Annual Conference Biobased Economy

📍 Location: The Energy Barn, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
📅 Date: 12 November 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 16:30 CET (registration and coffee from 09:30)
🌐 Language: English

Who should attend?

This event is intended for lectors, practors, researchers, lecturer-researchers, students, professionals from vocational education (MBO), and SMEs involved in research and education related to the circular and biobased economy.

Expect a day full of networking, knowledge exchange and inspiration.

Preliminary programme

10:00–10:10 – Welcome by Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the Biobased Economy Professorship Platform
10:15–10:45 – Keynote ‘From Idea to Impact: The entrepreneur behind innovation‘
10:45–11:15 – The Importance of Pilot Facilities for Sustainable, High-Impact Innovation
11:15–12:15 – Visit to the Hanze University biorefinery pilot facilities
12:15–13:00 – Poster pitches
13:00–13:45 – Lunch & Poster session
13:45–14:45 – Parallel sessions – Round 1:

1. Bioenergy  (with multiple speakers)
2. Biorefinery (with multiple speakers)

14:45–15:15 – Coffee break & Poster session
15:15–16:15 – Parallel sessions – Round 2:

1. Biopolymers & Green Chemistry (with multiple speakers)
2. Biopolymers (with multiple speakers)

16:15 – Closing remarks followed by networking drinks

Poster session

A poster session will take place during the lunch and coffee breaks. Researchers and students are warmly invited to present their work by displaying a research poster. Registration for poster presentations will open after the summer holiday.

Questions?

Please send your questions to wjm.vanderzanden@avans.nl.

We look forward to welcoming you on 12 November!

Lectorenplatform Biobased Economy

The Lectorenplatform Biobased Economy, a collaboration of lecturers from 14 different universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, focuses on the innovation and adoption of biobased materials and energy, an integral part of the circular economy.
This approach, known as the biobased economy, involves replacing materials and energy derived from fossil sources with alternatives made from renewable, plant-based resources.
The transition towards a biobased economy is not only a matter of technological advancement but also requires adjustments on economic and societal levels.

Click here for more information on Lectorenplatform BBE