Vilnius being the host city, the programme will follow Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).
The programme which brings together the community that enables the industry to deliver, including the researchers, policy makers, academia, regulators, global organisations and local leaders that build the framework for a sustainable society.
LBTA Scientific Symposium
‘Gene editing – from research to industry’
13:00 – 17:00 at the Life Science Center
EFIB Welcome Reception
18:30 – 20:30 at the Radisson Blu Lietuva Hotel (Skybar)
Pre-EFIB VIP Networking event
Invite-only
1-to-1 Partnering meetings
12:00 – 18:00
Morning sessions
Opening Plenary
Next generation economies: Industrial biotechnology for a sustainable society
09:00 – 10:00
Room Alfa
Welcome and keynote presentations
Moderator:
Speakers:
Claire Skentelbery & Agnes Borg, EuropaBio
10:00 – 10:30
Networking Break
10:30 – 12:00
Room Alfa
Industry Keynote & Panel discussion
Industry Keynote:
Lithuanian Ministerial Address:
Aušrinė Armonaitė (Minister for Economy and Innovation)
Panel:
Rasmus von Gottberg, Genomatica
Thomas Canova, Solvay
12:00 – 13:00
Networking lunch
Afternoon sessions
13:00 – 14:30
Room Alfa
Food, feed & nutrition
Bio-based innovation for food system transformation
Speakers:
Seren Kell, Good Food Institute Europe
Roman Plewka, Formo
13:00 – 14:30
Room Zeta
Executive Roundtable
EuropaBio’s Executive Round table brings together Members and invited guests for a discussion on key recommendations to deliver a competitive bioeconomy, developed for the EFIB Vilnius Statement. The Statement will be delivered during EFIB’s 2nd day with a dedicated Brussels meeting on 30 November.
14:30 – 15:15
Networking break
15:15 – 16:45
Room Alfa
Session sponsor:
Bioprocesses & Technologies
Showcasing advances in manufacturing
Moderator:
Merja Pentillä, VTT Finland
Speakers:
Gerald Hofmann, Olon
Tiphaine Clément, Toulouse White Biotechnology
15:15 – 16:45
Room Lambda
Session sponsor:
Flavors & fragrances
Innovation and market for biotechnology alternatives
Moderator:
Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli, Abolis
Speakers:
Further speakers to be announced soon
17:00 – 18:00
Room Alfa
Start-up hour
Moderator:
Cindy Gerhardt, Planet B.io
Advisory panel:
Friederike Grosse-Holz, Blue Horizon
Evening Networking Reception
19:00 – 22:00 at Vilnius Town Hall
1-to-1 Partnering meetings
09:00 – 16:00
Morning sessions
09:00 – 10:30
Room Alfa
Sustainable Finance
Investing in innovation
Moderator:
Eivile Čipkutė, Lithuanian Banking Association
Speakers:
Michael Brandkamp, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
Richard Kivel, GrayBella Capital
Friederike Grosse-Holz, Blue Horizon
Virginia Puzzolo, Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
09:00 – 10:30
Room Lambda
Sustainable Biomaterials
Perspectives on a circular plastics economy
Moderator:
Ludo Diels, VITO
Speakers:
François de Bie, TotalEnergies Corbion
Alain Marty, Carbios
Anne Stenbæk, Novozymes
10:30 – 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 – 12:30
Room Alfa
Session sponsor:
Building blocks of the circular economy
Focus on feedstocks for the future
Moderator:
Marcel Wubbolts, Corbion
Speakers:
Robert Bischof, Lenzing
11:00 – 12:30
Room Zeta
EuropaBio SME BioForum
Driving the Green Transition
The SME BioForum invites all SMEs at EFIB to discuss key challenges for their successful growth and create recommendations for policy and regulation. Integrated into EuropaBio’s advocacy voice for SMEs throughout the year, the BioForum is the voice for biotechnology innovation in Europe.
12:30 – 14:00
Networking lunch
Afternoon plenary
14:00 – 15:30
Room Alfa
Presentation of EFIB Vilnius Statement
Claire Skentelbery, EuropaBio Director General
Outlook on biotechnology innovation and regulation
& Handover to EFIB 2023 host
Moderator:
Timen van Haaster, HollandBIO
Closing panel:
Rob van der Meij, Capricorn Partners
Adrian Leip, European Commission
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Closing reception and outlook to EFIB 2023
15:30 – 16:30
