Scaling up Sustainable Biomaterials & Processes
Through the participation of 27 partners from 9 countries, INN-PRESSME is supporting European SMEs and companies to develop bio-based solutions in the packaging, energy, transport, and consumer goods sectors.
Funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme and focusing on nano-cellulose, bioplastics, and natural fibres, INN-PRESSME Open Innovation Test Bed is offering a wide range of services for feedstock conversion, materials development and upgrading.
Open Innovation Test Bed
An Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) is a set of entities providing common access to physical facilities, capabilities and services required for the development, testing and upscaling of nanotechnology and advanced materials in industrial environments.
INN-PRESME Open Innovation Test Bed is providing European companies with technical and market-oriented services such as eco-design and circular economy assessment, characterisation and nanosafety studies, support for funding, and product certification advice.
The core of the INN-PRESSME Open Innovation Test Bed are the 16 research and development pilot lines.
INN-PRESSME develops state of the art bio-based materials
The use of bio-based materials – made from biological sources, such as plants – as sustainable alternatives to fossil-based counterparts is growing in various industries, including packaging, transport, and consumer goods. These bio-based materials include both biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers.
The bio-based polymers sector is continuously growing. Plants are an important bio-based feedstock and one of the main “factories” for technical materials.
Nano Materials
Nanomaterials describe materials of which a single small sized unit is between 1 and 100 nm, in at least one dimension.
Bio-Based Materials
The use of bio-based materials from biological sources as sustainable alternatives to fossil-based counterparts is growing in the packaging, transport, and consumer goods sectors.
End Materials
The project provides a network of pilots that cover the whole value chain ensuring access to scale-up projects.
News
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december 2023
06decAll Day07CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2023 to focus on the future of the sector#CBEJU23
Event Details
What next for the European bio-based sector?’ will be the main theme of the first CBE JU Stakeholder Forum on 6-7 December 2023 in Brussels,
Event Details
What next for the European bio-based sector?’ will be the main theme of the first CBE JU Stakeholder Forum on 6-7 December 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Book your agenda to be part of the conversation among 600 stakeholders of the circular bio-based sector. Registration for the event will open in September.
After several years of online exchanges, the first CBE JU Stakeholder Forum will take place in person at The Egg venue. The event’s forward-looking focus will allow stakeholders from across the sector, from primary producers to researchers, industries and decision-makers, to engage in a compelling discussion on ways to bring bio-based solutions to the market.
Forum themes
The forum will focus on three questions that are crucial for the successful development of circular bio-based sector across Europe:
- How to stimulate demand for circular bio-based solutions?
How can we boost investments in the bio-based sector? What do consumers and industries need to take up bio-based products and solutions? Which successful models could be transferred from other sectors?
- How to facilitate access to finance to scale up circular bio-based production in Europe?
What can we learn from successful financial engineering examples? Can success stories from other continents be implemented in Europe? What financing models could foster the replication of industrial plants in EU?
- What R&I do we need to keep the European leadership in bio-based sector in the medium-long term?
As a major contributor to the ambitious EU climate goals, what R&I does the bio-based sector need to thrive? What are the sector’s R&I priorities for the next 30 years? Which emerging technologies does the sector need to remain competitive on the global market?
Successful examples and lessons learnt will underpin the discussion.
In-depth discussion topics
In addition to the forum themes, CBE JU is proposing to forum participants a set of topics for focused in-depth discussions:
- Overcoming the challenges of biorefineries: sharing best practice among the representatives of the CBE JU-funded flagship projects
- Promoting bio-based industries in regions: discussing successful strategies to develop the bio-based sector in regions with high bioeconomy potential
- Engaging primary producers: finding ways to further encourage the involvement of these important actors in the bio-based sector
- Developing skills for the bio-based sector: defining future skills and identifying existing gaps
- Promoting young researchers in the bio-based sector: hearing from young talents about the support they need to contribute to the development of circular bio-based industries across Europe
A wealth of activities
Event participants will have the occasion to engage in the discussion via a set of event sessions, targeted workshops, and ample networking opportunities.
An exhibition featuring the highly innovative bio-based solutions developed by CBE JU-funded projects will take place throughout the event.
Several meeting rooms will be provided to participants for smaller discussion groups.
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Time
december 6 (Wednesday) – 7 (Thursday)
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Organizer
16 State of the art Pilot-lines
The INN-PRESSME OITB is backed by a network of 16 Pilot-lines established across Europe (ES, FR, FL, SE, DE, PL) integrated in a complete development chain from feedstock conversion to processing of nano-enabled bio-bases materials.
The Pilot-Lines will be upgraded during the project with process monitoring and functionalities together with online quality control. All Pilot-Lines provide materials composition, behaviour or performance characterization support to SMEs.