Industrial Biotechnology: Turning the Potential into Profits

 

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Theme: Sustainability
Time: 1515
Room: Sustainability Hall 1

 

The use of Industrial Biotechnology (IB), together with renewable feedstock, can enable more efficient and specific routes to novel chemicals or existing products.  This has the potential to transform the chemical industry from one which is largely dependent on oil to a sustainable, low carbon future.

 

The use of industrial biotechnology can also help us fight climate change. The WWF has stated that the use of IB saves 33 million tonnes of CO2 now and this could increase to 1-2.5 billion tonnes/year by 2030. Christian Jourquin, CEO of Solvay and President of the European Chemical Industry Council, said, ‘We should not forget that there can be no low carbon future without the chemical industry.’

 

The Technology Strategy Board funded 19 projects through its 2009 competition: “Developing High Value Chemicals through Industrial Biotechnology”. It has also funded the creation of an IB Special Interest Group, a joint initiative involving the Chemistry and Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Networks that will help to stimulate the further use of IB within the chemistry-using sectors.

 

Key benefits of attending

• Learn about the Technology Strategy Board’s investment in IB and the chemicals sector and future funding opportunities
• Understand the opportunities and benefits which IB can offer
• Discuss how the IB Special Interest Group can help your business to explore these opportunities and convert them into profitable business

The workshop is aimed at those interested in learning more about the potential for their business to exploit IB.  It will be of interest to attendees from a broad range of companies that either produce chemicals and downstream products or supply technology solutions.

 

Speakers will include Merlin Goldman, Lead Technologist at the Technology Strategy Board, members of the IB Special Interest Group and SMEs who have received project funding from the 2009 competition

 

Thomas Shaw Moody              

Dr John Sime - Industrial Bioscience Sector Lead                          

Steve Fletcher - Bioscience KTN                          

Ian Shott -Director Shott Consulting                                  

Chris Dowle -  Director of Sustainable Processing
Centre for Process Innovation Ltd                                 

Dan Noakes  -  Process Engineer,  Graphite Resources Limited