Research • Educate • Connect
Towards a sustainable bioeconomy
Research • Educate • Connect
Towards a sustainable bioeconomy

13th BioSC Forum (Internal Retreat)

November 16-17, 2026 • LVR Landesmuseum, Bonn | Colmantstraße 14 · 53115 Bonn

 

 

The BioSC Forum is the internal retreat of the BioSC research network and offers all members of the network the opportunity to network and to inform each other about current developments and the state of research.

Building on the results of the Forum held in April 2026, this time, the focus will be on continuing and expanding discussions during a two-day internal retreat, in part through dialogue with the Clusters of Excellence and key scientific projects in the region, which are important elements in the bioeconomy research landscape of the region and North-Rhine-Westphalia.

  • 16th November: Invitation to all Core Group members, including doctoral students
  • 17th November: Invitation to Core Group Leaders, Senior Scientists, Group Leaders and Junior Group Leader

 

Registration is open until 1st November 2026.

 

preliminary AGENDA

Monday, 16 November 2026
 09:30

Registration & Coffee
 10:00

Internal part I
(for BioSC members)

BioSC internal discussion on future scientific collaborations within the BioSC.

Starting from the results of the BioSC Forum in spring this year, we will collect first input on potential scientific themes of research for BioSC.
 12:30

Lunch &  Welcome of external Guests
 14:00

Clusters of Excellence and Key Scientific Projects in the Bioeconomy Research Landscape of the Region and North-Rhine-Westphalia

Major research projects in or close to bioeconomy are invited to get a deeper knowledge and understanding of their research as part of the wider bioeconomy research in North Rhine-Westphalia. We will engage in a dialogue with the Clusters of Excellence and key scientific projects in the region, which are important elements in the bioeconomy research landscape of the region and North-Rhine-Westphalia. 

 

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
 17:00

Panel discussion with all speakers
 18:00

Networking Dinner

Tuesday, 17 November 2026
 09:30

Registration & Coffee
 09:30 - 15:30   

Internal part II
(for BioSC members)

We will reflect together on the results of the first day, the discussion will continue among the group of leading or senior researchers within the BioSC. The strategies of the four partner institutions regarding bioeconomy will also be addressed as being a part of the strategic framework of the BioSC.

 

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch