Driving the

growth of industrial biomanufacturing in the Midwest

1-2-1 MEETINGS | CONFERENCE | NETWORKING

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A huge thank you to everyone who supported the first ever Bio Innovations Midwest!

We need to say a huge thank you from all of us at the Bio Innovations Midwest team to everyone who was a part of the event on 24-25 September – we’re so incredibly grateful for your support!

From our sponsors and partners to valued speakers and attendees the event would not have been such a success without your enthusiasm and energy.

We’ve witnessed innovation, new collaborations, and knowledge sharing on another level, and the event was a huge success – even if we do say so ourselves:

– Over 300 attendees

– Over 400 1-2-1 meetings

– Hundreds of networking conversations

 

And in great news – we’re already booked in again for next year! We’ll be returning to Omaha again on 15-16 September 2025, and can’t wait to see you all again.

REGIONALLY

the event provides a home for the industrial biomanufacturing community in the Midwest and will facilitate, much needed, knowledge sharing and collaboration.

DOMESTICALLY

the event will connect the wider value chain and will help innovators scale from lab, to pilot, to demo, to industrial at a greater speed and with a higher success rate.

GLOBALLY

the event will promote the capabilities of the region to Europe and Asia and why it is a great place to do bio business.

SPEAKERS

Below are just some of the amazing speakers already confirmed for Bio Innovations Midwest 2024 – you can view the full list here.

 

To view the full agenda, click here.

Doug Friedman

CEO
BioMADE

Amy Davis

Head of Public Affairs & Communications
Novonesis

Christophe Schilling

CEO and Founder
Geno

Chris Boeckerman

Vice President, R&D, Fabric & Home Care, P&G Chemicals and Surfactants, Fabric & Home Care Materials, and New Forms
P&G

Kelly Knopp

Principal & Founder
Citroniq

Abby Ceule

Vice President Functional Systems

Corbion

K.C. Belitz

Director
Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Anand Sundaresan

Senior Vice President, Head of Clean Sugar Platform, Innovations & Strategic Partnerships
Green Plains

VIEW THE FULL LIST

CONFIRMED ATTENDEES

BUY YOUR DELEGATE PASS

We will connect you with your next customer or partner and help you scale your business

Bio Innovations Midwest has been designed to connect and generate deal flow between more than 250 industry leaders across bio developers and producers, global brands and buyers, investors and financiers, community enablers and suppliers.

 

If you operate within the bioeconomy and wish to scale your business at a faster pace, or if you are interested in the role of the bioeconomy in North America, Bio Innovations Midwest is THE event for you.

Bio Innovations Midwest is the only event

  • dedicated to driving the growth of industrial biomanufacturing in the Midwest
  • where pre-arranged 1-2-1 commercial meetings are the focus
  • that attracts consumer facing global brands
  • bringing delegations from Europe and Asia

Companies invest in Bio Innovations Midwest to

  • grow their new business development pipeline
  • meet potential new customers and partners
  • build relationships with global brands
  • find investment
  • position themselves as an industry pioneer and thought leader

A program of keynotes, presentations, panel discussions, Q&A’s, interviews and live podcasts

Hear from the bio pioneers who are bringing ground breaking sustainable solutions to the market, investors funding the acceleration, consumer facing brands who are integrating bio within their wider sustainability strategy and the community enablers who can supercharge scalability and commercialisation. The program addresses every part of the industrial biomanufacturing ecosystem from farmer to consumer and everything in between

  • The role of industrial biomanufacturing in the race to defossilization.
  • The impact of President Biden’s Executive Order on “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.”
  • The building blocks required to achieve the Executive Orders Bold Goals.
  • How existing and future domestic and international Government policy and legislation will accelerate or slow down the growth of the industrial biomanufacturing sector.
  • The bioeconomy value chain. What does it look like versus what it needs to look like in order to accelerate the understanding, adoption and implementation of bio innovations.
  • Re thinking how we make things with bio based materials, ingredients and chemicals.
  • The current and future investment landscape, different funding opportunities available and how to secure capital.
  • How to build a plant. The strategic and operational imperatives.
  • The crucial and exciting role of agriculture in the growth of industrial biomanufacturing.
  • The limitless possibilities of corn as the sustainable and regenerative feedstock of the future.
  • 1st and 2nd generation biomass and waste stream feedstocks and their impact on the wider value chain.
  • Storytelling for scientists. Communicating with clarity, consistency and simplicity.
  • Scaling up. Textbook versus reality and what needs to be done to increase startup success and move from pre commercial to industrial as quickly as possible in order to meet the growing demand for bio based alternatives.
  • Bio based chemicals, processes, applications and their role in the transformation of the traditional chemical industry.
  • Inside the minds of the retailers, clothing and footwear, cosmetics and personal care, food and drink and household brands.
  • The role of pilot plants and 3rd party R&D facilities to help scale and bridge the gap between lab and market.
  • Cutting edge technology and equipment to improve production efficiencies.

Bio Innovations Midwest is unique in its focus on commercial meetings

Highly targeted and pre-arranged 1-2-1 commercial meetings are key to accelerating the growth of the bioeconomy and are at the heart of Bio Innovations Midwest.

Our format removes the element of luck from traditional networking and provides the most cost and time efficient way of connecting with potential new customers and partners.

In the run-up to the conference, all attendees can view each other’s profile and pre-arrange 20-minute meetings via our online planner.

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SPONSORS

We have a proven track record through our World Bio Markets event

World Bio Markets 2024 saw 350 attendees joining us for two days of 1-2-1 meetings, conference sessions and networking in The Hague.

 

We had a record number of meetings this year, with the meeting tables on The Exchange being totally, 100% fully booked across the two days which is incredible! This level of engagement proves this is an industry determined to grow and scale together, and we’re delighted to be on that journey with you.

 

Videos of all the panel and presentation sessions are now available to watch here.

World Bio Markets is a great place to get new connections and have discussions with companies and organisations that are not part of your normal network.

Catarina Vannfält, IKEA Supply Service AB

WBM 2024 was abuzz with the sounds of old colleagues reconnecting and new networks being forged.

Damien Perriman, Gevo

Great event to network, exchange, learn and create synergies towards a sustainable future, with the unique possibility to schedule 1-2-1 meetings upfront.

Deniz Dayan, Stora Enso

Cargill & Novonesis site tour

Attendees to Bio Innovations Midwest have an exclusive opportunity to tour the Cargill and Novonesis campus in Blair on Monday 23 September.

 

This tour is a great way of better understanding the business, meeting key personnel, getting behind the scenes and networking with your fellow attendees to Bio Innovations Midwest.

 

At the end of the tour you will be brought back to Omaha to attend The Boyd Jones Welcome Reception.

 

Numbers are limited and a criteria applies and so please complete this form and one of the team will be in touch to discuss further.

Network at The Boyd Jones Welcome Reception

6pm – 8pm, 23 September, Omaha

Boyd Jones is proud to host an exclusive networking event, reserved for the sponsors, global brands, investors, and international delegates attending Bio Innovations Midwest.

 

The Welcome Reception is the perfect way to meet fellow bio pioneers in a relaxed and informal environment before the first day of Bio Innovations Midwest.

 

Please complete this form to ensure a quality experience, as numbers are limited and participation criteria have been established. Upon receipt, a team member will connect with you to discuss this opportunity further.

I can’t think of a better location to host the first-ever Bio Innovations Midwest event than Omaha, Nebraska. The Midwest, especially Nebraska, is at the very center of the rapidly growing biomanufacturing sector in the United States and this event will provide an opportunity to showcase Midwest companies, innovations and assets. Having the organizers of World Bio Markets behind this event only magnifies the event’s importance and the need to commercialize today’s bioeconomy.

Rob Owen, Executive Director, Bio Nebraska

INSIGHTS

Below are a selection of panel and presentation videos filmed at our recent World Bio Markets 2024 event on 26-27 June in The Hague. This should give you some idea of what to expect to hear about at Bio Innovations Midwest.