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Wednesday 20 October – day 1, Plenary
- Policy and business
8:00
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Registration and refreshments |
9:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| John Sime, Director, BIOSCIENCES KTN, UK |
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9:10
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Opening address from the Chair of EuropaBio’s IB Council |
| Ian Hudson, President DuPont EMEA, DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Switzerland |
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9:30
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Keynote address from the host nation |
| Maximising opportunities from industrial biotechnology – a UK Perspective |
| UK Business Minister (Invited), and Ian Schott, Co-Chair, INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP FORUM, UK |
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10:00
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Industry perspective |
| Europe's biobased economy: next steps |
| Stephan Tanda, Member of the Managing Board, DSM, The Netherlands |
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10:30
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European Commission perspective |
| European research and innovation for the bio-based economy |
| Maive Rute, Director, Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG RESEARCH, Belgium |
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11:00
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Refreshment and networking break sponsored by Cargill |
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11:30
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Industrial material use of renewable raw material (RRM): volume, application and policy |
| Dr Michael Carus, Managing Director, NOVA-INSTITUTE LTD, Germany |
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11:50
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End user case studies |
| Why bioIsoprene? Situation analysis, open innovation and technology development |
Dr David A. Benko, Research and Development Fellow, THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, US
Dr Karl Sanford, Vice President of Technology Development, GENENCOR, US |
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12:10
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Improving sustainability in the chemical and coatings industry with renewable raw materials |
| Alistair Reid, Community of Practice Leader, Renewable Raw Materials. AKZO NOBEL, UK |
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12:30
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White biotechnology in fast moving consumer goods |
| Timothy O’Connell, Manager, Applied Biotechnology, HENKEL, Germany |
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12:50
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Lunch sponsored by DSM |
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Wednesday 20 October – day 1, Conference Tracks
Feedstock track - ILUC: policy vs politic
14:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Willy De Greef |
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14:10
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Indirect land use change: the history and (short) future of a soon-to-be nonissue |
Bruce E. Dale, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE GREAT LAKES BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTER, and Associate Director, Office of Biobased Technologies, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, US
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14:35
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Sustainability criteria for bioenergy and ILUC |
Aaron Berry, Head of Carbon and Sustainability, RENEWABLE FUELS AGENCY, UK |
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15:00
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NGO Perspective |
Richard Perkins, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND |
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15:25
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Refreshment and networking break |
15:50
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Addressing ILUC: some thoughts from BP |
| Ian Dobson, Chief of Technology, BP BIOFUELS, UK |
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16:15
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Discussing the sustainability of biomass use and production |
Jean Francois Dallemand, JRC, EUROPEAN COMISSION, Italy |
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16:40
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Can industry supply low carbon feedstocks to meet the projected demands for bioenergy, materials and chemicals? |
| Dr Jeremy Woods, Lecturer, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, UK |
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17:05
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18:00
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Drinks reception and dinner |
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Policy, Business and Finance track - Towards a European lead market
14:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
Giulia Del Brenna, Head of Unit, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY, Belgium |
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14:10
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Bio-based products in the EC's Lead Market Initiative |
Peter Schintlmeister, FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMICS, FAMILY AND YOUTH, Austria
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14:35
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Eco-innovation for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth |
Hervé Martin, LIFE Environment and Eco-innovation Unit, EUROPEAN
COMMISSION |
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15:00
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Lead Market Initiative – recommendation for the communication of biobased products and underpinning standards |
| Francesco Degli Innocenti, NOVAMONT, Italy |
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15:25
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Refreshment and networking break |
15:50
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Building a biobased economy for Europe in 2020: a Policy Guide |
| Camille Burel, Industrial Biotechnology Manager, EUROPABIO, Belgium |
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16:15
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BMBF strategy for implementation of a ‘bio-economy’ |
| Peter Hassenbach, Head of the Responsible Nutrition and Renewable Resources Division, BMBF, Germany |
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16:40
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Patent protection in industrial biotechnology – a global view |
| Konrad Secheley, Partner and Patent Agent, GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON, Canada |
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17:05
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18:00
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Drinks reception and dinner |
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Innovation Track - Excellence in biorefinery research and development
14:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Prof Marcel Jaspars, Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, UK |
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14:10
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CoEBio3: Undertaking research at the academe-industry interface |
Nicholas J Turner, Professor, Chemical Biology, and Director, Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis (CoEBio3) School of Chemistry, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK
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14:25
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The next generation of integrated bio-refineries: The EuroBioRef Concept |
| Franck Dumeignil, Professor, Vice-Director of UCC, Coordinator of the EuroBioRef project, Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, UNIVERSITE LILLE NORD DE FRANCE, France |
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14:45
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Biocore: A biorefinery concept for the production of bio-commodities from lignocellulosic biomass |
Michael O’Donohue, Scientific Manager and Deputy Head of the INRA Division,
CEPIA - INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, France |
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15:05
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The SupraBio Project |
Professor Ashok K Bhattacharya, Department of Engineering Sciences,
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK |
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15:25
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Refreshment and networking break |
15:50
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Next horizons for biorefinery innovation |
| Jan Koninckx, Global Business Director, DUPONT, US |
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16:10
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Conversion of renewables |
| Thomas Grotkjaer, Business Development Manager, NOVOZYMES, Denmark |
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16:30
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INEOS Biorefinery Seal Sands |
| Graham Rice, External Relations & Development Manager, INEOS-BIO, UK |
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16:50
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Second generation biorefineries: challenges and perspectives |
| Dr Andre Koltermann, Corporate Research and Development, SÜD-CHEMIE AG, Germany |
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17:10
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How to expand industrial biotechnology’s relevance in the chemical industry |
Manfred Kircher, Chairman, and Tatjana Schwabe, Scientific Officer, CLIB2021 - CLUSTER INDUSTRIELLE BIOTECHNOLOGIE, Germany |
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17:30
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Pilot plant facility for the biotechnological manufacture of valuable products from renewable resources |
| Dr Joachim Venus, Department of BioEngineering, LEIBNIZ-INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING POTSDAM-BORNIM, Germany |
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17:50
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18:00
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Drinks reception and dinner |
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Thursday 21 October – day 2, Conference Tracks
Feedstock Track - Is there a place for industrial crops in agricultural policy?
8:45
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Registration and refreshments |
9:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Andreas Pilzecker, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG AGRICULTURE, Belgium |
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9:10
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Biomass for a bioeconomy: the Dutch approach |
Roeland Bosch, DUTCH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, The Netherlands
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9:35
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Views from European Farmers |
Pekka Pesonen, COPA COGECA, Belgium |
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10:00
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Developing industrial crops: opportunities and needs |
| Dr Jeremy Tomkinson, CEO, THE NATIONAL NON-FOOD CROPS CENTRE, UK |
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10:25
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Refreshment and networking break |
10:50
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Title TBC |
Akin Ozkutan, BioIndustrial Segment Leader, CARGILL, Belgium |
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11:30
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U.S. Department of Agriculture initiatives to support sustainable energy crops |
Dr Carmela Bailey, National Program Leader, Agricultural Materials,
USDA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, US |
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11:40
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Policy and incentives for industrial crops in North America |
| Stan Blade, Executive Director, ALBERTA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Canada |
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12:05
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12:40
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Lunch sponsored by Genencor |
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Policy, Business, and Finance track - From research to products: reducing time to market
08:45
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Registration and refreshments |
09:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Elizabeth Surkovic, Director Bioscience Unit, Department of Business Enterprise and regulatory Reform, HM GOVERNMENT, UK |
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09:10
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BE basic accelerating development and industrialisation |
Prof Han de Winde, Chairman of Biotechnology Department, DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, The Netherlands
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09:35
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The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant: open innovation for the biobased economy |
| Prof Wim Soetaert, Centre of Expertise Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, GHENT UNIVERSITY, Belgium |
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10:00
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3BCAR: bioenergy, biomolecules and biomaterials from renewable carbon |
Dr Paul Colonna, Deputy Scientific Director Plants and Plant Products,
INRA, France |
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10:25
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Morning refreshments |
10:50
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Fostering industrial biotechnology and minimising time from R&D to commercialization: the Austrian system |
| Prof Alois Jungbauer, Laboratory of Protein Technology and Downstream Processing, AUSTRIAN CENTRE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, Austria |
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11:15
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The German bioindustry clusters: industrial biotechnology along the
entire value chain |
| Dr Helmut Thamer, Managing Director, TUTECH INNOVATION GMBH, Germany |
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11:40
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Overview of BIOCHEM project |
| Dr Steve Fletcher, Project Director, CHEMISTRY INNOVATION LTD, UK |
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12:05
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12:40
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Lunch sponsored by Genencor |
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Innovation Track - New innovative biobased products
8:45
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Registration and refreshments |
9:00
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Prof Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor, SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, UK |
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9:10
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Advancing Biobutanol |
Jack Huttner, Executive Vice President of Commercial & Public Affairs, GEVO, US
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9:25
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Cost effective production of intracellular enzymes |
| Stuart West, Managing Director, BIOCATALYSTS LTD, UK |
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9:45
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Furanics: versatile building blocks for biobased materials and fuels |
| Dirk den Ouden, Director New Business Development, AVANTIUM, The Netherlands |
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10:05
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Valorization of crude glycerine by a biotechnological process |
| Jose L. Adrio, Head of Neuron Bioindustrial Division, NEURON BPH, Spain |
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10:25
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Refreshment and networking break |
10:50
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Purac: Setting the stage for biobased building blocks |
| Paul Cordfunke, Market Manager Chemical Industry, PURAC/CSM BIOCHEMICALS, US |
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11:10
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The product development track from idea to product via case studies |
| Dr Klaus Pellengahr, Head of Business Development, C-LECTA GMBH, Germany |
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11:30
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Glucaric acid: a new building block for a renewable world |
| James R. Stoppert, CEO, RIVERTOP RENEWABLES, US |
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11:50
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Title TBC |
| Oliver Peoples, Chief Science Officer, METABOLIX, UK |
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12:10
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A systems biology approach towards improvement of itaconic acid production in |
| Prof Peter J. Punt, TNO, The Netherlands |
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12:30
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Bringing ideas to industrial production – the case of succinic acid |
| Yvon Le Henaff, General Manager, AGRO INDUSTRIE RECHERCHES ET DÉVELOPPEMENTS, France |
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12:50
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Lunch sponsored by Genencor |
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Thursday 21 October – day 2, Plenary – Translating sustainability into economic value
13:50
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Opening remarks from the Chair |
| Ian Hudson, President Dupont EMEA, DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Switzerland |
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14:00
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Australian perspective |
| Kate Le Strange, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA, Australia(invited) |
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14:30
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Delivering green growth through industrial biotechnology |
| Iain Gillespie, Head of Organisation, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD, France |
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15:00
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| Investment considerations for industrial biotechnology |
| Philipp Hasler, Investment Director, EMERALD TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, Switzerland |
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15:30
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Closing Address |
| Why it’s different this time: biofuels and bioproducts are here to stay and grow |
Bruce E. Dale, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE GREAT LAKES BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTER, and Associate Director, Office of Biobased Technologies, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, US |
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16:00
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Closing remarks from the chair and close of conference |
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