Bioeconomy Week Scotland
Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2024 took place between 11 and 15 March 2024.
Bioeconomy Week Scotland is a week devoted to celebrating the innovative, biobased, solutions being discovered and developed in Scotland.
What is the bioeconomy?
The bioeconomy is an important, and growing, part of Scotland’s economy. It uses natural resources and biological processes to improve the sustainability of all sorts of products from cosmetics and toiletries, to clothes, packaging, and building materials. It also supports the development of new therapeutics and medicines, finds innovative ways to use waste materials, and is contributing to lowering the carbon footprint of everything from food and drink to car batteries.
Event Programme 2024
This invitation-only networking session delivered by the Bioeconomy Cluster Builder is dedicated to sharing knowledge and building connections between the biotechnology and textile industry communities. At its heart is the Generation of Waste creative installation, first exhibited as part of Cop26, which dramatically illustrates the challenges (and opportunities) presented at each stage of the textiles value chain.
A Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2024 event.
This invitation-only reception, hosted by Ivan McKee MSP, will give guests an opportunity to meet both MSPs and innovators working in Scotland’s Bioeconomy, to see examples of bio-based products, and to discuss how biotechnology is advancing the sustainability agenda.
This closed event is an opportunity for the Biotech Innovators cohort to pitch to investors. The event follows three months of pitch training delivered by Maryanne Johnston, which involved two full day workshops, plus one practice session in the space where the live pitching session will be held.
The live pitching session will see representatives from each company deliver their 5 minute pitch to the panel of investors.
Lawrie are offering IBioIC members and conference attendees the opportunity to book a free 45 minute slot on Tuesday 12 March with a Lawrie IP Attorney to confidentially discuss an IP issue or challenge. Book a F2F session at the company’s central Glasgow office, or via Teams. Companies will receive clear and concise guidance to help them best use their valuable intellectual property to grow their businesses.
This webinar explores how better coordination and collaboration along the fish supply chain and with innovators can lead to a more profitable and sustainable use of material flows. The webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about social and technical innovations against loss and waste in the fish and seafood supply chain and ask question to the expert panellists during Q&A at the end of the session. Our aim is to bring business, research and policy stakeholders that have an interest in fully utilising Scotland’s bioresources to exchange ideas and perspective and to create future collaborations.
Peer-to-peer networking workshop on opportunities and tactics to grow through global trade, aimed at Scottish companies innovating in the Agritech and Aquaculture spaces.