Wed, March 10, 2021 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. Join us for the premiere of "Fibre and Beyond", a documentary co-produced by BioProducts Institute and FinnCERES Flagship, partners in Boreal Alliance. The featured speakers will join the Q&A session after the show to answer your questions. The event will be concluded with celebrating the kick-off of the Boreal Alliance, a joint global effort to accelerate the innovations of bio-based solutions.
The one hour documentary will take you on a journey from the dense forests of Eastern Finland all the way to Vancouver, Canada, as we unveil some of the most intriguing research in the field of bio-based materials. You will hear about how the inherent properties of wood can prevent the spread of pathogens, how they can alleviate the environmental burden of the textile industry, and how sunlight can be harvested to produce chemical compounds using nanocellulose and photosynthetic algae. Then you will learn about the potential of nanoscale colloidal lignin particles and how enzymes can be mobilized to modify cellulosic materials. Finally, we will take a look at innovative ways of using biocompatible materials in medical applications such as implants and optical sensors.
The documentary is narrated by Howy Jacobs from Tampere University. Featured speakers are:
Professor Orlando Rojas, UBC / Aalto University
Tekla Tammelin, VTT
Professor Monika Österberg, Aalto University
Jussi Manninen, Executive Vice President, VTT
Kristiina Kruus, Dean of School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University
Professor Jack Saddler, UBC
Professor Heather Trajano, UBC
Professor Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne, University of Turku
Professor Ali Harlin, VTT
Professor Eero Kontturi, Aalto University
Lauri Sikanen, Principal Scientist, Natural Resource Center of Finland
Niklas von Weymarn, CEO, Metsä Spring
Pia Qvintus, Business Development Director, Spinnova
Stefan Sandås, Vice President, Nordshield
Olli Kähkönen, CEO, Nordic Bioproducts Group