Company and association representatives from the bioeconomy meet Federal Minister Habeck
From left to right: Frank Meyer (Henkel), Max Kroymann (BMWK), Harm Bergmann-Kramer (WEPA), Michael Erkes (Novonesis), Michael Duetsch (UPM), Wolfram Ridder (Mercer), Michael Kellner (Member of the Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary), Robert Habeck (Federal Economic Minister), Niels Poerksen (Südzucker), Viola Bronsema (BIO Deutschland), Thorsten Dreier (Covestro), Michael Brandkamp (ECBF), Kathrin Rübberdt (Dechema), Monika Gelhausen (BMWK), Martin Langer (Brain Biotech), Ricardo Gent (VCI), Johann-Caspar Gammelin (Evonik) and Bernhard Kluttig (BMWK)
On 9th April at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), representatives from companies active in biotechnology and the bioeconomy came together with representatives from trade associations for a discussion with Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck and his Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Kellner. The possibilities for scaling up the German bioeconomy were among the topics discussed during the intensive talks.