About the event

With increasing focus on reducing embodied carbon, Scotland is seeing growing interest in bio-based materials for construction and the built environment.

IBioIC, in collaboration with BE-ST, is hosting this session to explore the Scotland's bio-based materials landscape, highlighting current activity, emerging developments, and the practical steps needed to bring these materials into wider use.

The session will bring together researchers, innovators and industry to share insights from ongoing projects and material development. By connecting those creating new bio‑based products with those who could specify, manufacture or apply them, the event aims to highlight practical opportunities for collaboration and real‑world deployment.

Agenda

10.00am - Arrival, coffee & networking

10.30am-12.30pm -

• Industry perspectives: what's ready now

• Academic insights: what's coming next

• Innovation showcase pitches

• Discussion and Q&A

12.30pm - Networking Lunch

13.30pm - Event Close

Topics will include:

· The current landscape of bio-based materials in construction

· Emerging materials and applications

· Performance, standards and adoption challenges

· Routes to scale-up and manufacture

· Opportunities for collaboration across academia and industry

Who should attend:

· Construction and building materials companies

· Manufacturers and product developers

· Architects, engineers and designers

· Sustainability and net zero leads

· Innovators, SMEs and start ups

· Research and technology developers