BioVale - Building the Bioeconomy - Green Vision Conference - 10th Feb 2016

A new innovation cluster for Yorkshire and the Humber

What is BioVale?

BioVale is an innovation cluster that aims to establish Yorkshire and the Humber as an international centre for bioeconomy research and development.

What is the bioeconomy?

The bioeconomy encompasses the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into food, feed, chemicals, materials, fuels and energy

The Bioeconomy is a global priority

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The Bioeconomy is a global priority

The bioeconomy is a UK priority

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Value of the UK bioeconomy

An assessment of the impact of the bioeconomy on the United Kingdom economy. Capital Economics, June 2015, commissioned by BBSRC

Why Yorkshire & the Humber?

Y&H has a unique complement of bioeconomy assets: worldclass research; innovative agricultural enterprises; and bio-based industry in the food, biofuel and chemical sectors, including thousands of SMEs.

Why Yorkshire & Humber?

World-class research and development

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Why Yorkshire & Humber?

Why Yorkshire & Humber?

Innovative agriculture

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Why Yorkshire & the Humber?

Why Yorkshire & Humber?

Bio-based industry

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Why Yorkshire & the Humber?

What is BioVale?

BioVale is an innovation cluster supported and steered by regional industry, research organisations, higher education and government.

• Big industry (eg Drax, AB Agri, Croda) • SMEs (eg Brocklesby, Precison Decisions, STC) • Investors • Knowledge base (UoY, Fera) • Policy makers (CYC, LEP)

What will BioVale focus on?

Value from biowaste Next generation biofuels and biorefineries High value chemicals and natural products from plants and microbes Agricultural technologies

What will BioVale focus on?

What will BioVale focus on?

International partnerships MoU with Brazil’s national bioethanol research centre

Collaboration with Scandinavian clusters on adding value to urban organic waste

Represent UK SMEs in BIC. (invests â‚Ź200m pa in EU biobased innovation)

What can BioVale do for you?

Connections Business-academia-policy-business Special Interest Groups

International Collaborators - SMEs, academics, large companies Trade & Inward investment

Funding research, innovation, investment

Internships 1 week – 1 year, under- & post-grad

What can you do for BioVale?

Join the mailing list Become a member (free) Tell us about your innovation needs

Contacts margaret.smallwood@york.ac.uk 7984637798 Elspeth.bartlet@york.ac.uk 01904567738

Part of a project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

www.biovale.org