5 years of Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Dear Experts,

We herewith invite you to the Celebration of 5 years Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and the Inauguration of our 15.000 Liter Bioreactors. This event will be held on Tuesday 16 June 2015 from 14:00-18:00 at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant.

For more information, please go to www.bbeu.org/celebration

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the networking event of the year: Register Now!

 

CELEBRATION PROGRAM

IN THE PRESENCE OF
Mr. Philippe Muyters, Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation and Sports

13:30
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14:00 – 14:05
Welcome

Christophe Peeters, Deputy Mayor for Finances, Festivities, the Self-Employed and Innovation, City of Ghent

14:05 – 14:20
Bioeconomy – Perspective of a specialty chemicals company

Henrike Gebhardt, Senior Project Manager Bioeconomy, Corporate Innovation, Evonik

14:20 – 14:35
Industrial biotechnology and the steel industry: Syngas fermentation

Carl De Maré, Vice-President Innovation, ArcelorMittal

14:35 – 14:50
The role of pilot plants for European Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)

Michel Catinat, Head of Unit, Key Enabling Technologies and ICT, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission

14:50 – 15:00
The biobased economy in East-Flanders

Geert Versnick, Deputy for the Province of East-Flanders

15:00 – 15:15
The new Biobased Industries Initiative: a PPP to bridge the gap between lab and market

Dirk Carrez, Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Consortium

15:15 – 15:30
The UK policy on industrial biotechnology

Merlin Goldman, Lead Technologist, Innovate UK

15:30 – 15:45
Creative perspectives for the biobased economy

Armand Schreurs, Puppeteer

15:45 – 16:00
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant: Driving the biobased economy in Europe

Wim Soetaert, CEO of Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

16:00 – 16:10
The Flemish innovation cluster policy

Philippe Muyters, Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation and Sports

16:10 – 16:30
Inauguration Ceremony 15.000 Liter Bioreactors

16:30 – 18:30
Networking Reception and Guided Tour of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Source

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, press release, 2015-04-28.

Supplier

ArcelorMittal
Bio Base Europe (BBEU)
Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
City of Ghent
European Commission
Evonik Industries AG
Government of Flanders
Innovate UK

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