Now Accepting Entries: Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018 DEADLINE: February 23, 2018

Innovation is at the heart of our Bio-Based World Community from our news portal and Quarterly magazine, to our social media and our flagship event. For us innovation takes many forms and we will once again be rewarding the bio-economies leading innovators during a ceremony at World Bio Markets 2018 in Amsterdam in March.

We have four separate awards - three voted for by an expert panel of independent judges, the other by you, our readers - and you can do so below today. Size isn’t important, you could be a one-person start-up, or a global multi-national. Innovation is the key.

A product currently available to purchase that is derived from plants and other renewable agricultural, marine, and forestry materials and provides an alternative to conventional petroleum derived products. For the purpose of the awards, bio-based products do not include food, animal feed or fuel. The key is how the product improves on one derived from petroleum, sustainability is not enough, our judges will be looking for developments in price, functionality and quality → Enter here..

An innovation involving a platform or intermediate chemicals derived from biomass feedstocks, used to produce other chemicals. It can be a breakthrough development, a new method of production, a smarter development or a new technique. The key is the innovation and the ability to display a benefit and progress for the industry long-term → Enter here.

Using alternative feedstocks is normally more than just changing the raw materials. It can require new supply and preparation infrastructure, fresh growing and harvesting techniques, new chemical processing technologies or access to new partnerships. For this category a feedstock is defined as any renewable, biological material that can be converted. The use will focus on research, development, demonstration and of course innovation and will likely feature robust partnerships.→ Enter here.