BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sustainability Collider DTSTART:20241125T130000 DTEND:20241125T193000 DTSTAMP:20260412T042952Z UID:1a7e0fdb20f2bcbff30ba1aee7e2f2253175981934c680f2970b742d CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars DESCRIPTION:\nConfronting Challenges in Materials Innovation and Circulari ty for Industries\n\nCo-organized by the Vice Presidency for Responsible T ransformation (VPT) and EPFL’s Innovation Park “Tech4Regen” startup accelerator\, this forum serves as a platform for dialogue between EPFL re search labs\, startups from its innovation ecosystem\, industries active i n materials production or processing into products\, and governmental agen cies. The format of the event is designed to enable stakeholders across th e entire value chain to forge a common understanding of current challenges and future opportunities. \n\nTech4Regen and its partners will present t he program’s startups and their contribution to the regenerative economy \, as well as launch a new call for applications! \n\n>> REGISTRATION\n  \n\nPROGRAM\n \n\n12:30 | Opening and registration\n13:00 - 13:10 | Intro duction\n• Prof. Véronique Michaud\, Laboratory for Processing of Advan ced Composites\n• Prof. Tiffany Abitbol\, Sustainable Materials Laborato ry\n\n13:10 - 13:20 | Sustainability in research at EPFL\n• Prof. Gisou van der Goot\, Vice President for Responsible Transformation\, EPFL\n\n13: 20 - 13:30 | Instruments offered by EPFL and the EPFL Innovation Park to p romote innovation from labs to industries\n• Dr. Ursula Oesterle\, Vice President for Innovation\, EPFL\n\n\nSession I | NEW MATERIALS AND SUSTAIN ABLE ALTERNATIVES TO PETROCHEMICAL-BASED PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES \n\n13:30 - 13:55 | Short presentations (10’ EPFL\, 10’ Industry\, 5’ Startup )\n• Dr. Simonetta Rima\, Global Head Bio-based Solutions\, SULZER\n• Prof. Francesco Stellacci\, Supramolecular Nano-Materials and Interfaces L aboratory\n• Dr. Philip Scholten\, Chief Innovation Officer\, Bloom Bior enewables\n\n13:55 - 14:10 | Panel discussion\n• Moderator: Dr. Pascale Van Landuyt\, Alliance Program Director\, Industry Liaison Office\n\n\nSes sion II | CIRCULARITY OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS\n\n14:10 - 14:45 | Short presentations (10’ EPFL\, 2x10’ Industry\, 2x5’ Startups)\n• Dr. Sergio Barbarino\, Senior Director\, Fabric & Home Care Open Innovation\, P&G\n• Pierre Gérard\, Technical Director Elium Program\, Arkema\n• Prof. Véronique Michaud\, Head of the Laboratory for Processing of Advanc ed Composites\n• Dr. Pascal Gallo\, CSO & Co-founder\, Composite Recycli ng\n• Rajiv Singhal\, Founder & CEO\, Grensol\n\n14:45 - 15:00 | Panel d iscussion\n• Moderator: Dr. Martyn Wakeman\, Laboratory for Processing o f Advanced Composites\, EPFL\n\n15:00 - 15:30 | COFFEE BREAK - STARTUPS EX HIBITION & POSTERS PRESENTATION\n\n\nSession III | GREENER INDUSTRIAL FABR ICATION PROCESSES (AND SUPPLY CHAINS)\n\n15:30 - 16:00 | Short presentatio ns (10’ EPFL\, 10’ Industry\, 2x5’ Startup)\n• Dr. Olivier Enger\, Technology Scouting & Incubation\, BASF\n• Prof. François Maréchal\, Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering Group\, EPFL Valais\n• Dr. Markus Aicheler\, CEO & Co-founder\, SolidWatts\n• Dr. Amin Kaboli\ , Chief Product Officer\, Lagrange.ai\n\n16:00 - 16:15 | Panel discussion\ n• Moderator: Prof. Manuele Margni\, Institute of Sustainable Energy\, H ES-SO Valais\n \n\nꝎ TECH4REGEN PROGRAM - 2024 CEREMONY\n\n16:15 - 16:2 5 | Introductions by Canton de Vaud (SPEI)\n\n16:25 - 16:35 | Keynote pres entation by Tech4Regen: adapting industries to the regenerative economy\; why and how?\n\n16:35 - 16:50 | CIRCULAR & INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS: presentat ions by Logitech and Startups\n\n16:50 - 17:05 | ENERGY & CARBON REDUCTION : presentations by Romande Energie and Startups\n\n17:05 - 17:20 | BIODIVE RSITY & AGRICULTURE: presentations by Fondation Valery and Startups\n\n17: 20 - 17:45 | 2024 prizes\, Tech4Regen 2025 focus areas\, and call for appl ications\n\n\n17:45 - 19:30 | NETWORKING COCKTAIL DINNER - STARTUPS EXHIBI TION & POSTERS PRESENTATION\n\nPOSTERS\n\nP1 - Materials from fungal mycel ium\nSustainable Materials Laboratory\n\n‍P2 - Packaging materials: Expl oring the versatile properties of soy waste okara\n‍Sustainable Material s Laboratory & Supramolecular Nano-Materials and Interfaces Laboratory\n\ nP3 - Sustainable composites for structural applications\nLaboratory for P rocessing of Advanced Composites\n\nP4 - Reimagining Chemical Manufacturin g: High-Value Chemical Products from Biomass\nLaboratory of Organometallic and Medicinal Chemistry\n\nP5 - Simplifying the production of polymers fr om plants\nLaboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing\n\nP6 - Stim uli-responsive nanofertilizer for a sustainable agriculture\nPolymers Labo ratory\n\nP7 - Glyoxylic Acid (GA)-Lignin Barrier Coatings for Paper-Based Food Packaging Applications\nPolymers Laboratory\n\nP8 - The role of proc ess integration in the decarbonization of aluminium industry and the urban district heating\nIndustrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering\n\nP9 - Renewable energy integration and waste heat valorization in aluminum re melting for co-producing kerosene and methanol\nIndustrial Process and Ene rgy Systems Engineering\n\nP10 - A web-based decision support tool for the design and integration of industrial high-temperature heat pumps\nIndustr ial Process and Energy Systems Engineering\n\nP11 - Sustainable Biofuels V ia Biomass Gasification Towards Fossil-Free Aluminium Production\nIndustri al Process and Energy Systems Engineering\n\nP12 - Integration of renewabl e energy and reversible solid oxide cells towards decarbonizing the second ary aluminium production and urban systems\nIndustrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering\n\nP13 - Integration of Life Cycle Impact Assessment i n Energy System Modelling\nIndustrial Process and Energy Systems Engineeri ng\n\nP14 - Continuing education program: process engineering for the deca rbonization of the Swiss industry\nIndustrial Process and Energy Systems E ngineering\n\n\nSTARTUPS\n\nCIRCULAR ECONOMY & INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES\nS1 - Grensol\nRecycling what is usually incinerated and landfilled\nS2 - Compos ite Recycling\nRecycle composite material waste into saleable products\nS3 -SolidWatts\nAdvanced microwave and radio frequency heating for industria l processes\, replacing fossil fuels‍\nS4 - LaGrange.ai\nLeverage AI for resilient & sustainable supply chain networks\n\nREGENERATIVE SOURCING & AGRICULTURE\nS5 - GaiaTech\nExtracts useful bio-compounds from agricultura l waste and resell them to the cosmetics and food industries\nS6 - Biomede \nMaps pollutants in soils and naturally remove them using plants so-calle d hyperaccumulation to regenerate soils\nS7 - Databaum\nAI-based disease p rediction tool helping farmers to secure yields\, harvest quality and save on pesticides\n\nBIODIVERSITY & BIOLOGICAL CARBON CAPTURE\nS8 - Synature\ nBioacoustics technology and AI to improve biodiversity monitoring and aid conservation projects\nS9 - Space4Good\nUnlock\, accelerate and scale nat ure protection and regeneration through reliable earth observation insight s\nS10 - Open Forest Protocol\nBlockchain-based platform democratizing car bon credit markets for forest projects globally\, ensuring transparency an d integrity\nS11 - Inverto Earth\nHelps businesses to become nature positi ve by restoring coastlines by leveraging innovative robotics and AI\n\nCAR BON-FREE RENEWABLE ENERGY\nS12 - Neology\nRevolutionizing Hydrogen Supply with decentralized and clean Ammonia Cracking\nS13 - Voltiris \nCombine hi gh-tech glass greenhouses surfaces with renewable energy production\nS14 - SoHHytec\nCo-generation systems for the cost-effective onsite generation of renewable fuel (hydrogen +oxygen) and Power (electricity+ heat)\nS15 - Planeto\nDigitalise the design of district heating and cooling (DHC) netwo rks\, using machine learning to accelerate the energy transition\nS16 - Em issium\nTracks\, benchmarks\, monitors and reduces electricity emissions\n S17 - Swistor\nEco-friendly\, ultra-fast charging devices combining high e nergy storage with high-power delivery\n\n\n LOCATION:Forum Rolex - RLC E1 240 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%202 40 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR