Bio-Mi participated at the European final of the Biobased Innovation Student Challenge Europe, BISC-E in Berlin on 24 October 2019.
The Bio-based Innovation Student Competition Europe gives students the opportunity to explore the emerging biobased field. Its objective is to raise awareness and involve students in the transition towards a bioeconomy.
The competition is organized on a national level by federations in the participating countries. After national finals a European final is organized where all national winners can compete for the European award. Student teams are asked to develop a bio-based product or bio-based process that could be integrated in the current (or near future) economy. The competition was initiated in the Netherlands in 2017 with the aim of bridging the knowledge gap between students and bio-based materials by TKI-BBE, an entity to build, maintain and execute the national research and innovation agenda. Building on its success, the competition is now held on a national level in five European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Portugal).
The winning teams of all national competitions presented their innovations to win the European award and to participate at the European final in Berlin. This year the winning team was Sauveur from Belgium with their innovative solution to reduce food waste.
The jury consisted of a number of experts in the field of bio-based economy, process technology, agriculture and environmental impact assessment, representatives from academia and industry. The projects are evaluated according to the following criteria: innovation, sustainability impact, technical feasibility, economic viability and presentation.
More information is available on the official BIC website: https://biconsortium.eu/node/1229
Congradulations to all participants!
