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Open Day for Start-ups, SMEs & Investors @ Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Belgium
November 26, 2025
Free

This event is co-organised by “Pitch perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2025” and “Pilots4U powered by CoPilot”.
Hop on the shuttle bus from Sheraton Brussels Airport to the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and discover what scale-up is, looks like, feels like and smells like!
Why do we need scale-up (facilities)?
What is the cost of scale-up and why?
What are the challenges?
What collaboration opportunities do start-ups and SMEs have at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant?
Join us and get answers to all these questions and many more!
Agenda
08:00 – 09:00
Shuttle bus from Brussels Airport to Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
09:00 – 10:35
Seeing is Believing: Study Visit to the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant – Ghent, Belgium; free shuttle bus Brussels – Ghent – Brussels Participation: open to all
10:35 – 10:55
Networking coffee break
10:55 – 15:00
Scale-Up Workshop: The art of scaling – How to design your cost-effective bioprocess in the most efficient way
11:00 – 12:00
Scale-Up Workshop Part 1: Scale-Up Accelerator Network meets Due Diligence
12:00 – 12:40
Scale-Up Workshop Part 2: Does my scale-up plan make sense and how can I implement Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) across TRL scales?
12:40 – 13:20
Networking lunch
13:20 – 14:30
Scale-Up Workshop Part 3: Breaking the cost barrier in biomanufacturing
14:30 – 15:00
Scale-Up Workshop Part 4: Roundtable: Reflections on what Pitch Perfect brought us this year
15:00 – 16:00
Shuttle bus from Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant to Brussels Airport
Target audience
(To-be)Start-ups, Scale-ups, SMEs & Public, Corporate and Private Investors
More information
Please, contact: Katrien Molders, katrien.molders@bbeu.org.






