CBE JU has published its 2026 work programme, announcing €170.7 million funding for call for project proposals to accelerate sustainable and competitive bio-based solutions across Europe.
Celebrated every year on 5 December, World Soil Day raises awareness of the crucial role soil plays in food security, ecosystem health and sustainable development.
The second edition of the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum is here! Register now to join the high-level discussions with leading voices from Europe’s bio-based sector on 24 March 2026 in Brussels.
Today, a 12-partner consortium led by Michelin officially launched the construction of Europe’s first industrial-scale production facility for the bio-based molecule 5-HMF in Roussillon, France.
The CBE JU states’ representatives group (SRG) has elected Ugnė Dirdaitė, Science and Innovation Advisor at the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, as its new Vice-Chair.
The 2025 World Food Day theme ‘Hand in hand for better foods and a better future’ calls for global collaboration to build food systems that are healthier, fairer and more sustainable.
CBE JU brought together national and regional stakeholders in Brussels on 10 October 2025 for a workshop dedicated to enhancing synergies with national and regional funding instruments.
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Winners of the EUCYS 2024 bioeconomy prize, Slovenian medical students Jaša Krevh and Julija Skrt travelled to Brussels to present their research on a green and low-cost method to extract antioxidants
