TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER h 08.30 Registration h 09.00 Introduction to the event Giovanna Speranza, Scientific Committee h 09.10 Welcome Messages Alessandro Sidoli, President of Assobiotec Luigi Iavarone, President of Technapoli Mario De Rosa, President of Campania Bioscience Massimo Marrelli, Chairman of the University of Naples Federico II tbc Luigi De Magistris, Mayor of Naples tbc Stefano Caldoro, President of Regione Campania tbc h 10.30 First Session – HEALTHCARE h 11.30 Coffee Break h 12.00 Second Session – ENVIRONMENT h 13.00 Networking Lunch – Poster Session h 14.00 DSM in the Bioeconomy: from The Netherlands to Capua - Nicola Torre, DSM Capua SpA h 14.15 Opportunities for renewable chemicals in the polyurethanes value chain - Juan Manini, BASF Poliuretani SpA h 14.30 Round Table: The Role of Clusters in Fostering the Bioeconomy Chairman: Gianluca Carenzo, PTP Lodi • Catia Bastioli, Italian Cluster Green Chemistry • Richard Cloutier, CQVB (Canada) • Roberto Horcajada, Asebio (Spain) • Manfred Kircher, CLIB 2021 (German Cluster Industrial Biotechnology) • Christophe Luguel, IAR Pole (France) • Vladimir O. Popov, Russian Academy of Science • Willem Sederel, Biobased Delta (Southwest of The Netherlands) • Alessandro Sidoli, Assobiotec • Antonio Di Giulio, EU DG Research and Innovation • Guido Trombetti, Vice President Regione Campania Assobiotec, the Italian Association for the development of biotechnology, which is part of Federchimica, Innovhub SSI and the Italian Biocatalysis Center invite companies and research centers to the 3rd edition of the Italian Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (IFIB) which will be held on October 22-23, 2013 in Naples (Italy). The workshop is aimed at making a survey of research projects in the industrial biotechnology field with the goal to strengthen the network of industrial biotech in the Euro-Mediterranean area and to promote industry-university partnerships. Participation to the workshop is free of charge. Registration is mandatory. The official language of the workshop will be English. In the framework of the IFIB workshop the “EEN Biotech and Bioeconomy Partnering Event - IFIB 2013” is organized to offer the chance to meet potential partners in pre-arranged face-to-face bilateral meetings in order to establish new cooperation opportunities in research, technology transfer and business. www.b2match.eu/IFIB2013 Live streaming of the event at: www.agenziacampaniainnovazione.it and Regional Minister for University and Research h 16.30 Third Session - BIOCATALYSIS Enzyme immobilization experiences with SEPABEADS – Seçil Önal, EGE University h 18.00 Conclusion WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER h 08.30 Registration h 09.00 Fourth Session – AGROFOOD h 11.00 Coffee Break h 11.30 Research and development in the Bioplastics Field: the case of Cereplast Italia, Emilio Sitta h 12.00 Fifth Session – MARINE BIOTECH h 13.15 Networking Lunch – Poster Session h 14.30 Sixth Session – ENERGY AND BIOREFINERIES PROESA TM Technology: Break-through Technology for Producing Advanced Bio-Fuels and Renewable Chemicals from Cellulosic Biomass - Claudia Castelli, BioChemtex h 15.40 Seventh Session - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER h 16.45 Conclusion THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER h 09.00-14.00 Satellite Event: BIO-TIC Italy Workshop This workshop is one of a number of regional workshops being held throughout Europe as part of the BIO-TIC FP7 project, which aims to develop an integrated roadmap and action plan for the successful development of industrial biotechnology in Europe. www.industrialbiotech-europe.eu JOIN US www.assobiotec.it For further information, contact us at ifi[email protected] Naples, Castel dell’Ovo, via Eldorado n. 3 (Sala Compagna - Antro di Virgilio) October 22-23, 2013 IFIB 2013 hashtag twitter: #IFIB13