The European Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructure Fair

Meet your scale-up partner and take your innovation to the market!

What? 
The rapid scaling of innovations within the bioeconomy will have a significant impact, helping to meet our ambitious sustainability goals. Europe is well-positioned in this regard, with “Pilots4U powered by Copilot” – a robust network of over 100 open-access, multipurpose pilot and demo facilities for the bioeconomy. These facilities can accelerate the transition from innovation to biomanufacturing, making it faster, more cost-effective, and more efficient.

Join us in Brussels on Friday, April 4th, right after the CBE JU Info Day for our European Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructure Fair jointly co-organised by “Pilots4U powered by Copilot” and Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking. It’s a great opportunity to meet the scale-up community, learn more about their capabilities, and find the perfect partner to help scale up your project.

Agenda:

09.00 am: Registration & Coffee

09.15 am: Welcome on behalf of Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director

09.25 am: Welcome on behalf of “Pilots4U powered by Copilot”
Stef Denayer, Stakeholder Relations Manager

09.40 am: Pitch your Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructure
By many members of the Pilots4U network. A detailed pitch programme will be published ASAP.

11.00 am: Join the Pilots4U powered by COPILOT community and its activities
Yang Zou, Platform Manager Pilots4U powered by COPILOT

11.10 am: Opening of the Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructure Fair (Coffee is served!)
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore & Stef Denayer              

11.15 am: Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructure Fair
Meet & greet, connect & matchmake with the members of the Pilots4U network at their allocated tabletops.   

12.30 am: Lunch is served in the exhibition area

01.00 pm: ShapingBio recommendations for derisking the scale-up of innovations with regional public support

02.00 pm: END of the event but START of many new collaborations growing the European bioeconomy.

Represented Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructures

We will provide you with a list of participating Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructures ASAP. Keep an eye on this webpage.

Registration

Registration is free of charge but MANDATORY and can be done by completing the registration form below.
Please bring your registration confirmation email to access the event (check your SPAM folder!).

27.02.2025: Due to an overwhelming success and limited capacity of the venue, we are forced to limit the registrations from now on to BioInnovators (Technology Owners) such as Start-ups, SMEs and Corporates looking for scale-up. 26 Pilot and Demonstration Infrastructures confirmed their participation to the Fair.