Descripción del proyecto
Fijar un nuevo rumbo de la bioeconomía
El sector de los bioproductos es un ámbito prioritario para la Unión Europea. Los bioproductos pueden hacer que la economía sea más sostenible y reducir su dependencia de los combustibles fósiles. Por eso es importante la formación de una nueva generación de investigadores en este ámbito. En el proyecto BioBased ValueCircle, financiado con fondos europeos, se formará a investigadores noveles en un conjunto de doce proyectos de doctorado interrelacionados, proporcionándoles una valiosa información sobre los entornos de la industria y la investigación académica. Los proyectos de doctorado abarcarán la conversión de biomasa en materiales, así como el desarrollo de materiales en aplicaciones, el impacto ambiental y económico de los biomateriales y los cambios sociales necesarios para que Europa pase de una economía basada en el petróleo a una bioeconomía circular.
Objetivo
BioBased ValueCircle offers a unique interdisciplinary research and training environment tailored for early stage researchers (ESRs) excited by the development of innovative bio-based products, respecting the principles of the circular economy. New materials are urgently needed to enable a transition from an oil-based to a bio-based economy, thus reducing pollution and the threat of climate change.
The programme brings together cutting edge research and development spanning the bio-based materials value circle, involving companies (including SMEs) and academic institutes from across Europe. The objective is to train ESRs in a set of 12 interlinked doctoral projects that cover the conversion of biomass to materials, the development of materials into applications, the environmental and economic impact of bio-based materials, and the societal changes required to transition Europe from an oil-based to a circular bio-based economy. Together the ESRs will contribute to the development of a common language and methodology to stimulate cooperation along the value circle and speed up the product development process. The stimulating research projects will be co-supervised by the industry and academic participants to provide each ESR with valuable insight into the industry and academic research environments, and will be paired with a range of inspiring training modules that reflect the unique interdisciplinary and inter-sectorial environment created by BioBased ValueCircle, including training relevant to the bio-based industries and to academic, industrial and transferrable skills. This ensures that we address the values of the European Industrial Doctorates Programme by producing a new generation of researchers who will benefit from cross-cutting skills that allow them to thrive in both industry and academia, leading to more cooperation between these sectors and enhancing the competitiveness of Europe.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsbioeconomy
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
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Régimen de financiación
MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinador
6200 MD Maastricht
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