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

CBE JU Scientific Committee vice chair Piergiuseppe Morone

Piergiuseppe Morone

Vice chair

Professor of Economic Policy

Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome

CBE JU Scientific Committee member Teresa Alvariño Pereira

Teresa Alvariño Pereira

Member

CETAQUA Galicia Manager

CETAQUA Water Technology Center

CBE JU Scientific Committee member Olivier Dubois

Olivier Dubois

Member

Senior independent expert

Former Coordinator of different programmes at FAO

CBE JU Scientific Committee member Emmanuel Koukios

Emmanuel Koukios

Member

Professor Emeritus

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

CBE JU Scientific Committee member Lene Lange

Lene Lange

Member

Director and Founder

Research SME, LL-BioEconomy, Research & Advisory

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

CBE JU Scientific Committee member József Popp

József Popp

Member

Professor

John von Neumann University, Hungarian National Bank – Research Center

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

CBE JU Scientific Committee member Jónas Rúnar Viðarsson

Jónas Viðarsson

Member

Director of Division of value creation

Matís – Icelandic food & biotech R&D

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

CBE JU Scientific Committee member Malgorzata Zimniewska

Malgorzata Zimniewska

Member

Science & Research Secretary

Institute of Natural Fibers and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute

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)