The natural environment has evolved over millennia to adapt and thrive with change. Could biodiversity inspire innovation and help us to build a sustainable and prosperous future?
As part of the R&D Management Conference 2025 there is to be an Industry Panel to look at how biodiversity can inspire innovation – it is created as a free hybrid event so those not attending the conference in person can attend online.
The session will be fireside chat with three eminent innovation experts discussing the challenges they are addressing, the decision making behind the scenes and the opportunities that are being created.
Could biodiversity inspire innovation – three industry practitioners give their views
OneHealth as there is only one planet Earth
Many of today’s pharmaceuticals are based on inorganic chemistry; working more closely with nature would potentially allow more interventions more closely aligned with the body’s own metabolism and disease responses and be better for the planet. Jacopo Orlando, a sustainability manager at Aboca, explains that the company takes a systems medicine approach that is based on evidence from clinical trials.
Aboca has established a fully vertically integrated supply chain, from the production of quality raw materials and organic farming, right up to testing the pharmacological and clinical effects of its products – products which are 100% natural.
Regeneration to balance the net-zero economy
As more companies are needing to offset to balance their decarbonation pathways this is creating an opportunity for regenerating natural ecosystems. Virginia Castellucci, Head of Sustainability & Advocacy at 3Bee, explains that it is a win-win situation.
3Bee is a European nature-tech company that develops technologies for monitoring and regenerating biodiversity.
Abundant, clean energy to power the transition
Decarbonisation is essential if we are to keep the planet at a liveable temperature, but the energy transition also creates new market opportunities, explains Nicola Rossi, Head of Innovation at Enel Green Power and Thermal Generation.
Enel Green Power is at the forefront of building and testing innovative solutions that aim to give a further boost to the energy transition process. It uses Big Data and digital technologies to increase efficiency; drones and robots to support operations; and batteries to store clean energy.
Register here for this free online event – do you think biodiversity can inspire innovation? Join the discussion.
