Bioket

Brussels, Belgium / March 11, 2025 - March 13, 2025

BIOKET

The Bioeconomy’s Key Enabling Technologies Conference & Exhibition

Booth no 56

Key Enabling Technologies (KET) for biomass valorization

BIOKET is an annual international conference dedicated to advancing Key Enabling Technologies (KET) and innovations applied to biomass valorization. The conference aims to promote the production of high added value products across diverse sectors of the economy through sustainable practices and cutting-edge technologies.

Fraunhofer IGB and CBP: your partner for innovations in the bioeconomy

Fraunhofer IGB and its Fraunhofer CBP branch provide solutions for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. Our focus is on developing highly efficient biomass fractionation and conversion processes – in terms of both energy and resources – coupled with intelligent solutions for downstream processing. Supplemented by the bioinspired production of new polymer materials, functionalization and comprehensive material and biological characterization, complete process cycles can be demonstrated up to pilot scale.

By delivering technologies and know-how to transform biomass into valuable products for a wide range of industries, we enhance the value of biomass and enable partners from research and industry to develop and scale up processes for the utilization of renewable raw materials to production-relevant dimensions, and to accelerate process developments.

Visit our workshops and presentations to learn more about our approaches and offers. We are available for connecting, exchanging and in-depth discussions at our booth no. 56.

Our workshops and presentations

March 11, 2025

Workshop 3 - 4:05 PM - 5:40 PM: Closing the gaps – what’s left to do for applied research in bioeconomy?

Particularly in the field of bioeconomy there seems to be no straight forward approach to successful commercialization – the feedstocks are complex, the products manifold, the market drivers unstable, investment needs big and risks high. We want to shed light on the various approaches to research and development and discuss:

some best practices on specific examples from the areas of industrial biotechnology and bioinspired chemistry
what’s best outsourced and what should you do in-house
good examples for open innovation
how should the interface look like between research and commercialization

Dr.-Ing. Timo Hardiman (Head of Department Industrial Biotechnology, Fraunhofer IGB), Dr. Michael Richter (Head of Department Bioinspired Chemistry, Fraunhofer IGB), Dr. Christine Rasche (Head of Business Area Sustainable Chemistry, Fraunhofer IGB)

March 12, 2025

KET2 2:00 PM - 3:35 PM: KETs for Bio-Based Materials and Polymers: Innovating Sustainable Solutions

Lignin as a new raw material or its struggle with commercialization, Dr. Ulrike Junghans (Head of Department Regenerative Resources, Fraunhofer CBP)

Chitosan – making the most out of inherent structural properties of an underutilized biomolecule, Dr. Christine Rasche (Head of Business Area Sustainable Chemistry, Fraunhofer IGB)

KET3 2:00 PM - 3:35 PM: KETs for Innovating Sustainable Bio-Based Food & Feed Ingredients

Innovative Extraction of Rapeseed Protein: Implementing the EthaNa Process for Sustainable Food Applications, Dr. Marlen Verges (Fraunhofer CBP)

Meet us at booth no 56 for discussing solutions for your needs

We are available at our booth no 56 and look forward for connecting and exchanging.

Biomass fractionation

Oilseed biorefinery
Lignocellulose biorefinery

Industrial biotechnology

Bioprocess engineering
- Optimization of fermentation processes
- Insect biorefinery: conversion of biogenic waste streams to sustainable chemicals
Bioprocess scale-up
- Optimized recombinant production of enzymes and proteins
- Fermentation of gaseous products

Chemical conversion and downstream processes

Biogenic epoxy resins
Added value of lignin
Product separation and processing
Process and plant design

Bioinspired chemistry

Bioinspired synthesis routes for the production of fine and specialty chemicals, polymers, and functional materials

Further information

Scaling and piloting of new processes for chemistry and biotechnology

Transferring the manufacturing process to a larger scale is an essential step in bringing new sustainable products to market. With its expertise and own pilot plants, Fraunhofer IGB supports companies in the market launch of green products.

Your partner for scaling processes and technologies
Successful biorefineries, plants and projects
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