IT SusChem (SusChem Italy), the Italian Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry: main features and activities of the Industrial Biotech section Luigi Busetto & Fabio Fava Fabio Fava: Faculty of Engineering. Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna DICAM, Via Terracini 28, I-401. Bologna, Italy Phone: +39 051 2090330, Fax: +39 051 2090348 E-mail: fabio.fava@unibo.it 1
Biomass and biowaste: strategic feedstocks for the modern Chemical Industry The EU Chemical industry is world leader and a major contributor to the EU economy in terms of revenues, trade balance and employment. It supplies chemicals but also new products/materials for other industries (2009: 24% of the world turnover, which was 1,871 billions of euros; The Italian Chemical Industry is the 4th producer in EU, with 50 billions of turnover and 127.000 employees). However, the sector's competitiveness is at risk due to relatively high cost of production, low market growth, and delocalization of customer industries. Innovation and sustainability are key drivers for its future competitiveness and for allowing it to fulfilling Europe's vision of a sustainable and competitive knowledge-based bioeconomy. The use of innovative and more sustainable production processes and of biomasses and/or biowastes as feedstocks (instead of petroleum) will enable the Chemical Industry to become more sustainable, to generate new/improved bio-based chemicals and materials and this would results in innovation and new competitiveness. 2
Horizontal Issues F.Santarelli /P.Bonora(SCI) Industrial Biotechnology F. Fava (UniBO) Tools for boosting IB in Italy: the Technology Platform IT SusChem Board Materials Technology L. Busetto (Coordinator ad interim, UniBO) GCenti (Sci.Coord, ETPSusChem Mirror group, UniME) N.Barbini (Federchimica, Board ETP-SusChem) G. Pieri (ETP SusChem Mirror Group) P. Tundo (UniVE) V. Pignatelli (ENEA) S. Viticoli (CNR) F. Cavani (UniBO) Secretariat A. Di Sandro (UniBO) Reaction and Process Design Scientific committee: 57 members: E. Santacesaria (UniNA) 9 Companies J.M. Kenny (UniPG) A. Ricci (UniBO) Federchimica/Assobiotec Federambiente 20 Universities 4 CNR Institutes ENEA, C.R.A. 3 Interuniversity consortia 6 Scientific associations Promoted by the University of Bologna in March 2006 under the auspices of CRUI, in cooperation with Federchimica, Assobiotec, Federambiente, 50 SMEs, CNR, ENEA, C.R.A., SCI, 9 Interuniversity Consortia, several 3 scientific/environmental associations, Centers of Excellence, Banks, etc.
More sustainable bio- processes and bio-products from Biomass/Biowaste Biowaste Proper enzymes and/or microbes in suitable biotech processes Biospecialties Food ingredients Pharma Fine chemicals Pharmaceuticals Food Fine chemicals Physical & biochemical treatment Biomaterials i Biopolymers Biomasses Agro-Food Sugars Lubricants,Fibers go ood Proteins Cosmetics by-products, Lipids, Proteins Pigments,Proteins Chemical wastes, surplus other chemicals Base Chemicals Textile Organic acids I & II Metabolites Fatty acids, aminoacids,phenols antioxidants, fibers, Biofuels pigments,.. Ethanol, Energy Food Methane, Fuels Bulk chemicals Cosmetics Hydrogen 4 Chemical
Integrated, multipurpose biorefinery Biomass Agro-food byproducts, effluents, wastes, surplus BIOREFINERY Chemicals Biomaterials Biofuels 5
Improved sustainability by biomass feedstocks & bioprocessing Po ollution (e.g., CO 2, tox xic ch hemicals) Conventional technology Biobased technology Economic Growth (e.g., employment) 6
Improved competitiveness by biomass feedstocks & bioprocessing Sales of biobased products 2007:48 bil (3,5% of total chemical sales) 2012:135 bil (7,7% of total chemical sales) 2017: 340 bil (15,4% of total chemical sales) G. Festel (EFIB 2009, Lisbon, October 2009; OECD workshop, Vienna, January 2010)
More sustainable bio- processes and bio-products from Biomass/Biowaste Biowaste Proper enzymes and/or microbes in suitable biotech processes Biospecialties Food ingredients Pharmaceuticals Fine chemicals Fine chemicals Physical & biochemical treatment Biomaterials i Biopolymers Biomasses Agro-Food Sugars Lubricants,Fibers go ood Proteins by-products, Lipids, Proteins Pigments,Proteins wastes, surplus other chemicals Base Chemicals Organic acids I & II Metabolites Fatty acids, aminoacids,phenols antioxidants, fibers, Biofuels pigments,.. Ethanol, Methane, Bulk chemicals Hydrogen 8
Scientific Committee of Industrial Biotech section of IT SusChem 1. Fabio Fava (Università di Bologna, IB-EG ETPSusChem, ERA-IB), Coordinatore 2. Laura Bardi (Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura- Roma) 3. Riccardo Basosi (Università di Siena) 4. Catia Bastioli (Novamont, Novara) 5. Gianluca Cencia (Federambiente, Roma) 6. Lucia Gardossi (Ass.Biocatalisi Biosep.,Univ. Trieste, ESAB, IB-EGETP SusChem) 7. Marco Gobbetti (Università ità di Bari) 8. Gabriele Iorio (GRICU & Università della Calabria) 9. Dario Giordano (Mossi & Ghisolfi) 10.Mauro Majone (Università di Roma La Sapienza ) 11.Giuseppe Martini (CNR, Roma) 12.Roberto Morabito (ENEA Casaccia, Roma) 13.Patrizia Perego (Federchimica & Università di Genova) 14.Danilo Porro (Università di Milano-Bicocca & EFB & Com. Min. Biotec. Industriali) 15.Sergio Riva (CNR, Milano) 16.Enrico Rizzarelli (Università di Catania) 17.Giovanni Sannia (Università di Napoli Federico II & IB-EG ETP SusChem) 18.Danilo Santoro (Biophil Spa, Milano) 19.Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza (CRA, Roma) 20.Leonardo Vingiani (Assobiotec, Roma) 9
National consultation on Industrial Biotech expertise Universities Industries & Spin off Research Centers and needs Polytechnic of Milano Agrifutur srl, Alfianello, Brescia Center for Biocatalysis & Bioeng. of Macromolecules (NSF) Polytechnic of Torino Agri2000 Soc. Coop. Bologna CIRPEB Napoli Polytechnic of Marche Agrolabo S.p.A, Scarmagno, TO CNR Bari University of Bari AlfaWassermann S.p.A., Bologna CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Catania University of Basilicata Biospehere SpA, Bertinoro (FC) CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Napoli University of Bologna BioDec srl. Casalecchio di Reno (BO) CNR Sesto Fiorentino (FI) University of Cagliari University of Calabria University of Camerino University of Caserta University of Catania University of EasternPiedmont University of Ferrara University of Firenze University of Genova University of Insubria University of L Aquila University of Messina University of Milano University of Milano-Bicocca University of Modena e Reggio Emilia University of Molise University of Napoli II University of Napoli- Federico II University of Padova University of Palermo University of Parma University of Pavia University of Perugia University of Piacenza University of Pisa University of Potenza University of Roma-La Sapienza University of Salerno University it of Siena University of Teramo University of Torino University of Trieste University of Verona University of Viterbo Bioman Srl, Colleretto Giacosa (TO) Biopaint Srl, Colleretto Giacosa (TO) Biosearch Ambiente srl. Torino Biotecnologie BT Srl, Todi, Perugia Cestec S.p.A.Milano CSL SpA, Zelo Buon Persico (LO) Diaspa S.P.A. Corana, PV Diasorin S.p.A., Saluggia (VC) ENI SpA S. Donato Milanese (MI) & Monterotondo (RM) Fatro SpA, Ozzano Emilia (BO) Flamma S.p.A., Chignolo Isola, BG Gnosis SpA, Desio MI Granarolo SpA,Bologna Krabe Chemie Italia srl. Bernate Ticino (MI) Ktedogen SRL Malnate (VA) Lesepidado srl. Bologna Marcopolo Eng. S.p.A., Borgo S. Dalmazzo, Cuneo Naturmed, Chieti Novamont S.p.A. Novara Phenbiox, Bologna Resindion srl, Binasco (MI) SERECO BIOTEST Perugia Sograf Chemicals srl SPES s.c.p.a, Fabriano (AN) Synbiotec srl, Camerino (MC) CNR, Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare, Milano Int. Centre for Genetic Eng. & Biotech. (ICGEB) Stazione Sperimentale Oli e Grassi Stazione Sperimentale per la Seta ENEA C. R. Casaccia (RM) ENEA C. R. Trisaia (MT) ENEA Bologna, Bologna CRPA, Reggio Emilia CRPV, Imola CRA (Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura) Roma CIRB, Bologna Others Associazione Italiana Energia del Legno (AIEL) Associazione Interreg. Olivicola Medio Adriatico (AIOMA) Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (CIA) Consorzio Nazionale Olivicoltori (CNO) LIBI, Laboratorio Internazionale di Bioinformatica, Bologna Bioindustry i Park Canavese spa. Colleretto Giacosa (TO) Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi Associazione Biocatalisi e Bioseparazioni ANBI (Associazione Nazionale Biotecnologi Italiani) Interuniversity Consortium INSTM Interuniversity Consortium CIRCC Interuniversity Consortium CIRCMSB Interuniversity Consortium INBB Interuniversity Consortium CIB Consorzio di Ricerche Applicate alla Biotecnologia (CRAB) 10
For more on the IB sector and the strategies for boosting it in Italy Structuring and Planning Research & Innovation for a Sustainable Chemistry in Italy IT-SusChem Official Website www.itsuschem.it In the website: Platform Vision Document (in English and in Italian) Developed throughh a 3 months national consultation ti and submitted to the main Italian Ministries and Scientific Authorities and to DG Research offices, ETP- SusChem & related ETPs (ie, Food for Life) List of IT-SusChem Stakeholders and Endorsement News Events Press Coverage A dedicated email: itsuschem@unibo.it 11
IT SusChem: activities & main achievements Participation in the Polo Innovazione Piemontese Chimica Sostenibile Promotion of Inter Regional Cooperation initiatives (Emilia Romagna, Piemonte, Umbria). Affecting National and Regional Strategic R&D Programs on sustainable chemistry Contribution to the alignment of European Research Funding Systems (i.e. VII FP) and the Italian Systems (National Research Programs). Monitoring of the Public and Private R&D expertise in the Sector Dissemination activities on bio-based economy at fairs, conferences, etc F Fava participation in the ERANET Industrial Biotech (as observer) F Fava participation in OECD task force Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology and in the Ad hoc advisory group on biobased chemicals at the DG Enterprice and Industry (Brussuels) F Fava member of Ad-hoc Advisory Group for the Lead Market Initiative for Biobased Products, DG Enterprise and Industry F Fava member of Key Enabling Technologies (KET) on Industrial Biotechnology (European Parliament); F Fava member of the Core Group of the Industrial Biotechnology of ETP SusChem
Meetings, events, brokerage 2006/2007 Lancio della Piattaforma Nazionale IT- SusChem, Bologna - 23 October 2006 La Chimica Sostenibile nel 7PQ: quali opportunità?, Milano - 26 February 2007 Seminario: Le biotecnologie. Analisi e opportunità di sviluppo per un settore strategico dell economia italiana, Roma 20 March 2007 Workshop Europeo del progetto "Towards sustainable sugar industry in Europe, TOSSIE 2008 (VIFP), Ferrara, 25-26 January, 2007 Workshop Bioenergy EU World, "Italic4: Verona, Science 7/10 & February Technology 2008 of Biomasses., Monte Porzio Catone (Roma) 8-10 May, Catalysis 2007 for Society - Krakow Poland 11-15 May 2008 Conferenze Bioforum 2008, di ambiente Milano, -1-2 Diventa June protagonista 2008 dello sviluppo sostenibile, Rimini, 16-21 May 2007 Workshop Italian Spring in Japan - The challenge of Biotechnologies, Osaka University Suita 2009 XVII Congresso Nazionale della Divisione di Chimica Industriale, Genova, 30-3 July 2008 Campus, Annual Meeting 15 16 May, of the 2007 Suschem national Platform, Torino 15 September 2008 Chimica Finanziamenti Sostenibile: regionali da possibile e nazionali visione a 2009 realtà, per Università l'associazione Roma La Sapienza IT-SusChem. ETP SusChem Mirror Group meeting, Torino, 16 September 2008-21 September 2007 Leadership Le opportunità in Europe s per la chemical chimica e clusters, le biotecnologie Lyon 29 September ambientali 2008 e industriali Bioforum 2007, Università degli Studi di Milano, 25-26 September 2007 World Novara, CIA a, Chimica 7 maggio Industria 2009 e Ambiente 2008, Monaco, 20-23 23 November 2008 Rassegna RICHMAC, Fieramilano, il 2-5 October 2007 2010 Il Ecomondo Festival SusChem della 2008, Italy Scienza, Rimini partecipa Genova Fiera, a 5-8 25 ACHEMA October November - 2009 6 2008 November 2007 ECOMONDO 29. Vari International meetings 2007, nazionali Fiera Exhibition-Congress di Rimini, 7-10 November on 2007 Chemical Engineering, Environmental Industrial Protection SusChem Biotechnology Italy and partecipa Biotechnology, International a ACHEMA Frankfurt Conference(IBIC), 2009am Main, Napoli, 11-15 8-11 Maggio June 2008 2009 CIA Chimica i - Industria e Ambiente, Assago Milano, 25-2828 October 2007 ECOMONDO 29. International 2007, Exhibition-Congress Fiera di Rimini, ii 7-10 on November Chemical 2009 Engineering, (Bioremediation Environmental & Biorefinery) Protection and Biotechnology, Frankfurt am Main, 11-15 Maggio 2009 ECOMONDO 20010, Fiera di Rimini, 3-5 November 2010 (Bioremediation and Biorefinery initiatives) 13
14 th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (14 th IBS) Rimini, September 14-18, 2010 www.ibs2010.org
Organizers of the 14 th IBS Industrial Biotechnology Italian Platforms for the Knowledge Based Bio Economy (KBBE) www.ibs2010.org 15
IT SusChem & SusChem Italy gave rise an association ASSOCIATION http://itsuschem.axot.it/faqsuschem.aspx To have a formal and more dinamic institutional organization able to: A) mediate a more effective integration between accademica and industry on specific R&D subjects, and B) participate in EU and national projects. 16
IT SusChem association: founders Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Consorzio RTC (Cosmetic Research and Technologies) CNR DPM (Dip. Progettazione Molecolare del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) Polo Piemontese per la Chimica Sostenibile - Provincia di Novara SCI Società Chimica Italiana 17
IT SusChem association: website http://itsuschem.axot.it/ 18