Circular Bioeconomy Cluster

💡We had a fantastic time at the All Ireland Sustainability Awards in Belfast last night. Our team at the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster and partners Ulster University Atim Cluster AgriTech Ireland were thrilled to be nominated as a finalist in the Circular Economy Initiative of the Year for the BioDirect project. 🤝It's a recognition of the importance and power of cross University and cluster partnerships and what they can do to unlock circular economy collaboration opportunities for businesses across the island. ➡️Learn more about the BioDirect project, check out this video from the final event in September featuring InterTradeIreland Ulster University and cluster members John Sisk & Son Ltd HaPPE Earth Link: https://lnkd.in/e-6Nq4qC Stephen Barry-Hannon Catriona Power FRSA Alison Gault Caitríona Mordan Kieran O'Donoghue Bobby Woods, PhD Helena McMahon Damien McConville Joanne McEvoy Stuart Mathieson Michelle Billham Alison Currie Danielle McCormick Keith O' Flynn Mary O'Riordan Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Helena McMahon James Gaffey

🔊 Job Alert - Education & Outreach Manager at Circular Bioeconomy Cluster ➡️ The role of the Educational and Outreach Manager is to lead the cluster ensuring delivery of the cluster strategy, maintain a strong membership and oversee programmes to the benefit of the cluster members. 💡This is an opportunity for a senior skilled person with industry, communications, programme and stakeholder management experience to contribute to scaling the Irish bioeconomy and decarbonisation on the ground working with large industry, SMEs, government, and education stakeholders. Link: www.mtu.ie/vacancies 📍Based at Kerry Campus, Munster Technological University ⏰ Deadline to apply , 1pm, 6th November Helena McMahon James Gaffey Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Tim Yeomans Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre Munster Technological University Gillian Slattery Enterprise Ireland Catriona Power FRSA

⬇️ Great to see this post from cluster member Carbery Group on how they embed circular bioeconomy into their business.

Applications are open for the Certificate in Circular Economy delivered by the IKC3 team at Munster Technological University! If you want to optimise your business and create value from the waste it generates then this programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to reach these goals🌊🌳🌎♻️ Eligible participants can avail of a free or part-funded place through the Springboard+ intiative, the part-funded cost is €145. 📚 Free or Part-Funded through Springboard+ 📅 Commencing in January 2025 📍 Online, Part-Time To find out more and to apply visit https://lnkd.in/eEc23YtV Helena McMahon Michael Slevin Dr Aodhan Newsholme David Williamson Jessica Dennison Eve Savage Quentin Crowley Fionnuala Murphy Sharon O'Rourke Gaia A. Scalabrino, Ph.D. Helen Sheridan FRSC, FTCD Rajat Nag Dr. Subhash Chandra Tamiris da Costa Camila Perussello Catriona Power FRSA James Gaffey Jane Stout Sorcha Carthy Mary Rose Stafford Munster Technological University University College Dublin Teagasc Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre Irish Bioeconomy Foundation Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Fuzion #bioeconomy #collaboration #community #upskilling #professionaldevelopment #furthereducation #sustainability #carbonneutral #climatechange #environment #industry

⬇️ Check out this excellent library campaign organised by Majbritt Bolton-Warberg Marine Institute for Bioeconomy Ireland Week #BIW2024 💡Events, information and curated book displays will be featured in a library near you from Donegal to Cork, Kerry to Wexford. 📍For all events happening as part of the library campaign check out the Story Map created by Jesko Zimmermann Teagasc and Majbritt Bolton-Warberg: https://arcg.is/0rinOy0

Do you know the bioeconomy can help us to balance environmental sustainability & economic growth through innovation. #BIW2024 It’s Bioeconomy Ireland Week – for more information about Ireland’s rapidly developing bioeconomy, see www.gov.ie/bioeconomy Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Yesterday, the message of the #bioeconomy washed over #IFIB like the rain that gently washed over the city of #Bologna. The day was very intense, as well as an agenda full of presentations covering all the approaches that need to be taken into account to keep pushing for the bioeconomy to be not only a sector that Europe leads globally, but an approach that guides our political, economic, and social decision making. Europe has come a long way in aspects such as investment in scale-up infrastructures, its enormous scientific and technological capacity, or the improvement of the entrepreneurial spirit and the creation of start-ups, but we must continue to move forward with an ambitious aspiration for these achievements to materialise in innovations that reach the market. Nor should we forget the whole aspect of communication and the importance of highlighting that we are developing biosolutions to real problems, bearing in mind that we all, as consumers, make daily decisions about what economy we want to use our wallets for. I'd like to finish with a special thanks to SPRING - Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster for a great event organization, Mario Bonaccorso for inviting me to join the speakers team, Christian Patermann for being the best chairman, my round table colleagues from which I learnt so much: Morena Diazzi, Tatjana Schwabe-Marković, Catriona Power FRSA, Elaine Cullinan, and the BioINSouth partners gathered in the forum. Looking forward to meet you all in Torino next year!

Thank you to Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency Hatch Blue for the invitation to join Blue Ambition 24. Cluster Manager, Catriona Power FRSA had the opportunity to participate in a panel with a line-up of super smart women working to build blue innovation ecosystems and clusters Máire Éinniú Kendra MacDonald Sheelagh Daly The event offered excellent networking, expert panels and opportunity to connect with cluster members and partners all the way from the Beara Peninsula to Killybegs. It's one of our go to events every year. We love to hear the ideas in the room to accelerate #bluebioeconomy from large companies, SMEs, startups and the research community. All in time for Irish Bioeconomy Week #bioeconomyireland Catherine Butler Damien Toner Jessica Giannoumis PhD Wayne Murphy Majbritt Bolton-Warberg Michael O'Neill Killybegs Marine Cluster Karl Bonner Cliodhna Griffin Gareth Murphy Simply Blue Group Colm Casey CyberColloids Niall O'Rahelly

💡Join a webinar to learn about Bioeconomy Tools and Knowledge to Scale your Business Idea 📍15th October, 10am Are you navigating where to start with development of a new bio-based product? First things first, you need to know what biomass to use, how to use, is it environmentally friendly and what business supports you can access. We're delighted to participate in this INFORMBIO webinar next week during Bioeconomy Ireland Week where leading researchers from Munster Technological University University of Galway will share their toolkit to help with: ➡️ Feedstock Availability from Agriculture, Forestry, Industry & Urban waste and the Marine sector by Carmen Girón Domínguez ➡️ Biomass Technology Conversion Routes by Wriju K. ➡️ Sustainability Screening Biomass Tool by David Styles George Bishop A panel discussion moderated by James Gaffey with the Irish bioeconomy support ecosystem including Circular Bioeconomy Cluster 🪙Sean Mulvany from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) will highlight the importance of venture fund and direct investment opportunities for supporting circular bioeconomy employment in Ireland. 🏭Stephen Napier will highlight the role of Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (IBF) in supporting bioeconomy growth through bioprocess design and scale-up, access to financing and promotion and outreach. 🟠Ian Archer from BioConnect will showcase how he is engaging with local & regional agricultural & food businesses driving circular economy sector forward across Ireland. ♻️Catriona Power FRSA Power will discuss how the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster is accelerating bioeconomy action on the ground, working closely with companies, academia and government stakeholders. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dswFFKnb Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Munster Technological University Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre Stephen Barry-Hannon Helena McMahon

🌊 Blue Bioeconomy in Ireland 🌊 💡Wondering about what the blue bioeconomy is all about? Meet the innovators, industry and government stakeholders at Blue Ambiton 24' conference taking place in Dublin Friday 10th October. Hosted by Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency Hatch Blue 💫🤝Collaborative Projects in Blue Bioeconomy. Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) at Munster Technological University are part of a number of active European blue bioeconomy projects to bring benefit to our region. Check them out 👇🏻 Recently launched, the PHAROS project, coordinated by Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) is a Horizon Europe project aligned to Missions Ocean, which aims to provide nature-based solutions for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity while tackling climate change and human impacts in the Atlantic and Arctic maritime regions. We are looking forward to working with cluster member Bantry Marine Research Station team Julie Maguire Maguire Martin Johnson on living labs and stakeholder engagement in the South-West. FISHINN, an Interreg Atlantic project is focused on creating an Innovation Roadmap for Local Fisheries Ecosystem Recovery. Recently, Eve Savage Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) coordinated a visit with partners from France, Spain and Portugal to visit our region meeting with blue bioeconomy cluster companies and collaborators Cromane Bay Shellfish Ltd Tralee Bay Oysters BioAtlantis Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency Hatch Blue to name a few. More information about the visit here: https://lnkd.in/eD9RwUWn MARINNONET Project, is a collaborative Interegg Atlantic initiative of key actors from Spain, France, Ireland and Portugal dedicated to advancing Marine Biotechnology Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I) Eve Savage Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) is part of the MARINNONET team and will soon announce a 1st call for pilot-projects which aims to fund up to 10 pilot projects (max 30,000 euros per project) aligned to marine biotechnology challenges. More information: https://lnkd.in/dafakC2h ⛵ FLAG South West, the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster was recently invited to join the the board. FLAG is community-led local development initiative in partnership with Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency, focused on enhancing the economic opportunities and social sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture dependent areas. 📖Interested in learning more about the blue bioeconomy? Check out your local library this Bioeconomy Ireland Week 14th -20th October. Majbritt Bolton-Warberg Marine Institute have arranged for showcases of bioeconomy book displays and materials for children and adults. Catriona Power FRSA Helena McMahon Eve Savage Stephen Barry-Hannon Catherine Butler #bluebioeconomy #irishbioeconomy #biw2024