Welcome to the IBC Finland ChemBio 2026 Event, organized in collaboration with Pilots4U powered by COPILOT!
Time: 13:00–15:00, 16.4.2026
Location: Messukeskus, Sali 1
Theme: Biotechnology Scale-Up and Process Development: Creating value from air, side streams, and biomass in the circular, electrified bioeconomy
Agenda
13:00–13:05 — Opening Remarks
13:05–13:30 — Keynote: Accelerating scale-up of process technologies with open access pilot facilities, Mika Härkönen, VTT
13:30-13:45 — Pilots4U powered by COPILOT - next generation platform of bioeconomy pilot and demo infrastructures, Pauliina Tukiainen, VTT
13:45–14:55 — Scale-up success stories by IBC Finland members
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Scaling Precision Fermentation from Lab to Industrial Reality - Arni Kujala, Onego Bio
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From waste to value - Lari Vähäsalo, CH-Bioforce
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A New Wave in Wastewater Treatment: The Scale-Up Story of KemAlpha - Oskari Larkimo, Kemira
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Process Development and Scale-Up at AB Enzymes - Bas Romein, AB Enzymes
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Food protein production from electricity and CO2 - Juha-Pekka Pitkänen, Solar Foods
14:55–15:00 — Open Q&A
15:15 - 17:30— Visit to VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, (including bus transportation back and forth Messukeskus)
Bioruukki is one of Europe’s largest open access pilot facilities for new bio-based products and circular economy solutions, with a unique combination of pilot-scale process development units and R&D services. Welcome to discover what scale-up is and looks like. This visit is part of the “Scale -up & Growth” programme offered by the “Pilots4U powered by COPILOT” project, and it is organised back-to-back with ChemBio. Therefore a shuttle bus will depart from Messukeskus at 15:15 sharp on April 16th and will be back at Messukeskus around 17:30.
Registration to the Bioruukki visit: Registration is mandatory. There is limited amount of places available. Please register by 31.3.2025 here.
The COPILOT project is a CBE-JU CSA project that will update, expand and make the database of Open Access Pilot and Demo Infrastructures for the European Bioeconomy future-proof and self sustainable through co-creation. Furthermore the project will grow, train and nurture the stakeholder communities linked to this database by means of the “Scale-up & Growth” and the “Exchange & Connect” Programmes.