The 2019 SusChem Stakeholders Event "Sustainable Chemistry to solve global challenges: the new SusChem Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda".
WBCSD released the CEO Guide to the Circular Bioeconomy, a call for the shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon, circular bioeconomy.
Applications of sensors in biomedical and life sciences dominate the market, with a significantly smaller market share in the agroenvironmental and security sectors. Finely tuned algae-based devices can boost biosensor technology toward their use in practical agroenvironmental and security applications. Cross-disciplinary technologies such as nanotechnology, microfluidics, materials science, and rational design are actively contributing to the customization of algae-based biosensors with improved analytical performance.
Today in the margins of the 2019 Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, the European Commission signed two guarantee agreements with two Member States' development finance institution: the Dutch 'Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V' (FMO) and the Italian 'Cassa Depositi e Prestiti' (CDP). These guarantee agreements are part of the implementation of the EU External Investment Plan, the financial arm of the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs.
The event brings together municipal and regional decision-makers and MEPs to discuss innovations in freshwater fisheries and aquaculture. The event aims to examine policy measures and research solutions in food security and production concerning freshwater fisheries and aquaculture. The main goal is to identify bottlenecks and propose solutions for inland fisheries and landlocked regions aiming to develop freshwater fisheries and aquaculture.
Innovation is key to improving productivity, sustainability and resilience in food and agriculture.
The Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) seeks to promote breakthrough innovation in the bio-based sector in an annual competition between some of Europe’s most promising university students (BSc & MSc). The five teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry.
How can public authorities help to advance the bioeconomy through their purchasing decisions? An EU-funded project has produced a handbook and tools for procurers to support a shift towards greater sustainability.
Now in its third year, the Award recognises projects that contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement and the achievement of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and technological transformation of societies, using the 15 pathways outlined in the Basque Declaration.
The European Commission will hold a high-level conference, on ‘investing in people, by investing in higher education and skills in Africa’, in partnership with the African Union Commission and four member state organisations; the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic.
The EUBCE 2020 - European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (27-30 April 2020) is searching for abstracts.
Commission experts from the Joint Research Centre will provide support and guidance to 13 Bulgarian research and innovation centres to help them bring their innovative ideas to the market, facilitate the transfer and dissemination of knowledge and strengthen both their ties with businesses and their participation in European and international cooperation projects.
IFIB is confirmed as one of the leading events for the circular bioeconomy. The Naples edition will see the presence of some of the most important players at global level and will be the occasion to discuss value chains, education, the role of regions and cities in specific round tables.
The theme of IASP Nantes will be "The 4th Industrial Revolution: areas of innovation and science parks as key boosters for a successful transition". The conference will bring together experts from science and technology parks and other areas of innovation, technology-based incubators, academia, the public sector and business to discuss and debate in depth the latest trends in our industry’s increasingly complex structures for professional innovation support.
Carlo Ratti Associati, in partnership with Eni, has developed an experimental Circular Juice Bar that uses oranges to make bioplastic, turns it into filament, and 3D prints disposable cups to drink the freshly-squeezed juice. Called 'Feel the Peel,' the prototype is starting a tour of public places around Italy in the next few months as it strives to demonstrate a new approach to environmental circularity in daily life.
