Bioeconomy Matters

In this episode, Dr. John Bell highlights the holistic view that the bioeconomy offers for responding to our future challenges as well as targeting the EU Green Deal.

In this episode, Chiara Pocaterra talks about the Bioeconomy Book for Kids, "What's Bioeconomy?"—an initiative that became popular and is already translated into many European languages.

In this episode, PhD candidate Carolina Costa introduces us to the field of microbiology and discusses the role that our microbial communities have in maintaining our health.

In this episode, we travel to Hong Kong with CEO Edwin Keh to explore the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel's (HKRITA) innovations and breakthroughs.

Dr. Sven Wydra studied Economics and received both his Master degree and PhD from the Hohenheim University. Since 2014, he has been coordinating the Business Unit "Life Sciences and Bioeconomy" within the Competence Center “Emerging Technologies”. His research areas comprise the analysis of innovation generation and diffusion in the bioeconomy, economic and ecological impact assessment of bioeconomy,  biotechnology, and circular economy, development of scenarios and strategies, and impact of policies on emerging technologies (e.g. biotechnology).

Dr. Tom Curran is an Associate Professor and Vice Principal for internationalisation at University College Dublin’s College of Engineering & Architecture and is the Director of the Environmental Technology Master of Science degree programme. Additionally, Dr. Tom Curran is leading the European Commission Horizon Europe project, BioBeo, on innovative education for bioeconomy. BioBeo has also been the backbone of this podcast, so we are exceptionally grateful to both BioBeo and Dr. Curran for their immense support.

Francisco Guerreiro is Member of the European Parliament. He serves as a full member of the Committees on Budgets, Fisheries and Agriculture, and as an alternate member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Previously, he held the position of 1st vice-chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission from June 2019 to January 2022. At the moment, he is addressing a range of important topics at the European Parliament including animal welfare, plant-based alternatives, ocean conservation, climate change, biodiversity, and the circular economy.

Dr. Evelyn Reinmuth is a senior researcher at the department of Biobased Resources and the Head of the Hohenheim Bioeconomy Office. Her experience in agricultural economics, as well as her connection to food and farming, inspired her to create various projects in the field of Bioeconomy, including food technology.

The Bioeconomy Matters podcast was invited to do a special episode about the Food 2030 conference! Join us for a brief overview of the conference, including interviews and session highlights.

What's your favourite food?

Dr. Christian Patermann played a key role in shaping what bioeconomy is today! This episode features some historical insights and visions from the man many believe to be the (grand) father of the bioeconomy.