FinnCERES Ecosystem Event: Bio-based materials for industrial relevance

The FinnCERES Ecosystem Event of 2023 brings together top experts from both industry and academia to discuss the central questions of industrial scale applications of advanced bio-based materials.

What does the future of biorefineries look like for the pulp and paper industry? How can bio-based materials help solve today’s packaging challenges or contribute to new type of sensors, cleaner water and heathier living?

Hear from invited speakers, meet current and new ecosystem members and the FinnCERES research community!

Following the ecosystem event, you will also have the opportunity to hear the pitch presentations of the Finnish candidates in the Markus Wallenberg Young Researcher Challenge. The pitching session is organized in collaboration with the Finnish Forest Products Engineers' Association.

Program

9:30 Coffee & registration

10:00 – 10:05

Welcome from FinnCERES leadership

Tekla Tammelin, VTT

10:05 – 10:15

Greetings from FinnCERES Ecosystem Managers

Elli Käpylä, Aalto University & Alina Ruonala-Lindgren, VTT

Session 1: Future biorefineries

10:15 – 10:35

Keynote: Carbon negative biorefinery – dream or future reality?

Petri Vasara, AFRY

10:35 – 10:50

Will the availability of forest limit growth of forest industry?

Elina Warsta, UPM

10:50 – 11:05

What type of pulp fibres will be needed in the future?

Jenny Müller-Wahlman, Stora Enso

11:05 – 11:20

How to integrate future biorefineries to a pulp mill?

Johan Engström, Andritz

11:30 – 12:30   Lunch

Session 2:

Lignocellulosics beyond plastics

12:30 – 12:45

Unilever: Our sustainable packaging ambitions

Joshua Booth, Unilever

12:45 – 13:00

All-cellulose composite films for packaging applications

Miika Nikinmaa, VTT

Electronics, optics, and energy applications

13:00 – 13:15

Carbon nanotube based electrochemical sensors

Ilkka Varjos, Canatu

13:15 – 13:30

Towards completely biodegradable wide-range capacitive pressure sensors

Jaana Vapaavuori, Aalto University

Clean air and water

13.30 – 13.45

Kiilto SUPER Healthy Buildings ecosystem: Human-centered construction for healthier living

Raija Polvinen, Kiilto

13.45 – 14.00

Engineering cellulose-based filtration membranes for more sustainable water purification

Bruno Mattos, Aalto University

14:00 – 14:20

Keynote: Leading the way in circular product and packaging design - Opportunities and challenges

Yuanyuan (Chris) Cui, Lenovo

14.20                   Closing words

14:30                   Coffee and networking

14:45 - 16:00   Skills and talents for the future bioeconomy

Keynote: Upskilling for sustainable Europe

Tiina Nypelö, Aalto University

Pitch presentations by the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Event Young Researcher Challenge candidates

Hear the pitches of the brightest young Finnish researchers! Check out the presenters and their topics here.

For further information and inquiries, please contact:

Elli Käpylä and Alina Ruonala-Lindgren

FinnCERES Industry collaboration

industry (at) finnceres.fi