Join our Director General Dr Claire Skentelbery on the 12th of November in Brussels where she will be speaking at the DG GROW hosted hybrid workshop “Advancing bio-based innovations in the food industry: Focus on fermentation”.
The workshop will focus on the industrial applications of fermentation technologies by highlighting SMEs that are using biomass, precision and gas fermentation. Their innovative technologies will be presented, along with ways to promote scaling up production. These presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.
After these industry insights, a panel of experts will discuss topics such as research and innovation, infrastructure, the role of farmers, public acceptance, market development, and profitability and pricing. In addition to the fermentation types presented at the beginning of the workshop, micro fermentation will be discussed.
Deadline for registrations: 4 November 2024
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