28 November 202525 November 2025 UPCYCLE Project Launches to Transform Non-Recyclable Plastics into Circular and Non-Persistent Packaging Solutions The project brings together 19 partners from 12 countries to develop novel circular value chains that convert non-recyclable plastic waste into highly recyclable and non-persistent packaging materials
6 October 202530 September 2025 Turning CO₂ Waste into a Resource: The ICO2NIC Project The European Union (EU) awarded €14 million to a new EU-funded project, ICO2NIC (Innovative electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Versatile Feedstock), which aims to transform industrial CO2 waste into valuable materials through innovative climate technologies. Launched in January 2025, the project represents a key step in the EU’s goals for a more sustainable industrial future
26 September 202522 September 2025 Surviving the Valley of Death: a guide for bio-startups What can biobased entrepreneurs do to give their startups the best start in life?
24 April 202516 April 2025 From CO₂ to Sustainable Materials: CO₂SMOS Delivers Key Results for Circular Bio-Based Industries The CO₂SMOS project concludes its EU-funded research, marking a significant step forward in the development of CO₂-based bioproducts and sustainable materials
7 March 20254 March 2025 ICO₂NIC Project Kicks Off in Brussels: Transforming CO₂ Waste into Value The project’s ultimate goal is to make Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) more economically viable, reducing energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, and supporting industrial sustainability
27 February 202520 February 2025 SURFs UP project aims to boost sustainable surfactant production The project will focus on microbial biosurfactants and it will also study chemically produced biosurfactants from lignin
8 November 20244 November 2024 Taking the circular path to sustainable clothing and fishing industries The Glaukos project finds a circular solution for bio-based textile and fishing gear production using marine-friendly polymers
Auf kreislauforientierten Pfaden zur nachhaltigen Bekleidungsindustrie und Fischwirtschaft Im Rahmen des Projekts Glaukos wird eine kreislauforientierte Lösung zur Herstellung von biobasierten Textilien und Fischfanggeräten unter Einsatz meeresfreundlicher Polymere gesucht
24 October 202422 October 2024 Polymeer launches Initiative to convert Brewery Waste into high-quality Bioplastics POLYMEER focuses on the efficient conversion of BSG into high-performance bioplastics to replace fossil raw materials
18 September 202418 September 2024 “Pilots4U powered by COPILOT” launches Open Calls for Co-CREATION of its new DATABASE & PLATFORM COPILOT invites Bioeconomy Innovators and Pilot and Demo Infrastructures to CO-CREATE the next DATABASE & PLATFORM of European Open Access Pilot and Demo Infrastructures for the Bioeconomy
30 April 202424 April 2024 Mehr Nachhaltigkeit in Alltagsprodukten AmphiStar sichert sich 6 Mio. EUR für die Einführung umweltfreundlicher und kostengünstiger Biotenside aus Abfällen
11 August 20237 August 2023 Transforming Organic Waste into Valuable Biobased Succinic Acid – Project LUCRA kicked off Unique process to convert underutilized organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and wood waste into bio-based succinic acid is supposed to be demonstrated
Organische Abfälle in hochwertige biobasierte Bernsteinsäure umwandeln – Projektstart von LUCRA Einzigartiges Verfahren zur Umwandlung von ungenutzten organischen Anteilen fester Siedlungsabfälle und Holzabfällen in biobasierte Bernsteinsäure wird erprobt
28 February 202328 February 2023 The Tech4Biowaste database: Getting biowaste conversion technologies out of the dark The Tech4Biowaste database will be showcased online by its developers on 30 March 2023