03 October 2011

The second consortium meeting took place in Copenhagen on 21‐22 September 2011. It was hosted by Danish project partners - the University of Copenhagen and Novozymes. The project meeting programme included reviewing work packages and deliverables, discussions of administrative issues and planning activities for the next six months. During the two days partners had time for some technical discussions and brainstorming sessions as well as one to one meetings to ensure efficiency of this collaborative project. Also, Novozymes organised a tour around their pilot plant facilities attended by all participants. As a part of the informal programme participants enjoyed their experience of Danish cuisine during two dinners organised by our colleagues from the University of Copenhagen.

Figure. Participants of the NanoCelluComp meeting at Novozymes’s pilot plant facilities.

The meeting was accompanied by an Exploitation Strategy Seminar (ESS). Dr Mauro Caocci from CIMATEC S.r.l., subcontracted by the EC, ran the seminar on the 21st September. The aim of this exercise was to help project partners to identify potential commercially exploitable results and agree on their individual or joint ownership and exploitation in future as well as to assess non technical risks associated with each result. The goal was successfully achieved and participants expect to receive a completed synthesis report from Dr Caocci to start drafting the exploitation plan of the project

The both events were attended by all project partners and the EC project officer.