Meet the People Behind RUNFASTER4EU: Ana Aleixo (PNO Innovation Portugal)
At RUNFASTER4EU, Ana Aleixo from PNO Innovation Portugal contributes to stakeholder engagement activities, helping connect the project with actors across the value chain, from farmers and industry representatives to policymakers and local communities.
Meet the People Behind RUNFASTER4EU: Tommaso Prando
At RUNFASTER4EU, Tommaso Prando from Novamont works on demonstrating the production of bio-based intermediates at industrial scale through the Porto Torres and Crescentino biorefineries.
Meet the People Behind RUNFASTER4EU: Stefania Pescarolo (WP1 Leader)
At RUNFASTER4EU, the project coordination team led by Versalis (Lead: Stefania Pescarolo) contributes to the coordination of the project by supporting effective collaboration across the consortium and ensuring that activities remain aligned with the project’s overall goals.
Meet the People Behind RUNFASTER4EU: Stefano Inno
Scaling up bio-based innovation requires not only new technologies, but also the ability to integrate them into existing industrial systems. At RUNFASTER4EU, WP3 lead by Stefano Inno from Versalis, works on upgrading existing biorefineries for bioproducts to support new bio-based value chains and industrial-scale processing of sustainable feedstocks.
CBE JU’s 2025 Annual Activity Report: A Year of Growing Impact for Europe’s Bio-based Economy
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has released its overview of 2025, and the numbers point to a bioeconomy sector that is maturing fast, moving projects from lab scale innovation into real industrial output across the continent.
Independent Study Confirms CBE JU’s Value for Europe’s Bio-Based Sector
A new independent study, carried out by Technopolis Group on behalf of CBE JU, confirms that stakeholders across Europe’s bio-based sector see strong value in the Joint Undertaking’s public-private funding model
RUNFASTER4EU General Assembly in Caserta: From strategic discussions to field visits
The RUNFASTER4EU consortium gathered in Caserta, Italy, for two productive days of collaboration, combining strategic discussions with practical demonstrations in the field.
RUNFASTER4EU General assembly meeting
The RUNFASTER4EU consortium recently gathered in Caserta, Italy, for the project’s General Assembly, marking an important milestone as the project completed its first year.
Field Progress in Spain: Establishing Replication Trials
Field activities under RUNFASTER4EU are advancing with the establishment of replication field sites in Spain, supporting the evaluation of low-impact oil crops.
RUNFASTER4EU participates in CBE JU Cluster Workshop on Bio-based Food and Feed Innovation
RUNFASTER4EU participated in the annual Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Cluster Workshop, held in Brussels.