All set to welcome you at the CBESF23

We are thrilled to welcome you to the first CBE JU Stakeholder Forum on 6 and 7 December! Get ready to dive into what's next for the European bio-based sector together with 500+ stakeholders from all over Europe and beyond.

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Speakers announced for the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2023

Sixty industry and opinion leaders, policymakers, leading researchers, and many other CBE JU community members will take the stage during the CBESF23.

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Vineyards of the future will produce more than wine

Europe is seeking to use emissions and residues from winemaking for new products ranging from animal feed to antibiotic alternatives. In Palmela, a wine region near Portugal’s capital Lisbon, Miguel Cachão is focused on an unusual aspect of the autumn harvest.

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Researchers in Portugal are capturing CO₂ from winemaking to grow algae.

Registration opens for the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2023

The long-awaited gathering of the CBE JU community will take place on 6-7 December 2023 in the Egg venue in Brussels. Register to join the in-person discussion on the future of the European bio-based sector, visit the exhibition of innovative bio-based solutions and network with 600 CBE JU stakeholders!

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Second CBE JU call closes with 162 project proposals submitted

The CBE JU Programme Office has received 162 project proposals by the 20 September deadline for the 2023 call.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

CBE JU is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries under Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme. CBE JU is the legal and universal successor of BBI JU.

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LIGNOFLAG flagship project biorefinery ©Clariant

Apply for funding

Our way of advancing the European circular bioeconomy is by funding excellent projects. Discover how to apply for CBE JU funding under Horizon Europe.

Prepare your proposal

CBE JU launches annual calls for project proposals under Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Our open innovation approach welcomes all actors - from farmers to research centres and universities, from small businesses to large industries - to develop a competitive bioeconomy in Europe.

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Collaborate

The networking platform is where you identify the partners of your potential project proposal. We organise it around the call for proposals to help you build your network of people interested in the same topics.

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Facts and figures

CBE JU is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU). Since 2014, this €3.7 billion partnership between the European Union and BIC has supported the European bio-based industries. Each euro of public money generated €2.8 of private investment.

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163

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1198

beneficiaries from 39 countries

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39%

of beneficiaries are small businesses

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CBE JU is funding first-of-their-kind biorefineries and demonstration plants to help expand the European circular bio-based economy.

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    We are thrilled to welcome you to the first CBE JU Stakeholder Forum in only 21 hours! Get ready to dive into what's next for the European bio-based sector together with 500+ stakeholders from all over Europe and beyond.

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    Join the CBE JU communicators network

    Are you in charge of communication in a BBI or CBE JU-funded project? Do you work for an organisation involved in such a project? Join the CBE JU communicators network to share best practice, boost your communications and collectively raise awareness about the important role of the bio-based sector in the sustainable future of Europe. 

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