Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2023
Cross-border Pitching, Matchmaking and Networking Event
25 September 2023, 10am – 5pm Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
View Full SchedulePlenary Opening Session - Galaxy I, II and III
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 09:30 |
Registration and Coffee |
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| 10:00 |
Opening of the event |
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| 10:20 |
Keynote: Connecting with investors: A life-changing experience!
Testimonials by several investor/start-up tandems Jowita Sewerska; Peter De Decker, Philip Mertens and Hermes Sanctorum; Abel Fernández; Annick Verween and Bernd Everaert – |
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| 10:45 |
Short Break - Transformation of the room to pitch rooms |
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11:00 - 12:40 Pitch Session 1: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance (Bioeconomy Ventures brokerage activity) - pre-seed/angel/seed funding - Galaxy I
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 11:00 - 11:04 |
Introduction Aleksandar Zobec – Bioeconomy Ventures |
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| 11:04 - 11:11 |
Cashew Shell BioRefinery, sustainable biodegradable non-toxic surfactants Pierluigi Ferri – Cashew Shell BioRefinery CSBR BV (DE) |
Feedstock: cashew-nut shell liquid End-product: non-ionic, polymer pre-cursors, active-ingredients |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 11:12 - 11:19 |
Resilient microbes, manufactured from biomass residues Emile Redant – N-Fix NV (BE) |
Feedstock: manure, food industry waste, digestate End-product: biofertilizer, biocontrol, recovered ammonia, RENURE Technology: hydrothermal carbonization, solid state fermentation |
TRL 5, 6 | Download |
| 11:20 - 11:27 |
The future of seafood is mycelium Hendrik Kaye – Esencia Foods (DE) |
Feedstock: sugars, starches, agri-food sidestreams End-product: mycelium biomass Technology: fermentation |
TRL 4, 5 | Download |
| 11:28 - 11:35 |
The metamorphosis of the coffee bean: a sustainable coffee oil story Natalia Tarazona Lizcano – RECOV Labs (DE) |
Feedstock: coffee biowaste End-product: upcycled coffee oil Technology: supercritical fluids extraction |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 11:36 - 11:43 |
Unlocking the value of seaweed Paulina Zanela – Thalasso AS (NO) |
Feedstock: macro algae, sargassum, kelps End-product: alginates, biofertilizers, fucoidans Technology: mobile micro biorefinery |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 11:44 - 11:51 |
Biobased, biodegradable and water-soluble polymer made from food industry by-products Gilles Crahay – PolyPea (BE) |
Feedstock: starch, agri-food by-products End-product: thermoplastic, packaging Technology: extrusion, film blowing, solvant casting |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 11:52 - 11:59 |
NEWood; a 100% biobased, 100% recyclable and 100% circular alternative to wood and engineered wood products Sofiia Vinnik – Biowerkz (DE) |
Feedstock: hemp, grass, straw, wood waste End-product: boards, composites, engineered wood, interior design elements |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 12:00 - 12:07 |
Groundbreaking lignin separation technology for replacing fossil raw materials Juho-Matti Karpale – LIGNEASY OY (FI) |
Feedstock: black-liquor, wood, pulp, hydrolysate, kraft End-product: lignin, adhesives, biocarbon, bioenergy Technology: pulping, purification, filtration |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 12:08 - 12:15 |
The obstacles in bringing microalgae into food applications Eugene Wang – Sophie's BioNutrients (SG) |
Feedstock: beer spent grains End-product: protein concentrate Technology: fermentation, microalgae, protein |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 12:16 - 12:23 |
Lactic acid from side streams produced by the Principles of Nature Jan Pieter van Tilburg – Nature's Principles (NL) |
Feedstock: sugar-based sidestreams End-product: lactic acid and its derivatives Technology: mixed culture fermentation |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 12:24 - 12:31 |
The future of coffee is cellular Henri Kunz – STEM® (FR) |
Feedstock: coffee byproducts End-product: coffee, food and drink ingredients Technology: cell culture, cell sourcing, proliferation, flavour engineering, extraction |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 12:32 - 12:39 |
Alt Biotech - Cell culture enablers Sakina Elkassouani – Alt Biotech (FR) |
Feedstock: growth media End-product: growth factors Technology: cell culture |
TRL 3, 4 | Download |
11:00 - 12:40 Pitch Session 2: Emerging innovative technologies for the bioeconomy - Galaxy II
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 11:00 - 11:04 |
Introduction Tanja Meyer – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant |
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| 11:04 - 11:11 |
Replacing 40 billion fossil-based shoe soles? This is how we DID it. Stefaan De Wildeman – B4Plastics (BE) |
Feedstock: food waste streams, sugars, vegetable oils End-product: polymers, rubber, TPE/TPR Technology: biopolymers, biotech |
TRL 9 | Download |
| 11:12 - 11:19 |
Bio-refinery derived furanic humins as basis for sustainable performance materials Tom Claessen – Avantium Renewable Polymers (NL) |
Feedstock: biomass, sugars End-product: furanics, humins Technology: sugar dehydration |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 11:20 - 11:27 |
From lignin towards a new era of bioaromatics products Vicente López – Cener (ES) |
Feedstock: lignin End-product: antioxidants and phenolics Technology: depolymerization, bioaromatics |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 11:28 - 11:35 |
Biomass the green carbon source: from perfumes to chemicals and materials Philip Scholten – Bloom Biorenewables (CH) |
Feedstock: lignocellulose: wood, bagasse, nut shells End-product: drop-in chemicals, fuels, antioxidants, bioplastics, solvants, Technology: fractionation |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 11:36 - 11:43 |
Agitated thin film drying: revolutionizing drying through novel, mild processing Toine Hultermans – Bodec (NL) |
Feedstock: proteins, vegetables, fruit, fibers, pigment, color End-product: dried products, powders Technology: vacuum, mild processing |
TRL 8 | Download |
| 11:44 - 11:51 |
Fibenol's state-of-the-art biorefinery reshapes biomaterials industry Karl Peebo – Fibenol OÜ (EST) |
Feedstock: wood industry residues End-product: lignin, woody sugars Technology: SunBurst, fractionation, extrusion |
TRL 7 - 9 | Download |
| 11:52 - 11:59 |
Minagro biobased ingredients for agrochemicals: catalysts for growth in the bioeconomy Arnold De Maere – Minagro (BE) |
Feedstock: hemicellulose End-product: co-formulants for agrochemicals, biobased solvents Technology: farm2fork |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 12:00 - 12:07 |
C1 Bioeconomy - Producing proteins and biopolymers from CO2 and renewable energy Frank Kensy – b.fab GmbH (DE) |
Feedstock: formate, CO2 + H2 End-product: feed protein, PHA Technology: formate Bioeconomy, C1 feedstocks |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 12:08 - 12:15 |
Development and scale-up of an enzymatic process for FDCA synthesis from HMF Tanja Meyer – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BE) |
Feedstock: forestry biomass, HMF End-product: FDCA, bio-aromatic building block Technology: oxidative enzyme, biocatalysis |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 12:16 - 12:23 |
Computationally tailor-made enzymes for industrial applications Lur Alonso – Zymvol Biomodeling SL (ES) |
Feedstock: variable feedstocks End-product: drugs, F&F, biomaterials, agrochemicals, ingredients Technology: computer simulations, molecular modeling, enzyme engineering, enzyme search |
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| 12:24 - 12:31 |
Bioproduction at scale through 'product addiction' in cell factories Christian Munch – Enduro Genetics (DK) |
Feedstock: all feedstocks End-product: all end-products Technology: synthetic biology, expression system |
TRL 7, 8 | Download |
| 12:32 - 12:39 |
ALGAPOLYVBEV: harnessing photosynthetic biomass for sustainable polymer ingredients Mahshid Sedghi – ALGAESYS S.A. (PT) |
Feedstock: (brewery) wastewater End-product: extracellular polymeric substances, EPS, carbohydrates, PHAs Technology: wastewater treatment |
TRL 6 | Download |
11:00 - 12:30 Pitch session 3: Microbial protein transition players - Galaxy III
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 11:00 - 11:11 |
The ProteInn Club and Planet B.io: enabling the transition to sustainable microbial proteins Simon De Corte and Cindy Gerhardt – The ProteInn Club and Planet B.io |
Feedstock: industrial sounding board, start-ups, scale-ups, corporates End-product: building new value chains, biotech campus Technology: fermentation-based proteins, facilities, services, communities |
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| 11:12 - 11:19 |
Next-generation proteins - need for scale & affordability Noelia Valbuena – Dyadic International (NL) |
Feedstock: fermentable sugars End-product: recombinant enzymes Technology: proteins |
TRL 9 | Download |
| 11:20 - 11:27 |
Novel platform for protein production Claudia Rinnofner – myBIOS GmbH (DE) |
Technology: Pichia pastoris, methanol-free, protein, platform, food-tech, feed-tech | TRL 6 | Download |
| 11:28 - 11:35 |
Kynda's plug & play fermentation technology platform revolutionizes production of next-generation proteins Joerg Bormann – Kynda Biotech GmbH (DE) |
Feedstock: agro-industrial sidestreams End-product: proteins Technology: mycelium, precision fermentation, food ingredients |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 11:36 - 11:43 |
SmartRoute to your alternative protein Bor Klančnik – Acies Bio d.o.o. (SI) |
Feedstock: glucose, whey, molases, methanol End-product: microbial proteins Technology: fermentation |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 11:44 - 11:51 |
Arbiom: Industrial deployment of a nutritional & sustainable protein through yeast fermentation Amélie Drouault – Arbiom (FR) |
Feedstock: fermentable sugars, agricultural or forestry sidestreams End-product:microbial protein Technology: fermentation |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 11:52 - 11:59 |
Microbial production of cow-free caseins & cheese Will van den Tweel – Those Vegan Cowboys (BE) |
Feedstock: glucose, grass End-product: cheese Technology: precision fermentation |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 12:00 - 12:07 |
Generating protein-based crop protection agents using structure-based protein engineering Wouter Van Putte – Puxano BV (BE) |
Feedstock: bacterial strain, bacterial media End-product: proteins Technology: crop protection, biostimulant |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 12:08 - 12:15 |
Farmless - microbial proteins decoupled from agriculture Maria Cuellar Soares – Farmless BV (NL) |
Feedstock: C1 feedstock End-product: microbial proteins Technology: fermentation, food technology |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 12:16 - 12:23 |
Making precision fermentation a reality Stephan van Sint Fiet – Vivici (NL) |
Feedstock: proprietary, non-agricultural feedstock End-product: fermentation-derived whey protein Technology: dairy ingredients |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 12:24 - 12:31 |
Programming biology Shan Jiang – Ailurus Bio (UK) |
Feedstock: E.coli End-product: engineered protein Technology: protein engineering, high-throughput experiment |
TRL 1 - 9 | Download |
| 12:32 - 12:39 |
Revyve: a novel platform to valorize microbial biomass into functional and nutritious food ingredients Edgar Suarez Garcia – Revyve (NL) |
Feedstock: (spent)-yeast End-product: egg-white replacers Technology: mild processing |
TRL 7 | Download |
13:30 - 15:00 Pitch session 4: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance (Bioeconomy Ventures brokerage activity) - series A and series B/C funding - Galaxy I
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 13:30 - 13:34 |
Introduction Jowita Sewerska – European Circular Bioeconomy Fund |
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| 13:34 - 13:41 |
Making biosurfactants mainstream Sophie Roelants – AmphiStar (BE) |
Feedstock: food waste, industrialside streams, used cooking oil End-product: biosurfactants Technology: fermentation, pretreatment, purification |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 13:42 - 13:49 |
Qubicon: Pioneering autonomous bioprocessing for a sustainable future Olivier Guillet – Qubicon AG (AT) |
Feedstock: exhaust fumes, organic waste, grains End-product: fermented beverages, proteins, antibodies, biogas, enzymes |
TRL 9 | Download |
| 13:50 - 13:57 |
Mission: Ingredients of a future from the residues of today Antti Kamarainen – Montinutra Ltd (FI) |
Feedstock: wood residues End-product: biopolymers Technology: pressurized hot water extraction |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 13:58 - 14:05 |
BioMosae - highly effective biostimulants & biofungicides Alex Schmeets – BioMosae (NL) |
Feedstock: renewable carbon sources End-product: biofungicides, biostimulants Technology: fermentation, biofungicides, biostimulants |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 14:06 - 14:13 |
Bacterial plant based biofilm for a green future Hüseyin Sancar Bozkurt – BİOPROBİF (TR) |
Feedstock: plantbased, pobif End-product: food packaging Technology: biofilm, bioplastic |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 14:14 - 14:21 |
Unlocking the potential of coffee pulp Daniela Ribezzo – Pectcof BV (NL) |
Feedstock: coffee pulp, coffee cascara End-product: Dutch Gum®, texturizer, emulsifier, stabilizer, binder, hydrocolloid Technology: upcycling, water-based |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 14:22 - 14:29 |
Valorisation of novel biobased products derived from vegetable oil Boris Zhmud – Nuspec Oil Ltd (SE) |
Feedstock: vegetable oil End-product: organic friction modifiers, alkyd resins Technology: sonochemical, ultralow polyunsaturated fatty acid content |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 14:30 - 14:37 |
Non-thermal plasma technologies for green chemistry applications Wouter De Weirdt – Tectero (BE) |
Feedstock: plant oils, CO2, hydrogen, renewable electricity End-product: basic and speciality chemicals Technology: non-thermal plasma |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 14:38 - 14:45 |
Innovative enzymes for controlling phytopathogens David Daudé – Gene&GreenTK (FR) |
Feedstock: agriculture, feed End-product: enzyme, lactonase Technology: alternative to PPP, antimicrobial, quorum quenching |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 14:46 - 15:53 |
Cellular aquaculture: a novel way to make healthy and sustainable fish Nina Coolsaet – Fishway BV (BE) |
Feedstock: sugar, concentrated protein (wheat, pea, soya, faba beans,...) End-product: fish ingredients Technology: cellular aquaculture |
TRL 3 | Download |
13:30 - 15:00 Pitch session 5: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding - Galaxy II
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 13:30 - 13:34 |
Introduction Annick Verween – biotope by VIB |
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| 13:34 - 13:41 |
Starting the Biohalogenation revolution Nicolas Krink – BioHalo – The biohalogenation company (DK) |
Feedstock: glucose, citrate, acetate & halo-acetate, halo-benzoates End-product: halopolymers and organohalides Technology: metabolic engineering, biopolymers, high performance materials |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 13:42 - 13:49 |
Bolder Foods: Less cow, more pleasure, for everyone Ilana Taub – Bolder Foods (BE) |
Feedstock: liquid End-product: microbial biomass, non-dairy cheese and ingredients Technology: fermentation |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 13:50 - 13:57 |
Alternative proteins, green chemicals and substitutes of fossils from recycled CO2 in high productivity equipment Jean-Louis Roux Dit Buisson – NeoCarbons (CH) |
Feedstock: microalgae, CO2, nitrates, phosphates End-product:astaxanthin, phycocyanin, proteins |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 13:58 - 14:05 |
TerraWaste: converting biomass and plastic waste into carbon-negative materials through hydrothermal liquefaction Kristaps Cirulis – TerraWaste (NL) |
Feedstock: (plastic) waste End-product: carbon-negative eternal oil Technology: hydrothermal liquefaction |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 14:06 - 14:13 |
B'ZEOS: The next generation of packaging Guy Maurice – B'ZEOS (NO) |
Feedstock: seaweed extracts End-product: flexible films, paper coating, injection moulded, thermoformed Technology: sustainable packaging |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 14:14 - 14:21 |
Transforming food waste to high-value ingredients Anli Geng – Mycosortia Pte. Ltd (SG) |
Feedstock: okara, wheat bran, spent barley grains End-product: FibProt, fish analogue, vegan cheese and mayonnaise Technology: fermentation, proteins |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 14:22 - 14:29 |
Industrialising organosolv biorefinery Alexis Nass – Prevcarb (FR) |
Feedstock: lignocellulosic biomass End-product: lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose Technology: organosolv |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 14:30 - 14:37 |
Microalgae harvest innovation: unlock uses, decrease costs - Spirulina based firm to develop Michel Couderc – Spirulines Productions (FR) |
Feedstock: microalgae End-product: cream-paste fresh frozen or dry - unlock microalgae applications Technology: industrial dewatering-harvest |
TRL 9 | Download |
| 14:38 - 14:45 |
Renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide via trioxane into bioproducts Jan de Bont – FeedstocksUnited (NL) |
Feedstock: H2/CO2, trioxane End-product: commodity chemicals Technology: biotechnology, one-carbon compounds |
TRL 3 | Download |
| 14:46 - 14:53 |
D-CRBN: the missing piece for carbon circularity Pablo Espinar – D-CRBN (BE) |
Technology: carbon circular economy, CCU, plasma technology, renewable feedstock | Download |
13:30 - 15:00 Pitch session 6: Biowaste conversion technology players - Galaxy III
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 13:30 - 13:34 |
Introduction Sofie Lodens and Sophie Roelants – Waste2Func/Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant |
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| 13:34 - 13:41 |
Digestate as a sustainable source of nutrients for large-scale algal cultivation Marcella Fernandes de Souza – Ghent University (BE) |
Feedstock: digestate End-product: microalgae Technology: novel proteins, sustainability, waste valorization, nutrient recycling |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 13:42 - 13:49 |
From wet, low value biowaste, to dry sustainable biofuel via HydroThermal Carbonization and Pelletization Aaron Maes – Engie Laborelec (BE) |
Feedstock: wet biogenic waste End-product: black pellets Technology: thermochemical conversion |
TRL 8 | Download |
| 13:50 - 13:57 |
Sustainable polymers from biomass Belen Taroncher Ruiz – AIMPLAS (ES) |
Feedstock: food waste, wood, crop residues End-product: PHA, PLA, cellulose, chitosan, fertilisers, composites Technology: fermentation |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 13:58 - 14:05 |
Downstream processing of caproic and caprylic acid from a fermentation broth Arne Gröngröft – DBFZ - Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DE) |
Feedstock: wet biomass End-product: medium chain carboxylic acids, lubricants, surfactants, cosmetics Technology:ultrafiltration, extraction |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 14:06 - 14:13 |
Waste-derived green flexible electronics: from insect-mediated bioconversion of OFMSW to electro-conductive bio-nanocomposites Edoardo Testa – Politecnico di Milano (IT) |
Feedstock: municipal solid waste (OFMSW) End-product: proteins, lipids, chitin, bioplastics Technology: black soldier fly, extraction, polymerization, functionalization |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 14:14 - 14:21 |
Circular fertilizer to combat nitrogen crisis Lei Fan – Cool Separations B.V. (NL) |
Feedstock: ammonia scrubber effluent End-product: fertilizer, chemical grade ammonia sulphate Technology: low energy, chemical free, heat sensitive compounds |
TRL 8 | Download |
| 14:22 - 14:29 |
Bioaromatics: delivering at scale Karolien Vanbroekhoven – VITO (BE) |
Feedstock: biomass, lignin End-product: bioaromatics, phenolics, polyols, epoxies, flameretardants Technology: thermochemical |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 14:30 - 14:37 |
Circular path of organic waste: biopolymer production from biomass and 3D printing into growing substrate for plant cultivation Eleanor Lawrence – Technological University of Shannons: Midland Midwest (IE) |
Feedstock: organic waste, biomass End-product: biopolymer, 3D printing material, hydroponic systems Technology: chemical extraction and conversion |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 14:38 - 14:45 |
Boosting the circularity of the waste management industry by the production of bioproducts from waste Freddy Liendo – Hysytech Srl (IT) |
Feedstock: anaerobic digestion waste, compost, organic waste End-product: biopolymer, biofertilizer, biodetergents Technology: hydrolysis, alkaline process |
TRL 6, 7 | Download |
| 14:46 - 14:53 |
Biological hydrogen production Jonathan Fritsch – BioRenGaz (FR) |
Feedstock: liquid or pulpy organic material End-product: renewable gas (H2), organic fertilizer Technology: biohydrogen, biofertilizer |
TRL 3 | Download |
| 14:54 - 15:01 |
Use of residual biomass for cellulose fibre based packaging David Ravnjak – ICP - Pulp and paper institute Ljubljana (SI) |
Feedstock: lignocelluosic biomass, invasive alien plants, agricultural & food processing side streams End-product: cellulose pulp, paper-based packaging Technology: pulping |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 15:02 - 15:09 |
Task force in Circular BioEconomy: optimal systems for biomasses and wastes upgrading Vincenza Faraco – University of Naples Federico II (IT) |
Feedstock: arundo donax, cane End-product: succinic acid, biopolymers, antioxidants, packaging, automotive, cosmetics, food Technology: optimized biocatalysts |
TRL 5 | Download |
15:30 - 17:10 Pitch session 7: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding - Galaxy I
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 15:30 - 15:34 |
Introduction Abel Fernández – European Business Angel Network (EBAN) |
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| 15:34 - 15:41 |
Bionanopolys Livia Marcantonio – EBN |
investor, business angels | Download | |
| 15:34 - 15:41 |
BioGNR mycoprotein for food industry manufacturers Ugnė Butvilaitė – BioGNR (LT) |
Feedstock: mycoprotein End-product: mycoprotein biomass Technology: fermentation |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 15:50 - 15:57 |
Truly sustainable biochemicals via by-product upgrading and waste biomass upcycling Lukas Jasiunas – Ecorbio (CY) |
Feedstock: digested sewage sludge, crude glycerol, waste biomass End-product: biopolyols Technology: solvothermal liquefaction |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 15:58 - 16:05 |
The value of human waste - Human Material Loop Zsofia Kollar – Human Material Loop (NL) |
Feedstock: keratin fiber (hair), waste from hair salons End-product: textile fibers and fabrics Technology: planet-positive, circular, textile innovation, material innovation |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 16:06 - 16:13 |
Enzymes making sticky products: green adhesives Ivana Marić – GECCO biotech B.V. (NL) |
Feedstock: vegetable oils, PUFAs, waste oils End-product: binders, adhesives Technology: enzymatic transformations, biocatalysis |
TRL 4 | Download |
| 16:14 - 16:21 |
Efficient and sustainable way to reduce microalgae cultivation costs Hans Vaeth – Algoliner GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
Feedstock: CO2, biomass, food, feed, PUFAs End-product: photobioreactors for the production of biomass Technology: photobioreactors, CO2-capture, AI, sensors, PLC-controller |
TRL 7, 8 | Download |
| 16:22 - 16:29 |
Nature2Bond (Fully bio-based adhesive system for engineered wood and wood based panels production) Anuj Kumar – Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (FI) |
Feedstock: forestry & agricultural sidestreams End-product: adhesives, coating, preservatives Technology: fractionation, biomass liquefaction, polymerization and condensation |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 16:30 - 16:37 |
Replacing chemical dyes with bioproduced ones Efthimia Lioliou – Synovance (FR) |
Feedstock: sugar, lignocellulose waste, recycled media End-product: indigo, red, pigments Technology: synthetic genomics, fermentation, DSP |
TRL 5, 6 | Download |
| 16:38 - 16:45 |
Highly functional plant-based proteins with simultaneous CO2 assimilation Vasilis Stenos – Solmeyea (GR) |
Feedstock: microalgae End-product: protein isolates, oil extracts, lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, whole biomass Technology: offers fermentation, precision fermentation, hybrid vertical microalgae farming, biomass fractionation, cell disruption |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 16:46 - 16:53 |
inocule - turning waste into taste Teodor Fransson – inocule (SE) |
Feedstock: biowaste, whey End-product: food ingredients, tagatose, polyols Technology: precision fermentation, enhanced yeast |
TRL 2 | Download |
| 16:54 - 17:01 |
Novel biobased textile dyes and pigments Karin Fleck – Vienna Textile Lab (AT) |
Feedstock: agricultural waste, food End-product: dyes and pigments Technology: biotech, chemistry, textile |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 17:02 - 17:09 |
Enabling early and accurate diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI) Gil Lee – Magnostics (IE) |
Feedstock: diagnostics, Acute Mesenteric Ischemia, biomarker, medtech biotechnology gastroenterology, diagnostic tests, novel biomarker |
TRL 6 | Download |
15:30 - 17:00 Pitch session 8: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - series A and series B/C funding - Galaxy II
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 15:30 - 15:34 |
Introduction Jowita Sewerska – European Circular Bioeconomy Fund |
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| 15:34 - 15:41 |
New sweet innovation: unveiling a buzzworthy world of zero-bee honey Ioannis Sialiaridis – Fooditive Group (NL) |
Feedstock: starch, sunflower nectar End-product: honey-like alternative product Technology: enzymatic fermentation |
TRL 2 | Download |
| 15:42 - 15:49 |
A sludgeless wastewater treatment plant: energy neutral conversion of sewage sludge into biofuel Levien de Legé – TORWASH (NL) |
Feedstock: sewage sludge & wastewater End-product: biofuel, biogas, phosphate recovery Technology: hydrothermal treatment, energy neutral, local processing, opex reduction, circular, low CO2 emission |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 15:50 - 15:57 |
Releaf Paper - turning urban green wastes into paper Alexander Sobolenko – Releaf Paper (FR) |
Feedstock: fallen leaves, urban wastes, agri wastes End-product: pulp, kraft paper, paper-based packaging Technology: isolating of fibers |
TRL 6 | Download |
| 15:58 - 16:05 |
Unlocking the potential of fermentation Bosco Emparanza – MOA (ES) |
Feedstock: by-products, brewing industry, bakery, pasta, soya End-product: protein, vitamines, fibre, fats Technology: fermentation, upcycling, by-products |
TRL 6 | Download |
15:30 - 17:10 Pitch session 9: New investments & developments in the EU pilot and demonstration scene - Galaxy III
| Time of day | Title | Keywords | TRL-Level | |
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| 15:30 - 15:34 |
Introduction Stef Denayer – Pilots4U |
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| 15:34 - 15:41 |
Biocon - pilot facility for sustainable chemistry Sander Van den Bosch – KU Leuven - Biocon (BE) |
Feedstock: biomass, wood, agricultural residue, lignocellulose End-product: bioaromatics, phenolics, cellulose fibers, sugar derivatives Technology: catalytic reactions |
TRL 5 | Download |
| 15:42 - 15:49 |
Houston, we have a capacity problem! Hendrik Waegeman – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BE) |
new investments, capacity tripled, (gas)fermentation, downstream processing | Download | |
| 15:50 - 15:57 |
Biofermentation at Biosolution Technology Center - Denmark Zara Pedersen – Danish Technological Institute (DTI) (DK) |
Feedstock: biomass, sidestreams from food production End-product: protein, food ingredients Technology: fermentation, downstream processing |
TRL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Download |
| 15:58 - 16:05 |
Scale with RISE Payam Ghiaci – Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) (SE) |
Feedstock: lignocellulosic, residual streams End-product: feed, food, biochemicals, biofuels Technology: pre-treatment, high-throughput screening, scale-up, downstream processing |
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| 16:06 - 16:13 |
Food Pilot is an open pilot plant for exploring, developing and scaling up any type of food or feed product. Geert Van Royen – ILVO - Food Pilot (BE) |
Feedstock: protein, any raw material End-product: (analogues of) meat, dairy and fish products Technology: food processing |
TRL 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Download |
| 16:14 - 16:21 |
Tailored piloting with customers at VTT Alina Ruonala-Lindgren – VTT (FI) |
Feedstock: biobased materials, wood, fibre End-product: packaging, web Technology: 3D, foam technology, dry forming |
TRL 3, 4, 5, 6 | Download |
| 16:22 - 16:29 |
INN-PRESME: advancing biomaterials for sustainable markets Riccardo Capolla – STAM (IT) |
Feedstock: PLA, PHA, fibres, nanocellulose End-product: biobased materials, nano-enhanced, scale-up Technology: pilot, scale-up, facilities, community, ecosystem, PLA, PHA, algae, bioplastic |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 16:30 - 16:37 |
Borregaard's BioDemo plant in Norway Gudbrand Rødsrud – Borregaard AS (NO) |
Feedstock: cellulose, sugars, enzymes, nutrients End-product: biomass extracts, fermented sugars, microbes Technology: lignocellulosic sugars, water soluble lignins, fermentation |
TRL 7 | Download |
| 16:38 - 16:45 |
Nimble development: tips to build commercial success through the valley of death Guillaume Lamy – ARD (FR) |
downscaling, scale up, lab to demo, industrialization, new tolling capacities | Download | |
| 16:46 - 16:53 |
DTU’s (bio)chemical engineering pilot plant facility: an open playground for everybody Julian Kager & Ioannis V. Skiadas – Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (DK) |
Feedstock: sugars from lignocellulose, sidestreams from food industry, agri- and aquaculture, exhaust gases End-product: products for food, pharma and energy applications Technology: modelling, scale up, prototyping, process intensification & digitalization |
TRL 4, 5, 6, 7 | Download |
| 16:54 - 17:01 |
Advancing innovation in biotechnology Jude Huggan – CPI (UK) |
Feedstock: fermentable sugars, agri biomass, seaweed End-product: microbial biomass Technology: gas fermentation, novel food, host strain/bioprocess development, downstream processing, pilot scale, demonstration scale, sustainable protein, cultured meat, agritech, biostimulants, biopesticides, biofertilisers, formulation |
TRL 2 - 9 | Download |
| 17:02 - 17:09 |
From lab scale to pilot scale: the accelerator of your industrialization for chemical/biotechnology/DSP process Guillaume Le Cloirec – PIVERT (FR) |
Feedstock: natural products, biomass End-product: cosmetic, feed, food, pigments, proteins Technology: extraction, synthesis, separation, drying, fermentation... |
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