Milano - 24, 25 settembre 2015

 

 

IFIB2015 programme

 

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)