The European bioeconomy: a more sustainable, more prosperous future
More than 400 participants gathered at the Bioeconomy Investment Summit in Brussels on the 9-10 November to discuss how investment can bring speed and scale to the European Bioeconomy. In his opening speech, Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science said: “Commissioner Hogan, our fellow-Commissioners and I, are working together to create the right conditions for investments. We’re working to ensure that current and future EU policies are coherent, so that the European Bioeconomy can succeed.” He stressed the great potential to create employment, diversify Europe’s energy sources and increase industry-driven GDP, stating “the bioeconomy must go from niche to norm”.
The two days conference showcased successful business cases and more than 20 EU-funded research projects demonstrated how the bioeconomy is transforming traditional production patterns.
Co-hosting the conference, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan said, “Delivering a meaningful EU Bioeconomy strategy will be absolutely essential if we are to meet the economic and societal targets President Juncker set for our mandates.”
Speakers’ panels debated on what can be done to further unlock public and private investment and presented new commercial and competitive uses for natural resources and innovative, resource-efficient industrial processes leading to the creation of entirely new, environmentally sustainable markets.
Read here the full speech of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
Read here the full speech of Commissioner Phil Hogan
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The presentations given at the conference
Day 1
- 11:15 – 12:15 Agriculture, Food and Bio-Based Products
Business case presentation – Eurocob
1.3 MB - 12:15 – 13:15 From Forestry to New Bio-Based Products
Business case presentation - Metsä Fibre 760 KB - 14:45 – 15:45 Looking ahead: the Marine and the Bioeconomy
Business case presentation – GreenSea 3.3 MB - 15:45 – 16:45 From Bio-waste to Bio-based Goods and Services
Business case presentation - Technology prototyping for bioplastic production as a by-product of wastewater treatment services for Veolia and Aquiris. 4.6 MB - 17:15 – 18:15 Facilitating Investment in the Bioeconomy
Video message of the European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen
Day 2
Parallel sessions
10:30 – 11:30 - Agri-food (Jenkins room)
- Project presentations
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NAMASTE 1.5 MB
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NOSHAN 456 KB
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FOODMETRES 1.3 MB
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EUROPRUNING 874 KB
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BIOCORE 1.2 MB
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AGROCOS 1.6 MB
10:30 – 11:30 - Forestry (Mansholt room)
- Project presentations
11:45 – 12:45 - Marine (Jenkins room)
- Project presentations
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ARRAINA 636 KB
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SECUREFISH 612 KB
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MIRACLES 1.0 MB
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BIOCLEAN 1.7 MB
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PHARMASEA 568 KB
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BYEFOULING 739 KB
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MARINE BIOTECH ERANET 1.0 MB
11:45 – 12:45 - Bio-waste, residues and the circular economy (Mansholt room)
14:00 – 14:45 - Regional opportunities for investments in the bioeconomy: synergies between H2020 and ESIF (Jenkins room)
- Regional investments using ESIF and synergies with H2020
Katja Reppel, DG REGIO 2.0 MB - Case 1: Regional investments on bioeconomy: The case of the Champagne region
Christophe Luguel – IAR investments 2.7 MB - Case 2: Focusing on bioeconomy regional investments: the case of Navarra
Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of ADItech 1.7 MB
14:00 – 14:45 - Investing in bio-based activities: the role of BBI Joint Undertaking
Presentation of the BBI-Joint Undertaking 828 KB
Presentations of three types of actions funded in the 2014 Call:
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VALCHEM 957 KB
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FERTIBERIA 895 KB
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FIRST2RUN 993 KB
15:00 – 15:45 - Financing the bioeconomy