09.00 - 09.30
Invited talk: 'Lignin-first’, beyond monophenolic compounds
Joseph Samec, Stockholm University, SE

09.30 - 09.50
Creating value from residual grass for feed applications through microalgal cultivation on grass juice 
Marcella Fernandes de Souza, Ghent University, BE

09.50 - 10.10
Optimization of extraction conditions and production of indigo dye from isatis tinctoria
Julia Mocquard, Université de Toulouse, FR

10.10 - 10.30
Biorefinery of tomato pomace to obtain bioactive fractions and biobased materials 
Aya Jamaleddine, Université de Toulouse, FR

09.00 – 09.30
Invited talk: Multiproduct microalgae biorefineries with aqueous two phase systems
Michel Eppink, WUR, NL

09.30 – 09.50
Biorefinery of the green seaweed Ulva lactuca: Protein fraction for aquafeed and carbohydrates for microbial polyesters production 
Maria Teresa Cesário, Universidade de Lisboa, PT

09.50 – 10.10
Quantification of extracellular proteases and chitinases from marine bacteria and their application on marine crustacean processing side streams for bioactivity screening
Yang Zou, Ghent University, BE

10.10 – 10.30
Lipid extraction in microalgal biorefineries: A COSMO-RS approach
Laura König-Mattern, Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg, DE

09.00 - 09.30
Invited talk: Nanolignin: A new perspective in renewable resources 
Claudia Crestini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT

Speaker TBC

09.30 - 09.50
Fractionation of kraft lignin by aqueous hydrotropic solutions
Rita Gaspar, KU Leuven, BE

09.50 - 10.10
Production of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from sawdust waste biomass
Jerome Andrew, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), ZA

10.10 - 10.30
Fed-batch strategies for production of optically pure lactic acid from softwood
Joana Campos, Lund University, Lund, SE

11.15 - 11.45
Invited talk - Valorisation of waste streams at the core of Citribel's sustainability strategy
Emmanuel Raskin, Citribel, BE 

11.45 - 12.05
Biopolymer waste valorisation: Challenges and opportunities
Anwar Jardine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, ZA

12.05 - 12.25
Solid state fermentation as a valorisation strategy of fruit and vegetable discards: Effect on nutritional composition and added-value compound release
Marta Cebrian, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Derio, ES

12.25 - 12.45
Bioproduction of natural pigments by microorganisms growing on agro-industrial co-products
Mathieu Cassarini, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, FR

11.15 - 11.45
Production of protein-rich powders from the red macroalga Gelidium sesquipedale and from its industrial residues
Marília Mateus, Universidade de Lisboa, PT

11.45 - 12.05
Tetraselmis suecica cell destruction by high-pressure homogenization for proteins recovery
Pauline Delran, Université de Toulouse, FR  

12.05-12.25
Microalgae potential in the capture of carbon dioxide emission
Francesca Frongia, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT 

12.25 - 12.45
Integrating extraction and fractionation of a marine pigment using hydrophobic eutectic solvents 
Mariam Kholany, University of Aveiro, PT

11.15 - 11.45
Invited talk: Capturing Carbon. Creating Value
Babette Pettersen, Vice President Europe LanzaTech, Skokie, IL, USA

11.45 - 12.05
Acetic acid: A CO₂-derived platform chemical for the energy-efficient production of biochemicals
Koen Quataert, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Ghent, BE

12.05 - 12.25
CO₂ emission-lean iron production from mineral iron carbonate with consecutive process gas upgrading to methane and methanol  - A holistic technology concept
Sascha Kleiber, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AT

12.25 - 12.45
Anaerobic co-fermentation of syngas for sustainable biobased carboxylates
Flávio Baleeiro, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, DE

14.30 - 15.00
Invited talk: Waste and wastewater valorisation with open mixed microbial cultures: bioenergy, renewable chemicals, challenges and opportunities for a sustainable society
Davide Dionisi, University of Aberdeen, UK

15.00 - 15.20
Spent coffee waste and orange peel valorisation via biorefinery development for the production of value-added co products and microbial oil
Nikolaos Giannakis, Agricultural University of Athens, GR

15.20 - 15.40
Is it worth biorefining botanicals for the production of high added value functional ingredients?
Petras Rimantas Venskutonis, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, LT

15.40 - 16.00
Residual biomass mobilisation strategies based on intermediate bioenergy carriers 
Myrsini Christou, Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, Athens, GR

14.30 - 15.00 
Biocatalytic solutions for the sustainability of cyanide-using industries
Ludmila Martínková, Institute of Microbiology AS CR, Prague, CZ

15.00 - 15.20
Valorization of lignocellulose by fungal-bacterial co-culture 
Ludovic Besaury, Université de Reims, FR

15.20 - 15.40
How nutrient limitation modify the diversity of bacteria producing mcl-polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics in fed-batch process
Emilie Alaux, Toulouse Biotechnology Institute Bio & Chemical Engineering, Toulouse, FR

15.40 - 16.00
Discovery of a kojibiose hydrolase by analysis of specificity-determining correlated positions in family GH65
Emma De Beul, Ghent University, BE

14.30 - 15.00
Upgrading bio-oil from residual lignocellulosic biomass by combined hydropyrolysis and hydrodeoxygenation
Adriana Estrada Leon, Ghent University, BE

15.00 - 15.20
Novel purification routes for crude glycerol from biodiesel plants as a suitable feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel
Taha Attarbachi, University of Manchester, UK

15.20 - 15.40
Sustainable fuels made from biobased residues – Demonstration on long-term operating plant
Jan Grunwald, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, DE

15.40 - 16.00
Experimental simulation of the outdoor humidity in Western Europe and its effect on the properties of flax fibre reinforced composites
Gilles Koolen, KU Leuven, BE