Assobiotec signs an agreement with the European Biosolutions Coalition
We are happy to announce that Italian Assobiotec, the national association for the development of biotechnology in Italy, has signed an agreement with the European Biosolutions Coalition to become our latest partner.
Today, the Italian organisation Assobiotec, part of Federchimica, has signed an agreement with us to become our latest partner.
The signing took place in the framework of Ecomondo, during the event "European Partnerships for Sustainable Development" whose speakers were Fabio Fava, University of Bologna & National Bioeconomy Coordination Board (CNBBSV), Italian Presidency of Council of Ministers; Christian Patermann, Advisor & Former Director at DG RTD, Environment and Bioeconomy, European Commission; our director Sofie Carsten Nielsen, Director EU Biosolutions Coalition; Elena Sgaravatti, Vicepresidente Federchimica Assobiotec; Marit Hvithamar Rystrøm, seconded to the European Biosolutions Coalition by Danish Industry.
"With our membership we contribute to bringing down the many cultural and regulatory barriers that are leaving Europe on the margins of a global revolution: the bio-revolution, on which we are building the future of the planet." says Dr. Elena Sgaravatti, Vice-President of Assobiotec, about the signing.
Our director, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, recognized the signing of Italy as an important step in the right direction: “We are very happy to welcome our Italian partners from Assobiotec to the European Biosolutions Coalition. The potential of biosolutions is huge and can help Europe reach its green targets. But to make use of that potential we need more decisionmakers, especially in Europe, to understand what biosolutions are all about. The Commission President, Mrs Ursula von der Leyen has now made biotechnology and bioindustrial solutions – or in short biosolutions – a priority for the EU. This is something we can only applaud."
With Assobiotec a key part of our ongoing work to help Europe tackle some its biggest challenges, we commit ourselves to the green agenda with biosolutions. Now, we need to act in order for many more biosolutions to be able to reach the European markets to solve challenges with the green transition and secure Europe geopolitically, economically and in terms of future green jobs.
We thank Assobiotec and Vice-President Elena Sgaravatti.