Circular Bioeconomy Cluster

🔊 Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Impact Report 2021 - 2024 Over the past four years, we have proven an industry driven cluster serves the circular bioeconomy effectively, offering a model for collaboration to enable: 🏭Bio-based business supply chains supported by R&D, are essential to scale business. 💡Early customer relationships to build bio-based products fit for purpose. 📘Talent of the future, offering targeted industry training to enhance competitiveness. ➿Feedback loops with policymakers and primary producers to support growth of the industry. 💶Attracting finance to accelerate company growth. Learn more about our cluster approach, Helix 6 Cluster Model, collaboration case studies with members WAZP, Zirkulu, Donegal Yarns Ltd, Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency Mhara and importantly what’s the return on investment. Link: https://lnkd.in/e_W6Xj6B Thanks to all members and partners who have contributed to building a new model of collaboration to accelerate bioeconomy action on the ground. Helena McMahon Stephen Barry-Hannon Eve Savage Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Munster Technological University

⬇️⬇️Deadline tomorrow to apply for role of Education & Outreach Manager at Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Helena McMahon

💡We had a fantastic time at the All Ireland Sustainability Awards in Belfast last night. Our team at the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster and partners Ulster University Atim Cluster AgriTech Ireland were thrilled to be nominated as a finalist in the Circular Economy Initiative of the Year for the BioDirect project. 🤝It's a recognition of the importance and power of cross University and cluster partnerships and what they can do to unlock circular economy collaboration opportunities for businesses across the island. ➡️Learn more about the BioDirect project, check out this video from the final event in September featuring InterTradeIreland Ulster University and cluster members John Sisk & Son Ltd HaPPE Earth Link: https://lnkd.in/e-6Nq4qC Stephen Barry-Hannon Catriona Power FRSA Alison Gault Caitríona Mordan Kieran O'Donoghue Bobby Woods, PhD Helena McMahon Damien McConville Joanne McEvoy Stuart Mathieson Michelle Billham Alison Currie Danielle McCormick Keith O' Flynn Mary O'Riordan Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Helena McMahon James Gaffey

🔊 Job Alert - Education & Outreach Manager at Circular Bioeconomy Cluster ➡️ The role of the Educational and Outreach Manager is to lead the cluster ensuring delivery of the cluster strategy, maintain a strong membership and oversee programmes to the benefit of the cluster members. 💡This is an opportunity for a senior skilled person with industry, communications, programme and stakeholder management experience to contribute to scaling the Irish bioeconomy and decarbonisation on the ground working with large industry, SMEs, government, and education stakeholders. Link: www.mtu.ie/vacancies 📍Based at Kerry Campus, Munster Technological University ⏰ Deadline to apply , 1pm, 6th November Helena McMahon James Gaffey Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Tim Yeomans Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre Munster Technological University Gillian Slattery Enterprise Ireland Catriona Power FRSA

⬇️ Great to see this post from cluster member Carbery Group on how they embed circular bioeconomy into their business.

Applications are open for the Certificate in Circular Economy delivered by the IKC3 team at Munster Technological University! If you want to optimise your business and create value from the waste it generates then this programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to reach these goals🌊🌳🌎♻️ Eligible participants can avail of a free or part-funded place through the Springboard+ intiative, the part-funded cost is €145. 📚 Free or Part-Funded through Springboard+ 📅 Commencing in January 2025 📍 Online, Part-Time To find out more and to apply visit https://lnkd.in/eEc23YtV Helena McMahon Michael Slevin Dr Aodhan Newsholme David Williamson Jessica Dennison Eve Savage Quentin Crowley Fionnuala Murphy Sharon O'Rourke Gaia A. Scalabrino, Ph.D. Helen Sheridan FRSC, FTCD Rajat Nag Dr. Subhash Chandra Tamiris da Costa Camila Perussello Catriona Power FRSA James Gaffey Jane Stout Sorcha Carthy Mary Rose Stafford Munster Technological University University College Dublin Teagasc Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre Irish Bioeconomy Foundation Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Fuzion #bioeconomy #collaboration #community #upskilling #professionaldevelopment #furthereducation #sustainability #carbonneutral #climatechange #environment #industry

⬇️ Check out this excellent library campaign organised by Majbritt Bolton-Warberg Marine Institute for Bioeconomy Ireland Week #BIW2024 💡Events, information and curated book displays will be featured in a library near you from Donegal to Cork, Kerry to Wexford. 📍For all events happening as part of the library campaign check out the Story Map created by Jesko Zimmermann Teagasc and Majbritt Bolton-Warberg: https://arcg.is/0rinOy0

Do you know the bioeconomy can help us to balance environmental sustainability & economic growth through innovation. #BIW2024 It’s Bioeconomy Ireland Week – for more information about Ireland’s rapidly developing bioeconomy, see www.gov.ie/bioeconomy Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Yesterday, the message of the #bioeconomy washed over #IFIB like the rain that gently washed over the city of #Bologna. The day was very intense, as well as an agenda full of presentations covering all the approaches that need to be taken into account to keep pushing for the bioeconomy to be not only a sector that Europe leads globally, but an approach that guides our political, economic, and social decision making. Europe has come a long way in aspects such as investment in scale-up infrastructures, its enormous scientific and technological capacity, or the improvement of the entrepreneurial spirit and the creation of start-ups, but we must continue to move forward with an ambitious aspiration for these achievements to materialise in innovations that reach the market. Nor should we forget the whole aspect of communication and the importance of highlighting that we are developing biosolutions to real problems, bearing in mind that we all, as consumers, make daily decisions about what economy we want to use our wallets for. I'd like to finish with a special thanks to SPRING - Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster for a great event organization, Mario Bonaccorso for inviting me to join the speakers team, Christian Patermann for being the best chairman, my round table colleagues from which I learnt so much: Morena Diazzi, Tatjana Schwabe-Marković, Catriona Power FRSA, Elaine Cullinan, and the BioINSouth partners gathered in the forum. Looking forward to meet you all in Torino next year!

Thank you to Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency Hatch Blue for the invitation to join Blue Ambition 24. Cluster Manager, Catriona Power FRSA had the opportunity to participate in a panel with a line-up of super smart women working to build blue innovation ecosystems and clusters Máire Éinniú Kendra MacDonald Sheelagh Daly The event offered excellent networking, expert panels and opportunity to connect with cluster members and partners all the way from the Beara Peninsula to Killybegs. It's one of our go to events every year. We love to hear the ideas in the room to accelerate #bluebioeconomy from large companies, SMEs, startups and the research community. All in time for Irish Bioeconomy Week #bioeconomyireland Catherine Butler Damien Toner Jessica Giannoumis PhD Wayne Murphy Majbritt Bolton-Warberg Michael O'Neill Killybegs Marine Cluster Karl Bonner Cliodhna Griffin Gareth Murphy Simply Blue Group Colm Casey CyberColloids Niall O'Rahelly