10th December 2025, 10:30am (CET)
Online via Zoom – register here
This workshop brings together companies from across Europe to discuss the hurdles of setting up a pilot-scale biorefinery for the valorization of agri-food waste.
Programme:
10:30-10:40: Opening and welcome – David Bolzonella, UNIVERSITY OF VERONA
10:40-11:05: Kim Windey, AVECOM – Challenges in scaling microbial protein production from starch
11:05-11:30: Richard Schrama, PAQUES BIOMATERIALS – Hurdles for scaling up PHA production
11:30-11:55: Krisztina Kovacs-Schreiner, LIXEA – The biorefinery scale-up challenge
11.55-12.20: Tommaso Barbieri, TOMAPAINT – Critical issues in scaling up the cutin extraction process from tomato by-products
12.20-12.30: Round-the-table discussion
Who should attend?
Students, academia, industry, farmers, end users, policymakers