DSP: A key step to the success of your bio product François Steiner – Veg'extra, FR Feedstock: biomass, feedstock
End-product: ingredient
Technology: extraction, purification		 Download
12:25 - 12:28 Processium: Your process development partner, from lab to industrial plant Flavio Benevides – Processium, FR Feedstock: sugar, intermediates
End-product: biochemicals, monomers
Technology: fermentation, enzymatic		 Download
12:28 - 12:31 TBC TBC – Feedstock:
End-product:
Technology: 		Download

14:00 - 15:45: S7: POLYMERS and MATERIALS looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 1

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
14:00 - 14:04 Introduction to biotope and Session 7 Moderator: Annick Verween, Head of biotope by VIB, BE – Timekeeper: Jens Dedeyne, Project Acquisition Coordinator, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
14:04 - 14:11 Disrupting the $9B super absorbent polymer (SAP) market: Sustainable absorbents to replace partially banned synthetic polymers in the EU Amaury van Trappen de Buggenoms – A&B Smart Materials, GB Feedstock: cellulose, starch
End-product: diapers, soils
Technology: biodegradable superabsorbent		 Download
14:12 - 14:19 The BioHalogenation Company: Forever chemicals disrupted by biology Nicolas Krink – BioHalo, DK Feedstock: acetate, waste
End-product: BioF-polymer, BioF-monomer
Technology: biohalogenation, biofluorination		 Download
14:20 - 14:27 Leveraging food waste to eradicate plastic waste Francois Schockaert – Outlander Materials, NL Feedstock: food waste
End-product: bacterial cellulose
Technology: fermentation, bioreactors		 Download
14:28 - 14:35 Plastic-free polymers to replace PVOH for packaging applications: low cost, functional and plastic-free soluble films Alex Newnes – PlantSea, GB Feedstock: seaweed, plants
End-product: polymer, soluble films
Technology: biorefining, natural polymers		 Download
14:36 - 14:43 Demeter Bio: Developing nature-based alternatives to PFAS Rayan Osseiran – Demeter Bio, GB Feedstock: black soldier flies
End-product: chitosan-melanin
Technology: proprietary extraction		 Download
14:44 - 14:51 Phast: Revolutionizing medical plastic Andrea Mele – Phast Ltd, GB Feedstock: fatty acids
End-product: polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Technology: bacterial fermentation		 Download
14:52 - 14:59 Growing the next generation of sustainable bio nano cellulose foams Jeroen van Rotterdam – FoamLab, NL Feedstock: bio-waste
End-product: nano-cellulose foam
Technology: fermentation		 Download
15:00 - 15:07 Using biotechnology to unlock true circularity in rubber Barry van Bergen – Recircle, GB Feedstock: rubber waste
End-product: rubber
Technology: industrial biotechnology		 Download
15:08 - 15:15 Visibuilt: Reimagine road construction, inspired by nature Line Kloster Pedersen – Visibuilt, DK Feedstock: sugar, side-streams
End-product: mycelium binder
Technology: LSF, SSF		 Download
15:16 - 15:23 MycoLutions: Circular and healthy materials using mycelium Helge Schritt – MycoLutions, DE Feedstock: straw
End-product: acoustic, insulation
Technology: mycelium composite		 Download
15:24 - 15:31 Corium Biotech: Commit to a new era of luxury Margot Muller – Corium Biotech, PT Feedstock: skin cell
End-product: bespoke leather
Technology: lab-grown skin		 Download
15:32 - 15:39 Bloom Biotech: Next-gen leather, circular, affordable, microalgae-based Pedro Vicente – Bloom Biotech, BE Feedstock: microalgae biomass
End-product: leather-like textiles
Technology: bioprinting technology		 Download
15:40 - 15:47 Cellulose fibers from plant waste for paper & packaging Julian Kolbeck – eco:fibr, DE Feedstock: pineapple waste
End-product: cellulose fibers
Technology: dry pulping		 Download

14:00 - 14:43: S8a: COSMETICS looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 2

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
14:00 - 14:04 Introduction to The ProteInn Club and Session 8 Moderator: Julie Vanderstraeten, Platform Manager, The ProteInn Club, BE – Timekeeper: Karen Verstraete, Communication Manager, The ProteInn Club, BE Download
14:04 - 14:11 Fungal Biocompounds: The future of personal care Britta Winterberg – Mycolever, DE Feedstock: plant oils
End-product: cosmetic ingredients
Technology: fungal fermentation		 Download
14:12 - 14:19 Sun Bear Biofuture: The future of fats and oils Ben Wilding – Sun Bear Biofuture, GB Feedstock: alternative feedstocks
End-product: fats, oils
Technology: synthetic biology		 Download
14:20 - 14:27 Photosynthetic ingredients to regenerate the planet Timothy Corcoran – Deep Blue Biotech, GB Feedstock: carbon dioxide
End-product: hyaluronic acid
Technology: GM cyanobacteria		 Download
14:28 - 14:35 The only plant-based collagen bio-identical to human skin Ejaz Hussain – Leafycoll, GB Feedstock: plants
End-product: collagen protein
Technology: synthetic biology		 Download
14:36 - 14:43 Unlocking the potential of microalgal glycogen Mariska van der Hoek – ModAlgae, NL Feedstock: renewable sugars
End-product: microalgal glycogen
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download

14:44 - 15:30: S8b: MICROBIAL PROTEIN & MICROBIAL OILS players - Pitch Room: Galaxy 2

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
Moderator: Julie Vanderstraeten, Platform Manager, The ProteInn Club, BE – Timekeeper: Karen Verstraete, Communication Manager, The ProteInn Club, BE Download
14:44 - 14:51 Eat Beer – Modular fermentation meets rebellion: hijacking brewers’ spent grain for sustainable mycoproteins Dr. Mark Schneeberger – Eat Beer Biotech GmbH, DE Feedstock: BSG
End-product: Mycoprotein
Technology: Fungi Fermentation 		Download
14:52 - 14:59 From sidestreams to mycoproteins: Harnessing filamentous fungi in AI-driven fermentation systems Jorge Ferreira – Norwegian Mycelium (NoMy), NO Feedstock: liquid side-streams
End-product: feed, food
Technology: biomass fermentation 		Download
15:00 - 15:07 Industrial Tech x Food Tech: The leading advanced manufacturing fermentation platform for the bioeconomy Charles Pontvianne – Planetary, CH Feedstock: sucrose
End-product: mycoprotein
Technology: BioBlocksTM platform 		Download
15:08 - 15:15 Fermentation platform for high-value food and beverage ingredients Ozan Selvi – MATRIA Biotechnology, TR Feedstock: malted grains
End-product: microbial oil
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
15:16 - 15:23 Closing the protein gap with precision fermentation Niels Banke – 21st BIO, DK Feedstock: glucose, maltodextrin
End-product: dairy proteins
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
15:24 - 15:31 GlycoTune: Next-generation glycosylation engineering in Pichia for consistent, safe, and scalable glycoprotein production Katrien Claes – VIB-UGENT, BE Feedstock: Pichia-promoter compatible
End-product: homogeneous glycoproteins
Technology: Pichia/Komagataella glyco-engineering		 Download
15:32 - 15:39 Containerized on site fermentation Vincent Farrelly – Niskus Biotec, IE Feedstock: liquid BSG
End-product: enzymes biomass
Technology: fermentation, DSP		 Download
15:40 - 15:47 Discover. Design. Deliver: Novel sequences to power industrial innovation Gina Dunlevy – BRAIN Biotech, DE Feedstock: fatty acids
End-product: FA hydratase
Technology: metagenomics, bioinformatics		 Download

14:00 - 15:30: S9: TO-BE-START-UPs looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) and/or partners - Pitch Room: Galaxy 3

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
14:00 - 14:04 Introduction to the Scale-Up Accelerator Network (SAN) and Session 9 Moderator: Esthèle Goure, SAN Deployment Responsible, Bio Base Europe, BE – Timekeeper: tbc Download
14:04 - 14:11 FibraSolase: Enzymatic solubilisation of fibres Bas Raats & Wim de Laat – The Protein Express, spin-off of BioscienZ, NL Feedstock: wheat bran
End-product: enzymes, pre-digested fibres
Technology: fermentation, enzyme-hydrolysis		 Download
14:12 - 14:19 From infant formula to the future of human nutrition Christina Rode – Hulk Bio, GB Feedstock: human cells
End-product: milk bioactives
Technology: cell culture		 Download
14:20 - 14:27 Dahlia Biotech: Organic acids from renewable feedstock as price-competitive raw materials Zora Rerop – Dahlia Biotech, DE Feedstock: gases, biomass
End-product: organic acids
Technology: fermentation		 Download
14:28 - 14:35 MycoSafe: Natural biocontrol Tobias Schilling – MycoSafe, spin-off of the University of Groningen, NL Feedstock: yeast, grain
End-product: natural biopreservative
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
14:36 - 14:43 Reverm pilot: A modular insect-based facility for agri-food waste upcycling into functional feed and novel biocompounds Sofronios Zafeiriadis – Reverm, spin-off of the University of Thessaly, GR Feedstock: agro-food waste
End-product: nutritional biocompounds
Technology: insect bioconversion 		Download
14:44 - 14:51 Building key supply chains for the bioeconomy: JunkemBio Rodolfo Garcia Cortes – JunkemBio, Spin-off of Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX Feedstock: food waste
End-product: glucose
Technology: solid fermentation		 Download
14:52 - 14:59 Grain to gain: Decentralized lactic acid from brewers’ grains Brian Freeland – Serkel.bio, to-be-spin-off DCU School of Biotechnology Feedstock: spent grain
End-product: lactic acid
Technology: fermentation process		 Download
15:00 - 15:07 Leave them snailes be: A friendly approach to the production of complex mucin proteins Astrid de Vries & Wanisha Bhoelai – Mucin Impossible, spin-off of OPE Group (Delft technical University), NL Feedstock: simple sugars
End-product: mucin proteins
Technology: directed evolution		 Download
15:08 - 15:15 Predicting bioprocess scalability and microbial robustness with microfluidic single-cell cultivation Julian Schmitz – BiProMicro, spin-off of Bielefeld University, DE Feedstock: bioprocess-dependent
End-product: scalability prediction
Technology: microfluidic cultivation		 Download
15:16 - 15:23 Enabling circularity for rubber: Let's start with tires Ieva Palubeckaite – Akin Solutions, NL Feedstock: rubber tires
End-product: recovered rubber
Technology: enzymes		 Download
15:27 - 15:31 Biobased polymers for asphalt roads Peter Jansen – HighTechBinders, spin-off of TNO, NL Feedstock: biobased polymers
End-product: bitumen replacers
Technology: asphalt technology		 Download
15:32 - 15:39 Respectfarms: Growing Meat on Farms, not animals Ralf Becks – RespectfFarms, NL Feedstock: agricultural rest-streams
End-product: meat, fat
Technology: cell culture		 Download

16:00 - 17:00: S10: SENSORS, AI, AUTOMATION looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 1

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
16:00 - 16:04 Introduction by session moderator Moderator: tbc – Timekeeper: Diogo Pinto, Project Acquisition Coordinator, Bio Base Europe, BE Download
16:04 - 16:11 Real-time bioprocess monitoring and control with chip-scale Raman sensors Amir Atabaki – Perceptra Technologies, US Feedstock: feedstocks
End-product: all products
Technology: Raman spectroscopy		 Download
16:12 - 16:19 Powering your sourcing and product innovation with new & alternative feedstocks - VCG.AI for data-driven decision making Jon Goriup – VCG.AI, DE Feedstock: any
End-product: any
Technology: AI		 Download
16:20 - 16:27 Accelerating alternative proteins production with AI bioprocess optimisation software for scalable and sustainable bioprocessing Mariana Gentilhomem – New Wave Biotech, GB Feedstock: na
End-product: alternative proteins
Technology: AI software		 Download
16:28 - 16:35 Scaling fast enzyme activity testing to optimise sustainable processes Michael Stanley Pedersen – GlycoSpot, DK Feedstock: corn, malt
End-product: optimised processes
Technology: spectroscopy, AI 		Download
16:36 - 16:43 Building the data foundation for bioprocesses to unlock digital twins and AI Axel van 't Westeinde – Formical, NL Feedstock: customer data
End-product: digital twin
Technology: cloud-based data platform		 Download
16:44 - 16:51 Finally: Fast and actionable metagenomics for complex bioproduction systems Dave Morris – Symbiotic Biosystems, US Feedstock: variable
End-product: variable
Technology: actionable metagenomics		 Download
16:52 - 16:59 GitLife Biotech: Where biology becomes trusted, traceable, and shareable Beatrix Ellis – GitLife Biotech Ltd, GB Feedstock: variable
End-product: customer product
Technology: version-controlled barcoding		 Download

16:00 - 17:15: S11: CHEMICALS looking for EARLY finance (pre-seed/angel/seed) - Pitch Room: Galaxy 2

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
16:00 - 16:04 Introduction to Planet-B.io and Session 11 Moderator: Cindy Gerhardt, Managing Director Planet-B.io, NL – Timekeeper: tbc Download
16:04 - 16:11 Make chemical manufacturing more efficient with biocatalysis Stefan Steinberger – Enzyan Biocatalysis, AT Feedstock: various
End-product: small molucules
Technology: biocatalysis, cascades		 Download
16:12 - 16:19 Next-generation catalysts to unlock a profitable and resilient chemical industry Seadna Quigley – Level Nine, DE Feedstock: lignin
End-product: polyols
Technology: nanozymes		 Download
16:20 - 16:27 Linium Biochemicals: Creating more value from biomass with 2 aromatic monomers Ludovic Sinet – Linium Biochemicals, FR Feedstock: biomass, lignin
End-product: aromatics, cellulose
Technology: continuous fractionation		 Download
16:28 - 16:35 Bio-based dyes solving water & toxicity challenges to enable circular textile production Ida Näslund – MOUNID AB, SE Feedstock: algae pigment
End-product: bio-based dye
Technology: bio-based dyeing		 Download
16:36 - 16:43 Microbial colours: An alternative to synthetic colours Karin Fleck – Vienna Textile Lab, AT Feedstock: peptone
End-product: textile pigments
Technology: microbial fermentation		 Download
16:44 - 16:51 The new silk road: Bio-glycine and fabulous materials made from CO2-based liquid feedstocks Frank Kensy – b.fab, DE Feedstock: formate, methanol
End-product: bio-glycine, glycine-rich-materials
Technology: CO2-based biomanufacturing 		Download
16:52 - 16:59 Building a circular, bio-based future for agrochemicals, molecule by molecule Arnold de Maere – Minagro, BE Feedstock: hemicellulose
End-product: co-formulants solvents
Technology: green chemistry 		Download
17:00 - 17:07 Natural microbial control for sustainable industrial systems Kenny Petit – Syngulon, BE Feedstock: microbial systems
End-product: microbial control
Technology: synthetic biology 		Download
17:08 - 17:15 Turning birch bark waste into high value green ingredients to replace fossil and palm-based materials Tiina Bensky – Innomost, FI Feedstock: birch bark
End-product: green ingredients
Technology: extraction, purification 		Download

16:00 - 17:15: S12: Emerging innovative technologies: ALTERNATIVE & UNCONVENTIONAL FEEDSTOCKS - Pitch Room: Galaxy 3

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
16:00 - 16:04 Introduction by session moderator Moderator: Tanja Meyer, SYMBA Project Partner – Timekeeper: tbc Download
16:04 - 16:11 Let's take bioplastic beyond the bin! Merel Witteman & David Strik – Beyond Bioplastic, NL Feedstock: biodegradable plastic waste
End-product: volatile fatty acids
Technology: microbial fermentation 		Download
16:12 - 16:19 Waste to value: Transform mixed waste into monomers using mixed microbes Patricia Parlevliet – 17Cicada, GB Feedstock: mixed plastics
End-product: renewable chemicals
Technology: microbial platform		 Download
16:20 - 16:27 Upcycling industrial waste into specialty chemicals using engineered bacteria Diego Alba – C1 Bio, US Feedstock: industrial waste
End-product: specialty chemicals
Technology: engineered bacteria		 Download
16:28 - 16:35 Your bacterial ally against fire Ali Elahinik – BioFire, NL Feedstock: organic waste
End-product: flame retardant
Technology: biopolymer extraction		 Download
16:36 - 16:43 BioWachs: From agricultural sidestreams to functional waxes via enzymatic esterification Katrin Süring – Institute of Technical Biocatalysis (TUHH) x Traceless Materials GmbH, DE Feedstock: grain residues
End-product: biobased waxes
Technology: enzymatic esterification		 Download
16:44 - 16:51 ChainCraft fatty acids: Upcycling agrifood residues to valuable chemicals via fermentation Asiman Dash – ChainCraft NL Feedstock: agri-food residues
End-product: biobased fatty acids
Technology: open-culture fermentation		 Download
16:52 - 16:59 BioFashionTech - Pioneers in recycling of mix natural and synthetic fibres Fabiola Polli – BioFashionTech, NL Feedstock: textile waste
End-product: fermentable sugars, recycled plastics
Technology: enzymatic Recycling 		Download
17:00 - 17:07 Upcycling textile waste to regenerated specialty cellulose Victor Vreeken – Cellicon, NL Feedstock: textile waste
End-product: specialty cellulose
Technology: dissolution, regeneration 		Download
17:08 - 17:15 Biobased and formaldehyde free wood binder Jorden D'Hulster – TGR Pallets, BE Feedstock: lignin, vegi-oil
End-product: biobased binder
Technology: chemistry		 Download
17:16 - 17:23 Mykor: Growing buildings from mycelium and waste materials Olivia Page – Mykor Ltd, GB Feedstock: hemp, hay
End-product: building systems
Technology: mycelium fermentation		 Download