Bioeconomy Strategy workshop with Welsh Government

  • Adam Charlton (Contributor)

Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups

Description

The workshop hosted by the Welsh Government in Cardiff was an opportunity for staff from Bangor University (BioComposites Centre) to highlight ongoing research strategy and projects linked to the bioeconomy to senior staff from Welsh Government. Ongoing efforts to link various regional biorefining initiatives, including the ERDF funded BEACON programme, through a UK wide network called BioPilots UK was also described. Those attending included Paul Henderson (Head of Bioeconomy, BEIS), Andy Rees (Head of Waste Strategy Branch, Welsh Government), Alastair Davies (Head of Innovation Policy, Welsh Assembly Government), Huw Morris (Director for Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, in the Education and Skills Department, Welsh Government), and Mike Falconer Hall (Programme Area Manager, WRAP).
Period24 Nov 2017
Degree of RecognitionNational