When: November 12, 2025
Time: 12:00–1:00 P.M. CT
Free Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HI2O8BNRQNic72OLFe3e_w#/registration
Our first “Future of Lipids” webinar highlighted the transformative science and technology reshaping how fats and oils are produced, structured, and applied across food, feed, and industry. This next webinar takes the conversation one step further: from concept to commercialization.
Our knowledgeable and engaging slate of speakers from the organizations below will share how lipid-based innovations are actively being deployed to tackle some of the most pressing sustainability challenges in infrastructure and energy.
- BioSpan: Deploys cutting-edge, lipid-based asphalt rejuvenates that replace petroleum inputs with renewable inputs in road construction and maintenance, creating high-performance alternatives that enhance infrastructure resilience and establish new value chains for agricultural feedstocks.
- Greater MSP: Drives a regional ecosystem for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), harnessing lipid feedstocks to decarbonize air travel. This model exemplifies cross-sector collaboration among farmers, refiners, airlines, and policymakers.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA): Actively fuels the innovation pipeline through its AGRI Bioincentive Program, which provides performance-based incentives to businesses for renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels derived from Minnesota biomass—including oil or fat feedstocks that align closely with lipid-based value chains.
Together, these case studies illustrate the real-world applications of lipid innovation—where molecular versatility meets market demand. By moving beyond research and into implementation, companies and organizations are not only reducing reliance on petroleum but also creating circular, resilient systems that connect farms, factories, and future-focused industries.
Join us on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT for this month’s installment of AURI’s Webinar Wednesday. The webinar is free of charge, but registration is required.
If you missed Part 1 in the series, you can find the recording on AURI’s YouTube Channel at Emerging Opportunities in Lipids.
This webinar is sponsored by Bremer Bank and the Minnesota Farmers Union.