10 June 20243 June 2024 PROSPER project on bio-based plastics coordinated by University of Ghent secures 7.5M€ in CBE funding update The 4-year PROSPER project, standing for "Promoting and Supporting Practices for Eco Recycling," targets the effective sorting and recycling of bio-based plastics to foster a circular economy
30 April 202424 April 2024 Mehr Nachhaltigkeit in Alltagsprodukten AmphiStar sichert sich 6 Mio. EUR für die Einführung umweltfreundlicher und kostengünstiger Biotenside aus Abfällen
11 August 20237 August 2023 Transforming Organic Waste into Valuable Biobased Succinic Acid – Project LUCRA kicked off Unique process to convert underutilized organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and wood waste into bio-based succinic acid is supposed to be demonstrated
Organische Abfälle in hochwertige biobasierte Bernsteinsäure umwandeln – Projektstart von LUCRA Einzigartiges Verfahren zur Umwandlung von ungenutzten organischen Anteilen fester Siedlungsabfälle und Holzabfällen in biobasierte Bernsteinsäure wird erprobt
18 November 202216 November 2022 Incite Project: Update after Three Years of Work The construction of the two chemo-enzymatic demo plants is progressing
11 May 20226 May 2022 Switching to sustainable surfactants As the cosmetic and personal care industry races to drop petroleum-based ingredients, chemical companies are rolling out a dizzying array of biobased surfactants. Choosing from among them isn’t easy
23 November 202118 November 2021 INCITE project update after two years of work The construction of the two chemo-enzymatic demonstration plants will start soon
22 July 202119 July 2021 Turning bread waste into biobased packaging Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge-Europe (BISC-E)
5 May 20219 September 2021 Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating to convert CO from residual gases from steel production into raw materials for the chemical industry
3 February 20213 February 2021 Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products 11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET
20 November 20209 September 2021 € 140 Mio project transforms CO2 into green raw material in North Sea Port North-C-Methanol: largest installations worldwide
30 October 20209 September 2021 Multi-million-euro project transforms CO2 into green raw material in North Sea Port They will also generate 44,000 tons of “green” methanol locally, which can be used as feedstock for the chemicals and renewables industries, as well as fuel for ships and trains
20 January 202015 January 2020 Revealing the potential of hemp-based textile materials Hemp4All, a 2-year TETRA project at FTI Lab (2018-2019; financially supported by VLAIO), aims to explore the potential of hemp textile materials
14 November 201912 November 2019 Two pilots for the more sustainable chemo-enzymatic production of chemicals via new EU project The GREEN-CHEM network joins various other partners in a new project hat aims to incite a transition to a more green and sustainable chemistry
22 August 201926 December 2019 Launch of bio-based Cyrene to replace toxic solvents GREEN-CHEM-researchers developed a new and safer bio-based solvent which is produced in two steps from renewable cellulose
15 May 201910 May 2019 Alternative Verwendungszwecke für Zucker in Kosmetik und Bioplastik Projekt CARBAFIN will bis Ende 2021 eine Plattform-Technologie für eine ökonomische und ökologische industrielle Verwertung von Glukose und Fruktose schaffen
16 October 201811 October 2018 New renewable building blocks for step growth polymers The GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University developed new building blocks for a vast variety of step growth polymers
26 April 20189 February 2019 Advanced modelling to develop biobased surfactants from cellulose waste Collaboration aims to produce biobased amines as building blocks for surfactants
21 February 201819 February 2018 Self-healing concrete in full development Concrete degradation of our infrastructure could have been avoided if we had used self-healing concrete in the first place
27 October 20179 September 2021 Covestro: Europeans join forces on CO2 – Chemical industry will use waste gas from steel factories to make plastics Research project launched with 14 partners from seven countries - EU supports development of a particularly sustainable process
Covestro: Europäischer Schulterschluss zur CO2-Nutzung – Chemie will Abgase aus Stahlwerken für Kunststoffe verwenden Forschungsprojekt mit 14 Partnern aus sieben Ländern gestartet - EU fördert Entwicklung von besonders nachhaltigem Verfahren
4 October 201723 January 2019 Novel food packaging based on coriander for increased shelf life Ghent University researchers are developing a sustainable food packaging using coriander oil and crustacean waste in order to prolong the shelf life of food
31 July 201727 July 2017 PolyBioSkin develops biopolymers for high-demand skin-contact applications Kick-off meeting in Spain to discuss how new generation bio-based polymers can help advance sustainable alternatives in sanitary, cosmetic, and biomedical fields
19 August 201615 February 2018 Growing A Bioeconomy — Flanders To Produce Fossil-Free Fuels, Chemicals, And Products Flanders region of Belgium to be transformed into a European center hub of a new biobased economic activity
17 March 201615 March 2016 International Collaboration for Sustainable Bioeconomy Development between Brazil and The Netherlands Signed at ECO-BIO conference, 7 March 2016 in Rotterdam
6 November 20154 November 2015 IB2Market brings new biobased products to the market IB2Market, a public project funded by the European Union, brought a number of new-to-market and biobased molecules to the market
5 November 20154 November 2015 KU Leuven, VIB and Performa Investimentos establish GlobalYeast to deliver superior industrial yeast strains for the production of bio-ethanol and green chemicals With a a close relationship between science, technology, market and entrepreneurship, GlobalYeast will focus on the Brazilian market and large groups worldwide
31 August 201526 August 2015 Warum diese Angst vor Gentechnik – trotz ihrer Unbedenklichkeit? Studie mit Biotechnologen und Philosophen der Universität Gent sucht nach Antworten
30 June 201529 June 2015 G.M.O. Dilemma: Swaying a Wary Public Genetic food modification worked out well the first time it was tried
28 May 201527 May 2015 Elemental Sustainability Concerns have reinforced interest in finding substitute materials for “critical” elements
12 May 201511 May 2015 Can biotech provide the magic formula for the green economy? Genetic engineering could help cut our use of fossil fuels and resources with the right support from environmentalists and government
22 April 201521 April 2015 Ingested plastics spread beyond stomach – in everyone Among the issues discussed at the 8th International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Cologne, was the problem of microplastic particles - plastic fragments smaller than 1mm - in the marine environment
10 March 201512 March 2015 Meet the leading companies of the bio-based industry! Bio-based building blocks, polymers and composites - Bio-based 3D printing - Bioplastics and environment
3 November 20141 November 2014 Mikroplastik – Gefährlich, unsichtbar und unerforscht Roland Essel (nova-Institut) im Deutschlandradio Kultur-Beitrag vom 30.10.2014
22 July 201422 July 2014 Mikroplastik in der Umwelt: Kongress zeigt Lösungen auf! Die Vorträge der Veranstaltung sind ab sofort zum Download verfügbar
30 January 201429 January 2014 Europaweit Nährstoffkreisläufe nachhaltig und kostengünstig nutzen Forschungsprojekt "BioRefine" bringt internationale Partner zusammen
6 January 20143 January 2014 Field trial with lignin modified poplars shows potential for bio-based economy, but also that work still needs to be done Modified trees appear to grow somewhat less rapid than non-modified poplar trees
15 August 2013 New possibilities for efficient biofuel production New discovery could finally enable cheap cellulosic biofuels
16 January 20134 October 2013 Biotechnologie in Belgien Finanzielle Situation für Biotech-Unternehmen in Belgien ist günstig
12 December 2012 It is a material that improves thermal comfort in buildings and helps to reduce atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> levels Researchers at the UPC develop a biological concrete for constructing "living” façades with lichens, mosses and other microorganisms