BioRural

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟑 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰! 🎙️ ✨In this episode, we welcome Despina Kabouridou, Team Leader for Open Calls and Project Manager at reframe.food, who discusses how BioRural connects with its audience, the key stakeholders we aim to reach, and their engagement to our activities so far. 🔎 Plus, Despina Kabouridou shares insights on the Bioeconomy Challenge Final in Brussels—an event bringing together innovators from across Europe to celebrate circular bioeconomy! 🌍 🎥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 #𝟑 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 🔗https://lnkd.in/dMwJi39j #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation #BioeconomyChallenge #BioBasedSolutions #ResearchImpactEU reframe.food

📌 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! Introducing another inspiring initiative from our series on circular bioeconomy success stories! ✨ 🔬 Today’s spotlight: Insignes Labs Insignes Labs is revolutionising agriculture with safe, affordable, and environmentally-friendly solutions for farmers. Using PURE technology, a unique blend of inorganic molecules, they develop fertilisers, biostimulants, and plant protection products that enhance crop growth and resilience while ensuring high-quality yields. 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑳𝒂𝒃𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚? ✅ Innovative PURE technology ✅ CO₂ sequestration ✅ Up to 50% reduction in synthetic pesticides ✅ Up to 20% reduction in synthetic fertilisers ✅ Collaboration with local farmers & food producers ✅ Holistic business approach 🔎 Learn more about Insignes Labs: https://bit.ly/3FB4r1y  Discover more #successtories in the BioRural Toolkit: 🔗https://bit.ly/4iKmr7Z #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation #BioBasedSolutions #ResearchImpactEU

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🎯 Introducing a new series showcasing the inspiring success stories selected by our project partners! ✨ 🔎 Today’s spotlight: Energy Community of Karditsa SYN PE (ESEK) ESEK is a pioneering citizen energy cooperative founded in 2010 to promote renewable energy in the region. In 2019, it transitioned into an Energy Community, now uniting over 400 members, including municipalities, SMEs, and local associations. 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝑬𝑺𝑬𝑲 𝒂 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚? ✅ Valorization of local resources  ✅ Democratized energy system  ✅ Innovative biofuels  ✅ Direct heat supply to municipal buildings  ✅ Local value chain creation Learn more in the BioRural Toolkit 👉 https://lnkd.in/dbFpZWDJ Stay tuned for more #successstories! 🚀 #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation #BioBasedSolutions #ResearchImpactEU

🎙 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 #𝟐 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭! In this episode, we welcome Mara Angelidou, Co-Founder & Director at incommon-Innovative Circular Open, to discuss how BioRural is driving innovation and bringing fresh ideas to rural areas, through its Call and the Regional Bioeconomy workshops that took place in the past months. 🚀 🎤 Mara Angelidou also shares insights into the highly anticipated Bioeconomy Challenge Finale 📍 in Brussels this May, and outlines what’s next for Incommon within BioRural! 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 #𝟐 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ktJlm0 🎧 Tune in now and join the conversation! #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation #BioeconomyChallenge #BioBasedSolutions #ResearchImpactEU reframe.food

📌 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 & 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! February 11th marks the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, and at BioRural, we proudly support gender equality in STEM! Our team is enriched by brilliant female scientists whose expertise, dedication, and passion inspire us every day. 💡 This year is even more special, as 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS)—a milestone in the global effort to promote gender equality and women's empowerment. Let’s continue working together to bridge the gender gap in scientific fields and beyond! 🚀 #WomenInScience #GenderEquality #IDWGS2025 #STEM #horizoneurope #researchimpacteu

✨ On January 28, BioRural proudly participated in the 10th regular meeting of the Rural Bioeconomy Alliance (RBA), where we are honored to be a key member! We dove into insightful updates on ongoing projects and upcoming events, while setting ambitious goals for 2025. 🚀 📍 This session was especially notable as it marked the first under the new leadership of the Biomodel4Regions project, now chaired by the CluBE-Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia. Looking ahead, we are committed to a year of growth and lasting contributions to rural development! 🌍 #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #SustainableDevelopment #RuralDevelopment #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU -- AgriLoop Project | BBioNets | BIO2REG | BioINSouth | Biomodel4Regions | Brilian | CEE2ACT Project | MainstreamBIO Project | P2GreeN | Relief | ROBIN project | RuralBioUp | SCALE-UP project | ShapingBio

🚀 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: Bioeconomy Innovation Takes Center Stage Across Europe! Over the past months, BioRural has been driving sustainable innovation through 4 Regional Bioeconomy Platforms' Workshops across the EU. From Denmark to Greece, bioeconomy innovators have pitched groundbreaking solutions, tackled rural challenges, and gained invaluable mentorship. ✨ What’s next? 1️⃣2️⃣ winning teams are heading to the grand finale of the EU Bioeconomy Challenge in Brussels on May 12, 2025, where the top 3️⃣ innovations will be awarded! 🏆 From transforming agricultural waste into textiles to producing biodegradable bioleather, these ideas are shaping a greener, more sustainable future! 🌍♻️ 👉 Read more in our latest press release: https://lnkd.in/guSMPyea #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation #GreenFuture #BioeconomyChallenge #BioBasedSolutions #ResearchImpactEU -- Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) | Delphy | Valorial, cluster d'innovation agri-agro | NaturePlast | IZES gGmbH | Aarhus University | Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation | Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas | Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies | AVEBIOM AVEBIOM | University of Coimbra | Centro da Biomassa para a Energia | AIEL | reframe.food | incommon-Innovative Circular Open | University of Ljubljana | AlgEn | Green Energy Innovative Biomass Cluster | Green Growth Platform

𝑩𝒊𝒐𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒄𝒌-𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑵 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔! 🚀 Our coordinating partner, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), had the opportunity to present BioRural and its progress during the Kick-off Meeting of the #thERBN project in Athens! ✨ As part of the event, CERTH also hosted an engaging workshop, bringing together key stakeholders from Greece’s primary sector to discuss the most pressing needs and challenges they face today. Their valuable insights will be instrumental in shaping future solutions for a sustainable circular bioeconomy. 🌍 📍 The #thERBN project aims to establish a multi-actor Thematic Network (TN) across the EU, fostering knowledge sharing on innovative solutions for a sustainable circular bioeconomy (CB). Designed to support small farms and foresters at the local level, thERBN will bridge the gap between available #CircularBioeconomy solutions and the real-world challenges that practitioners encounter daily. We’re thrilled to contribute to this impactful initiative and help drive positive change in rural communities! 💡 #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #BioBasedSolutions #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU

💡𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞! 📩 The BioRural Newsletter #6 is out, featuring highlights from the 4 Regional Bioeconomy Platforms’ workshops across Europe! These workshops served as vibrant hubs of innovation and collaboration, where participants tackled rural bioeconomy challenges through: 🔹 Groundbreaking ideas and interactive activities 🔹 Hands-on mentoring and pitch presentations 🔹 Lively discussions, culminating in the selection of the 12 most innovative ideas! 🎉 Discover the 12 winning ideas set to compete on the 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞, where the top innovation from across Europe will be crowned! Read the full story in our latest newsletter: 🔗https://bit.ly/40GQMOM #bioeconomy #circulareconomy #biobasedsolutions #horizoneurope #researchimpacteu -- Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) | Delphy | Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro | NaturePlast | IZES gGmbH | Aarhus University | Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation | Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas | Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies | AVEBIOM AVEBIOM | University of Coimbra | Centro da Biomassa para a Energia | AIEL | reframe.food | incommon-Innovative Circular Open | University of Ljubljana | AlgEn | Green Energy Innovative Biomass Cluster | Green Growth Platform

📍 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭! On January 15-16, 2025, the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) team proudly participated in the launch of the ARGONAUT project—an exciting #HorizonEurope initiative that aims to transform the bio-based sector! By leveraging AI and blockchain technology, ARGONAUT will deliver a cutting-edge tool to calculate the environmental and climate impact of bio-based products throughout their lifecycle, securely tracked with a “digital passport.” 🌍 During this event, the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) team had the opportunity to present BioRural, highlighting its key concepts and achievements so far. With both projects sharing a commitment to sustainability and circular bioeconomy principles, the collaboration promises to amplify our impact towards a greener future! 💡 ✨ ARGONAUT is empowering small and medium-sized producers with actionable insights, providing reliable data and comparisons to help them make informed, sustainable decisions. We’re thrilled to be part of this journey! 🚀 #bioeconomy #circulareconomy #biobasedsolutions #horizoneurope #researchimpacteu