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EUBCE 2021, 29th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition - Marseille, France and online

Each year, EUBCE brings together the greatest minds and latest advancements in biomass, with the aim of accelerating research and market uptake across the globe. During the conference, over 2,000 experts from both academia and industry share and discuss groundbreaking ideas, technologies, applications, and solutions for the sourcing, production, and utility of biomass.

 
From New Zealand to the World - the bio-logical (International) approach to making wood based chemicals a market reality - online

Aligning the supply and value chain is one of the greatest challenge towards developing new materials, technology and construction of a biorefinery. In this webinar Futurity will talk through their unique approach to collaboration and demonstrate the importance of bringing together key players within the value and supply chain to facilitate adoption of materials for end consumers.

 
UN SDGs – how to measure the bio-based sector’s contribution?

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has commissioned guidance produced by the Institute of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) enabling the bio-based industries to better measure how bio-based projects contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 
First Eastern Africa Bioeconomy Conference - virtual

For Eastern Africa, an innovation-driven bioeconomy is seen as a viable pathway towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, and a significant contributor towards the African Union’s Agenda 2063 of a knowledge-based, innovation-led African economy.

 
BioSYNERGISE 2020 - B2B networking for the bio-based industry - online

BioSYNERGISE is the annual business-to-business event exclusively for BIC industry members. This unique networking event seeks to connect various sectors of the bio-based industry with the goal of fostering new synergies and stimulating new, innovative collaborations vital to the success of the bioeconomy.

 
New flagship biorefinery to receive €11.6 million BBI JU funding

ReSolute, a new flagship project aiming to build a first-of-its-kind industrial plant for the production of a green, high-performing solvent from wood biomass, has received a €11.6 million grant from BBI JU. The project starts today and will run for three years. With ReSolute, BBI JU is now supporting 124 projects with €717.6 million in total.

 
Joint action for bio-based industries: EIB, European Commission and ECBF Management GmbH launch circular bioeconomy fund with a target size of €250 million

The new fund provides equity investment to innovative growth-stage bioeconomy and circular bioeconomy companies and projects. The ECBF aims to fill an important financing gap in this area by mobilising public and private investments to scale up innovative bio-based companies and projects with high potential for innovation and excellence.