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Biobased Solutions

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Summit 
11 - 13 May 2027

​​Biobased Solutions Summit brings together international leading researchers, industry innovators, and policymakers to accelerate the development of biobased advanced materials.

 

Through inspiring talks, interactive workshops, poster sessions, and networking, this summit fosters collaboration across biobased colloids, food, packaging, water, and energy, creating new opportunities for research, innovation, and a circular bioeconomy.

Join us to Connect. Collaborate. Innovate.

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Keynote Speakers

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Cellulose-based Packaging Materials

Theo van de Ven

MacGill University, Canada

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From Kitchen Garden to Multifunctional Energy Devices, Sound Insulation and Textile Robots

Jaana Vapaavuori

Aalto University, Finland

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Using Liquid-liquid phase separation to make new plant-based materials

Renko de Vries

Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Marc Delgado Aguilar

University of Girona, Spain

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Mycelium-bound composites for packaging: foams, coatings, and lightweighting

Tiffany Abitbol

EPFL, Switzerland

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Bioinspired Processing of Biopolymers into Functional Materials

Marleen Kamperman

University of Groningen, Netherlands

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Lignin in the Spotlight: From Biomass to High-Performance Materials

Mika Sipponen

Stockholm University, Sweden

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Rethinking Battery Materials: What Can Lignocellulose Contribute?

TU Graz, Austria

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Workshops

Two exciting workshops will be held on May 11 2027. 

Full Programme

The programme will be found here. 

"WUR brings together technology, science and sustainability to shape a better future."

Joice Kaschuk, The Netherlands

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Event host

She is an Assistant Professor of the Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter group at WUR.

Her work involves finding uncomplicated ways to modify the structure and chemistry of biobased materials to develop technological solutions. 

About

Organizing Committee

The organizing committee is responsible for bringing together international and national leading experts from academia, industry, and policy to advance innovation in sustainable materials.

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Assistant Professor,

Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands

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Associate Professor

The University of British Columbia, Canada

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Researcher Fellow

University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Assistant Professor

KU Leuven, Belgium

 Partners

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This event received fund from the Sector Plan TECH II-WUR
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