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Dirk Carrez

Helping society understand the bioeconomy is part of the change needed

28 / 03 / 2023

The message about the urgent need for action to deal with the threats to the environment…

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Dirk Carrez

Validating and unlocking the potential of Europe’s bioeconomy needs a great monitoring tool

20 / 03 / 2023

With the right kind of legislation in place, the bioeconomy can bring circularity, sustainability and competitive…

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Dirk Carrez

EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report outlines the contribution of the bio-based industry

15 / 06 / 2022

The European Commission recently published the Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report (09/06/22) to track the progress of…

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Dirk Carrez

The bioeconomy towards 2050

05 / 10 / 2018

In 2012, the companies within the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) developed a Vision for 2030. The…

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Dirk Carrez

‘Biobased Industry in Europe delivers economic growth and employment’

03 / 04 / 2018

The German nova-Institute is conducting on behalf of the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) on an annual…

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Luuk van der Wielen

Bioeconomy and Reality

01 / 06 / 2017

The bioeconomy has been hyped, applauded, ridiculed and rejected over the last decade. One thing is…


Articles

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Biobased Circular
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Bio-based raw materials as the basis for a new branch of industry

The chemical industry is facing a radical turnaround: from fossil fuels as the trusted basis for…

Pierre Gielen

Rubber
05:30

Rubber from yeast, activated carbon from plums and insoles from mycelium

The 2022 Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E) Finals were a close call. Student teams competed…

Pierre Gielen

Ocean waves
05:59

“The most sustainable biomass comes from the sea”

The world's oceans, rivers and lakes are a promising renewable source of biomass. Fish and shellfish…

Pierre Gielen

Green transport
06:09

Making an impact with bio-based democases

The bioeconomy is flourishing in Europe. Biorefinery initiatives are sprouting up all over the place; the…

Pierre Gielen

Interconnected Europe
03:03

Live event in Brussels brings biobased value chains together

The biobased community in Europe must grow into a lively ecosystem, where parties find each other…

Pierre Gielen

Green investments
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Investing in the Circular Biobased Economy

Many of the current successful projects in the biobased economy were once started by students. Think…

Pierre Gielen



News

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Cows
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Dutch 2030 climate target requires tough measures and a more effective government

Agriculture in the Netherlands can meet the national 2030 climate targets, but this will require a…

Editorial office / Wageningen

Dirk Carrez and William Stevens
02:52

Bio-based Industries Investment Programme 2023/2024 announced

Tech Tour and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) have announced the launch of the Bio-based Industries…

Editorial office / Brussels

Interconnected Europe
01:24

Pitch Perfect is looking for 99 pitches

Entrepreneurs in the bioeconomy who want to promote their innovations or are looking for investors simply…

Editorial office / Brussels

Plant growing on banknotes
02:06

Second Call CBE JU opened: €215.5 million for biobased projects

The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has published its second call for project proposals.…

Editorial office / Brussels

Biotech Campus Delft
02:32

DSM and ASR to accelerate growth of Biotech Campus Delft

DSM and ASR Dutch Science Park Fund are joining hands to further develop the Biotech Campus…

Editorial office / Delft

The bioeconomy towards 2050
00:51

Monitoring and data indispensable for Europe’s bioeconomy

"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it," management guru Peter Drucker once said. This…

Editorial office / Brussels