The document outlines strategies to enhance the biotechnology sector in Europe, emphasizing the projected market growth from 28 billion euros in 2013 to 50 billion euros by 2030. It highlights the need for improved workforce skills through innovative learning and increased collaboration among industry, academia, and governments, along with the necessity for stable policies and funding mechanisms. Recommendations include better access to financing for biorefinery projects and the establishment of a distinct European bioeconomy strategic investment fund.

1. M E M B E R O F E U R O P E A N
P A R L I A M E N T
L A M B E R T V A N N I S T E L R O O I J
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2. AWAY WITH BARRIERS FOR THE
BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR
• The market for biotechnology derived products is expected to increase from 28
billion euro in 2013 to 50 billion euro in 2030. (yearly growth rate of 7%)
• Higher increase of consumption of bioethanol and biobased plastics.
• Biggest problem: high product costs and weak competitiveness in the EU compared
to fossil alternatives and outside the EU (US)

3. What to do?
Improve the Workforce
• Develop innovative online learning methods (MOOCs)
• Fill the gap of available skills and requested skills
• Don’t stop at Industry-Academia collaboration: Triple Helix: include EU, national
and regional governments and authorities
• Funding: Horizon 2020 and BBI Joint Undertaking
• Support cross border knowledge sharing & accelerate the development of the
Bioeconomy across European regions
• Funding: ESIF (ESF and EFDF)
• Up to 15% outside of project territory
• Stairway to Excellence

4. Promote the Bioeconomy
• Introduce a long-term, stable and transparent policy and incentive framework to
promote the Bioeconomy
• Create synergies: away with the policy fragmentation
• Increase the demand by promoting public procurement
• Promote and support Research & Innovation
• Funding: Horizon 2020 & BBI JU
• Financial incentives for Biobased products – Foster investments
• The role of EFSI

5. Financing for Biorefinery Projects
• Recommendation: Improve access to financing for large-scale Biorefinery projects
• Funding: Horizon 2020, BBI JU, CEF, Interreg V, ESIF
• Synergies
• Public private partnerships
• Where to go for which subsidies?
• Create a distinct European BioEconomy Strategic Investment Fund (EBESIF)
• Hurdle: risk-adverse financing climate
• Solution: EFSI, InnovFin (EIB)

6. Activities in the European Parliament
• Rapporteur on the Joint Technology Initiative for the Biobased Industries.
• Taskforce BioBased Economy

7. - SAVE THE DATE –
Friday 4 September 2015
Workshops:
1. Expert Thinking
2. Financial Thinking
3. Design Thinking

8. Thank you for your attention!
Lambert van Nistelrooij