BioBoosters Network
BioBoosters – Boosting Circular Transition project joins partners from Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany. We connect nine regions with strong bioeconomy innovation ecosystems together to help circular bioeconomy business transition in Baltic Sea Region via hackathons.
International and impactful network to boost circular transition
BioBoosters Network helps companies of the bioeconomy sector to apply circular economy business models to improve the sustainability and competitiveness of their operations via our BioBoosters Hackathon.
Apart from being fun and intensive collaborative learning experience, Hackathon is impactful for boosting circular bioeconomy business and cooperation.
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Fast-track your circular economy transition with innovative solutions and new business and RDI partners
Are you a prominent company in the bioeconomy sector with a challenge related to the circular economy transition?
Tell us about your challenge and we will plan an open innovation process, BoBoosters Hackathon, according to your needs!
BioBoosters Hackathon is a well-establish business-driven open innovation process where companies find partners and solutions for their sustainability challenges with a turnkey service starting with an open call for innovation and ending with a pitching competition.
Driven by challenges, fueled by innovation, and mentored by experts
With more than 30 BioBoosters Hackathons organised, the open innovation process is well-established and tested.
We offer an effective and effortless process to find solutions to your challenge and to engage new partners to work with you on your challenge.
As a result, your company will benefit from:
- Scouting of solutions via extensive international business and research networks.
- Learning to look at your challenge in new ways with out-of-box ideas from cross-sectoral experts, SMEs, start-ups and research teams.
- Support from experts in the further development of ideas and the commercial implementation of solutions.
- Tangible business benefits and sustainability impacts via established RDI and commercial partnerships.
- Positive visibility for your company’s sustainability mission. Building brand image and employer image.
Get to know the network members
BioBoosters by Jamk
Bio- and circular economy Business Accelerator that seeks solutions to sustainability challenges with a demand-driven approach. Read more about BioBoosters by Jamk
Location: Saarijärvi, Central Finland, Finland
Contact: Anni Hintikka, Chief Specialist (+358 50 313 7360 | [email protected])
Biofuel Region
Promoter of a low carbon vehicle fleet and a well-developed bioeconomy. Read more about Biofuel Region
Location: Västerbotten, Sweden
Contact: Ida Norberg, Project Manager (+46 (0)70 331 5431 | [email protected])
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Estonian University of Life Sciences is the only university in Estonia whose priorities in academic and research activities provide the sustainable development of natural resources necessary for the existence of Man as well as the preservation of heritage and habitat. Read more about Estonian University of life Sciences
Location: Tartu, Estonia
Contact: Katrin Kepp, Head of the Centre of Bioeconomy (+372 5615 7938 | [email protected])
Paper Province
"We bring the society into the future with support from the forest!" The world-leading business cluster in forest-based bioeconomy. Read more about Paper Province
Location: Värmland, Sweden
Contact: Magnus Persson, Project Manager (+46 (0)70 342 7941 | [email protected])
Pro Civis Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue
About us: Foundation aiming at developing and promoting bioeconomy at the local, regional, and national level, with a special focus on entrepreneurs and business fit solutions. Read more about Pro Civis Foundation
Location: Świętokrzyskie Region, Kielce, Poland
Contact: Anna Gajek (+ 48 600 323 923 | [email protected])
Pärnu County Development Center
About us: Kobar - Pärnumaa innovatsioonikeskus (parnukobar.ee)
Location: Pärnu, Estonia
Contact: Svea Uusen, Business development consultant (+3725051797 | [email protected] )
Sunrise Valley Science and Business Park
About us: Read more about Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Contact: Antanas Popiera ([email protected])
Vidzeme Planning Region
About us: Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Location: Vidzeme, Latvia
Contact: Inguna Kucina, Project manager, (+371 26598678 | [email protected])
Witeno
Regional Incubator with up-to-date scaling facilities and innovation services for bioeconomy. We are involved in a regional as well as Baltic Sea-wide network of bioeconomy stakeholders and related projects and help develop a sustainable economy for our region together with the partners. Read more about Witeno
Location: Vorpommern-Greifswald, Germany
Contact: Gudrun Mernitz, Senior Consultant (+4915115273020 | [email protected])
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Launched in January 2023, BioBoosters – Boosting Circular Transition – project connects 9 regions with strong bioeconomy innovation ecosystems to help circular bioeconomy business transition in Baltic Sea Region. The 3-year project is co-financed by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme from the European Regional Development Funds.
Read more about the BioBoosters - Boosting Circular transition project