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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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Nelo Emerencia

‘Make Biobased a permanent part of education in Europe’

26 / 06 / 2018

‘The Bio-Based Industries Consortium is working hard to set up a strong biobased industry in Europe.…

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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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Lambert van Nistelrooij

Biobased: from niche to norm

15 / 12 / 2016

I was a guest speaker at the EU conference ‘The Role of the Regions in the…


Articles

BIC supports the creation of biobased industry with country reports 3
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BIC supports the creation of biobased industry with country reports

An active and properly organised European biobased industry is not developing evenly across the continent. The…

Pierre Gielen

Andean Lupin promising crop in Europe 2
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Andean Lupin promising crop in Europe

On the volcanic ash in Iceland, on mountain slopes in Austria and in the bone-dry, dense…

Pierre Gielen

Let the bio-aromatics shine! 1
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Let the bio-aromatics shine!

To show the good and relevant results that European subsidies can yield, nine members of the…

Harm Ikink

‘Nobody can imagine what fully circular means’
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‘Nobody can imagine what fully circular means’

Circular is very trendy. The Circular Economy and Bio-Based Economy were once abstract concepts, but these…

Pierre Gielen

BIC presents overview of financial instruments 1
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BIC presents overview of financial instruments

The Bio-Based Industries Consortium recently published a comprehensive overview of financial instruments, a practical guide for…

Lucien Joppen

Proper risk management needed
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Proper risk management needed

There are funding gaps that hamper the development of circular/biobased projects in the EU. Private investors…

Lucien Joppen



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Brussels seeks alternatives to expensive fertilisers

The European Commission is working hard to find sustainable and affordable alternatives to artificial fertiliser. Dutch…

Editorial office / Brussels

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BIOMODEL4REGIONS improves decision-making in bioeconomy

The new European project BIOMODEL4REGIONS will improve the decision-making process in the field of bioeconomy at…

Editorial office / Brussels

The bioeconomy towards 2050
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‘Biobased industries should be part of European geopolitical strategy’

The biobased industries should become an indispensable part of the EU's geopolitical strategy, according to Dirk…

Editorial office / Brussels

AlgaePARC Wageningen
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AlgaePARC expansion: more capacity for SMEs and start-ups

The micro-algae pilot plant AlgaePARC in Wageningen (Netherland) is to expand its capacity to meet the…

Editorial office / Wageningen

Lady bug on corn
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Impact fund ECBF oversubscribed with €300 million

The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), originally set at €250 million, has raised a total of…

Editorial office / Brussels

Climate change dry field
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‘Costs of European climate policy exceed the benefits’

The costs of European climate policy are 10 times as high as the benefits, said economist…

Editorial office / Amsterdam


Agenda

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EU Bioeconomy Conference 2022

09:00
European Commission Charlemagne building (CHAR), Bruxelles

European Week of Regions and Cities 2019

16:00
European Parliament, Leopold Quarter

EU Research and Innovation in our daily life

14:00
European Parliament, Leopold Quarter

EU Bioeconomy Conference

European Commission Charlemagne building, Bruxelles