The Belgian Interdisciplinary Platform for Industrial Biotechnology or BIPIB is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 organization which consists of three working groups which come together on biomass supply, bioprocesses and bioproducts, bio-energy. It was founded by Els Van Weert, Flemish

Flanders

Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

 secretary for sustainable development

Sustainable development

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 and social economy

Social economy

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. The BIPIB was given the mission to provide advise for a long-term strategy for developing industrial biotechnology

Industrial biotechnology

Industrial biotechnology is the application of biotechnology for industrial purposes, including manufacturing, alternative energy , and biomaterials. It includes the practice of using cells or components of cells like enzymes to generate industrially useful products...

in Belgium.

Source

• From the farmer’s field to your compost heap: how bioplastics will reduce waste
• Recommendations for industrial biotechnology