MainstreamBIO’s 2024 event wrapped
As we wave farewell to this year, join us in reviewing the last MainstreamBIO events organized by Innovarum in 2024. In May, we brought bioeconomy to Teruel through an awareness raising event and a capacity building workshop focused on the project’s digital toolkit. In September, we teamed up with LIFE CHANDELIER in the organization of a networking event and a demo day. Finally, in November we organized two events to promote exchange among international peers and cooperation towards the expansion of bioeconomy. Keep reading to learn more about these events!Interregional Learning EventGlobal agrotourism revenues are expected to reach €7.76 B [...]
Innovarum hosts MainstreamBIO’s 5th GA and Spanish Learning Event in Madrid
On 19 and 20 November, the 5th General Assembly of MainstreamBIO was held in Madrid, where Innovarum welcomed the 10 participating partners to review the actions carried out and to plan the work for the coming months. So far, MainstreamBIO, which has already completed two thirds of the project, has developed a digital toolkit to support the development of small-scale bioeconomy businesses in rural areas, has completed a first round of innovation in which more than 35 cases have been supported through free technical and business consulting services, and is about to start a second round in which more than [...]
Ensuring an accessible bioeconomy: MainstreamBIO digital toolkit
Adopting the bioeconomy may feel a lonely journey, but it is not! Plenty of people have already implemented bioeconomy practices and initiatives. MainstreamBIO has developed a digital toolkit to help you learn about existing successful cases. It can also estimate the impact bioeconomy could have on your enterprise. How can MainstreamBIO’s digital toolkit help you? MainstreamBIO aims to support mainstreaming small-scale bio-based solutions in Europe. The project offers tailor-made support through free technical and business services (see this post). It also has recently launched its digital toolkit, a broad, open online resource gathering 6 features: Catalogue of small-scale bio-based [...]
Society and legislation: What impact do their actions have on the future of the bioeconomy?
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) defined and adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in order to reduce social inequalities and protect the planet. Bioeconomy is a field with great potential for impact within this framework, as it affects the three pillars of sustainability: Its use of biological resources from various sectors makes it possible to reduce its environmental footprint, generating more sustainable products and energy. It is also more economically sustainable, as it adds value to residues, which can be marketed as raw materials. In addition, the bioeconomy impacts society by creating new jobs and spreading awareness of the [...]