Conference: Rethinking waste and new ways to reuse it: the bioeconomy as an opportunity for regional development

Rethinking waste and new ways to reuse it: the bioeconomy as an opportunity for regional development Thursday, 19th October 2023, 9:00 – 13:30 CET NaturKlima, San Sebastián, Spain or online Free admission This interdisciplinary conference brings together food producers, waste managers, bio-based industries, academics and politicians to discuss the agri-food sector’s transition towards a circular …

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Model2bio wins #CBEimpact photo competition 2023

#CBEimpact photo competition 2023: Model2Bio wins video category   This year, the CBE JU organized a competition for funded projects to showcase their impressive accomplishments through high-quality photographs and videos. The winners of seven categories were rewarded with a pass to attend the EFIB conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on October 24 and 25. Model2bio …

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European food biomass & bioeconomy summit

Matchmaking event to access investors, technology providers and establish partnerships About The summit is a meeting point for SMEs, startups, spinoffs, technology providers, corporations and investors from the bioeconomy sector to interact and establish fruitful partnerships. Any other organisation interested in the topic is welcome, too. A travel grant of 600 euros is available for SMEs in the food processing …

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Agri-food by-products can have a second life through extraction

Agri-food by-products can have a second life through extraction In today’s agri-food industry, significant amounts of by-products are generated and often discarded as waste. However, it has become increasingly apparent that such by-products possess the potential for repurposing and can indeed have a new life. The EU-funded Model2Bio project is working towards the development of …

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Maximising the use of by-products from the agro-industry

Event News: Maximising the use of by-products from the agro-industry Joint session about the valorisation of agro-industrial by-products at the RRB2022 Conference By-products from the agro-industry can be used in a variety of ways. The session “Valorisation routes for agro-industrial side-streams” is dedicated to this topic and will cover the following two aspects: How to …

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Helping agri-food companies in their digital transformation

Expert interview: Helping agri-food companies in their digital transformation Natural resources are finite. „70% more virgin materials were extracted than Earth can safely replenish. We must stop this path”, warned Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Innovative technologies, such as digital twins, can help bring about a more resource-efficient agri-food …

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Pensando en circular: El impacto de la innovación en la seguridad alimentaria

Pensando en circular: El impacto de la innovación en la seguridad alimentaria Descargar el artículo en español Descargar la versión en inglés Todos necesitamos comida para sobrevivir. Por eso los países europeos han hecho todo lo posible en los últimos 50 años para alimentar a su población a precios razonables, aumentando la producción y fomentando …

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Thinking circular: The impact of innovation on sustainability and food safety

Thinking circular: The impact of innovation on sustainability and food safety Download english article as PDF Download spanish version We all need food to survive. For this reason, European nations have done everything in their power to produce food supplies for their population at reasonable prices in the last 50 years, increasing production and fostering …

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Nature works in circles, the agri-food sector should too

Nature works in circles, the agri-food sector should too Credit: Dan Gold on Unsplash It’s easy to think of the food we eat as something that just appears and disappears on supermarket shelves and dinner tables. Globally nearly a third of all food produced is thrown away, at a cost of 143 billion euros to the European Union …

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