The European Commission last Wednesday launched a new voluntary industry group — the Bio-based Europe Alliance — to help develop markets for bio-based materials and technologies. The Alliance was launched in Dublin at the Global Bioeconomy Summit by Jessika Roswall, the European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.
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The European Commission is stepping up the implementation of the EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy by launching three complementary initiatives. This includes the Bio-based Europe Alliance (BEA) to support market scale-up, the Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group (BIDG) to improve access to finance, and the Expert Group on Bioeconomy to support implementation by Member States. As part of this, a new call for expression of interest to participate in the BEA was launched on Wednesday 10 June. It aims to address gaps across the value chain that prevent companies from scaling up and reaching full market deployment of bio-based materials and products.
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On 24 March, the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2026 will take place in Brussels, bringing together Europe’s bio-based community for high-level discussions on how to move from innovation to real market impact. The second edition of the forum will focus on a key question: what still needs to happen for Europe’s bio-based innovations to become competitive, large-scale industrial solutions? The forum will bring together CEOs from leading European bio-based companies (among these Catia Bastioli CEO Novamoent, Niklas von Weymarn CEO Metsa Spring, Nicolas Sordet CEO Afyren), as well as key EU decision makers, to discuss what it takes to transform innovation into industrial reality.
The European Commission launched a call for interest last Tuesday to participate in the European Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group, a new platform aimed at accelerating investment in the EU’s growing bioeconomy sector.
Seville in Spain will host the second edition of the BioINSouth Forum. The Andalusian city will be the Mediterranean capital of bioeconomy from June 11 to June 12, thanks to the forum that will bring together leaders and experts from various sectors and disciplines from South Europe and beyond. They will discuss and outline the R&I priorities in bioeconomy, in conjunction with the particularities of the South European regions, asking for a new political EU Initiative: BioSouth. If there is a BioEast it’s also needed a BioSouth to enlarge and boost the European bioeconomy
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.
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.
Today is the last day to participate to the online consultation for the new EU bioeconomy strategy using the Have Your Say portal. The Commission launched a public consultation on the upcoming EU Bioeconomy strategy on Monday (31 March). It marks a significant step forward in harnessing the opportunities of the bioeconomy to support European businesses and drive progress towards the EU’s environmental, climate and competitiveness objectives.
Yesterday, the Commission presented the Clean Industrial Deal, a bold business plan to support the competitiveness and resilience of European industry. “The Deal will accelerate decarbonisation, while securing the future of manufacturing in Europe.” “Faced with high energy costs and fierce and often unfair global competition, our industries – the EU Commission stated – need urgent support. This Deal positions decarbonisation as a powerful driver of growth for European industries. This framework can drive competitiveness as it gives certainty and predictability to companies and investors that Europe remains committed to become a decarbonised economy by 2050.”
The EU Commission yesterday launched a new Biotech and Biomanufactoring Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs – in bringing innovative products to the EU market and increase their competitiveness. The Hub will also help companies identify the support available to them at EU level and how to access this support to help them to expand and grow.
