14 Feb 2025
The I BioCircular Summit kicked off its first edition on 11 February 2025 with a programme that analysed the essential political, regulatory and strategic elements to boost the biocircularity sector in Spain. Organised by the Spanish Biocircularity Association (BIOCIRC) and the Spanish Technological and Innovation Platform for Biocircularity (BIOPLAT), the already widely recognised as ‘the key meeting of the sector’ brought together more than 200...
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04 Feb 2025
The Technology Watch Newsletter of the Biomass for the Bioeconomy sector for the fourth quarter of 2024 is now available and, in this case, offers timely, schematic and quick-reading information on the recovery of waste from the food industry. According to the European Commission, more than 100 million tonnes of food produced in Europe is wasted annually. This waste occurs throughout the food chain, from...
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17 Dec 2024
The 1st Energy Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, organised by the Committee of Energy Platforms, brought together experts, institutional representatives and key players in the energy sector on 12 December at the State Research Agency. This committee is made up of 12 technology and innovation platforms (REOLTEC, GEOPLAT, FOTOPLAT, PTECO2, CEIDEN, BIOPLAT, SOLPLAT, BATTERYPLAT, PTe H2, Solar Concentra, Futured and PTe EE). The main conclusion...
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02 Dec 2024
The Spanish Association of Biocircularity-BIOCIRC and the Spanish Technological and Innovation Platform in Biocircularity-BIOPLAT are promoting the I BioCircular Summit, the first high-level meeting in Spain focused on biocircularity, a key sector for the transition towards a more sustainable and de-fossilised economy. Because biocircular business models share raw materials, regulations and territories, it is essential to know them all in order to successfully advance in...
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14 Nov 2024
Yesterday, the annual conference of the Interplatform Group on Circular Economy (GIEC) took place at the State Research Agency, under the theme ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Public-Private Collaboration ’ in the field of circular economy. The event provided key information on public-private funding calls within the framework of the State Research Agency (AEI), the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI) and the Ministry for...
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06 Nov 2024
The Biomass for the Bioeconomy Technology Watch Newsletter for the third quarter of 2024 is now available and, in this case, provides timely, schematic and quick-to-read information on carbon quantum dots from biomass. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are emerging nanomaterials that have captured the attention of the scientific community due to their unique and versatile properties. These sub-10 nanometre-sized nanocrystals stand out for their high...
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05 Nov 2024
The Canadian Embassy in Spain was yesterday the scene of a business meeting in which Canadian and Spanish entities linked to the bioeconomy participated. The event was organized by the Canadian Embassy with the support of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, the Spanish Technology and Innovation Platform in Biocircularity – BIOPLAT and the Spanish Biocircularity Association – BIOCIRC. The initiative sought to promote transatlantic...
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22 Oct 2024
With the aim of promoting the transition towards a circular economy in Spain, the Inter-platform Group of Circular Economy GIEC, in collaboration with the State Research Agency (AEI), is organising a conference dedicated to exploring opportunities for innovation and funding in R&D&I projects. The event will take place on 13 November, at 9:30 am, and is aimed at companies and organisations from strategic sectors in...
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16 Oct 2024
On 15 October, at the State Research Agency, the Conference on Innovation in the Construction Sector was held, promoted by national Technology and Innovation Platforms related to the sector. During the event, success stories and challenges for the advancement of more sustainable construction were analysed, in addition to the presentation of a report that brings together the main challenges and opportunities for technological development in...
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