The transition to circular bioeconomy has enormous industrial potential and significant benefits for the environment, climate and a sustainable society. How can companies and agriculture enter into a circular bioeconomy, and how do we ensure that its further development will be of value to industry and society? These questions are the focal points of the conference Circular Bioeconomy Days 2019, to be held from 25 to 27 June 2019 at Aarhus University in Foulum.

On Sunday, 7 July 2019, Forschungszentrum Jülich will be opening its doors and looking forward to welcoming thousands of visitors. From 10:00 to 17:00, visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to explore the campus, get a taste of the research conducted here, and talk to the scientists.

Within the framework of the structural change in the Rhineland region, bioeconomy was identified as a future field with high value-added and employment potential. The basis for the implementation of a sustainable and regional bioeconomy is agriculture, which in this context will gain in importance for the production of food and feed as well as biomass for further (material) applications. At the same time, the pressure to adapt to traditional agricultural production systems is growing due to external processes such as climate change, digitalisation, rural exodus, new competitors, changing consumer habits and demographic changes. All this raises questions about possible future scenarios for sustainable agriculture.

At the Jülich Biotech Day, experts from academia and industry will present current highlights and trends in this exciting field of research and development.

500+ delegates from 30+ countries and 280+ companies/organisations from business, policy and science that are active in industrial biotechnology and the bioeconomy will be there. You can meet potential and existing partners in pre-scheduled one-to-one partnering meetings. 80+ speakers will discuss current issues in various focused tracks and the most promising companies and start-ups will present on novel technologies and trends.