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3rd BioRural Press Release: Bioeconomy Regional Workshops: Driving Sustainable Innovation Across Europe

Over the past months, four Regional Bioeconomy Platforms' workshops have taken place across the EU as part of the BioRural project. These workshops, launched after an online call for bioeconomy innovators and solutions, turned into dynamic hubs of innovation and collaboration. Participants had the opportunity to engage in hands-on mentoring, pitch their groundbreaking ideas, and…

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Exploring Bio-Based Solutions: 5 Teams from North Macedonia Join the South-East Regional Workshop in Thessaloniki 

Between the 26th and 27th of November, five teams from the Republic of North Macedonia joined a total of 13 participants at the regional workshop for the Southeastern Rural Bioeconomy Platform in Thessaloniki, Greece. Organized under the BioRural project, this workshop focused on helping participants develop their pitching, presentation, and entrepreneurship skills through hands-on mentoring…

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Innovation and Sustainability in Focus: Insights from the NorthWest Workshop

In late November, Denmark became the nexus for innovation as it hosted the NorthWest Workshop, a dynamic event where visionary thinkers gathered to explore bio-based solutions tailored to regional challenges. The workshop not only showcased groundbreaking ideas but also fostered meaningful discussions about the intersection of environmental sustainability and business viability. Participants demonstrated how innovative…

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Circular Economy Solutions: Highlights from the South-West Workshop

The South-West workshop, taking place in Valladolid, Spain, celebrated innovation in the circular bioeconomy, with 12 finalists from Spain, Italy, and Portugal, showcasing biobased solutions to transform underutilised resources into sustainable opportunities! Over two days, on 27-28 November 2024, participants refined their ideas into actionable opportunities through expert mentorship, culminating in dynamic pitch presentations before…

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North-East Workshop Unveils Groundbreaking Innovations

The North-East Workshop, conducted on October 16th, in  Pulawy, Poland, brought together 12 groundbreaking bioeconomy solutions from innovators in Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Participants presented their business ideas to a panel of experts -Joanna Blajerska, Anna Ogar, Thanos Balafoutis, Damian Dec, Mikołaj Różycki- competing for prestigious prizes. This workshop provided a platform for knowledge exchange,…

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South-East Workshop: Αwarded bioeconomy solutions grown with innovation and creativity

Plenty of inspiration, innovation and useful guidance fueled the bioeconomy ideas presented at the South-East BioRural Regional Workshop/Challenge that took place on November 26-27, 2024, in Thessaloniki. 13 teams from five different countries, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Turkey, developed their bioeconomy-based solutions on different themes of the Bioeconomy sector. 

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Innovating in Circular Bioeconomy: From Idea to Business Training Webinar

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain With an increasing need for sustainable solutions, transforming agricultural, livestock, and forestry byproducts into bioenergy, bioproducts, and biomaterials offers a viable path forward in Europe’s circular economy. However, embracing this shift requires innovative approaches to managing organic byproducts, moving beyond conventional practices that can…

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Neighborhood composting with environmental, social and financial benefits

Extremely large amounts of organic waste is produced across Europe, which is recorded among the top polluters; For instance, Greece is the 5th largest producer of food waste in Europe producing 87 kg/per person at household level annually (source: Food Waste Index Report 2024). The sustainable utilization of organic waste is of utmost importance, to…

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The North-West Online Call for Bioeconomy Innovators is OPEN!

Step into Success: The North-West online call for Bio economy innovators is open! Join Our Circular Bio economy Challenge at the Agromek Fair in Denmark! Are you ready to transform rural bioeconomy across Europe with your innovative bio-based solutions? The BioRural Online Call invites visionary stakeholders from Northwest Europe to present groundbreaking bio-based solutions that…

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The South-East Online Call for Bioeconomy Innovators is OPEN!

The BioRural online Open Call opens its doors to Southeastern Europe, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, students, practitioners and citizens to propose their biobased solutions! Applications to this Circular Bioeconomy Challenge can be submitted from applicants located in Southeastern countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia…

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