The publication of the new funding call for resilient agroforestry landscape projects for the 2026–2028 period marks a significant step forward in the way some of Catalonia’s main environmental and socio-economic challenges are being addressed. Recurrent droughts, increasing wildfire risk, the abandonment of agricultural activities and the declining profitability of forest uses all demand responses … Read more

Why does the bioeconomy need new financing mechanisms? The bioeconomy is a key pillar for advancing toward a more circular and sustainable economic model, based on local and renewable biological resources. In Catalonia, the EBC2030 strategy sets out a roadmap with strong potential to generate local value, reduce emissions, and drive innovation. However, many bioeconomy … Read more

For many years, sustainability in the agri-food industry has been addressed through incremental improvements: optimising resource use, reducing waste streams, or progressively integrating renewable energy. However, as projects grow in scale, ambition and territorial impact, this approach becomes insufficient. The challenge shifts from minimising impacts to redesigning the production system according to a fully circular … Read more

The development of bioeconomy projects does not depend solely on technology, financing or entrepreneurial capacity. Their feasibility is also strongly shaped by the legal and urban-planning framework, particularly in relation to land use and zoning. In this context, the recent amendment to Article 48 bis of the Catalan Urban Planning Law, introduced through Law 11/2025 … Read more

In the heart of the Montseny Massif, a natural park located an hour north of Barcelona, the municipality of Tagamanent has officially inaugurated its new pilot wool-processing plant. Attending the opening on behalf of the Bioboost project offered a first-hand look at how a small rural village can drive meaningful change: revitalising a traditional resource, … Read more

Europe has taken an important step forward in its green transition with the adoption of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy. The aim is simple and direct: support innovation, strengthen European companies, and make better use of biological resources to reduce our dependence on fossil materials. At Bioboost, this direction fully aligns with our work helping … Read more

This week, BioBoost, the Horizon-funded bioeconomy accelerator based in Barcelona, took an active role in shaping the future of Europe’s circular bioeconomy. On Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th, the team participated in the “Pitch Perfect & Boost the European Bioeconomy 2025” (Pitch Perfect BioeconomyPitch Perfect Bioeconomyhttps://www.pitchperfectbioeconomy.eu) event in Brussels. On Wednesday, they visited the Bio … Read more

The Bioeconomy Innovation Day 2025, held in Lleida as part of the AgroBioTech Forum, brought together start-ups, industry representatives, researchers, public authorities and investors to explore how innovation, territorial resources and investment can accelerate Catalonia’s transition towards a circular bioeconomy. As part of the programme, Bioboost contributed with a keynote delivered by Verónica Kuchinow Simbiosy), … Read more

The Government of Catalonia has approved Decree Law 22/2025, aimed at increasing the resilience of the electricity supply and accelerating the deployment of renewable energy across the region. This new regulation comes in response to the blackout of April 2025, which highlighted the vulnerabilities of the current energy system. t updates and strengthens measures previously … Read more

Investing in the bioeconomy often means stepping outside one’s comfort zone, exploring unfamiliar markets, and tackling challenges that go well beyond technology. This is the case of Productes Labin, a Catalan company specialised in fertilisers, now venturing into a new field: transforming animal by-products — typically treated as waste — into high-value ingredients for biostimulants … Read more