The first edition of the new networking event in the Northern Netherlands: the R&D Playground will take place on June 9. The event will be held at the FC Groningen stadium, Euroborg.
The R&D Playground is an initiative that brings professionals from companies and government institutions into contact with researchers, for example from the University of Groningen and the Biobased Economy Knowledge Center of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen.
The theme of the first R&D Playground event is Green Industry. The related topics to this theme are biomass, plastic recycling, CO2 valorization , sustainable electrification, electrochemistry, and chemical processes. Erik Keller and André Heeres (both Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen) and Peter Deuss (University of Groningen) will speak on the theme of biomass. Andrea Giuntoli and Ranjita Bose (both University of Groningen) will speak on the theme of plastics/polymers & recycling. Sebastian Beil and Jingxiu Xie (both University of Groningen) will speak on the valorization of CO2 and electricity into chemicals.
R&D Playground is focused on playing; it is an opportunity to meet new people, discuss experiments and ideas, and learn from others in an informal setting. The goal is to learn from each other and find new ways to collaborate and innovate. But it doesn't hurt to have fun along the way.
