BY TRANSFORMING BIOMASS INTO BIOBASED CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FRACTIONATION AND FUNCTIONALIZATION PROCESSES, BIOREFINERIES NOT ONLY MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO INCREASE BIOMASS ECONOMIC VALUE, BUT THEY ALSO POSITION THEMSELVES AS A PROMISING ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUEL-BASED REFINERY WHILE OFFERING PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES THAT ARE MORE RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.THIS 2ND INTERDISCIPLINARY GRC ON BIOMASS TO BIOBASED CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS (GRAND SUMMIT HOTEL AT SUNDAY RIVER, NEWRY, ME, MAY, 28TH-JUNE, 2ND2023) WILL BRING TOGETHER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN BIOECONOMY, BIOREFINERY, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGIES, DOWNSTREAM PROCESS, GREEN CHEMISTRY AND (BIO)CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, TO DISCUSS ONGOING RESEARCH AND PRIORITIZE FUTURE RESEARCH TO OVERCOME THE FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES THAT CURRENTLY HINDER THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT BIOMASS PROCESS STREAMS.