PROGRAM: 14-18 April 2025

(talks: approximately 30 min + 10 min for discussion)

Module A: Introduction to Biosciences

1. Biodiversity: from origin of life to circular bioeconomy (Pollegioni)
2. A new generation of biocatalysts for circular bioeconomy (Wohlgemuth)
3. Biocatalysis intensification: sustainable processes for the bioeconomy (Molinari)
4. Biomasses (Montagnoli, Tettamanti)

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Module B: Introduction to Economics

1. Externalities: problems and solutions (Seri)
2. (Neglecting) Economic aspects of sustainability (Secchi)
3. The ecological transition and economic systems (Secchi)
4. Bioeconomy and Innovation (Vezzulli)

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Module C: Biotechnology

1. Enzymes for the sustainable production of value-added chemicals (Alcántara)
2. Computational models for system biology (Galuzzi)
3. Biocatalysis related case studies (Pérez Rivero)
4. Circular economy: a scientific overview (Wohlgemuth)

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Module D: Sustainability assessment tools

1. Green chemistry assessment (Alcántara)
2. Life Cycle Assessment: theory and practice (Torretta, Baltrocchi)
3. Cost-Benefit Analysis with externalities (Pesaro)

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Module E: Law and Society

1. EU legal framework (Pozzo)
2. Legally green, but not sustainable: an Anglo-American analysis of law’s complicity in the unsustainable Fashion Industry (Brewer)
3. G20, BRICS and the Bioeconomy: differences and similarities in the international discourse (Costa)
4. Bioeconomy and Big Tech (Mendonça)

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Module F: Initiatives and Policies

1. Circular Bioeconomy in Italy: innovation, competitiveness, and resilience (Bonaccorso)
2. The EU Bioeconomy: present trends and future strategy (Maenhout, Korosuo)
3. Why Transformation and not Growth or Development should be on our Agenda (Pyka)
4. Success stories of EU-funded bioeconomy projects (Pérez Rivero)

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Case studies I – (NODES Spoke 2 & 3)

• Daniela Ubiali (Green technologies and sustainable industries)
• Elena Rosini (Textile degradation and sustainable fashion)
• Elena Maggi (The transition from linear to circular economy and bioeconomy: a case study in textile industry)
• Marina Robescu (Biocatalyzed-synthesis of sugar-based surfactants from renewable resources)

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Case studies II – (ProPla)

• Loredano Pollegioni (Project design)
• Silvia Galafassi (Plastic recovery from water)
• Alex Pessina (Biocatalysis and systems biology)
• Silvia Caccia (Insects as bioreactor)
• Marco Carnevale Miino (LCA)
• Giulia Pesaro (Economic perspectives)

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Practical session: Bioeconomy Serious Play

Students’ challenge: presentation of bioeconomy innovative projects.

Program schedule (tentative)

* The program schedule may be subject to change

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