- Moderator: Prof. Gadi Rothenberg, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam
What does it take to build a successful industrial bio-technology business?
- Setting and living up to your core purpose and values.
- Focusing on the right strategy and market where you can add value.
- Feedstock flexibility: safeguarding against pitfalls and market volatility.
- Christophe Schilling, CEO & Co-Founder, Genomatica
Renewable Molecules move into petrochemical factories
- Consumer preferences lead to action in the upstream value chain
- Asset puzzle: how can renewable routes compete?
- Answers: mass balance approach and innovative LCA methods
Steven De Boer, Sustainability Leader, Technology Petrochemicals, Sabi
Case study: Developing a competitive, bio-based business arm
- Sourcing local feedstocks to reduce costs and logistics challenges
- Why bio-based chemicals over bio-diesel?
- Target markets where bio-based has a cost advantage to compete with oil
- Christophe Sussat, Chief Operating Officer, Ineos Enterprises France
Case study: Achieving a world-leading position in FDCA and PEF
- Joint ventures: combining unique expertise and capabilities.
- Progress towards commercialisation.
- The challenges of competing in the plastics space with renewable alternatives.
- Gerald Michael, Business Manager Commercial Team, Synvina
Creating the right conditions for success in the bio-economy
- The challenges of succeeding with biobased business models: a need for partnership and collaboration
- Achieving efficiencies by integrating the production chain in one location
- Pilot and demonstration infrastructure to deliver economies of scale
- Roel Vleeschouwers, Business Development Manager, VIT
Panel discussion: Challenging existing chemical industry business models
- Are existing chemicals business models fit for purpose when applied to bio-based
- What are the forcues driving industrial biotechnology
- How can bio-based businesses compete with existing supply chains and economies of scale?
- What changes are needed from government and along the value chain to support the bio-economy?
- Panelists:
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- Christophe Schilling, CEO & Co-Founder, Genomatica
- Christophe Sussat, Chief Operating Officer, Ineos Enterprises France
- Steven De Boer, Sustainability Leader, Technology Petrochemicals, Sabic
- Gerald Michael, Business Manager Commercial Team, Synvina
- Roel Vleeschouwers, Business Development Manager, VITO
