Source B
In the provence of Limburg the main parties joined forces to realise the biobased economy in Limburg in Source B. At June 26th 2012, Chemelot, Greenport Venlo, Maastricht University and the provence of Limburg, with help of NV Industriebank LIOF, signed a joint declaration of intent. In this declaration the parties committed to make Limburg one of ‘the’ biobased regions in Europe.
AMIBM is growing faster than anticipated
"The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has exceeded all expectations in the past four…
Chemelot InSciTe helps startups scale up
Chemelot InSciTe is much more than a pilot plant. "“Each project is assigned two project leaders:…
Limburg ecosystem foundation for a circular biobased future
As part of the '5 Years Source B Special', Agro & Chemie has published an infographic…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
New training courses for professionals of the future
The bio-based economy needs well-trained professionals, researchers and scientists with a solid foundation. That’s why educational…
Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
Emotional binding determines acceptance of biomaterials
Only when consumers experience an emotional bond will they accept biomaterials. It is necessary that they…
Medical implants from the 3D printer
PLA is a very useful material for printing medical scaffolds: temporary implants on which stem cells…
3D printing with PLA can become more precise and stronger
3D printing sounds like the perfect technology to produce complex objects as tailored single units; from…
“Emotional connection to biomaterials”
"Cradle-to-Cradle is a naive concept; raw materials that are 100% recyclable are more likely to be…
Biobased nylon from sugar beet
Biobased nylon made from sugar beet is ideal for applications where transparency is required and there…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
AMIBM gets new Sustainability Research Group
Under the direction of Yvonne van der Meer, the research group at: Sustainability of Biobased Materials…
Venlo focuses on seaweed
Seaweed is a wonderful product that contains a lot of proteins and healthy ingredients. They know…
New Sustainability research group in AMIBM
The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has gained a research group: Sustainability of Biobased…
New value chains through interaction between entrepreneurs and scientists
The Bio Treat Center in Venlo and the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials will work…
Additives pose the challenge for making 100% biobased textile
By 2030, the textile industry wants to make half of its products biobased. That does not…
Government needs to be a launching customer, rather than subsidy provider
The bio-based economy is just slowly getting off the ground, despite hundreds of millions of investments…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
CHILL partners with Brightlands Materials Center
Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL) partners with Brightlands Materials Center, a leading R&D center in…
From spider silk to biocomposites
More than 300 visitors attended the third ABC Conference at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus last week.…
Cross-border cooperation in biobased materials
Imagine you could get tobacco plants to make elastin-like proteins with the properties of spider silk.…
ABC Conference focuses on biobased fibre applications
For the third international Applied Biobased materials Conference (ABC) on April 20, the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
More sustainable yarns for carpet and textile
The textile and carpet sector wants to become more sustainable in the coming years through increased…
Master of Biobased Materials: passion and drive
The first class of the Master of Biobased Materials graduated in mid-July. At the festive ceremony…
More sustainable yarns for carpet and textile
The textile and carpet sector wants to become more sustainable in the coming years through increased…
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…
Pretreatment as essential intermediate step
‘We are concentrating at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo initially on healthy and safe food, including residual…
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…
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 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…
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 Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Cultus: crop protection market with potential
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
AMIBM hosts 2nd annual Applied Biobased Materials Conference
On the 12th of May, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted the 2nd annual Applied…
New worldwide repository for Biomaterial Transcriptiomics available
Researchers at the MERLN Institute for regenerative medicine launched a new worldwide research database for biomaterials,…
AMIBM wins the Ralf Raue Innovation Award 2017
At the BIOMEDICA summit in Eindhoven AMIBM (Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials) was awarded the Ralf…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
AMIBM hosts second ABC Conference
On the 12th of May the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) will host its second international conference…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
GFBiochemicals: Deeper into the chain
GFBiochemicals made a forward integration step at the start of this year through its acquisition of…
‘Major milestone at Brightlands Chemelot’
‘Development of a campus on the Chemelot grounds (editor’s note: Brightlands Chemelot Campus) went faster than…
Thermoplastic Composites pilot launched in Netherlands
Companies from Limburg, North Brabant, Zeeland and Gelderland, DPI Value Centre and Brightlands Materials Center in…
Value creation in the primary sector
How can agricultural entrepreneurs increase and safeguard their value in biobased supply chains? It is not easy, but…
Green polyamides a step closer
At Chemelot InSciTe, an international research and knowledge institute for biobased and biomedical materials, DSM is on…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
Four pilot plants under one roof
The brand-new Multipurpose Pilot Plant (MPP) at Brightlands Chemelot Campus will open its doors at the…
Stefaan de Wildeman wants to move ahead with biobased building blocks
As New Biobased Building Blocks group leader at Maastricht University, Stefaan de Wildeman is involved in…
Syngip: isobutene from syngas
It is roughly a matter of two to three years when bacteria will be able to convert…
InSciTe biobased building blocks
The middle stage in RT&D - the valley of death - often signals the end of…
BioTreatCenter: the key to integrated chain projects
Biomass suppliers, developers of pretreatment technology and buyers of applications often have problems in finding each…
From paper to nanocellulose
The world of paper and wood pulp is undergoing rapid change. That is why a traditional…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Bioneedle an alternative for traditional vaccination
Bioneedle is an innovative vaccination system that entails injecting a hollow needle filled with a vaccine…
Source B
In the provence of Limburg the main parties joined forces to realise the biobased economy in…
AMIBM is growing faster than anticipated
"The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has exceeded all expectations in the past four…
Chemelot InSciTe helps startups scale up
Chemelot InSciTe is much more than a pilot plant. "“Each project is assigned two project leaders:…
Limburg ecosystem foundation for a circular biobased future
As part of the '5 Years Source B Special', Agro & Chemie has published an infographic…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
New training courses for professionals of the future
The bio-based economy needs well-trained professionals, researchers and scientists with a solid foundation. That’s why educational…
Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
Emotional binding determines acceptance of biomaterials
Only when consumers experience an emotional bond will they accept biomaterials. It is necessary that they…
Medical implants from the 3D printer
PLA is a very useful material for printing medical scaffolds: temporary implants on which stem cells…
3D printing with PLA can become more precise and stronger
3D printing sounds like the perfect technology to produce complex objects as tailored single units; from…
“Emotional connection to biomaterials”
"Cradle-to-Cradle is a naive concept; raw materials that are 100% recyclable are more likely to be…
Biobased nylon from sugar beet
Biobased nylon made from sugar beet is ideal for applications where transparency is required and there…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
AMIBM gets new Sustainability Research Group
Under the direction of Yvonne van der Meer, the research group at: Sustainability of Biobased Materials…
Venlo focuses on seaweed
Seaweed is a wonderful product that contains a lot of proteins and healthy ingredients. They know…
New Sustainability research group in AMIBM
The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has gained a research group: Sustainability of Biobased…
New value chains through interaction between entrepreneurs and scientists
The Bio Treat Center in Venlo and the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials will work…
Additives pose the challenge for making 100% biobased textile
By 2030, the textile industry wants to make half of its products biobased. That does not…
Government needs to be a launching customer, rather than subsidy provider
The bio-based economy is just slowly getting off the ground, despite hundreds of millions of investments…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
CHILL partners with Brightlands Materials Center
Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL) partners with Brightlands Materials Center, a leading R&D center in…
From spider silk to biocomposites
More than 300 visitors attended the third ABC Conference at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus last week.…
Cross-border cooperation in biobased materials
Imagine you could get tobacco plants to make elastin-like proteins with the properties of spider silk.…
ABC Conference focuses on biobased fibre applications
For the third international Applied Biobased materials Conference (ABC) on April 20, the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
More sustainable yarns for carpet and textile
The textile and carpet sector wants to become more sustainable in the coming years through increased…
Master of Biobased Materials: passion and drive
The first class of the Master of Biobased Materials graduated in mid-July. At the festive ceremony…
More sustainable yarns for carpet and textile
The textile and carpet sector wants to become more sustainable in the coming years through increased…
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…
Pretreatment as essential intermediate step
‘We are concentrating at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo initially on healthy and safe food, including residual…
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…
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 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…
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 Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Cultus: crop protection market with potential
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
AMIBM hosts 2nd annual Applied Biobased Materials Conference
On the 12th of May, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted the 2nd annual Applied…
New worldwide repository for Biomaterial Transcriptiomics available
Researchers at the MERLN Institute for regenerative medicine launched a new worldwide research database for biomaterials,…
AMIBM wins the Ralf Raue Innovation Award 2017
At the BIOMEDICA summit in Eindhoven AMIBM (Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials) was awarded the Ralf…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
AMIBM hosts second ABC Conference
On the 12th of May the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) will host its second international conference…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
GFBiochemicals: Deeper into the chain
GFBiochemicals made a forward integration step at the start of this year through its acquisition of…
‘Major milestone at Brightlands Chemelot’
‘Development of a campus on the Chemelot grounds (editor’s note: Brightlands Chemelot Campus) went faster than…
Thermoplastic Composites pilot launched in Netherlands
Companies from Limburg, North Brabant, Zeeland and Gelderland, DPI Value Centre and Brightlands Materials Center in…
Value creation in the primary sector
How can agricultural entrepreneurs increase and safeguard their value in biobased supply chains? It is not easy, but…
Green polyamides a step closer
At Chemelot InSciTe, an international research and knowledge institute for biobased and biomedical materials, DSM is on…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
Four pilot plants under one roof
The brand-new Multipurpose Pilot Plant (MPP) at Brightlands Chemelot Campus will open its doors at the…
Stefaan de Wildeman wants to move ahead with biobased building blocks
As New Biobased Building Blocks group leader at Maastricht University, Stefaan de Wildeman is involved in…
Syngip: isobutene from syngas
It is roughly a matter of two to three years when bacteria will be able to convert…
InSciTe biobased building blocks
The middle stage in RT&D - the valley of death - often signals the end of…
BioTreatCenter: the key to integrated chain projects
Biomass suppliers, developers of pretreatment technology and buyers of applications often have problems in finding each…
From paper to nanocellulose
The world of paper and wood pulp is undergoing rapid change. That is why a traditional…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Bioneedle an alternative for traditional vaccination
Bioneedle is an innovative vaccination system that entails injecting a hollow needle filled with a vaccine…
Source B
In the provence of Limburg the main parties joined forces to realise the biobased economy in…
AMIBM is growing faster than anticipated
"The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has exceeded all expectations in the past four…
Chemelot InSciTe helps startups scale up
Chemelot InSciTe is much more than a pilot plant. "“Each project is assigned two project leaders:…
Limburg ecosystem foundation for a circular biobased future
As part of the '5 Years Source B Special', Agro & Chemie has published an infographic…
Source B to the next phase?
A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province…
Five years of Source B, too brief for an anniversary
“Five years is really far too brief for an anniversary. Especially for a transition that takes…
New training courses for professionals of the future
The bio-based economy needs well-trained professionals, researchers and scientists with a solid foundation. That’s why educational…
Cooperation: the foundation for success
Limburg has always been an outward-looking province, with intensive border traffic. No wonder: no other Dutch…
Emotional binding determines acceptance of biomaterials
Only when consumers experience an emotional bond will they accept biomaterials. It is necessary that they…
Medical implants from the 3D printer
PLA is a very useful material for printing medical scaffolds: temporary implants on which stem cells…
3D printing with PLA can become more precise and stronger
3D printing sounds like the perfect technology to produce complex objects as tailored single units; from…
“Emotional connection to biomaterials”
"Cradle-to-Cradle is a naive concept; raw materials that are 100% recyclable are more likely to be…
Biobased nylon from sugar beet
Biobased nylon made from sugar beet is ideal for applications where transparency is required and there…
Recipe book for bioplastic from sugar beet
How do you cook a sugar beet to obtain bioplastics? Ola Wróblewska answered this question in…
AMIBM gets new Sustainability Research Group
Under the direction of Yvonne van der Meer, the research group at: Sustainability of Biobased Materials…
Venlo focuses on seaweed
Seaweed is a wonderful product that contains a lot of proteins and healthy ingredients. They know…
New Sustainability research group in AMIBM
The Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) has gained a research group: Sustainability of Biobased…
New value chains through interaction between entrepreneurs and scientists
The Bio Treat Center in Venlo and the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials will work…
Additives pose the challenge for making 100% biobased textile
By 2030, the textile industry wants to make half of its products biobased. That does not…
Government needs to be a launching customer, rather than subsidy provider
The bio-based economy is just slowly getting off the ground, despite hundreds of millions of investments…
100% biobased textile not a matter of course
Wool, linen, cotton: the textile industry has traditionally used natural materials. And yet precisely this industry…
CHILL partners with Brightlands Materials Center
Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL) partners with Brightlands Materials Center, a leading R&D center in…
From spider silk to biocomposites
More than 300 visitors attended the third ABC Conference at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus last week.…
Cross-border cooperation in biobased materials
Imagine you could get tobacco plants to make elastin-like proteins with the properties of spider silk.…
ABC Conference focuses on biobased fibre applications
For the third international Applied Biobased materials Conference (ABC) on April 20, the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
Underground value key issue
The ‘state’ of the soil is an absolute prerequisite for a flourishing bio economy. Unfortunately it…
More sustainable yarns for carpet and textile
The textile and carpet sector wants to become more sustainable in the coming years through increased…
Master of Biobased Materials: passion and drive
The first class of the Master of Biobased Materials graduated in mid-July. At the festive ceremony…
More sustainable yarns for carpet and textile
The textile and carpet sector wants to become more sustainable in the coming years through increased…
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…
Pretreatment as essential intermediate step
‘We are concentrating at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo initially on healthy and safe food, including residual…
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…
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 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…
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 Decisive, proactive but also facilitating
A transition to a biobased/circular economy requires the public sector to have a proactive and facilitating…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
AMIBM: new biopolymers in the pipeline
It is anything but easy to get new polymers on the market. Technology, market and sustainability…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Chemelot InSciTe: successes and validation
Chemelot InSciTe was launched at the start of 2015. The public-private joint venture has been active…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands Campus Greenport…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Seeking ties across the border: condition for transition to a biobased economy
Cooperation in a powerful network is crucial to ensure the efficient growth of biobased R&D and…
Cultus: crop protection market with potential
Crop protection is a promising market for more sustainable products. That is the claim of Dinand…
AMIBM hosts 2nd annual Applied Biobased Materials Conference
On the 12th of May, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted the 2nd annual Applied…
New worldwide repository for Biomaterial Transcriptiomics available
Researchers at the MERLN Institute for regenerative medicine launched a new worldwide research database for biomaterials,…
AMIBM wins the Ralf Raue Innovation Award 2017
At the BIOMEDICA summit in Eindhoven AMIBM (Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials) was awarded the Ralf…
Cultus Crop Research goes to Brightlands Greenport
Cultus Crop Research, a 1,700 m2 research station on the site of the Brightlands Campus Greenport…
AMIBM hosts second ABC Conference
On the 12th of May the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) will host its second international conference…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
AMIBM spins ‘yarns’ from a natural source
At the start of December, AMIBM opened the doors of its renovated premises to the public.…
GFBiochemicals: Deeper into the chain
GFBiochemicals made a forward integration step at the start of this year through its acquisition of…
‘Major milestone at Brightlands Chemelot’
‘Development of a campus on the Chemelot grounds (editor’s note: Brightlands Chemelot Campus) went faster than…
Thermoplastic Composites pilot launched in Netherlands
Companies from Limburg, North Brabant, Zeeland and Gelderland, DPI Value Centre and Brightlands Materials Center in…
Value creation in the primary sector
How can agricultural entrepreneurs increase and safeguard their value in biobased supply chains? It is not easy, but…
Green polyamides a step closer
At Chemelot InSciTe, an international research and knowledge institute for biobased and biomedical materials, DSM is on…
Clever composite materials from PLA
The aim of the recently established Horizon 2020 BIO4SELF project is to develop and produce self-reinforced polymer composites…
Four pilot plants under one roof
The brand-new Multipurpose Pilot Plant (MPP) at Brightlands Chemelot Campus will open its doors at the…
Stefaan de Wildeman wants to move ahead with biobased building blocks
As New Biobased Building Blocks group leader at Maastricht University, Stefaan de Wildeman is involved in…
Syngip: isobutene from syngas
It is roughly a matter of two to three years when bacteria will be able to convert…
InSciTe biobased building blocks
The middle stage in RT&D - the valley of death - often signals the end of…
BioTreatCenter: the key to integrated chain projects
Biomass suppliers, developers of pretreatment technology and buyers of applications often have problems in finding each…
From paper to nanocellulose
The world of paper and wood pulp is undergoing rapid change. That is why a traditional…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Bioneedle an alternative for traditional vaccination
Bioneedle is an innovative vaccination system that entails injecting a hollow needle filled with a vaccine…