GFBiochemicals wins John Sime Award

30 October 2015

At the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB) in Brussels today, October 29, 2015, GFBiochemicals was presented with the John Sime award by DSM Board member Stephan Tanda.

The John Sime award is given each year to the best presentation of the most innovative new technology presented in the Innovation Track at EFIB. This year for the first time, the audience voted. The award is dedicated to John Sime, who played a pivotal role in the early development of EFIB.

GFBiochemicals’ Chief Commercial Officer Marcel van Berkel’s presentation on ‘Making levulinic acid happen’ outlined how GFBiochemicals is producing levulinic acid direct from biomass at its plant in Caserta, Italy.

On receiving the award, Marcel van Berkel thanked EFIB and said: "We are both honoured and humbled to receive this endorsement from our peers in the industry”.

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