Programme

Highlights of the world wide leading countries in bio-based economy: USA & Germany
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1st day (10 April 2013): Policy and Industry; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
2nd day (11 April 2013): Industry; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
3rd day (12 April 2013): Science; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

1st Day, 10 April 2013
9:30 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 Conference Opening, nova-Institut GmbH,Germany, Michael Carus
POLICY & STRATEGY FOR A BIO-BASED ECONOMY
10:15 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA, Ron Buckhalt USDA Bio-based Strategy: Concept and latest activities
10:45 Bioeconomy Council (of the Federal Government of Germany), Germany, Prof. Dr. Christine Lang Bio-based Economy in Germany: Status and Outlook
11:15 BIO, USA, Dr. Rina Singh Bio-based Strategy and Political Framework in the USA
11:45 CLIB 2021, Germany, Dr. Manfred Kircher Feedstock Flexibility in Bioeconomy
12:15
Lunch Break
13:30 European Bioplastics e.V., Germany, Kristy-Barbara Lange

Environmental communications for bioplastics
13:50 The German Association of Biotechnology Industries, Germany, Dr. Ricardo Gent
The Innovative field of Biotechnology: Expectations,
Perspectives and Activities of the German Association
of Biotechnology Industries
14:10 Beta Analytic Ltd., USA, Alexander Shroff Carbon 14, what is it and how is it measured?
14:30

DIN CERTCO, Germany, Dr. Oliver Ehlert

 Certification scheme for Bio-based Products
14:50 Coffee Break
BIO-BASED BUILDING BLOCKS
15:20 Myriant Corporation, USA, Dr. Michael Mang Commercializing Bio-based Chemicals Applications
15:40 Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH, Germany, Dr. Clemens Heikaus Biotech Renewable Center: Germany’s largest cellulose Ethanol Plant
16:00 BASF SE, Germany, Dr. Carsten Sinkel Symbiosis of Chemistry and Biology: BASF’s Biodegradable and Renewable Polymers
16:20 Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center, USA, Dennis Hall
Integration between academia and industry toward the development of renewable specialty chemicals
INNOVATION AWARD: HIGHLIGHTS FROM USA & GERMANY
16:40
Coperion GmbH, Germany, Uta Kühnen
 Compounding of Bio-based Polymers. Basics and Trends
17:00
Presentation of the 6 Nominated and election of the Innovation Award winner
 
  • Eastern Bioplastics, USA
  • ajaa!, Germany
  • Dandelion Research/NatureWorks, USA/China
  • fischer, Germany
  • Newlight Technologies
  • Windmöller, Germany
20:30 Dinner Buffet and presentation of the Innovation Award
 

2nd Day, 11 April 2013 
BIO-BASED PLASTICS & POLYMERS: PAST AND FUTURE
09:00 Institut für Kunststofftechnik (IKT), Germany, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Bonten History and Future of Bio-based Plastics
09:20 nova-Institut GmbH, Germany, Michael Carus Market Study on Bio-based Polymers and Plastics in the World
09:40 WWF, USA, Erin Simon Conservation and the Bio Economy
10:00 Coffee Break
BIO-BASED POLYMERS ON THE RISE
10:30 DuPont, USA, Dr. Karlheinz Hausmann DuPont Bio-based Polymer Platform
11:00 Bayer MaterialScience, Germany, Dr. Niklas Meine Bio-based Polyurethanes on the rise
11:30 NatureWorks LLC, USA, Erwin Vink IngeoTM Biopolymers: one of the building Blocks in a more Sustainable Bio-Economy
12:00 Evonik Industries AG, Germany, Dr. Jasmin Nitsche Bio-based high-performance Polyamides
12:30 Lunch Break
BIO-BASED COMPOSITES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
14:00 Johann Borgers GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, Dipl. Ing. Michael Kalweit Bio-Composites in automotive and other applications - Latest Trends and Developments
14:30 FlexForm Technologies LLC, USA, Gregg Baumbaugh) Putting Natural Fiber to Work
15:00 Coffee Break
PARALLEL SESSION PROGRAMME
LEADING BIO-BASED PLASTICS SMEs - Maternussaal
15:30 Tecnaro GmbH, Germany, Dr. Lars Ziegler Thermoplastic Polymers from Renewable Resources
16:00 FKuR Kunststoff GmbH, Germany, Carmen Michels Plastics made by Nature
16:30 Biotec GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, Dr. Christoph Heß Biotec's range of Bioplastic Resins
17:00 N.N. USA  
BIOMIMETICS - LEARNING FROM NATURE - Dreikönigssaal
15:30
University of Applied Sciences Bremen, Germany,
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müssig
 
Natural Fibres: Function in Nature
16:00
University of California, Berkeley, USA, Prof. Dr. Robert O. Ritchie
Nature-inspired structural Materials
16:30
Research Campus Golm, Germany, Prof. Dr. Peter Fratzl
Inspiration from nature's structural Materials
17:00
University of Bayreuth, Germany, Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Spider Silk Proteins for Applications in Biomaterials
18:30

PANEL DISCUSION

Challenges and Future of the Bio-based Economy

3rd Day, 12 April 2013 
BIO-BASED PLASTICS: MANUFACTURE, PROPERTIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
9:00 University of Applied Science Hanover, Germany, Prof. Dr. Hans-Josef Endres Research Activities at the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
9:30 Michigan State University, USA, Prof. Dr. Ramani Narayan Understanding and reading LCAs
10:00 Coffee Break
NATURAL FIBRES & BIO-BASED COMPOSITES
10:30

Cornell University, USA, Prof. Dr. Anil Netravali

Green Composites
11:00 Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Germany, Dr. Gunnar Engelmann Lignin – more than a simple filler for thermoplastics?
11:30 University of Texas, USA, Prof. Dr. Jonathan Y. Chen Functional Fiber, Film, and Composite from Raw Cellulose
12:00 Light Light Solutions, LLC., USA, Prof. Dr. Danny Akin Linen most useful - The Versatility of the Flax Plant
12:30 Lunch Break
INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
13:30 WSU Institute for Biological Chemistry, USA, Prof. Dr. Norman G. Lewis Plant Biotechnology: New Routes to Polymer Building Blocks and Specialty Chemicals
14:00 Research Institut Biopos, Germany, Prof. Dr. Birgit Kamm Biorefinery Processes for Production of Intermediates and Bio-based Polymers
14:30 Institute for Interfacial Engineering, University of Stuttgart - Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Germany, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth The Leuna Biorefinery Project – Integration of biotechnological and chemical Processes
15:00 N.N., USA  
15:30 Coffee & Snacks