{"id":67964,"date":"2019-10-31T07:23:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T06:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=67964"},"modified":"2019-10-28T12:20:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:20:50","slug":"bic-hosts-first-ever-european-bio-based-student-challenge-to-develop-innovative-sustainable-products-from-bio-based-raw-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/bic-hosts-first-ever-european-bio-based-student-challenge-to-develop-innovative-sustainable-products-from-bio-based-raw-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"BIC hosts first-ever European bio-based student challenge to develop innovative, sustainable products from bio-based raw materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cContribute to the sustainability of society by designing a bio-based product or process\u201d. This was the task set for five pioneering student teams participating in the first-ever fully-fledged European final of the BISC-E student competition. The five teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry. The winner was Sauveur from Belgium with their innovative solution to reduce food waste. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E)<\/a> seeks to promote breakthrough innovation in the bio-based sector in an annual competition between some of Europe\u2019s most promising university students (BSc & MSc). The five teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry. The competition was initiated in the Netherlands in 2017 with the aim of bridging the knowledge gap between students and bio-based materials by TKI-BBE,\u00a0an entity to build, maintain and execute the national research and innovation agenda. Building on its success, the competition is now held on a national level in five European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Portugal).<\/p>\n

\u201cIngenious concepts\u201d<\/h3>\n

The jury were notably impressed by this year\u2019s submissions, noted Nelo Emerencia, chairman of the BIC Education team and Programming of Director at the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). \u201cThese projects\u2019 ingenious concepts underline the importance of ensuring knowledge transfer, beyond the lab to the market. BISC-E is yet another example of how aligning educational systems with the future needs of industry is crucial for the development of the bio-based sector in Europe\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

BIC hosted the inaugural European BISC-E final at its annual gathering of top bio-based industry experts in Berlin, Germany, where winners from five national contests competed. \u00a0Their innovative projects were first assessed by a jury, mostly consisting of academia, who decided on the top three. The jury members included: Kees de Gooijer (TKI Agri & Food), Cody Mayoh (NovaUCD), George Sakellaris (BIOCON), Manfred Kircher (CLIB). Gerlinde van Vilsteren of WUR is the BISC-E coordinator.<\/p>\n

Following a vote by BIC\u2019s industry members, it was the Sauveur team from Belgium which came out on top as winners with their innovative solution to reduce food waste. The Biosilence team<\/a> from the Netherlands were runners-up with their bio-based solution to reduce noise pollution<\/a>. Bark Union from Finland finished third with their project for innovative use of bark.<\/p>\n

\"BISC-E<\/p>\n

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For questions related to BISC-E, please contact<\/h3>\n

Bert van Rees,
\nCommunications Advisor at the TKI-BBE
\nE-mail: bert.vanrees@tki-agrifood.nl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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