Objective Biotechnology has the potential to reduce the impact of human activities in nature. By developing new bio-based production platforms towards a more efficient use of waste streams, a step forward in industrial circularity can be achieved. CHEERS is a new biorefinery concept, inspired on nature biodiversity (insect and microbial platforms), to sustainably and efficiently upgrade underused or waste side-streams such as bagasse, wastewater, CO2 and CH4 from bio-based industries into innovative bio-based products. CHEERS will help bio-based industries to improve their feedstock use efficiency and overall sustainability and competitiveness via upcycling and cascading use of biomass produced from their side-streams. CHEERS is developed as a modular solution where bio-based industries can configure their optimal combination by selecting among 5 novel biotechnological routes which generate 5 bio-based products for industrial applications, with attractive market opportunities: insect protein, disinfectant, microbial protein, ectoine and caproic acid. All value chains are based on new bioprocesses and/or innovative biofermentors combined with sustainable downstream processes, which will be validated at demo-scale at an industrial brewery. A min. 45% carbon footprint reduction will be achieved in each value chain. The evaluation of CHEERS impacts will consider go beyond the classic LCA and will cover broader impacts such as biodiversity and land use. The beer company MAHOU is project coordinator and exploitation leader jointly with 11 partners of 5 European countries, including technology suppliers, end-users and research entities. CHEERS will contribute to a “zero waste” biorefinery approach, fully aligned with the EU Green Deal, Circular Economy Action Plan and Bioeconomy Strategy, and foster the understanding of biotechnology-based value chains through the engagement of relevant actors, from small bio-based industries to consumers. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomologysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords Insect farming biogas valorisation CO2 bioconversion CH4 bioconversion greenhouse gas bioconversion novel non-plant biomass industrial scale-up novel protein sources bio-based value Programme(s) HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Main Programme HORIZON.2.6.6 - Bio-based Innovation Systems in the EU Bioeconomy Topic(s) HORIZON-CL6-2021-CIRCBIO-01-05 - Novel, non-plant biomass feedstocks for industrial applications Call for proposal HORIZON-CL6-2021-CIRCBIO-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions Coordinator MAHOU SA Net EU contribution € 498 562,75 Address Calle titan 15 28045 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 213 669,75 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FCC AQUALIA SA Spain Net EU contribution € 1 103 725,00 Address Calle federico salmon 13 28016 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 473 025,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. HIDROTEC TECNOLOGIA DEL AGUA SL Spain Net EU contribution € 21 000,00 Address Avenida kansas city 9 41007 Sevilla See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 9 000,00 UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID Spain Net EU contribution € 668 621,25 Address Plaza santa cruz 8 palacio de santa cruz 47002 Valladolid See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 PROTEINSECTA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA Spain Net EU contribution € 487 032,00 Address Calle arcangel san gabriel 23 bloque 5 planta 4 puerta d 02002 Albacete See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Centro (ES) Castilla-La Mancha Albacete Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 208 728,00 EURIZON SL Spain Net EU contribution € 246 312,50 Address Calle antonio lopez 249 1 local e2 28041 Madrid See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 105 562,50 SYMRISE AG Germany Net EU contribution € 179 375,00 Address Muhlenfeldstrasse 1 37603 Holzminden See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Holzminden Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 76 875,00 GENIA BIOENERGY SL Spain Net EU contribution € 767 129,13 Address Avenida ronda de nazaret 9 baja 46024 Valencia See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 328 769,62 SYSPRO AUTOMATION SL Spain Net EU contribution € 579 162,50 Address Cl dos padrons 12 parque empresarial porto do moll 36350 Nigran See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 248 212,50 AINIA Spain Net EU contribution € 1 069 409,50 Address Calle benjamin franklin 5-11 valencia parc tecnologic 46980 Paterna valencia See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 THUNDER FOODS LDA Portugal Net EU contribution € 49 822,50 Address Rua de santo antonio lote 7 2005-332 Santarem See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Continente Alentejo Lezíria do Tejo Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 21 352,50 Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ZURCHER HOCHSCHULE FUR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN Switzerland Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gertrudstrasse 15 8401 Winterthur See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRUST United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Mayfield house 256 banbury road OX2 7DE Oxford See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data
