EU-funded Agrimax project, are developing and demonstrating the production of multiple, high-value products from crop and food-processing waste to tackle the millions of tonnes of food wasted every year.

Food ingredients and packaging additives can be extracted from by-products and unavoidable wastes for the agrifood production chain. If you are in this supply chain, we would like to find out your thoughts on using such compounds. The survey will take around 10 minutes to complete (all answers are anonymous).

Take the survey. (open until the 30th June 2019.)

The event will build on the work carried out by the ENRD Thematic Group on ‘Mainstreaming the Bioeconomy’ and will combine practical examples, presentations, discussions and working groups to:

• share and discuss experiences from different EU Member States concerning the effective deployment of bioeconomy initiatives in rural territories;
• showcase how sustainable rural bioeconomy can be supported through a coherent use of European public instruments, in particular the Rural Development Programmes; and
• provide insights into the preparation of the future CAP Strategic Plans and ideas on how they could include support to rural bioeconomy.

This one-day event is addressed to all stakeholders interested or involved in rolling out bioeconomy strategies, approaches and business models relevant for rural areas, including – but not limited to – representatives of RDP Managing Authorities and Paying Agencies.

Find the draft agenda and details about registrations on the ENRD website.

AlpBioEco Workshop: Potentials in the Value Chain of Walnuts, Waldburg, Germany

The final event of the European project FIRST2RUN will take place at The Square Convention Centre in Brussels on June 20th.

Co-ordinated by NOVAMONT and funded by the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, FIRST2RUN is a flagship project  involving four companies and universities from Italy, UK and The Netherlands.

The aim of FIRST2RUN has been to demonstrate the effectiveness of a sustainable innovative agro-industrial business model based on the valorisation of low-input oil crops towards the production of biobased and biodegradable plastics, cosmetics and biolubricants.

The event will bring together the project partners and different stakeholders all along the bioeconomy value chain to discuss FIRTS2RUN results and impacts, as well as the future perspectives of the bio-based industry in Europe.

For more information visit the website http://www.first2run.eu/final-event/

Focus
The BioHorizon brokerage event targets a wide spectrum of stakeholders from universities and research centres, enterprises, government organisations and NGOs, and others involved in research, from Europe and beyond, interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners. The thematic focus of the event covers all of the Horizon 2020 SC2 and KET-Biotech calls for 2020.

Main topics
> Sustainable Food Security (SFS) – Resilient and resource-efficient value chains
> Blue Growth (BG) – Demonstrating an ocean of opportunities
> Rural Renaissance (RUR) – Fostering innovation and business opportunities
> **NEW** Additional area of interest – Topics bridging the gap to ‘Horizon Europe’
> KET-Biotechnology (BIOTEC)

Why participate?
> To facilitate the setup of Horizon 2020 project consortia
> To present, discuss and develop new project ideas at an international level
> To initiate cross-border contacts
> To receive first-hand advice and support from Commission and NCP staff

Register right now: https://foodbrokerage2019.b2match.io/

Registration for the brokerage event will begin on 29 April 2019 and is expected to close on 9 June 2019. The event organisers reserve the right to close the registration early should the maximum capacity be reached before 9 June 2019! Please note that registration for the SC2 Infoday occurs separately and must be done through the Commission website.

The BioHorizon project also plans to hold a free Horizon 2020 proposal writers’ workshop in Brussels on 2 July 2019. Places for the workshop will be very limited and preference will be given to prospective coordinators. To recieve information on the workshop, please indicate your interest by answering the corresponding question during the registration process.

See what the previous meeting looked like: https://youtu.be/sb7oY7W8Jx8