Biotecnologie: convegno internazionale a Lodi

A LODI IL 5° FORUM SULLE BIOTECNOLOGIE INDUSTRIALI

Dal 24 al 25 settembre le novità scientifiche e industriali per una economia sostenibile

(Lodi, 22 settembre 2015) – Si terrà a Lodi la quinta edizione del "Forum italiano sulle biotecnologie industriali e la bioeconomia" organizzato da Assobiotec, l'Associazione per lo sviluppo delle biotecnologie che fa parte di Federchimica, Innovhub-Stazioni Sperimentali per l'Industria e Italian Biocatalysis Center, in collaborazione con il Parco Tecnologico Padano, il Banco Popolare e l'Enterprise Europe Network.

Tema del Forum le nuove ricerche scientifiche e industriali in grado di favorire una crescita economica sostenibile, con l'obiettivo di superare la dipendenza dal petrolio e dalle altre fonti energetiche fossili e le sfide poste dall'aumento della popolazione e dai cambiamenti climatici.

Il Forum si terrà giovedi 24 e venerdì 25 settembre 2015 presso l'Auditorium della Banca Popolare di Lodi, via Polenghi Lombardo, Lodi.

200 partecipanti,  provenienti da diversi Paesi dell'area Euro-Mediterranea, parteciperanno alle sessioni dedicate alla Salute, all'Ambiente, all'Agro-alimentare, all'Energia e alle Bioraffinerie, alla Chimica da risorse biologiche, alla Bioeconomia. Tra i relatori, Felipe Ortega Schlingmann, rappresentante della Banca europea per gli investimenti, e Joanna Dupont, rappresentate di EuropaBio, l'Associazione europea della bioindustria (vedi Programma completo di seguito).

"La scelta di Lodi come sede del Forum Ifib non è casuale - ha dichiarato Gianluca Carenzo, Direttore Generale del Parco Tecnologico di Lodi e Coordinatore del Gruppo di Lavoro sulle Biotecnologie Industriali di Assobiotec - Da dieci anni il Parco Tecnologico è impegnato nel creare nuove opportunità, trasformando i risultati della ricerca in valore per le imprese e il territorio".  

PER ACCREDITI STAMPA:

Assobiotec
Francesca Pedrali
Tel 02 3456.5215
f.pedrali@federchimica.it

PROGRAMMA DEL FORUM

THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

h 09.00 Introduction to the event M. Bonaccorso (Assobiotec)

Keynote Session – Chairs: R. Motterle and L. Gardossi

h 09.20 Present and future of the bioeconomy in the European Union, E. Balzi (DG Research and Innovation, EU Commission)

h 09.40 Boosting the industrial biotechnology to boost the European bioeconomy, C. Patermann (German Bioeconomy Council)

h 10.00 Recent successes of and obstacles to enzyme processes on industrial scale, A. Bommarius (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA)

Session – AGROFOOD – Chairs: R. Motterle and L. Gardossi
h 10.20 The role of biotech in supporting and innovating the Italian agro-food value chain, G. Carenzo (PTP Lodi, Italy)

h 10.35 Industrial sugar and the development of biorefineries, V. Vallini (Eridania Sadam, Italy)

h 10.50 New European agri-hub for technological transfer: on the way for sustainability and competitivity, C. Gianinazzi (IpadLab, Italy)

h 11.05 Integrated management system as a competitive solution for the rice industry, P. Abbruscato (PTP Lodi, Italy)

h 11.20 Coffee Break – Poster Session

Session – ENERGY AND BIOREFINERIES – Chairs: S. Riva and D. Ubiali

h 12.00 HTL and pyrolysis for biocrude oil production from lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel applications or as chemical intermediates, P. Taddei (Spike Renewables, Italy)

h 12.15 The Bazancourt-Pomacle biorefinery: the potential of the industrial bioeconomy to replace fossil fuels, P-A. Schieb (NEOMA Business School, Campus de Reims, France)

h 12.30 Biogasdoneright: a cold planet with full plates, a sustainable, low cost , reliable and win BECCS solution, F. Sibilla (CIB, Italy)
h 12.45 Enhancing biogas production from wheat straw through ligninolytic fungi pretreatments and co-digestion with pig slurry, C. Vasmara (CRA, Italy)

h 13.00 Networking Lunch – Poster Session

Session - POLICIES ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH & BIOECONOMY – Chairs: C. Patermann and M. Bonaccorso

h 14.00 The importance of partnerships in the world bioeconomy, M. Kircher (CLIB2021, Germany)

h 14.15 Malaysia's strategy on bioeconomy, Z. Azmal (Malaysian Biotech Corp, Malaysia)

h 14.30 Industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy in Austria, B. Nidetzky (ACIB GmbH, Austria)

h 14.45 A bioeconomy initiative in Czech Republic, E. Cudlinova (University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic) G. Sakellaris (IEM, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

h 15.00 Basilicata's strategy on bioeconomy, R. Liberali (Basilicata Region, Italy)

h 15.15 Status of bioeconomy in Hungary and insight into Climate-KIC projects, M. Gyalai - Korpos (Pannon Pro Innovation Services Ltd, Hungary)

Session – ENVIRONMENT – Chairs: G. Speranza and A. Tagliani

h 15.30 Building with natural materials, is a confirmed revolution that will contribute to improving the environment and the health of people, J. Hempel (Hemp Eco Systems SA, Switzerland)

h 15.45 Biomaterials from fungi, F. Grati (Mycoplast, Italy)

h 16.00 Selection of autochthonous and allochthonous fungal strains for the treatment of recalcitrant wastewaters, V. Tigini (University of Turin, Italy)

h 16.15 Enzyme discovery in the Sphagnum moss microbiome, C. A. Müller (Graz University of Technology, Austria
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h 16.30 Coffee Break – Poster Session

Session – BIOBASED-CHEMISTRY – Chairs: G. Sannia and F. Fava

h 17.00 Bioplastics from agricultural wastes, M. Astorri (Bio-On, Italy)

h 17.15 Novamont's biorefinery as a model of circular economy, G. Gregori (Novamont, Italy)

h 17.30 Wood-based biorefinery concepts: opportunities and challenges, C. Huebsch (UPM Biochemicals, Finland)

h 17.45 The role of wood in the Finnish bioeconomy, J. Kantola (NISCluster, Finland)
h 18.00 Wastewater as raw material to manufacture high-performance PHA, D. Centrone (Eggplant, Italy)


FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

Session – LIFE SCIENCES – Chairs: G. Speranza and G. Carenzo

h 09.15 Immobilization of lipases with optimal performances for the application in industry, A. Basso (Purolite, UK)

h 09.30 The Xpansion® Multiplate Bioreactor: a cost effective tool for scaling-up stem cell manufacturing, M. Sanvito (Pall Life Sciences, Italy)

h 09.45 Bioeconomy in the industry of medicinal plant derivatives, G. Fontana (Indena, Italy)

h 10.00 Probiotics R&D: from genome sequences to regulatory issues, A. Del Casale (Microbion, Italy)

h 10.10 New sustainable tools for organic chemistry applications: exploring fungal ene-reductase expression profile, A. Romagnolo (University of Turin, Italy)

h 10.20 BioSEArch newco, the first Italian biotech in search for innovative molecules from marine organisms, T. Croci (Consorzio Italbiotec, Italy)

h 10.30 iSweetch, a new generation of sweeteners, S. Leone (iSweetch, Italy)

h 10.40 Lombardy: one of the Four Motors for Europe, S. Nigro (Invest in Lombardy Promos, Italy)

h 10.50 Coffee Break – Poster Session

h 11.10 Round Table on "Financing The Bioeconomy"

Panelists: R. Weerdmeester (PNO, Belgium), F. Ortega Schlingmann (European Investment Bank, Luxembourg), M. Tellini (Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy).
Moderator: J. Dupont-Inglis (EuropaBio, Belgium)

h 12.30 Concluding remarks and announcing IFIB 2016 – G. Speranza (IBC, Italy)