Projects

10 October 2025, Xiamen (China) – The NEXRUR project kicked off today in Xiamen, China, with a European launch to follow in Potsdam, Germany, on 22 October 2025. With this start, the project embarks on its mission to foster next-generation innovative and sustainable business models in rural areas across Europe and China, built on a…

CATALYSE is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Commission that supports European cities in their endeavour to become climate neutral. Moving beyond fragmented experimentations, the project anchors mission-oriented policies in local contexts and leverages the role of Knowledge Institutions (KIs) as hubs and trusted actors within innovation ecosystems.  October 8, 2025, Vienna (Austria)…

9 September 2025, Uppsala, Sweden – The URSOILL research and innovation project officially begins this month with its kick-off meeting in Uppsala, Sweden. As part of the European Commission’s Mission Soil programme, URSOILL focuses on developing innovative solutions for urban soil restoration through a network of five Living Labs located across Europe.  Urban soils are…

4 June 2025, Vienna (Austria) Sleeping Beauty, a project funded by the European Commission, aims to awaken the beauty of overlooked and neglected public spaces, transforming them into vibrant areas that foster thriving cities and communities, inspired and connected by the beauty of nature. From June 4–6, 2025, the project officially launched with an event…

20 May 2025, Kozani (Greece) – The BIO-INSPIRE project held its kick-off today in Kozani, launching its mission to support and strengthen regional bioeconomy clusters in Eastern and Southeastern Europe by fostering innovation and collaboration.   Regional bioeconomy clusters play a crucial role in local development by connecting businesses, research institutions, and stakeholders. These clusters drive…

Four years of innovation come to a close with the development of sustainable, high-value agricultural products from poultry feathers, paving the way for continued impact in the bioeconomy sector Brussels, 05 May 2025  – The UNLOCK project, funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and launched in May 2021, officially concluded with a…

  23 January 2025, Enschede (The Netherlands) – The Horizon Europe project FertiCovery held its kick-off meeting in Enschede today, launching its mission to advise policymakers and stakeholders on alternative fertilising products, ensuring balanced nitrogen and phosphorus flows and promoting soil health at regional and local scale, in line with the EU’s Soil Strategy for…

20 November 2024, Barcelona (Spain) – The Horizon Europe project MANTRA held its kick-off meeting today in Barcelona, launching its ambitious mission to boost the green and digital transformation of European manufacturing SMEs through the uptake of advanced technologies and social innovation. The manufacturing industry – a sector mainly built on SMEs – is a…

Aarhus, 21 November 2024 – Last Wednesday, Members of 19 organisations coming from 9 European countries met in Aarhus, Denmark, to officially launch the EEETHOS project. EEETHOS is a Horizon Europe-funded initiative aimed at transforming industrial heating processes. The project is coordinated by the Danish Technological Institute under the leadership of Benjamin Zühlsdorf. “Electrification and…

October 2024 – If food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Food loss and waste also burden waste management systems and exacerbates food insecurity, contributing significantly to the three global crises: climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. When food is…