Scientific Committee

Mandate

The Scientific Committee is one of the advisory bodies of CBE JU. Its role is to provide scientific advice and recommendations on the operations and programme implementation of CBE JU, as well as on key strategic and programming documents, such as the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, draft annual work plans and annual activity reports. The Scientific Committee may also issue recommendations on other measures taken to address specific objectives of the initiative.  

See the Committee’s full list of tasks outlined in  Articles 21 and 55 of the Council regulation (EU) 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021.

See the rules of procedure.

Members of the Scientific Committee

Collectively, members of the Scientific Committee demonstrate strong expertise and competence to make science-based recommendations to the CBE JU. They are appointed by the CBE JU’s Governing Board based on their qualifications and do not represent any country or entity. 

The Scientific Committee is composed of 15 members.

  • Dr Helena Vieira is the Chair
  • Dr Piergiuseppe Morone is the Vice-Chair

CBE JU Scientific Committee chair Helena Vieira

Helena Vieira

Chair
Coordinator Researcher and ERA Chair Holder
University of Aveiro, Department of Environment and Planning/CESAM R&D Center
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee vice chair Piergiuseppe Morone

Piergiuseppe Morone

Vice chair
Professor of Economic Policy
Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Teresa Alvariño Pereira

Teresa Alvariño Pereira

Member
CETAQUA Galicia Manager
CETAQUA Water Technology Center
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Olivier Dubois

Olivier Dubois

Member
Senior independent expert
Former Coordinator of different programmes at FAO
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Emmanuel Koukios

Emmanuel Koukios

Member
Professor Emeritus
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Lene Lange

Lene Lange

Member
Director and Founder
Research SME, LL-BioEconomy, Research & Advisory
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor

Member
Director BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research centre
Full professor of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member József Popp

József Popp

Member
Professor
John von Neumann University, Hungarian National Bank – Research Center
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Yvonne van der Meer

Yvonne van der Meer

Member
Chair Sustainability of Chemicals and Materials
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Jónas Rúnar Viðarsson

Jónas Viðarsson

Member
Director of Division of value creation
Matís – Icelandic food & biotech R&D
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Jarmila Zimmermannova

Jarmila Zimmermannova

Member
Associate professor
Science and Research Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacky University Olomouc
Biography
CBE JU Scientific Committee member Malgorzata Zimniewska

Malgorzata Zimniewska

Member
Science & Research Secretary
Institute of Natural Fibers and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute
Biography

Christian Huyghe

Member
Scientific Director for Agriculture
INRAE

Merja Penttilä

Member
Research professor in biotechnology
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Gerhard Weiss

Member
Head of the Forest Policy Research Network
European Forest Institute (EFI FPRN), Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU)

Meeting agendas and reports