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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: Next generation sustainable alternative proteins
DESCRIPTION:Join us online\, with our partners\, OGGS\, Cellcraft and Change Bio for this exciting event to hear about the cutting edge science behind the development and commercialisation of alternative proteins. \nAgriculture already uses almost half of the world’s vegetated land. It consumes 90 percent of all the water used by humanity and generates one-quarter of the annual global emissions that are causing global warming. And yet of the seven billion people living today\, 820 million are undernourished because they don’t have access to—or can’t afford—an adequate diet. \nClimate change\, global pandemics\, and animal welfare are three of the most pressing challenges we face today. The intricate links between these issues can be traced to a common source: our global food system. In particular\, the intensive production and consumption of animal-based proteins have exhibited alarming consequences for the environment\, public health\, and the well-being of animals. \nAlternative proteins produced from plants or animal cells\, require fewer inputs\, such as land and water\, generate far fewer negative externalities\, such as greenhouse gas emissions and pollution\, and lowers the risk of disease transmission. If we want to sustain the increasing global population\, then the shift to sustainable\, alternative proteins can make a significant contribution to the transformation of our food system to become more sustainable and resilient. \nAgenda: \n\n12.00pm Welcome \n\n\n12.05pm   Plant based alternative proteins Alexandra Hyde\, OGGs \n\n\n12.15pm State-of-the-art technology inspired by nature to cultivate real meat outside animal bodies Yash Mishra\, Cellcraft \n\n\n12.25pm Upcycling carbon through fermentation Zoe Woods\, Change Bio \n\n\n12.35pm Panel discussion and Q&A: How can we accelerate the commercialisation of next generation alternative proteins \nThe online Teams meeting link will be shared to all delegates prior to the online event. \nPlease RSVP to reserve your free place. \n\n 
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-next-generation-sustainable-alternative-proteins/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Pioneer Presents,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: Royal Society of Chemistry - Sustainable polymer liquid formulations
DESCRIPTION:Join us with our partner\, The Royal Society of Chemistry\, to hear from Professor Anju Massey-Brooker about their mission for sustainable polymer liquid formulations (PLFs) – to catalyse the transition to a world in which we enjoy the benefits of PLFs while protecting the health of people and the planet. \nPolymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) play a vital role in our lives – from improving food productivity to treating wastewater – but they also have significant environmental impacts. Every year\, around 36 million tonnes of these materials are made from fossil sources – enough to fill Wembley Stadium 32 times over. \nThe Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)\, have been working with some of the leading chemistry-using companies in the world to put the issue of PLFs on the map\, and their Sustainable PLFs Task Force has set an overarching ambition for industry: transition to a sustainable PLFs market by 2040. \nAchieving this will require a concerted\, coordinated effort across the whole innovation ecosystem – from building the fundamental knowledge base\, to developing networks for collaboration\, investing in research and innovation\, and enacting effective policies and regulation. \nProfessor Anju Massey-Brooker is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry with multiple awards in academic research and industry and has recently accepted the roles of member and secretariat for the RSC’s Sustainable Polymers in Liquid Formulations (PLFs) Task Force. \n  \nThe online Teams meeting link will be shared to all delegates prior to the online event. \nPlease RSVP below to reserve your free place. \n 
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-royal-society-of-chemistry-sustainable-polymer-liquid-formulations/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online,Pioneer Presents
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: The environmental and economic potential of bio-based construction materials
DESCRIPTION:The built environment accounts for almost a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions with embodied carbon from the construction and refurbishment of buildings currently making up 20% of these emissions. \nThe use of sustainably and locally sourced biobased resources such as wool\, hemp and wood as a replacement for concrete\, gypsum and fossil derived products provides a key opportunity for the industry to reduce its emissions whilst creating new market and employment opportunities. \nIn addition\, biotechnology offers several promising avenues for developing bio-based construction materials\, leveraging the unique properties and capabilities of biological systems. These construction materials offer the opportunity to lock up carbon captured from the atmosphere for relatively long periods of time. \nPurpose: Join us for this exciting workshop\, where we will discuss the exciting emerging field of bio-based construction materials\, and what is needed to accelerate the sector\, including\, infrastructure\, investment\, funding for R&D\, skills\, policy\, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance. \nAgenda: \n09:45 Coffee and registration \n10:00 Welcome \n10:05 The environmental and economic potential of circular bio-based construction materials – Dr Mark Corbett Biorenewables Development Centre \n10:30 Biotechnology for living Construction – Professor Meng Zhang and Professor Martyn Dade-Robinson\, Northumbria University \n10:50 Retrofitting for a sustainable bio-based future – Alex Sparrow\, Managing Director\, UK Hempcrete \n11:10 Building capability to process and create a range of technical bio-based & circular products – Sam Baumber\, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer\, IndiNature \n11:30 Fire side chat: Regulation of novel bio-based construction materials – Alex Sparrow\, Managing Director\, UK Hempcrete; Sam Baumber\, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer\, IndiNature; Dr Mike Lawrence\, Director of Research\, Natural Building Systems and Visiting Professor at University of Suffolk \n12:00 Challenges and Opportunities for bio-based materials in the construction sector -Mark Lynn\, Chair\, The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) \n12:30 Lunch \n13:15 Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities for Bio-based construction materials – what can we achieve in the next 24 months? \n14:45 Summary of the day and next steps \n15:00 Close \nPlease RSVP below to reserve your free place. \n 
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-environmental-economic-bio-based-construction-materials/
LOCATION:Wilton Centre\, Wilton Centre\, Redcar\, TS10 4RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Event,Networking,Pioneer Presents
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: The Northeast as a hub for low carbon hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe North East of England\, is emerging as a significant hub for low-carbon hydrogen production and carbon capture\, utilization\, and storage (CCUS) technologies. \nTeesside has a long history of heavy industry\, including chemical production\, steel manufacturing\, and oil refining. By leveraging its industrial heritage\, strategic location\, and collaborative efforts between industry\, academia\, and government\, Teesside is positioning itself as a leading hub for the deployment and innovation of low-carbon hydrogen and CCUS technologies\, contributing to the UK’s net-zero emissions goals. \nPurpose: Join us for this exciting workshop\, with our partner NEPIC where we will discuss how the NE is emerging as the UK’s leading hub for low carbon hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation innovations and deployment\, and what is needed to accelerate the sector\, including\, infrastructure\, investment\, funding for R&D\, skills\, policy\, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance. \n  \nAgenda: \n09:45 Coffee and registration \n10:00 Welcome Pioneer Group \n10:10 The NE as a hub for low carbon hydrogen and CCUS Abigail Bell Events and Sponsorship Manager\, NEPIC \n10:40 Carbon Capture for Decarbonisation of Industrial Clusters Professor Dawid Hanak\, Net-Zero Industry Innovation Centre\, Teesside University \n11:00 Integrating Carbon Capture with Energy from Waste James Gray\, Technical Manager – Process Development Team\, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK \n11:20 Feasibility of using Hydrogen as a Feedstock – Platform Chemicals to feed into variety of markets Qiang Li\, Principal Scientist\, CPI \n11:40 Innovation in green technologies- A patents perspective Ashley Wragg\, Patent Attorney\, Appleyard Lees  \n12:00 Lunch \n13:00 Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities for low carbon hydrogen and CCUS \n14:45 Summary of the day and next steps \n15:00 Close \nPlease RSVP below to reserve your free place. \n 
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-the-northeast-as-a-hub-for-low-carbon-hydrogen-and-carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage-innovations-and-deployment/
LOCATION:Wilton Centre\, Wilton Centre\, Redcar\, TS10 4RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Event,Networking,Pioneer Presents,wilton,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: Accelerating innovation for the healthy\, sustainable foods of the future
DESCRIPTION:Agriculture already uses almost half of the world’s vegetated land. It consumes 90 percent of all the water used by humanity and generates one-quarter of the annual global emissions that are causing global warming. And yet of the seven billion people living today\, 820 million are undernourished because they don’t have access to—or can’t afford—an adequate diet. \nThis has to change\, and Kent researchers and businesses are leading the way in accelerating innovation for the healthy\, sustainable foods of the future. Whether it is through developing foods with increased nutritional value to aid human health; minimizing negative effects on ecosystems\, through reducing greenhouse gas emissions\, and optimising the use of water\, land\, and energy in food production; Maintaining and improving soil quality to ensure long-term agricultural productivity; or reducing our reliance on synthetic pesticides and fertilisers. \nPurpose: Join us for this exciting event\, with our partners Growing Kent and Medway and the University of Greenwich\, where we will showcase how Kent researchers and businesses are leading the way in innovation for the healthy\, sustainable foods of the future\, and also discuss what is needed to accelerate the sector\, including\, infrastructure\, investment\, funding for R&D\, skills\, policy\, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance. \n  \nAgenda: \n09:30 Coffee and registration \n09:45 Welcome Pioneer Group \n09:50 Building a more sustainable\, secure and just food system Linus Pardoe\, UK Policy Manager\, The Good Food Institute Europe \n10:10 Accelerating innovation for the healthy\, sustainable foods of the future  Professor Nazanin Zand\, University of Greenwich \n10:30 Alternative proteins as a source of healthy and sustainable foods Parag Acharya\, University of Greenwich \n10:50 Preserving the nutritional content of crops Dr Richard Colgan\, University of Greenwich \n11:05 Trends in innovation in Alternative Proteins\, Edward Rainsford\, Appleyard Lees LLP  \n11:20 Life Cycle Assessment for early stage alternative protein products Maura Heinbokel\, Senior Analyst\, Strategic Projects\, Food Steps \n11:35 The regulatory environment for novel foods Amie Adkin\, Deputy Director of  Risk Assessment\, Food Standards Agency \n11:50 Investing in earth’s regenerative capacity to reduce humanity’s demand on nature Antony Yousefian\, The First Thirty  \n12:05 Flash presentations: Next generation healthy\, sustainable foods \nWinifred Ayeni\, Root Mylk \nAzhar Murtuza\, Born Maverick \nWill Marshall\, Hooba Foods \nErick Vera Bazan\, Little Inca \nGeoff Bryant\, Calysta \nMartin Currie\, AMYBO \n12:50 Lunch and networking \n13:30 Round table discussions: What’s next in innovation for the healthy\, sustainable foods of the future? What do we need in to accelerate the innovation for the healthy\, sustainable foods of the future\, including\, infrastructure\, investment\, funding for R&D\, skills\, policy\, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance. \n15:00 Summary of the day and next steps \n15:30 Close \nPlease RSVP below to reserve your free place. \n 
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-accelerating-innovation-for-the-healthy-sustainable-foods-of-the-future/
LOCATION:Kent Science Park\, Kent Science Park\, Broad Oak Road\, Sittingbourne\, Kent\, ME9 8AG\, United Kingdom
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