After an inspiring series of four regional workshops held by the BioRural partners across Europe in late 2024, the time has come to celebrate the twelve bio-based solutions that stood out and award the best three of them at the BioRural EU Bioeconomy Challenge Final in Brussels on May 12th! The workshops showcased the power…
read moreOn 5 and 6 February, our partner Valorial participated in the Bio360 trade fair in Nantes as part of the European BioRural project. This key event in the bioeconomy and bioenergy sectors provided a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, establish strategic partnerships, and unveil the launch of the ThERBN project, which builds upon BioRural’s success.
read moreBetween 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…
read moreIn 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…
read moreThe 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…
read moreThe 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,…
read morePlenty 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.
read more“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…
read moreAnother BioRural national workshop was successfully conducted in Galicia, on April 30th, focusing on aquatic systems, with innovative solutions for the circularity of the Galician mussel industry taking center stage. This workshop, the fourth national BioRural workshop held in Spain, aimed to co-design biocircular solutions for both primary and secondary sectors. Galicia, renowned for its…
read moreCreating a favourable environment requires regional planning BioRural partners performed during spring 2023 a consultation to more than 400 rural stakeholders and more than 45 experts, in order to find keys for the adoption of small scale biobased solutions on circular bioeconomy in rural areas (full set of results and analysis available into Deliverable D1.2…
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