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 and pharma 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 and medicine?
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.
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.
Conference speakers
Torben Friis Lange
CEO, Hedeselskabet Danmark
10:15: New forestry biomasses, new needs, new solutions
Thomas Toftgaard
Director of Seasonal, Hedeselskabet
10:15: New forestry biomasses, new needs, new solutions
Björn Alriksson, Biotechnology Research and Business Developer, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
10:30: RISE Bioeconomy Arena - a tool for development and commercialization of forestry-based biorefinery
Gudbrand Rødsrud
Technology Director Business Development, Borregaard A/S Norway
11:15: Vanilin from woody biorefinery
Professor Margareth Øverland
Centre Director, Foods of Norway
11:45: Fish proteins from cellulose
Viktor Odenbrink
Sales Manager, Södra
13:30: Bioproducts from wood biomass
Sune Tjalfe Thomsen
Associate Professor, Copenhagen University
14:00: Forest biomass and biorefinery in the Danish bioeconomy
Louise K. Johnson
Senior Innovation Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark
15:00: Biosolutions in Denmark – building a biosolutions ecosystem in Denmark and future opportunities for woody biomass
Sven Wydra
Coordinator of Business Unit "Bioeconomy & Life Sciences" at Fraunhofer ISI
15:20: ShapingBio - Financing of cross sectorial initiatives in the EU bioeconomy
Lars Visbech Sørensen
CEO, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark
16:30: Recommendations from the Danish Bioeconomy panel
PROGRAM
20th of January - Kastrup, Denmark
| 09:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00 |
Welcome by moderator Knud Tybirk, Senior Innovation Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark
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10:15
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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
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| 11:15 |
Vanilin from woody biorefinery |
| 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
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| 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. |
| 15:20 | 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
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| 16:30 | Recommendations from the Danish Bioeconomy panel Lars Visbech Sørensen, CEO, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark |
| 17:00 | Thank you for today |
Find your way
Venue:
Clarion Hotel, Copenhagen Airport
Ellehammervej 20
2770 Kastrup
Denmark
See you there!
Contact
Knud Tybirk
Senior Innovation Manager
Kersti Haugan
Senior Business Development Manager
Partners
The conference is sponsored by ShapingBio.eu and Dalgas.
