Bio-Based Innovations for Industrial Applications CHAMPION final stakeholder event

Event details

We are delighted to announce that the CHAMPION project’s much-anticipated final event, ‘Bio-based Innovations for Industrial Applications’, is open for registration. In collaboration with the PERFECOAT project, the one-day in-person event will be held in the heart of Brussels. The programme will include:

•    Insights into the latest results from CHAMPION and other EU-funded projects
•    Highlights from cutting-edge EU bioeconomy initiatives
•    Networking opportunities with fellow stakeholders

Registration is free but mandatory. Please see the website for more information and to register.

Preliminary Agenda:

1. Registration and welcome coffee
2. Session 1: End-user perspectives on bio-based innovations
   • Welcome and presentation of CHAMPION and PERFECOAT projects
   • Navigating trade and sustainability certification of bio-based value chains
   • Sustainability drivers for businesses
3. Coffee break
4. Session 2: Making bio-based compounds
   • Bio-based binders for wood coating applications
   • Bio-based polymer synthesis and scale-up
   • Bio-based paint ingredients: fillers, pigments and functional additives
   • Economic feasibility of the use of lignin to produce bio-resins
5. Light lunch, networking and poster exhibition
6. Session 3: Sustainability, safety and toxicity
   • Sustainability in bio-based coatings
   • Safety and toxicity assessment methods
   • Environmental and social sustainability assessment
7. Session 4: Industrial applications
   • Results of applications testing in CHAMPION
   • Bio-based coating formulation and application testing
   • Circularity and end-of-life options
8. Final words and closure
9. Reception with drinks, networking and poster exhibition

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