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5th edition

TWB® Start-Up Day

“Microorganisms: the next frontier”

21 June 2022 – Toulouse (France)

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5th edition | 21 June, 2022

Theme | Microorganisms: the next frontier

Key figures
10 speakers | 200 participants | 12 countries represented

Speakers
Rasmus Von Gottberg, Genomatica . Nadia Boukhetaia, LVMH . Yannick Gächter, Cultured Food Innovation Hub . Jacques Georis, Kerry . Stef Kranendjik & Rutger Ploem, Qorium . Jonna Koper, Lesaffre . Mathilde Clément, MYCOPHYTO . Pierre-Yves Mousset, NovoBiome . David Sourdive, Cellectis

Awards winners
The Israeli start-up Ambrosia Bio won the pitch contest “Fast track it!” and the French start-up Dionymer won the pitch contest “Go for it!”.

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4th edition (Digital) | 2 & 3 February, 2021

Theme | Industrial biotechnology: what are we up to?

Key figures
13 speakers | 225 participants

Speakers
Sarah Reisinger, Firmenich . Philippe Lavielle, Fermentalg . Mateus Lopes, Braskem . Christophe Luguel, Bioeconomy For Change . Stéphane Roussel, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund . Timothy Gardner, Riffyn . Ghjuvan Grimaud, Biomathematica . Thomas Schiex, INRAE . Joël Sirois, BioIntelligence Technologies . Sean Simpson, Lanzatech

Awards winners
The Spanish start-up Zymvol won the pitch contest “Fast track it!” and the nascent Swiss start-up FluoSphera won the pitch contest “Go for it!”.

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3rd edition | 6 February, 2020

Theme | Bioproduction for sustainability

Key figures
18 speakers | 200 participants

Speakers
Didier Miraton, La Combe . Susan Schofer, Modern Meadow . Nicolas Sordet, Afyren . Silas Villas-Boas, Green Spot Technologies . Nicolas Auber, Five Seasons Ventures . Thomas Grotkjaer, Novo Holdings . Michael Krel, Sofinnova Partners . Majdi Najah, Demeter . David Daude, Gene&GreenTK . Kirsten Herben-Steinbush, DAB . Markus Pompejus, BASF . Vincent Tournier, CARBIOS . Randy Rettberg, iGEM Foundation . Jémérie Blache, PILI . Quentin Faucret, ResiCare by Michelin . Ludwig Goris, Capricorn Venture Partners . Lorie Hamelin,TBI-Make our planet great again . Patrice Selles, Biotalys

Award winner
The Danish start-up Octarine won the “TWB Award 2020 : Pitch me your biotech start-up!”.

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2nd edition | 12 February, 2019

Theme | From Biosciences to Bioproduction

Speakers
Denis Lucquin, Sofinnova Partners . Jean-Louis Chaptal, Capitole Angels . Antoine De Lachaux, European Investment Bank (EIB) . Nicolas-Gaston Ellie, Euronext . Alexandre Ouimet-Storrs, Solvay Ventures . Albert Meige, Presans . Christophe Dardel, EnobraQ .  Nicolas Seeboth, Michelin .  Deepak Venkanna, m2p-labs . Sean Sutcliffe, Green Biologics . Guy Hélin, Syngulon . Guillaume Lepage, Naturamole . Simon Trancart, Altar . Joel Cherry, Amyris . Antoine Darbois, METEX Noovista . Jennifer Lartigue, Invest in Toulouse . Philippe Lavielle, Fermentlag . Babette Pettersen, Ginkgo Bioworks . Thomas Ybert, DNA Script

Award winner
The British start-up Better Nature (ex TempEasy) won the “TWB Award 2019 : Pitch me your biotech start-up!”.

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1st edition | 13 February, 2018


Speakers
Philip Hemme, Labiotech . Lidia Nunez, Idea Consult . Stephen Chambers, SynBiCITE .  Rodrigo Mallo Leiva, Rebel Bio . Jémérie Blache, PILI . Michel Manach, TWB . Christophe Luguel, Bioeconomy For Change . Christian Briand, BPI . Marie Tranier, Superbio . Frédéric Escartin, Eit Climate Kic . Alex Michine, Metgen . Cyra Nargolwalla, Plasseraud . Olivier Tallon, Materia Nova. Christophe Cabanne, Humanis Step . Allison Duffourd, Oxygen . Louise  Chopinet, Wiseed . Franck Lescure, Auriga Partners . Michael Krel, Sofinnova Partners . Jean-Michel Petit, IRDI Soridec Gestion . Jean-Claude Lumaret, Carbios . Emmanuel Petiot, Deinove . Agnès Borg, Europabio . Marc Delcourt, Global Bioenergies . Simao Soares, Silicolife

Award winner
The German start-up Dust BioSolutions won the “TWB Award 2018 : Pitch me your biotech start-up!”.

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