The workshop has been organized by the Biobased Materials Division of the European Federation of Biotechnology, and has the participation of Susplast as a co-organizing entity.
The event is titled: “Sustainable plastics & EU-policies: Challenges & opportunities for industry and academia” and will take place on October 24, 2023. During the course of the event, which will be divided into two sessions, researchers will participate and relevant researchers in the industry.
The program for the day is detailed below:
Opening of the program – Georg M. Guebitz, BOKU Vienna, Austria.
- FIRST SESSION: “Concern, Challenges & Opportunities”
Chair: Auxiliadora Prieto, CIB/CSIC, (SusPlast coordinator) Spain
Irene Mora Plastics Europe, Belgium
JohnMcGeehan Independent Consultant -Plastics recycling and redesign, UK
Mikael Muegge RTDS Group, EU Project SUSFERT, Austria
- SECOND SESSION: “Industries facing the legal framework“
Chair: Lucia GardossiUniv. Trieste, Italy
Chloe Johnson EU-CBE -Circular Bio-based Europe, Belgium
Lara Dammer Nova Institut, Germany
Hasso von Pogrell European Bioplastics e.V., Germany
Erica Nuñez The OceanFoundation, USA
- CONCLUSIONS
Manfred Zinn HES-SO Valais, Sion, Switzerland
- INSCRIPTION
–You can participate for free if you are a student or member of the academy
-Non-academic participants and companies: €50 (50% discount for more participants)
-Industry: €300 (any additional participant free)
Link to register: Press here
Link to the program:: Press here

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