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Bio-Based Industries Opportunities in Horizon 2020
Date and time
Location
University College Dublin
UCD Research Building Belfield Dublin IrelandDescription
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with almost €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). Operating under Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2, the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking is a new €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. A strong European bio-based industrial sector has potential to significantly reduce Europe’s dependency on fossil-based products, help the EU meet climate change targets, and lead to greener and more environmentally friendly growth. The key is to develop new biorefining technologies to sustainably transform renewable natural resources into bio-based products, materials, chemicals and fuels. The EU has the industrial, research and renewable resources potential. It is now a matter of deploying it in a sustainable manner to compete in the global bioeconomy race.
Horizon 2020 is of strategic importance to the governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland so in recognition of the need to promote the Bio-Based Industries Public Private Partnership, InterTradeIreland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine Ireland and University College Dublin have partnered to hold an all-island networking and information event on the 2017 Call for Proposals from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking.
Agenda
09.30 am Registration & Tea/Coffee
10.00 am Welcome - Karen McCallion, Science, Technology & Innovation Manager, InterTradeIreland & Triona McCormack, Director of Research, UCD
10.15 am BBI Case Studies from Academia & Industry (IE & NI examples)
Darragh Gaffney, Monaghan Biosciences - FungusChain & BioRescue BBI funded project
Maurice Collins, University of Limerick - Coordinator, LIBRE BBI funded project
Steve Davey, Huhtamaki - Fresh BBI funded project
Anthony Fitzgerald, Tipperary County Concil - Irish Bioeconomy Association
11.15 am Networking Coffee Break
11.40 am Biobased Industries Consortium
Suzy Renckens, Public Affairs & Communications, Brussels
12.05 am BBI Joint Undertaking - Call 2017
Ana Ruiz, BBI Joint Undertaking Project Manager
12.35 pm BBI Scientific Requirements
Kevin O'Connor, UCD - BBI Scientific Committee & SFI Beacon Centre for Bioeconomy
1.00 pm Lunch
1.45 pm One-to-One Meetings with IE & NI Horizon 2020 National Contact Points
Who should attend?
- Researchers from academia and industry
- Large Industries & SMEs
- Representative Organisations
- Technology Providers
- Local Authorities & Local Action Groups
Please click here to view the location Campus Map. The event will take place in the UCD Research Building referenced as number 50 in grid C8 on the map.