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An interview with Nicolò Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director at CBE JU. “We have no time to waste if we want to maintain the leadership in the circular bioeconomy”

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Nicolò Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director at CBE JU, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this exclusive interview, released just after the presentation of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy, he talks about the Communication launched by the Berlaymont and the next steps that are needed to make the bioeconomy happen: “We have no time to waste if we want to mantain the leadership in the circular bioeconomy, because our competitors are moving fast and often do not play by the rules”.

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

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EU Commission presents new Bioeconomy Strategy to drive green growth, competitiveness and resilience across Europe

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Berlaymont, European Commission’s Headquarter in Brussels

Today, the Commission adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy. By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU will move forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and can decrease dependence on fossil imports.

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CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative launches Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials

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Amazon rain forest

On the sidelines of COP30, government representatives and industry leaders yesterday launched the Biofuture Platform Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials, a landmark international statement to accelerate the transition from fossil carbon to sustainable carbon feedstocks in the global chemical industry.

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The Global Bioeconomy Summit goes to Ireland. Dublin will host the new edition on 20 and 21 October 2026

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Former EU Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn speaks to delegates during the Bioeconomy conference in Dublin on February 14, 2013.

The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, the Department of Climate, Energy, and the Environment and the International Advisory Council of the Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) today announced that the fifth Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS 2026) will take place in Dublin, Ireland on 20 and 21 October 2026 at the Convention Centre Dublin, during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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FAO and ACTO promote the Amazon Bioeconomy with a Sustainable Investment Program

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Within the framework of the World Food Forum, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable development by presenting the Amazon Bioeconomy Investment Program to representatives of the private sector, multilateral banks, governments, and institutions committed to transforming agrifood systems.

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Avantium, LVMH and Tereos form strategic alliance to scale releaf® production across Europe

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Avantium’s pilot plant in the Nerherlands

Avantium, a Dutch leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, signed Memoranda of Understanding with Tereos, a global leader in sugar, starch, alcohol and bioethanol production, and with LVMH GAÏA, the scientific and environmental R&D division of LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world leader in luxury. Together, the parties will establish a strategic collaboration to accelerate the industrial-scale production of PEF (polyethylene furanoate), Avantium’s 100% renewable and circular performance polymer known under the brand name releaf®. Releaf® is made from plant-based feedstocks and can be applied across food & beverage packaging, cosmetic packaging, fashion and industrial fibers. This alliance unites Avantium as the inventor of releaf® with trailblazers Tereos and LVMH to scale bio-based plastics from plant-based resources, contributing to the transition away from fossil-based plastics.

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Copenhagen will host the launch of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy on December 2

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All the EU bioeconomy stakeholders will gather in Copenhagen in December. As Denmark assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2025, the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Ministry for Green Transition, on behalf of the European Commission, will host two conferences focused on advancing the EU’s green transition through bioeconomy, food systems, and biodiversity. The conferences will take place on the 2 and 3 December 2025.

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From Torino the bioeconomy stakeholders call for action. “It’s a now or never”

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At IFIB 2025 in Turin, which was be held last Thursday and Friday, the world bioeconomy stakeholders called for action. “It’s a now or never!” This is, extremely briefly, the message that comes from the last edition of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy. In this invitation made at the opening of the forum by the executive director of the CBE JU, Nicolò Giacomuzzi-Moore, it can be synthesized the will of over 200 forum participants to move rapidly towards the creation of new markets for the bioeconomy and to accelerate the transition to a new, more sustainable economy, which finally could strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, growth and resilience.

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IFIB 2025: in one week the world bioeconomy stakeholders will gather in Turin

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In one week Turin, Italy, will be the center of gravity of world bioeconomy. The Italian city capital will host the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology from 24 to 26 September. IFIB will be held at the stunning Cavallerizza Reale hosted by the University of Turin.  With more than 200 delegates in attendance from approximately 25 different countries from all around the world, also thanks to a partnership with the Italian Trade Agency, the conference truly succeeds one more time in its ambitions aim to be one of the leading bioeconomy events at global level.

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The EU-funded ShapingBio project released recommendations for a competitive EU Bioeconomy

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Berlaymont, European Commission’s Headquarter in Brussels

The EU-funded ShapingBio project has released a comprehensive policy brief outlining key recommendations to support the European Commission in creating an optimal framework for a sustainable and competitive European bioeconomy. The recommendations feed into the upcoming New EU Bioeconomy Strategy, expected to play a crucial role in advancing Europe’s transition towards a circular, climate-neutral economy.

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