Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2024

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3 December 2024 - Pitching, Matchmaking and Networking Event

9:00 - 18:00, Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

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Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:00 - end of the event Matchmaking in the Matchmaking Area. Download
09:30 - 11:00 Pitch Session 1, 2, 3 Download
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee and Networking Break Download
11:30 - 13:00 Pitch Session 4, 5, 6 Download
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch, Networking and Matchmaking Break Download
15:00 - 16:30 Pitch Session 7, 8, 9 Download
16:40 Closure/Wrap-up Download
16:45 - 18:00 Closing Networking Drink Download

09:30 - 11:00 Pitch Session 1: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding - Galaxy I

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:30 - 09:34 Introduction by session moderator Annick Verween – Head of biotope, biotope by VIB, BE Download
09:34 - 09:41 Transforming uprooted apple trees into high-value biobased products Bart Dooms – Bio-Based Business Ecosystem Transformator (B3ET), BE Feedstock: uprooted apple trees
End-product: polyphenols, biochar
Technology: ultrasound-assisted extraction, carbon sequestration, pyrolysis		 Download
09:42 - 09:49 Microalgae-based textiles, sustainable & carbon negative fabrics of the future Pedro Vicente – Bloom Biotech, BE Feedstock: microalgae
End-product: textiles
Technology: bio-printing		 Download
09:50 - 09:57 Mixed microbes for mixed waste? MATERI-8! Patricia Parlevliet – MATERI-8, DE Feedstock: mixed plastic waste
End-product: high-performance polymers
Technology: biomanufacturing platform		 Download
09:58 - 10:05 Seafood without a catch Kianti Figler – Upstream Foods, NL Feedstock: aminoacids, lipids, glucose
End-product: cultivated fat
Technology: cell-cultured		 Download
10:06 - 10:13 High performing, sustainable biobased surfactants Kasper Falkenberg – NorFalk ApS, DK Feedstock: vegetable oils, fatty acid, carbohydrates
End-product: biosurfactants
Technology: biocatalysis		 Download
10:14 - 10:21 Solid fermentation for cost effective mycelium Tony Callaghan – SomaTech Limited, IE Feedstock: fibrous side streams
End-product: mycelial enhanced products
Technology: solid state fermentation		 Download
10:22 - 10:29 PyroLoop: transforming used coffee grounds into biochar Agnieszka Kazimierczuk – PyroLoop, BE Feedstock: used coffee grounds
End-product: biochar
Technology: pyrolysis		 Download
10:30 - 10:37 Using the power of biology to convert underutilized waste such as crop or forest residues into fuels and chemicals Tom Wilding-Steele – Celluol, FR Feedstock: lignocellulose
End-product: aviation fuel, cellulosic ethanol
Technology: consolidated bioprocessing		 Download
10:38 - 10:45 AgroGrIN Tech is shifting the future of food Débora Campos – Molecule Message Unipessoal Lda, PT Feedstock: fruits, vegetables
End-product: gluten-free flours; extracts of enzymes & vitamins; natural additives
Technology: green extraction		 Download
10:46 - 10:53 Lactic acid production valorizes residual streams Jules Rombouts – Nature's Principles B.V., NL Feedstock: residual streams and waste streams
End-product: lactic acid
Technology: fermentation		 Download
10:54 - 11:01 Vegan melanin for your sunscreen Simone Savino – Oxyco, ES Feedstock: agriwaste
End-product: melanin
Technology: fermentation		 Download
11:02 - 11:09 Roscow biofuels-sewage to SAF Robert Roscow – Roscow Biofuels, USA Feedstock: municipal sewage sludge
End-product: SAF		 Download

09:30 - 11:00 Pitch Session 2: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - series A and series B/C funding - Galaxy II

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:30 - 09:34 Introduction by session moderator Jisk de Vries – European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, DE Download
09:34 - 09:41 Inspirational pitch
Shaping the future of chemicals and materials with superior scope 3 solutions
 		Peep Pitk – Fibenol, EE Feedstock: wood industry residues (hardwood)
End-product: lignin, wood sugars and specialty cellulose
Technology: fractionation, extrusion		 Download
09:42 - 09:49 Leading the Biorefinery Revolution - economic biobased building blocks for the food, bio/chemicals and packaging industries Krisztina Kovacs-Schreiner – Lixea, SE Feedstock: waste biomass, soft and hard wood, grasses, wheat straw, grass straw, sugarcane bagasse, contaminated construction waste wood
End-product: technology licensing; outputs - cellulose, lignin, small organic chemicals - furfural, acetic acid
Technology: ionic liquid, fractionation, pulping		 Download
09:50 - 09:57 The lignin revolution: Lignopure's approach to unlock the natural power of lignin Joana Gil Chavez – Lignopure GmbH, DE Feedstock: lignin
End-product: multifunctional ingredients for care, nutraceuticals-, materials sector
Technology: particle engineering		 Download
09:58 - 10:05 Up-scaling a biorefinery Jaakko Pajunen – Boreal Bioproducts, FI Feedstock: wood residues, side streams
End-product: biopolymers, polysaccharides, phenolics
Technology: biorefinery, pressurized hot water extraction		 Download
10:06 - 10:13 Cellulose white pigments enabling safe and sustainable products Lukas Schertel – Seprify AG, CZ Feedstock: cellulose
End-product: white pigments
Technology: chemical extraction		 Download
10:14 - 10:21 Biobased chemical building blocks for the development of bioplastics and recyclable polyurethanes Roger Ottenheym – Mevaldi b.v., NL Feedstock: 2G cellulosic feedstock
End-product: chemical building blocks
Technology: integrated hybrid bio-thermochemical process		 Download
10:22 - 10:29 Minagro: transforming agriculture with biobased innovations in agrochemicals Arnold de Maere – Minagro, BE Feedstock: hemicellulose
End-product: co-formulants for agrochemicals: in-can preservatives, adjuvants and solvents
Technology: green chemistry		 Download
10:30 - 10:37 Bio-based pigments to decarbonize the textile industry Philippe Berlan – Ever Dye, FR Feedstock: cellulose
End-product: pigments
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10:38 - 10:45 MicroIBEoil: sustainable biorefinery for the transformation of lignocellulosic and industrial waste into microbial oils and bio-based products Iván García – Iberia Bioenergy, ES Feedstock: crude glycerin, lignocellulosic waste
End-product: microbial oils		 Download
10:46 - 10:53 Innovative technologies for superior production of healthy sugar sweeteners Saju Varghese – Bioxytol SL/Novel Yeast, ES/BE Feedstock: sucrose, molasses, cellulose
End-product: isomaltulose, trehalulose, healthy sweeteners
Technology: enzyme, surface of cell		 Download
10:54 - 11:01 Insect Protein – A cost-efficient and sustainable protein source Patrick Reiber – Alpha-Protein, GmbH, DE Feedstock: mealworm
End-product: mealworm, protein meal, insect meal, organic fertilizer
Technology: automated insect rearing		 Download
11:02 - 11:09 Food proteins from CO2 - a first step to decarbonising industries Diego Grumbach – Solmeyea, GR Feedstock: CO2
End-product: food proteins
Technology: CCU fermentation		 Download

09:30 - 11:00 Pitch Session 3: Artificial Intelligence in service of biomanufacturing - Galaxy III

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
09:30 - 09:34 Introduction by session moderator Iancu Avram – Project Manager, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE Download
09:34 - 09:41 Digital twins and soft sensors for bioprocesses Guilherme Pimentel – SECO Lab. - University of Mons, BE Feedstock: biomanufacturing process measurements
End-product: digital twins, controllers and processes optimization
Technology: artificial neural network, process optimization, digital twins 		Download
09:42 - 09:49 Hybrid models of bioreactors Albert Mestre – Intelligent Chemistry, S.L., ES Feedstock: glucose, biowaste
End-product: proteins, food products, pharma
Technology: AI, hybrid models		 Download
09:50 - 09:57 Fully-automated growth media optimization using a novel machine learning algorithm Eelco Meerdink – LABMaiTE GmbH, DE Technology: machine learning Download
09:58 - 10:05 Perfect Downscale - Cutting biotech process scale-up time to zero Peter Satzer – p4b GmbH, DE End-product: bioreactor
Technology: scale-up		 Download
10:06 - 10:13 VCG.AI - Turning organic by-products & waste into valuable materials using AI Jon Goriup – VCG.AI, DE Feedstock: organic industrial by-products and waste
End-product: several
Technology: AI		 Download
10:14 - 10:21 Fast and risk-free scale-up with SimVantage Christian Witz – SimVantage GmbH, DE Feedstock: all
End-product: all
Technology: simulation		 Download
10:22 - 10:29 Machine learning-driven simulation and optimization of microbial behaviour across scale-up stages Christian Spier – Differential Bio, DE Feedstock: optimized
End-product: in silico
Technology: modelling		 Download
10:30 - 10:37 Get more from your data with MORF Joyce Bennett – MORF, UK Feedstock: any
End-product: insights
Technology: data visualisation		 Download
10:38 - 10:45 Streamlining the path to scalable bioproduction with AI-enhanced R&D Zoe Yu Tung Law – New Wave Biotech Ltd, UK Feedstock: any
End-product: alternative proteins, biochemicals
Technology: AI/machine learning		 Download
10:46 - 10:53 AI and precision fermentation for sustainable plant-based food production Martijn Bekker – Wageningen University & Research, NL Feedstock: plant-based protein
End-product: AI-empowered fermented flavor optimization
Technology: AI, fermentation		 Download
10:54 - 11:01 TBA TBA – TBA Download

11:30 - 13:00 Pitch Session 4: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding - Galaxy I

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
11:30 - 11:34 Introduction by session moderator Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli – Director, Magfi, MT Download
11:34 - 11:41 Circular and local extraction process to produce an all natural flavouring: vanillin Yves Boonen – Plinius Labs, BE Feedstock: straw-like waste stream
End-product: natural vanillin
Technology: mechanocatalysis 		Download
11:42 - 11:49 Unlocking biobased aromatic molecules at scale Ludovic Sinet – Linium Biochemicals, FR Feedstock: lignin
End-product: pharmaceutical & active ingredients, aromas, polyols, polyphenols
Technology: photochemistry, green chemistry		 Download
11:50 - 11:57 Competitively decarbonate scope-3 by recycling scope 1&2 CO2 emissions Jean-Louis Roux Dit Buisson – NeoCarbons sa, CH Feedstock: CO2
End-product: SAF feedstock, substitute of fossil based chemicals in scope-3, alternative proteins 		Download
11:58 - 12:05 Feeding our future with upcycled foods Ruairi Dooley – Lurgan Foods, UK Feedstock: brewers spent grains
End-product: snacks, functional ingredients
Technology: upcycling		 Download
12:06 - 12:13 Next-generation catalysts to enable the green chemicals of tomorrow Seadna Quigley – Level Nine, DE Feedstock: lignin
End-product: monomers, oligomers
Technology: nanozymes		 Download
12:14 - 12:21 Sustainable pathways to biobased acrylics Christopher Nicholas – Lakril Technologies Corporation, USA Feedstock: lactic acid, alkyl lactates
End-product: acrylic acid
Technology: catalytic dehydration		 Download
12:22 - 12:29 Dismantling the fish-oil trap: SyMO3’s plant-based Omega-3 solution Linda O'Higgins – University College Cork, UK Feedstock: microalgae biotechnology
End-product: sustainable Omega-3s
Technology: precision fermentation 		Download
12:30 - 12:37 Insulin from insects? Let's make the future fly! Johan Jacobs – Flyblast, BE Feedstock: foodwaste
End-product: insulin
Technology: insects		 Download
12:38 - 12:45 Specialty fats with enhanced functionality through precision fermentation Dimitri Verweire – VIB, BE Feedstock: molasses, starch, fruit, C5, lignocellulose
End-product: specialty fats
Technology: precision fermentation, synthetic biology, yeast		 Download
12:46 - 12:53 Sustainable chemical manufacturing powered by innovative enzyme technology Gareth Little – Pathfinder Bio Ltd, UK Feedstock: biobased feedstocks
End-product: fine chemicals
Technology: biocatalysis, ultra-high throughput, enzyme engineering		 Download
12:54 - 13:01 Unlocking evolution to turn waste tyres into novel biomaterials Joe Price – Evolutor Ltd, UK Feedstock: end-of-life tyres, agriwaste
End-product: biomaterials
Technology: engineering evolution		 Download
13:02 - 13:09 Mixed -culture fermentation for the production of an animal-free heparin (blood thinner) substitute Aisling Foley – ExCulture, NL Feedstock: acetate
End-product: heparin
Technology: mixed-culture		 Download
13:10 - 13:17 Cell based avocado by Real Green Gold José Amado-Blanco – Real Green Gold, DE Feedstock: biomass
End-product: avocado
Technology: cell-based		 Download
13:18 - 13:25 Bioactive peptides for healthy ageing Peter Luebcke – Valogen Biosciences Ltd, UK Feedstock: canola/rapeseed
End-product: peptides
Technology: hydrolysis		 Download

11:30 - 13:00 Pitch Session 5: Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - series A and series B/C funding - Galaxy II

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
11:30 - 11:34 Introduction by session moderator Cindy Gerhardt – Managing Director Planet-B.io, NL Download
11:34 - 11:41 Inspirational Pitch
Biosurfactant portfolio at petrochemical prices
 		Ben Dolman – Holiferm, UK Feedstock: biomass
End-product: biosurfactants		 Download
11:42 - 11:49 Scale-up of innovative furan-based anionic surfactants as effective green alternatives to reduce the carbon impact of cleaning products Amir Al Ghatta – Bioataraxis Ltd, UK Feedstock: wheat straw, sugarcane, bagasse, corn cob, palm oil waste
End-product: surfactants
Technology: green chemistry		 Download
11:50 - 11:57 Making biosurfactants mainstream Pierre-Frank Valentin – AmphiStar, BE Feedstock: biobased waste- and side streams
End-product: microbial biosurfactants
Technology: fermentation		 Download
11:58 - 12:05 Building a (bio-)ingredients company 2.0 Johannes Sonnenschein – Insempra GmbH, DE Feedstock: 1G and 2G sugars
End-product: lipids, flavors & fragrances, antioxidants & preservatives, fibers & materials
Technology: biomanufacturing at industrial scale		 Download
12:06 - 12:13 Saving chocolate through plant cell culture Alex Shandrovsky – California Cultured, USA Feedstock: dextrose
End-product: cocoa, coffee
Technology: plant cell culture		 Download
12:14 - 12:21 Microbial Protein Transition Player
Revolutionizing the food industry by producing a complete protein inexpensively and more sustainably
 		Sue Garfitt – The Protein Brewery, NL Feedstock: sugar, food sidestreams
End-product: fungi proteins
Technology: biomass fermentation		 Download
12:22 - 12:29 Microbial Protein Transition Player
Complementarity between alternative dairy proteins and conventional milk production
 		Stéphane Mac Millan – Bon Vivant, FR Feedstock: sugar, minerals, water
End-product: dairy proteins (whey, casein)
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
12:30 - 12:37 Microbial Protein Transition Player
Protopia: Smart Protein without footprints
 		Karim Kurmaly – Protopia, NL Feedstock: Carbon 1, Carbon 2, Carbon 3, Carbon 6
End-product: 70% single cell protein, non-gmo
Technology: fermentation		 Download
12:38 - 12:45 Microbial Protein Transition Player
Making the promise of dairy protein from precision fermentation a commercial reality
 		Stephan van Sint Fiet – Vivici, NL Feedstock: sugar, methanol
End-product: beta-lactoglobulin
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download
12:46 - 12:53 Microbial Protein Transition Player
MAASH : Accelerating sustainable industrialization of mycoprotein in Europe
 		Gaspard Gilbert – MAASH S.A., BE Feedstock: sugar
End-product: mycoprotein
Technology: fermentation		 Download
12:54 - 13:01 Microbial Protein Transition Player
Creamy, dairy-free solutions from biomass fermentation
 		DImitri Zogg – Cultivated Biosciences SA, CH Feedstock: glucose, glycerol
End-product: functional emulsion
Technology: fermentation		 Download
13:02 - 13:09 Microbial Protein Transition Player
IBI Ag - Next generation bio control for food protection
 		Arnon Heyman – IBI Ag, IL Feedstock: protein fermentation
End-product: bioinsecticide
Technology: nano bodies		 Download
13:10 - 13:17 Microbial Protein Transition Player
Building the next generation of proteins and bioactives for dairy
 		Jevan Nagarajah – Better Daiy, UK Feedstock: glucose
End-product: casein, osteopontin
Technology: precision fermentation		 Download

11:30 - 13:00 Pitch Session 6: Microbes and gaseous feedstocks (looking for Series A and Series B/C funding) - Galaxy III

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
11:30 - 11:34 Introduction by session moderator Elodie Vlaeminck – R&D Platform Manager CCU, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE Download
11:34 - 11:41 CO2 biomanufacturing David Ortega – Phase Biolabs, UK Feedstock: CO2
End-product: ethanol
Technology: gas fermentation, CCU		 Download
11:42 - 11:49 From Co2 emissions to biodegradable PHA polymers Fabiana Fantinel – CO2BioClean GmbH, DE Feedstock: CO2
End-product: PHA
Technology: fermentation		 Download
11:50 - 11:57 Bringing bio-CCU to scale: demonstrating gasfermentation in an industrial environment Koen Quataert – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE Download
11:58 - 12:05 Circe: carbon negative manufacturing Shannon Nangle – Circe Bioscience Inc., USA Feedstock: carbon dioxide, hydrogen
End-product: fat, protein, fuel
Technology: gas fermentation, carbon negative manufacturing		 Download
12:06 - 12:13 Developing the world’s potentially fastest CO₂-to-triacylglycerol fermentation Maximilian Webers – COLIPI GmbH, DE Feedstock: CO2, C1-molecules, H2, O2, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, oxygen, knallgas, industrial off-gas
End-product: triacylglycerols, climate oil(TM), HEFA-ready hydrocarbons for SAF, proteins
Technology: biological carbon utilization, aerobic gas fermentation, precision fermentation, strain engineering, bioprocess engineering, power-to-liquid (PtL)		 Download
12:14 - 12:21 Stepping on the gas: rapid path to scale-up Bjorn Heijstra – LanzaTech, USA Feedstock: C1-gases, hydrogen, gasified waste
End-product: ethanol, acetone, isopropanol
Technology: gas fermentation, carbon recycling		 Download
12:22 - 12:29 Looking for finance - Series A and Series B/C
Scalable production of protein for feed and food (SCP) & bioplastics (PHA) by gas fermentation
 		Maximilian Lackner, David Drew – Circe Biotechnologie GmbH, AT Feedstock: CH4, biogas, synthesis gas
End-product: Single-cell protein (SCP), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
Technology: gas fermentation, cellular agriculture		 Download
12:30 - 12:37 Sustainable production of carbon negative ingredients using Archaea Justin Smith – Arkeon Biotechnologies, AT Feedstock: CO2
End-product: amino acids
Technology: gas fermentation		 Download
12:38 - 12:45 Circular Manufacturing: Transforming waste into eco-friendly poultry feed additives Tuğba Keskin Gündoğdu – Hope Biotechnology, TR Feedstock: gaseous, syngas
End-product: feed additive, medium chain fatty acid, chicken feed
Technology: anaerobic fermentation, syngas fermentation, chain elongation		 Download
12:46 - 12:53 Pioneering sustainable CO2 conversion to C3 chemicals and high-value lipids for feed and food applications Francesca Di Bartolomeo – SINTEF AS, NO Feedstock: CO2, H2
End-product: C3 chemicals, omega-3 fatty acids
Technology: bioprocesses		 Download
12:54 - 13:01 V-Rotex: Revolutionizing bioconversion efficiency and energy savings Maurizio Bettiga – Italbiotec, IT Feedstock: syngas, CO, H2, CO2, biogas
End-product: gas fermentation products 		Download
13:02 - 13:09 Furanic humins as feedstock for biogas-production Tom Claessen – Avantium Renewable Polymers, NL Feedstock: biomass, sugars
End-product: furanic humins fermentation
Technology: biogas		 Download

15:00 - 16:30 Pitch Session 7: Scale-up of novel biomaterials and processes, powered by INN-PRESSME - Galaxy I

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
15:00 - 15:04 Introduction by session moderator: INN-PRESSME servicing 10 Open Call Winners Ilona Leppänen – VTT Technical Research Institute of Finland, FI Download
15:04 - 15:11 Advanced biobased nanomaterials from discarded textiles Tomas Hjort – CelluCircle AB, SE Feedstock: discarded textiles
End-product: nanocellulose of CNC, CNF, MFC type; nanocomposites with nanocellulose as reinforecement		 Download
15:12 - 15:19 Developing truly sustainable yet cheap biochemicals at scale Lukas Jasiunas – ecorbio, CY Feedstock: biomass by-products and waste
End-product: biochemicals
Technology: solvothermal liquefaction		 Download
15:20 - 15:27 BIOGUARD: Biodegradable antennas for counterfeit protection Daniele Annicchiarico – Versarien, UK Feedstock: graphene
End-product: antennas
Technology: printed electronics		 Download
15:28 - 15:35 Coffeefrom: From coffee ground, endless possibilities Laura Gallo – Coffeefrom, IT Feedstock: coffee grounds
End-product: bioplastic materials
Technology: moulding and injection		 Download
15:36 - 15:43 Biofoam scale-up: roll-to-roll process and coating Luisa Jannuzzi – Woamy Oy, FI Feedstock: kraft pulp
End-product: biofoam
Technology: extrusion		 Download
15:44 - 15:51 First fermented-based asphalt with binder from mycelium Max van 't Hof – Visibuilt, DK Feedstock: agricultural side streams
End-product: asphalt
Technology: mycelium		 Download
15:52 - 15:59 Textiles waste a new feedstock for bioproduction Jean-Michel Scheuren – Novobiom, BE Feedstock: textile and wood waste
End-product: biosurfactant, biogas, synthetioc fibers, green chemicals building blocks, lacase
Technology: fungal biotechnology, solid state fermentation		 Download
16:00 - 16:07 From whisky to omega-3: MiAlgae's fermentation platform for co-product valorisation Jamie Gilman – MiAlgae, UK Feedstock: distillery co-products
End-product: omega-3
Technology: co-product fermentation platform		 Download
16:08 - 16:15 Development of an UV-curable, biodegradable coating for wood products Ferdinand Somorowsky – Kayalar Kimya, TR & Fraunhofer, DE Feedstock: cellulose
End-product: protective coating for wood surfaces
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16:16 - 16:23 Tailorable piloting environment for thermoplastic materials Johanna Lahti – VTT, FI Feedstock: polymer
End-product: packaging material
Technology: extrusion		 Download
16:24 - 16:31 Sustainable materials for additive manufacturing Raquel Navarro Miguel – Aitiip, ES Feedstock: biobased materials
End-product: consumer and automotive goods
Technology: 3D printing		 Download
16:32 - 16:39 INN PRESSME: Enhancing Barrier Properties of Bio-Sourced Materials Through Multi-Nanolayer Co-Extrusion Process Florence Isnard – IPC French Industrial Technical Center for Plastics, FR Feedstock: bio-sourced, poly(hydroxyalcanoate)
End-product: packaging
Technology: multinanolayer coextrusion		 Download
16:40 - 16:47 Enhancing cellulose nanocrystal production: A pilot line (PL2) approach within the EU INNPRESSME project Shubhankar Bhattacharyya – RISE, SE Feedstock: pulp, fiber sludge, cotton
End-product: nanocellulose, nanocrystal, nanomaterial, biopolymer, wood fibers, CNC, NCC
Technology: hydrolysis, cellulose modification, surface modification		 Download

15:00 - 16:30 Pitch Session 8: Microbial protein transition players (looking for pre-seed/angel/seed funding) - Galaxy II

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
15:00 - 15:04 Introduction by session moderator Julie Vanderstraeten – The ProteInn Club Platform Manager, BE TBA Download
15:04 - 15:11 Bimodal production for enhanced sustainability and economics in recombinant protein production Amanda Fischer – TurtleTree, SG Feedstock: feedstock agnostic
End-product: recombinant protein
Technology: bimodal production		 Download
15:12 - 15:19 Fluidised bed riser adsorption system for continuous and integrated protein purification Lisa-Marie Herlevi – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, LU Feedstock: microbial, fungal
End-product: protein
Technology: downstream processing, integrated bioprocessing		 Download
15:20 - 15:27 Incorporating circularity with biomass fermentation Niek D'Hondt – Avecom, BE Feedstock: residual side streams
End-product: single cell protein
Technology: biomass fermentation		 Download
15:28 - 15:35 Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding
Pop-Out-Plasmid technology enables protein production without antibiotics or costly inducers
 		Arvi Joers – Gearbox Biosciences, EE Feedstock: glucose
End-product: recombinant protein
Technology: protein production		 Download
15:36 - 15:43 Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding
Novel protein production platform
 		Claudia Rinnofner – myBIOS GmbH, AT Feedstock: sugars
End-product: proteins
Technology: methanol-free		 Download
15:44 - 15:51 Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding
Bioactive specialty proteins for the advanced nutrition markets
 		Ali Osman – PFx Biotech, PT Feedstock: glycerol
End-product: bioactive specialty protein ingredients (e.g. lactoferrin, osteopontin)
Technology: engineering biology, precision fermentation		 Download
15:52 - 15:59 Start-ups/SMEs looking for finance - pre-seed/angel/seed funding
Ocean Twist Biotechnology: improving feed performance while protecting the Oceans
 		Alessandro Romano – Ocean Twist Biotechnology, IT Feedstock: fishmeal Protein, oilseed press cakes, insects
End-product: fishmeal alternative
Technology: hydrolysis and fermentation 		Download
16:00 - 16:07 Producing proteins and food ingredients on deforestration-free, CO2-based liquid feedstocks Frank Kensy – b.fab Gmbh, DE Feedstock: formic acid, methanol
End-product: microbial protein, amino acids, fatty acids
Technology: electro-biotechnology, CO2 conversion		 Download
16:08 - 16:15 Release the yeast: scalable protein production for the food industry – Brazzein case study. Matilde de las Rivas – Levprot Bioscience, ES Feedstock: natural sources
End-product: sweet protein, BSA
Technology: precision fermentation, yeast expression system		 Download
16:16 - 16:23 Modular pilot valorisation Vincent Farrelly – Niskus Biotec, IE Feedstock: brewery & whiskey side streams
End-product: customized enzymes and protein rich biomass
Technology: low cost automated mobile modular mini pilot fermenters		 Download
16:24 - 16:31 Renewable methanol in biotechnology: the paraformaldehyde approach Jan de Bont – FeedstocksUnited BV, NL Feedstock: methanol
End-product: single cell protein, circular chemicals 		Download
16:32 - 16:39 Advancing cultured meat production: cost-effective growth factor development through precision fermentation and synthetic biology Neta Agmon – Alagene LTD, IL Feedstock: serum-free growth medium, yeast strains, bacterial strains, cell engineering
End-product: cultured meat, affordable growth hormones, sustainable protein
Technology: growth factors, strain development, synthetic biology, bio-manufacturing, precision fermentation, high-throughput screening, automation, fermentation process optimization, downstream processing, biotechnology		 Download

15:00 - 16:30 Pitch Session 9: Leading pilot facilities for the bioeconomy (on invitation only) - Galaxy III

Time of day Title Speakers Keywords
15:00 - 15:04 Introduction by session moderator Stef Denayer – Stakeholder Relations Manager Pilots4U, BE Download
15:04 - 15:11 Beyond Scale Up: the BBEPP package deal! Hendrik Waegeman – Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE Download
15:12 - 15:19 VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre for scale-up of biobased materials and chemicals Mika Härkönen – VTT Technical Research Institute of Finland, FI Feedstock: cellulose, lignin, sugars
End-product: biobased materials, biochemicals, packaging, textiles, construction
Technology: biomaterial conversion, chemical modification, industrial biotechnology, scale-up, piloting		 Download
15:20 - 15:27 FlexBIO – Scotland’s bioprocessing scale-up facility Neil Renault – IBioIC, UK Feedstock: co-product, seaweed, agricultural products, effluents;
End-product: biomass, protein, cell based foods, biobased materials, biopolymers, pigments, nutricenticals, construction, prototyping
Technology: cellular agriculture, industrial biotechnology, scale-up, valorisation, biobased chemicals		 Download
15:28 - 15:35 Thermochemical technologies for green carbon products - from gas to liquid and solids Manuel Schwabl – BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, AT Feedstock: biogenic residues, lignocellulosic feedstocks, sewage sludge
End-product: syngas, bio-methane, FT-diesel/kerosine/waxes, bio-oils, biochar
Technology: pyrolysis, gasification, dual-fluidized bed, fixed bed		 Download
15:36 - 15:43 Smartroute to biomanufacturing Bor Klancnik – Acies Bio d.o.o., SI Feedstock: sidestreams
End-product: biologicals
Technology: fermentation		 Download
15:44 - 15:51 Biosolutions -Biotechnology that work wonders Anne Christine Hastrup – Danish Technological Institute, DK Feedstock: biosolutions, bioprocessing, pilot plant, fermentation, data-driven development
End-product: precision fermentation, proteins, biomass, functional ingredients, food
Technology: biosolutions, pilot validation, biomanufacturing, fermentation, down-stream processing, food-grade bioprocessing line, AI-facilitated proces development		 Download
15:52 - 15:59 ScaleITup: a pilot facility in Southern Europe Beatrice Mongili – Biosphere srl, IT Feedstock: sugars, glycerol
End-product: enzymes, biostimulants, API, cosmetic ingredients
Technology: scaling-up, fermentation, downstream, biocatalysis 		Download
16:00 - 16:07 Enabling decentralised bio-refineries through low quality residues gasification Dimitrios Mertzis – Bio-based Energy Technologies PC, GR Feedstock: solid digestate, agri-residues, seweage sludge
End-product: syngas, heat & power, biochar
Technology: gasification		 Download
16:08 - 16:15 A4F pilot ecosystem Carlos Silva – A4F, Alga Fuel SA, PT Feedstock: waste streams, side streams, CO2, biomass, algae, seaweed
End-product: microalgae, macroalgae, algae extracts
Technology: pilot, microalgae, macroalgae, seaweed, fermentation, biorefinery		 Download
16:16 - 16:23 ARD value proposal: from lab to industrial production for a fully integrated process of your ingredient Guillaume Lamy – ARD, FR Feedstock: multiple types of feedstock with more or less refined Carbon sources
End-product: multiple markets
Technology: upscaling, downscaling, biomanufacturing		 Download
16:24 - 16:31 Reserved for "Pilots4U powered by COPILOT" - Pilot and Demo Facilities co-creating the database & platform Open Call 1 Winner 9 – TBA Download
16:32 - 16:39 Reserved for "Pilots4U powered by COPILOT" - Pilot and Demo Facilities co-creating the database & platform Open Call 1 Winner 10 – TBA Download