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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌽 Corn husks, cleaner air and a #bioeconomy prize! Three young Armenian scientists won the CBE JU prize at #EUCYS2026 with Airify, a biodegradable, self-cleaning air filter made from corn husk #biomass. ▶️ www.cbe.europa.eu/news/armenian-tea…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On #FoodLossAndWaste Day, we’re highlighting how CBE JU projects are making better use of agri-food sidestreams. UP4HEALTH, SUSTAINEXT & ZEST show different routes from underused biological resources to new food, feed and protein ingredients. 🔗 link.europa.eu/n9VFPV #FLWDay

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌱 Primary producers are essential to the #bioeconomy. At #GBS2026, CBE JU, RootLinks & ReFarm will explore how they can capture more value and play a stronger role in bio-based value chains. 📅 20 Oct | Dublin ⏳ Register by 30 Sep www.cbe.europa.eu/events/global-bio…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: IRIS will scale up #biobased #colourants for textiles from forestry and agriculture sidestreams and captured CO₂. With €7m in CBE JU funding, it aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40–70% and improve textile recyclability to at least 80%.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🌍 CBE JU’s website is available in all 24 official EU languages. On the #EuropeanDayOfLanguages, we are highlighting the importance of making information about Europe’s bioeconomy accessible across the EU. 🔗 Explore it in your favourite language: www.cbe.europa.eu

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣 The CBE JU 2026 call closed with 272 proposals requesting €1.65bn in funding. Across 13 topics: 🏭 33 flagship IAs 🧪 103 IAs 🌱 121 RIAs 🌾 15 CSAs €170.7m is available. Evaluation runs Oct-Nov, with results expected in Jan 2027.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

☘️ Food & feed projects are finding more value in biological resources. Across CBE JU’s portfolio, projects are making fuller use of #biomass, linking production with new applications. See how SUSTAINEXT, Rural BioReFarmeries & PLENITUDE do it: link.europa.eu/n9VFPV

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: PROSCALE will scale up fungal, yeast and bacterial protein production from food industry sidestreams. With €7m in CBE JU funding, it aims to increase fermenter capacity 10× and cut GHG emissions and water use by 60%: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/proscale

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Europe’s #bioeconomy needs strong collaboration to bring #biobased innovation to scale. On 1 October, CBE JU Executive Director Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore will deliver a keynote speech at #IFIB2026 on scaling up the European circular bioeconomy. 🔗 Learn more about the event ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🧵 First application of the Resource Pressure (RP) indicator to #biobased textile #fibres within planetary boundaries. CBE JU-funded BIORADAR project found that longevity matters most, with using textiles for 5+ years cutting RP by around 80%. 🔗 Read the #CBEresearch paper ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

♻️ From hemp fields to flight decks, bio-based #composites are taking off. The CBE JU-funded SSUCHY project developed advanced composites made from hemp fibres and wood-derived resins as alternatives to fossil-based materials. 🔗 Discover the new #CBEachievements story ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🍽️ 47 CBE JU-funded projects are scaling Europe’s #biobased food & feed innovation, from agricultural sidestreams to #fermentation. €287.8m in EU funding has contributed to €409.5m in total investment. Nearly 60% are demo or flagship actions. 🔗 link.europa.eu/n9VFPV

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧩 “Nobody has a monopoly on knowledge.” 🎥 Kevin O’Connor, Chair of the CBE JU Scientific Committee, explains why scaling bio-based innovation needs a multi-actor approach, bringing different expertise together to move technologies towards deployment.

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Why bio-based innovation needs collaboration: Kevin O’Connor | CBE JU

How can collaboration help bio-based innovation move from research ...

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: ReTREEaSURE will develop high-value #biobased products from forestry residues. Using onsite processing and a machine learning tool, it aims to cut CO₂ emissions by 30–50% and support sustainable forest management: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/retreeas…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌍 What can Europe’s public-private bioeconomy model offer beyond Europe? 🎥 Mary Maxon of Caltech explains why public-private collaboration is critical for sharing the risks of high-risk innovation, and why Europe’s model can offer lessons for other countries.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

⚗️ +53% #biohydrogen, -45% medium costs. The CBE JU-funded SynoProtein project found that optimising nutrients for the microbial consortium can make syngas #fermentation a more efficient and cost-effective route to biohydrogen. 🔗 Read the #CBEresearch paper below ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

♻️ From mixed plastic waste to high-quality PLA #bioplastics! The CBE JU-funded ReBioCycle project demonstrates closed-loop recycling by sorting PLA with existing technologies, and rebuilding it into material equivalent to virgin PLA. A key step towards more circular PLA #recycling.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🧪 Producing #biobased chemicals continuously with less caustic soda and less salty wastewater is the goal of a new approach being developed by the The CBE JU-funded EU Project LUCRA. 🔗 Discover the new #CBEachievements story ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

👏 CBE JU welcomes the European Commission’s new agri-food research and innovation strategy. We have supported nearly 50 food and feed ingredient projects with over €290 million in EU funding, while strengthening primary producers’ role in the circular #bioeconomy.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Can public funding help a bio-based SME move from innovation towards the market? 🎥 Sophie Roelants, Co-founder & COO of AmphiStar, shares how CBE JU and BBI JU support helped bring together the WASTE2FUNC value chain and accelerate a first consumer-product prototype.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🇮🇪 Join CBE JU at the Global Bioeconomy Summit in Dublin, 20-21 October! ▶️ Meet our team ▶️ Explore #biobased products in the foyer ▶️ Join the EU-Ireland session and our primary producers workshop Plus a Farm Zero C visit on 22 October: www.cbe.europa.eu/events/global-bio…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎥 From pilot to industrial scale: our new CBE JU video series starts with Catia Bastioli, CEO of Novamont. She reflects on FIRST2RUN and CBE JU’s role in supporting scale-up. The Porto Torres biorefinery now has around 350,000 tonnes/year commercial capacity. ▶️ Watch below.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: PHACTUS will scale up continuous production of biodegradable PHA polymers from urban organic waste and wastewater sludge. With €6.9m in CBE JU funding, it aims to cut the life-cycle carbon footprint by over 50%: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/phactus

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

PLA packaging may pose far less risk to PET recycling than commonly assumed. New #CBEresearch from CBE JU-funded PROSPER predicts that current levels in the PET stream are over 100 times below the threshold expected to affect recycling. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.10…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

An independent study highlights what CBE JU stakeholders value: support for industrial scale-up, access to partners across value chains, and networking and collaboration. Explore the findings and share your experience in the public consultation on Joint Undertakings by 16/10.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🌱 Grass, algae and agricultural sidestreams can help Europe produce more of its own protein and create new opportunities for farmers. Eight CBE JU-funded projects are strengthening rural value chains and supporting Europe’s agricultural future.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌱 Ireland’s first on-farm demonstration-scale grass biorefinery has opened in County Cork. The €3 million facility will test the CBE JU-funded Rural BioReFarmeries model under real farming conditions. Virginia Puzzolo joined Minister Martin Heydon at the opening.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📣 Help shape the future of CBE JU and other European partnerships. The Commission is seeking views on how Joint Undertakings should evolve and support Europe’s competitiveness. 📅 Open until 16 October 2026 🔗 Have your say: link below ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🌊 From the world’s first industrial-scale microalgae biorefinery to new seaweed cultivation systems, CBE JU-funded projects are expanding Europe’s capacity to produce algae-based products at scale. Discover seven projects advancing the #BlueBioeconomy ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#Europe has strong #biobased innovation, but many solutions still need the market conditions to scale. CBE JU’s Virginia Puzzolo will join Cefic’s panel on market-pull measures, sustainable biomass and Biotech Act II: www.cbe.europa.eu/events/building-b…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🌲 Softwood bark residues could help keep packaged food fresh for longer. New #CBEresearch from the CBE JU-funded SuperBark project found that bark-based films blocked over 85% of UV light and showed low oxygen transmission, supporting new uses in #biobased packaging. ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📈 Projects funded under the first three CBE JU calls are already exceeding several long-term targets. They report 136 innovative bio-based outputs, 71 projects strengthening skills and capacity, and 27 regional hubs. Explore the data behind Europe’s #circular #bioeconomy ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

📣 Organisations across the circular #biobased sector can help shape a proposed international standard for #NetZero alignment. The consultation runs until 9 September, but national deadlines may be earlier. Submit comments through your national standards body.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🌍 CBE JU is reaching new organisations across Europe. In 2025, applications rose by 101% in Estonia, 64% in Croatia and 56% in Cyprus. #SMEs represented 34% of applicants, while more than half of SME beneficiaries joined the programme for the first time.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

♻️ Help shape EU rules for recycled plastics in packaging. The #PPWR call covers recycled-content calculation and recycling technologies. It also covers conditions for importing recycled plastics from non-EU countries. 🗓️ Respond by 16 September 2026!

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

♻️ CBE JU-funded PROSPER has shown that #biobased plastics can be reliably separated from conventional packaging waste at scale. Four-tonne sorting trials achieved 93% yield for rigid biopolyesters, 93% PLA purity and around 75% film purity. #CBEachievements

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🧪 The CBE JU-funded LUCRA project’s first #biobased polymer samples are ready for further processing and blending with other #biopolymers. A 10-litre reactor at CNR-SCITEC supports scale-up from laboratory to pilot scale and testing for industrial use.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🍺 Brewers’ spent grains could support bio-based plastics and protein-rich products. A BioSupPack study increased PHB output by 59.2%, producing 155 g PHB and 160 g protein hydrolysate from 1 kg of spent grains: www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic… #CBEresearch

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📢 €300,000 for #bioeconomy collaboration across Europe. Less than one week remains to apply. The CBE JU-funded BIO-INSPIRE open call will fund 30 projects with €10,000 each for knowledge exchange and study visits. 🗓️ Apply by 26 August, 12:00 CET: www.bio-inspire.eu/open-calls

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

📣New CBE JU-funded project: Bio4PURConti will develop the world’s first continuous process for bio-based aniline from lignocellulosic sugars. With €7m in CBE JU funding, it will lay the groundwork for industrial production of up to 300,000 tonnes/year: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/bio4purc…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌾A new article examines how CBE JU-funded projects support farmers, foresters & fishers with new income opportunities & sustainable solutions. 84 primary-sector organisations are engaged, while close to 80 contribute to a dedicated working group. 🔗Read more in the reply.

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🌱 Five LANDFEED use cases across Europe are advancing #biobased fertilisers from organic waste streams. After two years, the work is progressing towards scale-up and field validation. Read the latest update from the CBE JU-funded project: www.landfeed.eu/bio-based-fertilise…

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: V-FOREST will develop #biobased cosmetic ingredients from underused forest #biomass, including wood damaged by storms, fires and pests. It aims to cut lifecycle GHG emissions by at least 40% and production costs by 15-20%: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/v-forest

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🌱 CBE JU-funded @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social is scaling green biorefinery technologies from the laboratory towards industrial use. The project is testing grass and biorefinery residues for food and feed proteins, packaging, fatty acids & algae cultivation:

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Rural BioReFarmeries | Visit to the ACRRES demo site and PaperFoam facilities in The Netherlands

Following the tradition of meeting in person every 6 months, the Ru...

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🌾 BRILIAN’s rural pilots are delivering results. Spain cut process-water chemical oxygen demand by 79%. Danish bioadhesives replaced up to 60% of fossil phenol. Italian feed trials improved buffalo milk yield and quality:

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BRILIAN Pilots Showcase

A first-hand look at how BRILIAN pilots work, from the field to the...

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📣New CBE JU-funded project: AIM-PACE will use AI, biotechnology & polymer science to develop #biobased PHA materials for healthcare & electronics. It aims to cut GHG emissions by 30-50%, reduce production costs by up to 68% #replace fossil-based plastics: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/aim-pace

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: ALGANOVA will develop sustainable #proteins & functional ingredients from #microalgae, using agro-marine by-products and biogenic CO₂. It aims to upcycle 95% of by-products & cut GHG emissions by 40% per kg of protein: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/alganova

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

♻️ The first provisions of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation apply today. CBE JU-funded projects are already advancing #biobased materials and #recycling technologies, with compostable and fully bio-based packaging alongside improved bioplastic recycling. More ⬇️

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📣 New CBE JU-funded project: RUBBIO will develop high-performance #biobased rubber from bread and potato waste. It aims to produce three rubber types, cut carbon emissions from butanediol production by 41% and reduce Europe’s reliance on imported rubber: www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/rubbio

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

💶 Public-private cooperation is mobilising investment for Europe’s #biobased sector. For every €1 of EU funding, BBI JU attracted €3.62 in private investment, rising to €5.20 for flagship & demon projects. CBE JU already attracts €1.28 per €1: www.cbe.europa.eu/organisation

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