On 1st March, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação participated in the 1st GeneBEcon Systems Mapping Workshop represented by Raquel Almeida and Diana Sousa. The event took place in Brussels, Belgium.
GeneBEcon – Capturing the potential of Gene editing for a sustainable BioEconomy – is a Horizon Europe-funded project that will examine the innovation potential of gene editing in enabling a sustainable bioeconomy in Europe. Through the application of this technology in potato and microalgae, GeneBEcon intends to promote energy-efficient, low-input, and zero-pollution agricultural production and clean industrial processing.
The project is coordinated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, Sweden), and involves a multi-sectoral consortium with 18 partner organizations from 11 European countries. The consortium is characterized by an interdisciplinary and multi-actor systems approach. SPI is the partner responsible for the project’s marketing and communication activities and the participatory approaches to communication, dissemination, and stakeholder engagement.
Check the website for more information: https://genebecon.eu/