CoLAB BIOREF intends to be one of the driving forces to change the paradigm of economic development by using sustainable biomass as a renewable resource in biorefineries, creating new value chains and qualified jobs. CoLAB BIOREF’s mission is to improve the competitiveness of the biorefinery sector and bio-based products, contributing for a very low carbon economy, generating new value chains, job creation, and boosting bioeconomy. Our vision is “to be an international reference in Biorefining Technologies, multiproduct, multipurpose”. The entities that integrate CoLAB BIOREF are: - National Scientific and Technological System (SCTN) entities (9): LNEG (Coordinator), IST, FEUP, UNL/ITQB, FCUL, U. Aveiro, U. Minho, IP Portalegre and UTAD; - Companies (11): TRATOLIXO, PETROGAL, Solvay, Biodourogas, A4F-Algafuel, RAIZ, BLC3-Evolution, SysAdvance, SilicoLife, Biotrend and TAP. Contacts: geral@bioref-colab.pt