Europe awards €172 M to 24 projects advancing circular bioeconomy
The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has awarded €172 million to 24 projects designed to expand sustainable bio-based industries across the continent. The funding will support 332 organizations…
Why Europe’s bioeconomy needs an offtake boom
Bio-based producers are only willing to expand if they are sure demand can absorb output. Offtakes drive scale by eliminating this uncertainty.
Europe’s bio-based industry warns it may be falling behind
Europe's bio-based industry delivered a clear message to policymakers last week: products are ready, but the pathway to commercial scale remains blocked. At a CBU JU Stakeholder Forum in Brussels,…
Biotech coalition maps path to trillion-dollar economy
A European sustainability coalition has identified four molecule families as the fastest routes to scaling industrial biotechnology, potentially unlocking a market worth $1.1 trillion. Advanced Biotech for Sustainability (AB4S) released…
Uganda and Nigeria push for bio-based growth
The countries want biobased value chains for economic growth and resilience.
EU Council backs strategy to scale bio-based innovation
The EU Council has approved conclusions supporting a new bioeconomy strategy that aims to scale bio-based and circular solutions across European industries by 2040. The strategy promotes renewable biological resources…
ECBF VC opens Paris office as France becomes bioeconomy hub
European bioeconomy investor ECBF VC has opened an office in Paris and launched a new brand identity as it positions itself for the next phase of growth. The move reflects…
BEAM Circular Accelerator Powered by gener8tor Announces Second Cohort of Startups Advancing Circular Bioeconomy Innovation
Program selects five companies from 200 applications to receive $100K in funding and strategic support MODESTO, Calif. – The BEAM Circular Accelerator in partnership with gener8tor today announced the five…
The bioeconomy in a world at war
Scaled biobased supply chains offer resilience under uncertainty