Performance BioFilaments, FiberLean Technologies Ltd., Grenoble INP Headline TAPPI Nano 2023 Keynotes
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The industry’s leading nanotechnology conference has an impressive line-up of keynoters to share knowledge for participants working in either research, development, and deployment of renewable nanomaterials.
On Monday, 12 June, the Managing Director of Performance BioFilaments, Gurminder Minhas, will present his keynote “The 10 Year Journey of a Biomaterials Company.” Performance BioFilaments was launched in June 2014 in Vancouver BC, coincidentally the same month that the TAPPI Nano Conference was held in Vancouver. Gurminder will speak about the journey that Performance BioFilaments has been on since the launch of the company. He will cover some of the victories, challenges and surprises along the way.
Gurminder Minhas is a business and technical development specialist, with extensive experience in biomaterials, biofuels, biochemicals, chemical recycling, pulp and paper industries. He is well versed in new technology development in the chemical sciences space, as well as growing technologies from lab to pilot scale to commercialization.
FieberLean Technologies’ CEO Enrico de Landerset and Sean Ireland, Vice President Business Development, will present “How is MFC Revolutionizing Paper, Packaging, Building Materials, and More?” midday on Tuesday, 13 June. Their presentation will highlight game-changing, sustainable opportunities made possible with industrial-scale MFC Production Units. Innovative options to be reviewed include lightweighting, brown-to-white conversions without rebuilds or CapEx, alternative coatings—all with sustainability advantages. Also, new concepts with composite materials will be discussed, as well as minimizing starch and non-sustainable synthetic additives. An important focus will be on the strength of know-how to bring revolutionary advances at low risk.
Enrico de Landerset leads commercial efforts and vision for FiberLean Technologies Ltd. Customer-focused, he is a forward-moving leader in scalable MFC Production Units, surface Jet applicators and proprietary Drying Units, delivering higher profits for paper and board-makers as well as other developing market segments such as panelboard, ceiling tiles, and coating bananas.
Sean Ireland is responsible for global development opportunities. Almost two decades ago, Ireland’s interest shifted to the physical and surface sciences of nano-scale technologies with a focus on cellulosic nanomaterials. Since then, He has authored or co-authored several technical papers on non-linear systems and nanocellulose technology and papers on the vision for nanotechnology. Ireland has delivered multiple keynote presentations on nanotechnology to diverse audiences across the globe, striving to motivate them to work with these new materials. Ireland is very active in TAPPI’s Nanotechnology and other divisions and was the first Chair for the TAPPI Nano Division, and the Scientific Advisory Board for P3Nano.
Closing out the conference, keynoter Julien Bras, Associate Professor for Grenoble INP, will present on Thursday, 15 June with his presentation on “Nanocellulose: Is It Really a Good Solution for Sustainable Packaging?” Bras will discuss some of the main challenges in the sustainable packaging industry and will share how nanocellulose can be used to create promising solutions by providing some examples from his R&D background. His presentation will focus on the nanocellulose production and sustainable process, the value-added functionalization of such materials and the application of such nanocellulose on 2D and 3D packaging.
Julien Bras, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in renewable materials for bio-packaging in 2004 and worked in the industry for a few years as Innovation Manager for Ahlstrom Specialty Paper before leaving the industry to become an associate professor in 2006. He is member of Institut Universitaire de France (IUF junior, 2016-2019 and IUF Senior, 2022-2027, top grant for 2% of French professors). Through his experiences, he has developed several competences. His expertise deals particularly with nanocellulose, paper science, bio-based and smart materials, mainly for sustainable packaging applications.
Reserve your seat today and attend the Keynote presentations and the technical sessions at the most important gathering for the international nanotechnology community, TAPPI Nano 2023, 12-16 June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Register now to join academics, industry leaders, and researchers from around the world for TAPPI Nano’s renowned, peer-reviewed technical program. Take your conference experience to the next level by attending the pre-conference workshops.
Check out TAPPI Nano’s new informative Panel Discussion on International Nanomaterial Regulations and Ongoing Characterization Challenges to learn how respond to the new definition of “Nano” from a regulatory and characterization standpoint.
Vancouver is a top industry center of applied research and business related to nanotechnology, and has a unique focus on paper, paperboard, cellulosic pulp and fibers. Make the most of your time in Vancouver by exploring University of British Colombia and Noram BC Research Inc. during the conference tour. Get up-to-date conference information and hotel details at conference.tappinano.org.
