How can Europe accelerate bioeconomy projects and make them truly investable?  This was the central question explored during BIOBOOST’s final webinar, “De-risking Bioeconomy Projects: Lessons Learned from BIOBOOST”, which brought together representatives from the European Commission, the European Research Executive Agency (REA), investment funds, regional bioeconomy initiatives and EU-funded projects to reflect on the barriers that … Read more

After four years supporting bioeconomy initiatives across Catalonia, Bioboost is organising its final webinar to reflect on one of the key questions that has guided the project from the beginning: how can we make bioeconomy projects more viable, investable and scalable? 18 May 202610:00 – 11:30 CETOnline event The webinar, titled “De-risking Bioeconomy Projects: Lessons … Read more

The Government of Catalonia has published the progress report on the 2025–2027 Action Plan of the Bioeconomy Strategy of Catalonia 2030, reviewing the first year of implementation and analysing the progress achieved during 2025. The report confirms that the bioeconomy is becoming an increasingly strategic sector for the region, both economically and territorially. In a … Read more

The Bioboost project took part on 16 April in the technical workshop “Innovative technologies and circular bioeconomy: transforming waste into resources”, held at the facilities of Leitat Technological Center in Terrassa (Barcelona, Spain). The event, organised by Aeris Tecnologias Ambientales and Leitat, with the support of the CESAM project initiative, brought together stakeholders from industry, … Read more

On 26 March 2026, the Agreement GOV/63/2026 was published in the Official Gazette of Catalonia (DOGC), through which the Government of Catalonia approved a package of measures to address the economic and social consequences of the current international context. In total, up to €400 million is expected to be mobilised, of which €154 million is … Read more

The Government of Catalonia has recently recognised the Agroparc del Penedès, promoted by the Ametller Origen group, as a Strategic Project. This initiative represents an important step forward for the development of the bioeconomy and circular economy in the region, and is one of the projects supported by the European project Bioboost. This recognition comes … Read more

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