Conference on this Topic:
The BIO-TIC project consortium is organizing a workshop entitled ‘Biobased Plastics - How do we Grow the EU Industry?’ which will take place on 1st December 2014 between 1pm and 6pm at the Square, Brussels. Further information on the workshop can be found at http://bio-tic-workshops.eu/bio-based_plastics/home.
The workshop is a satellite event to the 9th European Bioplastics Conference: Driving a Resource Efficient Europe’ on the 2nd and 3rd December 2014. For more information visit: http://en.european-bioplastics.org/conference/.
Further information:
This article has been based on the interim findings of the FP7 project BIO-TIC which aims to identify the hurdles to industrial biotechnology (IB) and develop solutions to overcome them in order to unlock the potential of this key enabling technology (KET) in Europe. Bioplastics are one of five product groups which have been identified to have significant potential for enhancing European economic competitiveness and introducing cross-cutting technology ideas.
Any feedback is welcomed and should be sent to bio-tic@europabio.org. A summary of the draft findings on bioplastics, upon which this article is based, can be downloaded at www.industrialbiotech-europe.eu/downloads.
