The 2025 World Food Day theme ‘Hand in hand for better foods and a better future’ calls for global collaboration to build food systems that are healthier, fairer and more sustainable.
CBE JU brought together national and regional stakeholders in Brussels on 10 October 2025 for a workshop dedicated to enhancing synergies with national and regional funding instruments.
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Winners of the EUCYS 2024 bioeconomy prize, Slovenian medical students Jaša Krevh and Julija Skrt travelled to Brussels to present their research on a green and low-cost method to extract antioxidants
Evita Mārtinsone, a young Latvian scientist, won the EUCYS 2025 bioeconomy prize for her work on sustainable and affordable ultraviolet (UV) radiation protection, using plant oils.
A new report published by the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), suggests that alternative protein can positively contribute to Europe’s climate, biodiversity and food security goals
CBE JU is proud to present the updated edition of our publication "A competitive bioeconomy for a sustainable future", showcasing the latest milestones achieved over the past year, while also providing a broader view of the partnership’s progress over time.
On 21 July 2025, the city of Treviso hosted the inauguration of a new demonstration plant that transforms used diapers and other absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) into secondary raw materials.
Today, 11 European partners-strong consortium led by a dynamic SME Microphyt officially inaugurated the world’s very first industrial-scale microalgae biorefinery in Baillargues, southern France. The biorefinery is expected to produce 100 tons per year of natural active ingredients for the health, nutrition, cosmetics, and animal feed sectors. Today’s event marks the project’s successful completion after four years of scientific, technological and industrial collaboration supported with €14.3 million in CBE JU funding.
The CBE JU has published its first synergies strategy, setting out how the programme will coordinate with other European, national and regional initiatives. The strategy provides a clear framework for linking CBE JU research and innovation efforts with other funding programmes to strengthen the scale-up and deployment of bio-based solutions.
