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IBioIC announced our 100th Member
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre welcomed its 100th member, in what marks a significant step towards…
PEFerence: bringing PEF to market
'The PEFerence-project is of great importance to us. We are in the process of opening up…
Master of Biobased Materials: passion and drive
The first class of the Master of Biobased Materials graduated in mid-July. At the festive ceremony…
The launch of Pilots4U heralds a boost for the bioeconomy in Europe
Project Coordinator, Lieve Hoflack, welcomed the establishment of the project saying: “Pilots4U aims to help SMEs,…
Global Science Technology & Innovation Conferences 2017
The Global Science Technology & Innovation Conferences (G-STIC 2017) conference aims to accelerate the development, dissemination and deployment…
Sustainable biomass: The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
Vertoro at Brightlands Chemelot: Scaling up lignin crude
Michael Boot already went to the Chamber of Commerce before the summer vacation. With his company…
New airplane biofuels plan would ‘destroy rainforests’, warn campaigners
A new plan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes has drawn stinging criticism from…
Biobased biomedical materials: distinction based on functionality
A large share of biomedical materials is based on fossil resources and metals, but biobased biomedical…
Role for Province of Limburg in the transition
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
VDL Groep: From straight producer to supply chain player
‘I see the future of the VDL Groep more as a player which controls the chain.…
Morssinkhof produces rPET yarns
Morssinkhof Rymoplast is one of the largest plastic recycling businesses in Europe. The company reduces different…
Functionalities key in commercial success
As expected, the commercial success in renewable products lies in the added functionalities or possible cost…
Broad focus on biopolymers
‘The Biopolymer Application Centre is intended to bring biopolymers in a general sense to the attention…
Katainen: role for bio in the circular economy
In the transition towards the circular economy, there is a definitive role for renewable concepts. That…
Avantium: markets are getting ready
'The industry, meaning brand owners, and young consumers are getting ready for renewable product concepts. This…
Flamini: football enters the bio-economy
What insiders knew for years, was that former Arsenal-footballplayer Mathieu Flamini had ventured into the bio-economy…
ECO-BIO 2018 about industrial biotechnology and bio-based solutions
From 4 until 7 march 2018, ECO-BIO 2018 will provide a forum for participants from academia…
Green-Chem launched in Ghent
At the beginning of this month Ghent University launched the GREEN-CHEM network. The network is founded because…