Towards a European wood start-up ecosystem: lessons learned from across European regions

Towards a European wood start-up ecosystem: lessons learned from across European regions

On 26 May 2025 from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST, join us for the “Towards a European wood start-up ecosystem: lessons learned from across European regions” session at LIGNA 2025 in Hanover, Germany.

This session, organised by the Bioregions Facility, Wald & Holz of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the European Forest Institute, explores how to better support forest and wood-based start-ups by learning from successful initiatives across European regions.

The aim is to share lessons learned, identify best practices and concrete collaboration opportunities to unlock the potential of innovation – and ensure the sustainability, resilience, and competitiveness of Europe’s forests and forest-based industries. 

Everyone attending the fair is welcome to participate in our session. If you do not have a ticket for LIGNA 2025 and would like to join us on 26 May, please email us at bioregions@efi.int, and we’ll send you a complimentary ticket. 

Tentative Programme

Last update: 29 April | Time in CEST

• 16:00 | Welcome words 
• 16:10 | Brief presentations by initiatives supporting forest/wood innovation: 
  • Woodknowledge Wales: Christiane Lellig, Regenerative Development at Woodknowledge Wales 
  • Zentrum Holz: Lukas Emmerich, Wood sciences and cluster manager at Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz North Rhine-Westphalia 
  • LaWoodTech: Claudia Antoniotti, European mission manager at Xylofutur 
  • VDMA Startup-Machine: TBC 
  • Bioregions Facility: TBC 
• 17:10 | Round table: Opportunities for collaboration 
• 17:30 | Closing remarks  

Download the agenda here.