Science writer and broadcaster Vivienne Parry will moderate an opening keynote session featuring Jean Tirole, 2014 Nobel Prize winner for Economics and Chairman of Toulouse School of Economics. The opening plenary will also feature keynotes from Jean-Eric Paquet (Director General, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission), Marcel Wubbolts (Chief Technology Officer, Corbion) and a CEO panel featuring Genomatica, Anellotec, Photanol, Deinove, Green Biologics and EnobraQ.
Industrial biotech entrepreneurs will get a chance to shine during the inaugural EFIB Start-Up Village, and the opportunity to deliver an ‘elevator pitch’ to influential VCs at the EFIB PitchFest.
Exciting track sessions include a synthetic biology and wood biorefining showcases, breakthroughs in plastics innovation, marine biotechnology and sustainable aviation and a track about financing the circular economy.
EFIB is the market leading annual event in Europe for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy. See also the agenda.