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Made in Belgium for Europe, National Associations’ Council Presidency Summit

Name: Made in Belgium for Europe, National Associations’ Council Presidency Summit
Start: 2024-02-21T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-02-21T12:00:00+01:00

21 February 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CET

Whether it’s microorganisms revolutionising manufacturing or advanced therapies for rare disease patients, biotechnology is leading the way, and Belgium is on it.

If you are a researcher, entrepreneur, policy wonk, or simply curious about the future of biotechnology, join us in our free online conversation.

This conversation will be public and held online on February 21, 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00. If you wish to attend our session, please register. If you have any questions, insights or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact José Peres at j.peres@europabio.org.

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Algal Omega 3

Algal Omega-3 is an innovative feed product for aquaculture. It reduces the impact on climate change by 30-40% compared to fish oil and saves 60 tons of wild fish for every ton of Algal Omega-3 used.

Cheese

Cheese is a vegetarian product thanks to biotechnology. Biotechnology is also essential to produce lactose- or cholesterol-free cheese, as well as alternative proteins.

Clothes

Clothes made from alternative fibres produced by microorganisms can be 8x stronger than steel, 100% recyclable, biodegradable and replace fossil-fuel based or resource-intensive textiles.

Vitamin B2

The biomanufacturing of Vitamin B2 led to the reduction of 75% of fossil raw materials and 50% operating costs, compared to the chemical process. Vitamin B2 is used in the food, feed or healthcare sectors.

Detergents

Enzymes and biosurfactancts are alternative ingredients that improve the performance of detergents, while leading to water and energy savings and reductions in CO2 emissions and water toxicity.

Insulin

Insulin is one of the most widely known biopharmaceutical. Biotechnology revolutionised its manufacturing process and led to the development of new types of insulin through r-DNA technology.