Author: Louis Ferrini

The European Bioeconomy Network (EUBioNet) is a proactive alliance of EU funded projects dealing with Bioeconomy promotion, communication and support. The main goal is to maximise the efforts, increasing the knowledge sharing, networking, mutual learning, coordination of joint activities and events. The European Bioeconomy Network will work in close collaboration with the European Commission, to ensure that the objectives identified by the Bioeconomy Strategy update will be properly communicated, addressed and implemented.
BIOVOICES Focus Group

BIOVOICES Focus Group

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On 13-14 November 2018 in Rome (IT), BIOVOICES project will organize a Focus Group to define what challenges should be addressed to support Bioeconomy and Bio-Based market uptake. The workshop will bring together experts in the Bioeconomy field from Business, Research and Education, Public Administration, Civil Society and Users aiming to discuss and validate the project’s findings on the key challenges that must be addressed at European and national level, drawing in this way the framework of the Mobilization and Mutual Learning (MML) activities that will follow.

This document gives an overview about the BIOVOICES Focus Group.

The European Bioeconomy Network supports this activity: partners involved in the following projects will join: AlpBioEco, Biobridges, BioCannDo, BioSTEP, BIOVOICES, BIOWAYS, CommBeBiz, InnProBio, ISABEL, RoadToBio, STAR-ProBio, Transition to Green Economy

Are you interested in being involved in the Focus Group?
Please contact Iakovos Delioglanis (responsible for BIOVOICES of the Focus Group).

Lesson Learnt from Eu funded projects – Brussels 28 March 2018

Lesson Learnt from Eu funded projects – Brussels 28 March 2018

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The launching event of the European Bioeconomy Network took place in Brussels, on the 28 of March 2018 and was hosted by the European Commission.

The 23 participating projects (BioLinX, ISAAC, BIOPOLIS, BIOWAYS, SuperBIO, ISABEL, BioHorizon, RoadToBio, DEMETER, BIOrescue, STAR4BBI, BioCannDo, BIOPEN, STAR-ProBio, SIM4NEXUS, BLOOM, BIOVoices, BIOSMART, BIOBRIDGES, T2gE – Transition to Green Economy, BioSTEP, CommBeBiz, EMBRACED, PLATFORM, OPEN-BIO, InnProBio, KBBPPS), presented, shared and discussed lesson learnt from their projects, identifying best and worst practices and expressed the willing to define a common action plan to align projects’ activities.

The outcomes of the workshop can be found here

From date
2018-03-28
To date
2018-03-28
Registration open for webinar “Bio-based sweet spots for the chemical industry – A conclusion and discussion after the second stakeholder workshop”

Registration open for webinar “Bio-based sweet spots for the chemical industry – A conclusion and discussion after the second stakeholder workshop”

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The RoadToBio consortium is pleased to invite you to the second webinar to introduce and discuss the bio-based opportunities identified within the project for the chemical industry to increase its bio-based portfolio.

The RoadToBio project has identified nine exemplary “sweet spots”. Based on TRL, market volume and price these bio-based chemicals were selected as promising candidates with the potential to replace fossil-based counterparts. Currently, the descriptions of business cases are under development to describe the potential advantages for industry, consumers and the society of these “sweet spots”. Recently, a stakeholder workshop took place in Brussels in June with the aim to discuss hurdles and enablers for market entrance of bio-based products in general and also with a strong focus on the sweet spots.

To introduce a broader audience to the identified “sweet spots” and the results of the workshop we would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming RoadToBio Webinar “Bio-based sweet spots for the chemical industry – A conclusion and discussion after the second stakeholder workshop” on 11 July 2018 at 13.00 CEST. You should take this opportunity to learn and discuss the identified bio-based products with a community of relevant stakeholders.

This webinar is targeted to producers, consumers, NGOs, academics or any other interested party in the field of bio-based chemicals and biomaterials.

Register here

From date
2018-07-11
To date
2018-07-11
CALL for BIOECONOMY Village @Maker Faire Rome 2018

CALL for BIOECONOMY Village @Maker Faire Rome 2018

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Maker Faire Rome 2018 will dedicate an exhibition pavilion to sustainability, bioeconomy and circular economy, with the aim of raising awareness and inform the large public, showcasing products and applications, organizing laboratories and practical demos, games and quizzes dedicated, debates and workshops, to children and adults.

Promoters of the BIOECONOMY Village, together with Innova Camera, the projects BIOWAYS, BIOVOICES, BIOBRIDGES e STAR-ProBio, funded by the European Commission. The BIOECONOMY Village will give the opportunity to universities, research centers, industries, start-ups and projects to present their research findings, bio-based products and applications in the everyday life.

The exhibition space will be organised into thematic areas, each represented by one or more organization that will show, in a practical and engaging way, the positive impacts of the circular bioeconomy on the environment, economy and society.

The thematic areas will be:

  1. Informative, educational and workshops area
  2. Games and video area
  3. Cleaning and hygiene, Personal Care & Cosmetics, Health and biomedical
  4. Textile products and clothing, sport and toys
  5. Food Packaging, disposable products for catering and events
  6. Biofuels and bioenergy
  7. Environmental bioregulation and biological sensors
  8. Building and construction; restoration and paintings, decorations and furniture
  9. Agriculture, food, nutraceutical
  10. The sea as a resource to be protected and valued

Do you want to join us? Participation will be free of charge. Drop us an email to cohen@fvaweb.it before 5 July, telling us about your work and the bio based products you will showcase.