Bio-based Industries Consortium

We want to welcome @ITERG, the French technical centre for the vegetable oil and protein industries, to the BIC community! 👏 Its 95 employees support companies on analysis, production, formulation, nutrition and environmental studies. ITERG works to speed up the digital, ecological and food transitions in the sector. Take a look at ITERG's website for more information ➡️ 🔗 iterg.com/en/ #Bioeconomy #Biobased #Innovation

Will Europe lead the bioeconomy, or import it? 🌱 🌍 ♻️ 📢💬Our Executive Director Philippe Mengal shares his views on investment, scale and competitiveness ahead of Tech Tour Bio-based Industries 2026, co-hosted by BIC on 12-13 November in Wuppertal. Read the full interview ➡️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/y5svrxsv BIC is proud to co-host Tech Tour Bio-based Industries 2026 for the fifth year in a row. The event takes place on 12-13 November in Wuppertal, Germany, as part of the Circular Valley Forum. It will bring together 40 selected companies, more than 45 investors and over 100 One2One meetings. #Bioeconomy #Biobased #CircularEconomy

💪 🌱Bio-based industries are committed to create jobs in the regions that need them most, while protecting the planet. 🌍 CBE JU is needed to continue to make that happen at scale and invest in European workers and communities. #Bioeconomy #CBEJU

🌱👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓5 teams and 1 European title: this is BISC-E! Meet the #BISCE2026 finalists: 🇦🇹 BioBrick 🇧🇪 Citronova 🇮🇪 CarbonCircle 🇮🇹 H2Ope 🇳🇱 CircuTech The finalists will pitch their innovations to our jury members during our Industry Networking Event on 17 November and winners will be revealed during the plenary session ceremony. A BIC initiative bringing new talent to the #bioeconomy sector! Check out these videos to know more about this year's finalists👉tinyurl.com/pdakkvxj #BISCE2026 #Bioeconomy #BioBased #CircularEconomy #Innovation

The BIC team is in Ireland for the #GlobalBioeconomyForum, so it's the perfect time to revisit this interview from the @CBE_JU Stakeholder Forum. Patrick Barrett (Irish Dept. of Agriculture, Food & the Marine) and Prof. Kevin O'Connor (@ucddublin) on how public-private partnerships scale up bio-based solutions and drive a competitive, circular, climate-neutral Europe 🌍 ▶️ Watch the full interview to learn more about the role of bio-based industries in building a competitive, circular and climate-neutral Europe: tinyurl.com/ytkrcy85 #Bioeconomy #CBEJU #BioBased #CircularEconomy

Food and bio-based materials share the same feedstock base. Resilience in one strengthens the other. 🌱🍎🥬🥕🥔 This #WorldFoodDay, 47 food and feed projects funded by @CBE_JU, the #BIC-@EU_Commission partnership, are innovating to nourish tomorrow. Our members are part of them! 🌾 #Bioeconomy #Biobased

Welcome to @Hogeschool_Gent, our new associate member! 🎓 Flanders’ largest university of applied sciences and arts combines future-proof education with applied research and co-creation with industry. 🔬🧬🦠🧪⚗️🥼 We look forward to collaborating with HOGENT and its researchers, lecturers and students! Find out more at 👉️ hogent.be/en/ #Bioeconomy #AppliedResearch #Innovation

A new policy brief looks at what upscaling bio-based chemicals and plastics in the EU could mean by 2040: 🏭🌍💼📈Upscaling bio-based chemicals and plastics in the EU could mean €148bn turnover by 2040 (vs €68bn baseline) and +230,000 jobs. The evidence is there, from this brief and our lead markets reports. Now we need the policy framework to unlock it. Read the brief 👉️ tinyurl.com/4na66btu Explore our lead markets reports 👉️ tinyurl.com/batrzzaz #Bioeconomy #BioBased #CircularEconomy #Competitiveness

💡Did you know? The @CBE_JU helps turning innovative ideas into industrial-scale solutions. But how does innovation move from the lab to the market? 🗣️ Hear from Nicolas Sordet from AFYREN shows how EU support can accelerate breakthrough bio-based technologies and bring sustainable solutions to the market. Learn more by exploring the stories from CBE JU-funded projects reaching the market ➡️ cbe.europa.eu/across-two-val… #CBEJU #Bioeconomy #EUInnovation #PublicPrivatePartnership

We are delighted to welcome GO!PHA, as an Associate Member! 🌱💼 Their 60+ member coalition promotes PHA, a renewable, biodegradable alternative to plastics, to drive a circular economy. ♻️ 🥤 🏭 🌱 Learn more here➡️ gopha.org/ #Bioeconomy #Biobased #Bioplastics #CircularEconomy

Public investment can unlock private ambition. 💡📈 Harald Dialer from UPM highlights how the @CBE_JU helps turn innovation into industrial projects, mobilising investment and creating jobs across Europe. A stronger bioeconomy needs a stronger CBE JU! Watch below ⬇️ 📽️ #Bioeconomy #Biobased #CBEJU

⚠️ 👣 Fossil and biogenic carbon should be counted the same way. BIC joins 8 organisations and 22 companies call for one consistent approach (-1/+1) in product and corporate carbon accounting, so bio-based and fossil materials can be fairly compared. Read the full statement ✍️➡️ tinyurl.com/2yba8cbb #Bioeconomy #CarbonAccounting #CircularEconomy #ClimateAction @CLEPA_eu | @CATENAX_AutoNet | @Cefic | @RCInitiative | @Alcogroup1 | @Arkema_group | @Avantium | @BIOVOXmaterials | @braskem | @clariant | @FitesaNonwovens | @Henkel | @newbalance | @syensqo | @tetrapak | @TotalCorbionPLA