Site-visit Kalundborg

Venue: Helix Lab Research and Education Center in Kalundborg and Kalundborg Symbiosis
Date: Monday 1 December 2025
Time: 9:00–17:00

Site-visit Biosolutions hands-on in connection with the conference Boosting and mainstreaming the bioeconomy

Join us for a day focused on BIOSOLUTIONS – baseline, challenges & needs, future solutions – where researchers and Industry will present the newest knowledge and discuss current challenges and needs.

The day will be highly interactive with both presentations and discussions as well as hands-on experiences of biosolutions products, and a tour of the Kalundborg Symbiosis.

The Kalundborg Symbiosis is the world's leading industrial symbiosis founded 50 years ago with the purpose of creating profits through a circular approach to production. Link: https://www.symbiosis.dk/en/

You will find a more detailed program below. Please note that there are a limited number of spots.

9:00

Bus pick-up – Copenhagen (UCPH South Campus. Metro stop: Islands Brygge)

9:45

Departure: Copenhagen – Kalundborg

Presentation of program and Short talks and interactive session during trip

11:15

Arrival in Kalundborg: tourist guide info/bus sightseeing while entering the town

11:30

Helix Lab and Campus Kalundborg
Welcome by Kalundborg Municipality representative
Short introduction to Campus Kalundborg
Lunch

12:30

BIOSOLUTIONS – baseline, challenges & needs, future solutions
Short presentations from experts from both research and industry followed by panel discussion and questions from the audience.

Presenters: UCPH LAW, UCPH SCIENCE, DTU, a Biosolutions Start-up, Novonesis; & Symbiosis

13:15

Touch & feel break - companies presenting concrete solutions

13:45

Panel discussion – researchers and companies

14:30

Biobreak + Walk to bus

14:45

Guided tour (in bus) of Industrial Kalundborg and Symbiosis

15:30

Heading back to Copenhagen - wrap up of day and quiz

16:50 

Arrival in Copenhagen