Bioeconomy
Calls
Apply for the DigiCirc Bioeconomy Open Call
Is your SME or start-up working in digital technologies and circular economy? Check out DigiCirc’s Bioeconomy Open Call, which looks for organisations that can use digital tools and apply innovative solutions in the circular economy. This Open Call focuses on specific challenges in the Bioeconomy...
ECCP News
European Green Deal to transform economy and society
Achieving a reduction of at least 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is crucial to Europe becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent and making the European Green Deal a reality. The European Commission has presented new legislation to deliver on the targets agreed in the European...
ECCP News
European Green Deal: A Sustainable Blue Economy in the EU
This week the European Commission proposed a new guidance for a sustainable blue economy in the European Union, which is key to both the Recovery Plan and European Green Deal. Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the Green Deal said: “Healthy oceans are a precondition for a thriving blue...
ECCP News
The European bioeconomy in 2050: Four foresight scenarios
In collaboration with DG Research and Innovation, the Joint Research Centre has created an ad-hoc network of research experts to contribute forward-looking analyses to the EC’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy. A team of six core experts have built four alternative scenarios for the EU bioeconomy in...
Calls
COPILOT Open Call
The COPILOT Project recently launched its first Open Call for activities to participate in the creation of the biggest bioeconomy ecosystem in Europe. COPILOT is looking for Pilot and Demo Infrastructure (PDI) owners and innovators (SMEs, start-ups) in the bioeconomy sector to join forces with...
Community News
European Food & Biomass Summit brings together experts and innovators in the bioeconomy industry
Thessaloniki, Greece - May 23, 2023 The European Food & Biomass Summit, co-organized by EIT Food, along with the European projects B-Resilient, BioeconomyVentures, and Model2Bio, is taking place on May 22-23, 2023, in Thessaloniki, Greece. This event aims to gather prominent experts and innovators...
Calls
B-Resilient: Building the biomass resilience of food producing and processing SMEs through green and digitalised value chains
The B-Resilient Euroclusters Project has set an ambitious package of support actions to empower food processing SMEs to become more resilient by means of an optimum use of biomass, and with appropriate digital solutions. The project will focus on maximising the usage of available feedstock and its...
Community News
Financing for industrial hemp innovators in Horizon Europe and CBE-JU
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. The partnership is building on the success of its...
Community News
HempClub project for a sustainable EU bioeconomy
HempCluB goal is to enhance the potential of hemp to replace fossil resources in many industries, supporting sustainable and green business models.
Support programme
Malta Tourism Authority ECO Certification
he ECO certification is the national scheme for ensuring the environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural sustainability of hotels and farmhouses on the Maltese Islands and has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council as fully reflecting the GSTC criteria. The scheme was launched by...
Community News
BIObec, a project to promote education in the bio-based industry, kicks off
CTA, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Sustainable Innovations are the Spanish partners of BIObec, a project where 19 European organisations will collaborate to promote education in the bio-based industry. BIObec is funded by the bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) under the...
Community News
Participate in the survey of the EU project BIO4AFRICA to identify bio-based technologies
The European project BIO4AFRICA has launched a survey to identify bio-based technologies, with the potential to be adapted and successfully transferred to different rural areas in Africa. This project, in which CTA participates as a partner, aims to support the deployment of the bioeconomy in rural...