Woody

Woody biomass
for food, feed and biosolutions

20th of January 2025, Kastrup, Denmark

Information

Time: 20th of January 2025, 09.30 AM - 17.00 PM

Venue: Clarion Hotel -Copenhagen Airport, Ellehammersvej 20, 2770 Kastrup, Denmark

Fee non members: 995,-
Free access for members of Food & Bio Cluster. Contact Kersti Haugan: kha@foodbiocluster.dk for a registration link.

Exhibition stands available - please contact Kersti Haugan kha@foodbiocluster.dk

Deadline for registration: 15th of January 2025.

Why join?

Explore how woody biomass can be used in the food, feed and biosolutions industry

How can we best utilize wood and forest biomass both now and in the future? Can forest
tree biomass be used for the production of food, feed and other biosolutions?

Drawing inspiration from the nordic countries, we focus on cascade utilization and the circular economy within the forest industry, leveraging biorefinery and biosolutions.

Discover how forest biomass is transformed into high-value products such as vanillin and fish protein, inspired by leading global companys and nordic researchers.

If you work in the wood industry, ingredients industry or biorefining industry, we hope to inspire you with insights into this emerging field of research and innovation in Denmark.

PROGRAM

20th of January - Kastrup, Denmark

09:00	Registration and coffee
10:00	Welcome by Jeppe Bruus, Minister of Green Transition
10:15	New forestry biomasses, new needs, new solutions Torben Friis Lange, Adm. Direktør & Thomas Toftgaard, Divisionsdirektør Seeds, Dalgas
10:30	RISE Bioeconomy Arena- a tool for development and commercialization of forestry-based biorefinery Björn Alriksson, Biotechnology Research and Business Developer, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

11:00	Break
11:15	Vanilin from woody biorefinery Gudbrand Rødsrud, Technology Director Business Development, Borregaard A/S Norway
11:45	Fish proteins from cellulose Professor Margareth Øverland, Centre Director, Foods of Norway
12:15	Q&A/discussion
12.30	Lunch break

13:30	Bioproducts from wood biomass Viktor Odenbrink, Sales Manager, Södra
14:00	Forest biomass and biorefinery in the Danish bioeconomy Sune Tjalfe Thomsen, Associate Professor, Copenhagen University
14:30	Coffee break
15:00	Biosolutions in Denmark – building a biosolutions ecosystem in Denmark and future opportunities for woody biomass Louise K. Johnson, Senior Innovation Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark.
15:10	Bark panel – Nature’s own façade Frederik Ankjær Normann Pedersen, Co-founder at Re-Claim
15:20	ShapingBio - Financing of cross sectorial initiatives in the EU bioeconomy Sven Wydra, Coordinator of Business Unit "Bioeconomy & Life Sciences" at Fraunhofer ISI

15:45	Panel debate on future cooperation opportunities
16:30	Recommendations from the Danish Bioeconomy panel Lars Visbech Sørensen, CEO, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark
17:00	Thank you for today

Biorefinery and cascade utilization

The principle of cascade utilization can be described through a value chain. On the left side, the arrows show how each step in the cascade produces a residual product that can be utilized in the next step. On the right side, the arrows illustrate how the biomass, which consists of biomass building blocks, changes structure and form through the various steps.

Ambye-Jensen, M. (2021)

Increased forestry focus in Denmark

Denmark has committed to expanding its forested areas by 150,000 hectares of production forest.

This will result in an increased availability of thinning forestry biomass. As the use of woodchips for heating is expected to decline, this development will create a new woody resource.

The conference aims to explore this future opportunity and provide inspiration for innovative ways to utilize this woody resource.

Inspiration from neighboring countries

Norway and Sweden have decades of experience in refining woody biomass into a wide range of advanced products.

Danish forestry research is currently investigating industrial applications. We aim to share inspiration and explore methods for separating woody chemical compounds into novel, innovative, and sustainable solutions, such as feed, energy, food, and potentially pharmaceutical applications

Discussions on the way forward

The discussion panel will offer insights into new combinations of research and innovation for creating high-value products from forestry side streams.