It was supposed to be a physical meeting place, but the 8th Biorizon Annual Event in Rotterdam turned out differently than expected. In front of 300 online followers, but in an empty conference room, the Biorizon team (and a speaker from LEGO) presented the progress in developing value chains for bio-aromatics. This development is progressing well.

With a low-key open day, HAN BioCentre celebrated the inauguration of three new laboratories this month. This year, the expertise centre in Nijmegen (The Netherlands) celebrates its 15th anniversary and in this period it has grown considerably.

On 1 December, Hanze University Groningen, NHL Stenden, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and the University of Groningen will start the new SPRONG consortium on the Sustainability of the chemical industry. "Together, we contribute to the development of talent for our region and the progress of the biobased transition", says André Heeres, lecturer Biobased Chemistry & Refinery at the Hanze University.