Scientists, practitioners and representatives from central organizations met at Campus Klein-Altendorf on September 1st, 2017 to exchange about the low-input plant Silphium. Besides several talks there was as well a guided tour to see the field experiments. The participants jointly agreed that cup plant has still a high potential.

Process Design for Integrated Biorefinery Concepts

22. September 2017 | 09:00 am – 5:00 pm

This workshop targets to provide knowledge on different strategies existing for the conversion of biomass and is especially for PhD Students, Post-Docs and early stage researchers. This will offer a unique chance to get closer insight on the topic of lignocellulose processing provided by experts from academia and industry.

Application for the PhD Training Day "Discussing (in) Science – Basics of Interdisciplinary Communication and Collaboration" is open know. The workshop will take place on November 29th in Cologne in frame of the BioSC Forum.

On the 1st of September, 2017 a BioSC Spotlight about the low-input plant Silphie takes place at Campus Klein-Altendorf in Bonn. BioSC scientists and external experts will present their latest results and discuss current developments regarding cultivation and utilisation of Silphie. The event will be in German. Registration is open!

The BioSC lecture on "Inspired by nature - Development of sustainable flavour modifiers" will be given on the 4th of August 11.30 am at Forschungszentrum Jülich by Dr. Jakob Ley, Director Ingredient Research Flavour & Nutrition at Symrise AG. Dr. Ley is group leader for the development of aroma and taste modulation compounds.

In frame of the 2. International BioSC Symposium "Towards an Integrated Bioeconomy" we are happy to announce a poster call. Submit your poster before August 15th with the main topics “Socioeconomic Perspectives within a Sustainable Bioeconomy”, “Innovations for Plant Production and Resource Management” und “Green Value Chains ‐ Processes and Products from Biomass”.