Milano - 24, 25 settembre 2015
Introduction to the event
M. Bonaccorso - Assobiotec
Keynote Session – Chairs: R. Motterle and L. Gardossi
- Present and future of the bioeconomy in the European Union
E. Balzi - DG Research and Innovation (EU Commission)
- Boosting the industrial biotechnology to boost the European bioeconomy
C. Patermann - German Bioeconomy Council
- Recent successes of and obstacles to enzyme processes on industrial scale
A. Bommarius - Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, USA)
Session – AGROFOOD – Chairs: R. Motterle and L. Gardossi
- The role of biotech in supporting and innovating the Italian agro-food value chain
G. Carenzo - PTP (Lodi, Italy)
- Industrial sugar and the development of biorefineries
V. Vallini - Eridania Sadam (Italy)
- New European agri-hub for technological transfer: on the way for sustainability and competitivity
C. Gianinazzi – IpadLab (Italy)
- Integrated management system as a competitive solution for the rice industry
P. Abbruscato - PTP (Lodi, Italy)
Session – ENERGY AND BIOREFINERIES – Chairs: S. Riva and D. Ubiali
- HTL and pyrolysis for biocrude oil production from lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel applications or as chemical intermediates
P. Taddei - Spike Renewables (Italy)
- The Bazancourt-Pomacle biorefinery: the potential of the industrial bioeconomy to replace fossil fuels
P-A. Schieb - NEOMA Business School (Campus de Reims, France)
- Biogasdoneright: a cold planet with full plates, a sustainable, low cost, reliable and win BECCS solution
F. Sibilla – CIB (Italy)
- Enhancing biogas production from wheat straw through ligninolytic fungi pretreatments and co-digestion with pig slurry
C. Vasmara - CRA (Italy)
Session - POLICIES ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH & BIOECONOMY – Chairs: C. Patermann and M. Bonaccorso
- The importance of partnerships in the world bioeconomy
M. Kircher - CLIB2021
- Malaysia's strategy on bioeconomy
Z. Azmal - Malaysian Biotech Corp (Malaysia)
- Industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy in Austria
B. Nidetzky - ACIB GmbH (Austria)
- A bioeconomy initiative in Czech Republic
E. Cudlinova - University of South Bohemia, (Czech Republic), G. Sakellaris - IEM Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic)
- Basilicata's strategy on bioeconomy
R. Liberali - Basilicata Region (Italy)
- Status of bioeconomy in Hungary and insight into Climate-KIC projects
M. Gyalai - Korpos - Pannon Pro Innovation Services Ltd (Hungary)
Session – ENVIRONMENT – Chairs: G. Speranza and A. Tagliani
- Building with natural materials is a confirmed revolution that will contribute to improving the environment and the health of people
J. Hempel - Hemp Eco Systems SA (Switzerland)
- Biomaterials from fungi
F. Grati – Mycoplast (Italy)
- Selection of autochthonous and allochthonous fungal strains for the treatment of recalcitrant wastewaters
V. Tigini - University of Turin (Italy)
- Enzyme discovery in the Sphagnum moss microbiome
C. A. Müller - Graz University of Technology (Austria)
Session – BIOBASED-CHEMISTRY – Chairs: G. Sannia and F. Fava
- Bioplastics from agricultural wastes
M. Astorri - Bio-On (Italy)
- Novamont's biorefinery as a model of circular economy
G. Gregori – Novamont (Italy)
- Wood-based biorefinery concepts: opportunities and challenges
C. Huebsch - UPM Biochemicals (Finland)
- The role of wood in the Finnish bioeconomy
J. Kantola – NISClusterb (Finland)
- Wastewater as raw material to manufacture high-performance PHA
D. Centrone – Eggplant (Italy)
Session – LIFE SCIENCES – Chairs: G. Speranza and G. Carenzo
- Immobilization of lipases with optimal performances for the application in industry
A. Basso – Purolite (UK)
- The Xpansion® Multiplate Bioreactor: a cost effective tool for scaling-up stem cell manufacturing
M. Sanvito - Pall Life Sciences (Italy)
- Bioeconomy in the industry of medicinal plant derivatives
G. Fontana – Indena (Italy)
- Probiotics R&D: from genome sequences to regulatory issues
A. Del Casale – Microbion (Italy)
- New sustainable tools for organic chemistry applications: exploring fungal ene-reductase expression profile
A. Romagnolo - University of Turin (Italy)
- BioSEArch newco the first Italian biotech in search for innovative molecules from marine organisms
T. Croci - Consorzio Italbiotec (Italy)
- iSweetch a new generation of sweeteners
S. Leone – iSweetch (Italy)
- Lombardy: one of the Four Motors for Europe
S. Nigro - Invest in Lombardy Promos (Italy)
Round Table on "Financing The Bioeconomy"
Panelists: R. Weerdmeester – PNO (Belgium), F. Ortega Schlingmann - European Investment Bank (Luxembourg), M. Tellini - Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy)
Moderator: J. Dupont-Inglis – EuropaBio (Belgium)
Concluding remarks and announcing IFIB 2016 – G. Speranza – IBC (Italy)