23 December 202220 December 2022 The Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2022 is Tom van Aken, CEO Avantium The most innovative bioeconomy CEO 2022 is Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium, the Dutch company that is a pioneer in the emerging industry of renewable and sustainable chemistry
2 November 202231 October 2022 An interview with Kelly Smith, VP R&D DMC Biotech “The crises, while tragic, created an opportunity to rethink security of supply in terms of where things are manufactured, and DMC is positioned to lead the change.” Kelly Smith, VP R&D at DMC Biotech talks with Il Bioeconomista
28 May 202116 June 2021 An interview with Stefano Babbini, CEO of the Italian SME Mogu Stefano Babbini talks with us about the company’s main business, the bioeconomy at European level and the BBI JU demo project Grace
25 May 20219 September 2021 Neste and Kesko Group launched a pilot project that enhances recycling practices The sorting facilities will be significantly increased as they aim to raise the recycling rate of waste generated at the station to almost 80%
14 April 202118 June 2021 An exclusive interview with Nicolas Sordet, founder and CEO Afyren AFYREN collected more than €70 million funding in 2019, which allows the company to grow from a pilot stage to industrial-scale production
16 March 202112 March 2021 International Women’s day. The bioeconomy revolution is led by women This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world
12 March 202111 March 2021 An interview with Giulia Gregori, Strategic Planning Manager at Novamont Interview with Giulia Gregori, Strategic Planning and Corporate Communications Manager at Novamont
18 February 202116 February 2021 An interview with Jukka Kantola, CEO NC Partnering The signs of climate change are there for all to see, for instance more storms and drought
4 January 202129 December 2020 An interview with Jason Camp, CTO at Circa Group The Australia-based company is converting waste biomass into advanced biochemical materials
18 December 202017 December 2020 Simão Soares, CEO of SilicoLife, is the Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2020 The most innovative bioeconomy CEO 2020 is Simão Soares, CEO of SilicoLife, the Portuguese company founded in 2010 which designs optimized microorganisms
11 December 20209 December 2020 An interview with Chris Patermann. “We do not lose out of sight that we all live on the same planet” In this long exclusive interviene, the former Director at the EU Commission talks about the Global Bioeconomy Summit and the bioeconomy after the pandemic
9 December 20207 December 2020 The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs in 2020. Now choose the number 1 Now you can choose the most innovative CEO responding to the Il Bioeconomista survey
3 December 20202 December 2020 An interview with Matt Lipscomb, CEO DMC Bio Exclusive interview with Matt Lipscomb, CEO of DMC Bio, the US company which is producing bio-based chemicals using fermentation
1 December 202028 November 2020 An exclusive interview with Mercedes Alonso, Executive VP Neste In this long exclusive interview, Mercedes Alonso talks about Neste, the circular bioeconomy and the green recovery after the Covid19
6 November 20202 November 2020 An interview with Marc Palahí, Director EFI: “The bioeconomy is an important concept currently missing in the Green Deal” In this exclusive interview, he talks about pandemic and Green New Deal, forests and the role of cities and regions in the development of the EU bioeconomy
4 November 20202 November 2020 An interview with Stefano Togni, Business Development Director at Indena Interview with Stefano Togni, Business Development Director at Indena, Milan-based multinational leading company
29 October 202028 October 2020 New book: The man who invented the bioeconomy Bonaccorso did not write a book of denunciation, but the scenarios of that time are outlined with great clarity and wealth of detail
27 October 202022 October 2020 The European Forest Strategy takes a step forward The EU Forest Strategy will need to be consistent with other relevant policies in place at different levels to enable local players to benefit fully from it
27 August 202025 August 2020 An interview with Cyrille Pauthenier, Ceo of French biotech company Abolis This exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista is with Cyrille Pauthenier, Ceo and co-founder of Abolis, an industrial biotech company located in France
3 July 202028 June 2020 The Italian bioeconomy is alive and well. New Report: €345 billion the value of production The Bioeconomy in Italy has significant prospects of growth in the next few years
19 May 202014 May 2020 An exclusive interview with Philippe Mengal, Director of BBI JU “The bio-based sector can be a key contributor to the Europe’s recovery”
23 April 202022 April 2020 “The bioeconomy gives us new tools and opportunities to exploit this chaotic time” An interview with Tony Duncan, CEO Circa Group
9 April 20203 April 2020 An exclusive interview with Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech. “We have to stop waiting for leaders to make decisions for us. We need to act.” Exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista and Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech
16 December 201915 December 2019 Alex Michine, CEO of MetGen, is the Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2019 Alex Michine succeeds to Ken Richards (Leaf Resources), Tony Duncan (Circa Group) and Jürgen Eck, respectively most innovative CEO 2016, 2017 and 2018
11 December 20199 September 2021 An exclusive interview with Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech: “We need to take more risks and move more quickly” In this exclusive interview, Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech, talks to Il Bioeconomista about the climate crisis and the ‘carbonsmart’ revolution
4 December 20191 December 2019 Marc Palahí talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview with the director of EFI Marc Palahí, director of EFI, in this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista - after his business trip to China
26 November 201924 November 2019 An exclusive interview with Alex Michine, CEO of MetGen. “Building consumer awareness is key for the expansion of the European bioeconomy” In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, the CEO, Alex Michine, talks about the achievements and the next steps of the company
14 October 201911 October 2019 IFIB 2019: the best in the bioeconomy has yet to come! The bioeconomy revolution is really unstoppable
25 September 201922 September 2019 Versalis confirms the resumption of the former Mossi Ghisolfi’s biorefinery in Crescentino Versalis confirms that maintenance operations and investments to adapt the Crescentino site to regulatory requirements have already been defined
29 August 201927 August 2019 A R&D project led by VTT to create a sustainable basis for the circular economy of textiles A two-year R&D project will gather more than 20 companies and research partners together to create a sustainable basis for the circular economy of textiles
8 August 20194 August 2019 An exclusive interview with Colleen May, President of Cargill’s Bioindustrial Group In this exclusive interview, Colleen May, tells us what is the bioeconomy from her company’s point of view and what are Cargill’s next steps in the green chemistry
1 August 201928 July 2019 We don’t take this planet for granted. A new Manifesto for the circular bioeconomy: BioRev A new movement focused on a circular bioeconomy, which brings together all people who strongly believe that a more sustainable world is possible
17 July 201914 July 2019 John Bell in Helsinki: “In the Bioeconomy we need more Finlands” Europe – it’s time to deliver in the Bioeconomy
3 July 20191 July 2019 Italian-U.S. partnership in the bioeconomy: RE-CORD and NREL signed a MoU The agreement will constitute a framework for cooperation and coordination that will allow scientists and engineers from both parties to pursue common opportunities
22 May 201920 May 2019 Italy updates its National Bioeconomy Strategy Italian Bioeconomy means integrating the sustainable production of renewable biological resources and converting these resources and wastestreams into value added products
13 May 201912 May 2019 Unilever Italy changes the world of ice cream by launching a new compostable tray By 2025 all the packaging of Unilever products in the world will be completely reusable, recyclable or compostable
7 May 20196 May 2019 An exclusive interview with Christophe Schilling, CEO of Genomatica In this exclusive interview Christophe Schilling talks about the recent agreement with Covestro and the Genomatica’s way towards the bioeconomy
1 April 201931 March 2019 New study: the market size of the Bioplastics will reach 3900 million dollars by 2023 The use of bioplastics reduces the consumption of petroleum feedstock’s and is preferred by consumers across the world as it is organic
28 March 201925 March 2019 Today is the International Day of Forests Wood-based materials can act as carbon sinks and reduce carbon emissions, serving as a substitute to fossil-based materials and energy
26 March 201925 March 2019 An interview with Christophe Rupp-Dahlem: “Roquette is taking a holistic approach of bioeconomy” In this exclusive interview Christophe Rupp-Dahlem tells us what are Roquette’s main achievements in the bioeconomy and what the next steps
24 January 201920 January 2019 An interview with Jürgen Eck CEO BRAIN AG, the Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2018 In this exclusive interview, the Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2018 voted by our readers, talks about his company, the bioeconomy and the concept of innovation
Vision 2040 of the European Forest-based Sector launched in Vienna Conference aimed to show that the forest-based sector is a leading actor in and enabler of a circular bioeconomy
9 January 20198 January 2019 Six leading universities launch the “European Bioeconomy University” initiative “European Bioeconomy University” – that is the title under which the six strongest European universities in the area of the bioeconomy will team up to work towards a common goal
14 December 201812 December 2018 The Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2018 is Jürgen Eck, CEO of BRAIN AG, Germany The most innovative bioeconomy CEO 2018 is Jürgen Eck, CEO of BRAIN AG
6 December 20189 December 2018 The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs in 2018 – Now choose the number 1 Il Bioeconomista has asked a panel of world bioeconomy experts to tell us the Chief Executive Officers that have stood out as the most innovative during the last year
30 November 201829 November 2018 The Global Biorefinery Products Market is expected to reach $1,110.9 Billion by 2026 The Global Biorefinery Products Market is accounted for $498.02 Billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $1,110.9 Billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 9.3% during the forecast period
2 November 201828 October 2018 An exclusive interview with David Sudolsky, CEO Anellotech. “The future of the chemical industry is in the bioeconomy” The company based in New York develops a technology platform for producing petrochemicals and transportation fuels from renewable non-food biomass
30 October 201828 October 2018 The updated EU bioeconomy strategy. An interview with Marc Palahí, director EFI Marc Palahí, director at the European Forest Institute, talks with Il Bioeconomista
22 October 201821 October 2018 An interview with Marcel Lubben, Reverdia. “The bioeconomy is a long-term commitment” In this exclusive interview Marcel Lubben talks about Reverdia and his expectations related to the new EU bioeconomy strategy
2 October 20181 October 2018 IFIB in Turin: the bioeconomy is cool. More than Cristiano Ronaldo Two round tables focused on Investments and the role of clusters in the bioeconomy
