BIO-INSPIRE

Project Description:

BIO-INSPIRE strengthens regional bioeconomy clusters in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to unlock their full potential. The project connects local businesses, research institutions, and stakeholders, to advance resilient ecosystems capable of driving regional economic growth. All this via collaborative governance, capacity building, and international networking. BIO-INSPIRE takes on systemic bottlenecks and empowers underrepresented regions in the EU’s widening countries.

The project engages regional bioeconomy clusters in seven countries including Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland and draws on the expertise of research institutions and clusters from Sweden and the Netherlands. A key outcome of the project is the development of a long-term Governance Model framework to support sustainable collaboration and ensure that local clusters remain active drivers of the bio-based economy well beyond the project’s lifetime.

 

Geonardo’s Role:

 

Geonardo leads the mobilization of regional clusters to stimulate synergies and enhance bio-based innovation capacity in Hungary and in the CEE region and beyond. Geonardo aligns shared goals and collaboration to drive joint events such as site visits, and workshops that maximize synergies and spread best practices. Geonardo develops a free to access Knowledge Exchange Platform equipped with digital tools to extend the project’s results to as wide as possible. Geonardo prepares evaluation reports, assesses technology providers, and develops an exploitation strategy to ensure BIO-INSPIRE creates a lasting impact. Through these efforts, Geonardo actively engages SMEs, research organizations, and local authorities to build a collaborative and innovative regional bioeconomy ecosystem.

 

Key Contributions:

• Cluster Mobilisation: Geonardo leads the mobilisation of regional clusters to foster synergies and increase bio-based innovation capacity across Hungary and the surrounding region.
   
• Stakeholder Engagement: Geonardo defines shared actions, common goals, and collaborative opportunities, guiding joint participation in events, site visits, and workshops.
   
• Knowledge Exchange Platform: Geonardo a digital platform designed to widely disseminate project results and facilitate community engagement beyond the project duration.
   
• Evaluation and Strategy Development: Geonardo prepares evaluation reports, assesses technology providers, and develops an exploitation strategy to ensure robust project evaluation, strategic alignment, and long-term impact.
   
• Regional Bioeconomy Ecosystem Building: Geonardo actively engages SMEs, research institutions, and local authorities to strengthen collaboration and innovation capacity within the regional bioeconomy.