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Optimising Bioeconomy Innovation Ecosystems for Substitution, Circularity, and Longevity to Decouple Sustainability Trade-offs

Objective

BIOSCALES addresses the challenges of bioeconomy as a pathway to a sustainable economic system that balances ecological, social, and economic trade-offs. Despite numerous European initiatives, key conflicts—such as between climate protection and biodiversity, biomass use and ecological quality, and land-use competition—remain unresolved. The project adopts an integrated, systemic approach to utilise three core decoupling mechanisms essential for sustainable bioeconomy: (1) responsible use of bio-based products with extended product lifespans to maximise socio-economic benefits; (2) circular biomass utilisation to reduce waste and demand for primary biomass; and (3) substitution of energy-intensive conventional products with bio-based alternatives that verifiably replace rather than add to conventional production.

Five geographically and socio-economically diverse case studies across Europe (Romania, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Sweden) form the basis for co-designing, co-creating and co-validating sustainability-optimised target states (SOTS) for bioeconomy innovation ecosystems (RIV4BFS) following a multi-actor approach. The techno-economic feasibility and the acceptance among end users representing the Quintuple Helix will be demonstrated for each SOTS. The methodology promotes open science to enhance transparency, dialogue, and public participation. Replication and exploitation will be fostered by providing a self-assessment tool, online learning modules and exploitation resources. These resources will enable RIV4BFS, beyond the case studies, to autonomously identify SOTS in their own innovation ecosystems and support the transformation of these ecosystems towards the identified SOTS.

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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2025-03

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
Net EU contribution
€ 785 727,51
Address
UNIVERSITATSPLATZ 3
8010 Graz
Austria
Region
Südösterreich Steiermark Graz
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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