As part of the ongoing Horizon 2020-funded BioSTEP project, Sara Davies, Stephen Miller and Stefan Kah of EPRC were involved in delivering a series of successful workshops on future strategic directions for Scottish bio-based industries.
Over 19-20 October, workshops were held at the Glasgow Science Centre for stakeholders in three key Scottish bio-based sectors; whisky, forestry and mariculture. The workshops were organised by BioSTEP project partner Ecologic Institute. The workshops provided a valuable platform for discussion on key strategic challenges and future opportunities for these industries in the transition to a bio-based, circular economy.
The event also saw the delivery of a three-day exhibition – ‘Bioeconomy in Everyday Life’. Whether for food, clothing or consumer goods, in the kitchen or in the garage – many everyday products contain components made from renewable raw materials or are produced using bio-based procedures. The bioeconomy has made its way into everyone’s lives, but we generally remain unaware of it. The exhibition is a forum to demonstrate the relevance of modern bio-based technologies in daily life – for professionals as well as for the general public. The exhibition was led by BioSTEP partner BIOCOM.
Further details can be found on our project page and on the BioSTEP website. The BioSTEP project can also be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/biostep_project.
