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Growing interest in bio-based market applications … let’s continue the support
It has often been argued that a lack of demand-side policies such as no dedicated framework to promote bio-based products,…
The bioeconomy towards 2050
In 2012, the companies within the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) developed a Vision for 2030. The BBU JU, a 3.7…
‘Make Biobased a permanent part of education in Europe’
‘The Bio-Based Industries Consortium is working hard to set up a strong biobased industry in Europe. However, if we want…
‘Biobased Industry in Europe delivers economic growth and employment’
The German nova-Institute is conducting on behalf of the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) on an annual basis a study analyzing…
BioBooster: a successful experiment
A little over a year ago, the province of North Brabant, the regional development authority REWIN, the Brabant Development Agency…
More than two birds with one stone
My first TEDXAmsterdam talk, in 2009, was called ‘Towards a circular economy: let’s be positive’. Yes indeed, an ecologist leading…
BBI JU on track for 2020
The European strategy "Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe (2012)" calls for a bioeconomy as a key element…
Bioeconomy and Reality
The bioeconomy has been hyped, applauded, ridiculed and rejected over the last decade. One thing is sure, it cannot be…
Doing business in the bio-based economy: you’ve got to be crazy!
Whether I was crazy? That's what people asked me when I enthusiastically told them I was giving up my permanent…