Join the webinar on Biotechnology and Agriculture Residues

6 October 2014 | 15.00 – 16.15
Webinar on ‘Biotechnology and Agricultural Residues’

From 6-12 October, the second edition of the European Biotech Week will take place. Biotech Associations, academic and government institutions, science museums, media and companies organize events across Europe. In the Netherlands, DSM together with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Bioprocess Pilot Facility – BPF, Corbion, BE-Basic and HollandBio have joined forces to organize and host a webinar entitled ‘Biotechnology and Agricultural residues’.
The event will be broadcasted live via HollandBio’s website. If you register your email address here, you will receive a reminder before the start of the webinar.

Outline of the webinar:
• Introduction of theme, video clips available from various partners (TU Delft, BPF, Corbion, BE-Basic, HollandBio and DSM – e.g. with our LIBERTY clips)
• Reflections from all over the world via online clips from participants of the free online Industrial Biotech course, organized by the TU Delft. The course DelftX “Technology for Biobased Products” starts with a challenge for participants to submit a two-minute video with innovative ideas around biotechnology and agricultural waste streams. The jury nominates 6 finalists during the event. The winner is offered a visit/internship at the TU Delft. The jury consists of Sven Thormählen, CTO of Corbion and Henrique de Brito, professor and Director Research at the State University Campinas, Brazil. A total of 4,500 students have registered and we are looking forward to many interesting, creative and innovative clips.
• Online Panel discussion with all angles of the value chain: Education, R&D and Innovation & Deployment.
Panel members:
o Karel Luyben – Rector Magnificus TU Delft
o Luuk van der Wielen – Director BE basic
o Ward Mosmuller – Director Public Affairs DSM
o Hans de Boer – Chairman of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry & Employers VNO-NCW
• Moderator is Patricia Osseweijer, professor of Science Communication and Group Leader Biotechnology and Society at TU Delft.