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PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
3 Climate-neutral societies
objective
3.1 Circular economy
Project type
Core Project
Implementation
January 2023 - December 2025
BioBoosters
The project BioBoosters brings together bio-based businesses in rural areas to share the know-how in circular production, and trigger green business opportunities.
In the spotlight
Driven by challenges, fueled by innovation, and mentored by experts, the business-driven BioBoosters Hackathon process offers a turnkey service for circular economy transition.
Are you looking to fast-track your company’s circular economy transition? Learn about our call for challenge providers at https://www.jamk.fi/en/project/biopaavo/bioboosters.
Project summary
BioBoosters aims to advance the green transition of bioeconomy business by matchmaking competence with needs. By employing a proven business-driven Hackathon process, we can solve challenges that the bioeconomy businesses are facing in transitioning to circular economy business models.
BioBoosters Hackathon is connecting the bioeconomy innovation ecosystems of 9 regions across the Baltic Sea Region. By implementing the open innovation process in inter-regional co-operation, we can facilitate cross-sectoral knowledge transfer as well as connect SMEs, start-ups, and research groups with companies in an international context.
We will run 18 BioBoosters Hackathons together with target groups to validate the innovation process model to be adopted in the key bioeconomy innovation hubs of the participating regions. Furthermore, the model will be transferrable to any innovation hub that is looking to support their regional business networks in green or digital transition.
Our expected impact in numbers:
- 18 Business-driven Hackathons will validate up to 70 solutions to circular transition challenges
- 20 international RDI and business co-operations initiated
- 500 specialist brought together to drive the circular transition of the bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea Region
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Project typeCore Project
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ImplementationJanuary 2023 - December 2025
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StatusOngoing
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Contribution to EUSBSR
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2.79MillionTotal
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2.23MillionErdf
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0.00MillionNorway
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Output
- 62.671355325.281118
- 59.4061713.5793338
- 63.8268250305542320.252233429601073
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Lead partnerJAMK University of Applied Sciences
- TownTarvaala, Finland
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionKeski-Suomi
- RepresentativeJAMK University of Applied Sciences
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- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
526,604.00
The Paper Province economic association
- TownKarlstad
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionVärmlands län
- RepresentativeThe Paper Province economic association
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
404,712.36
BioFuel Region BFR AB
- TownUMEÃ…
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionVästerbottens län
- RepresentativeBioFuel Region BFR AB
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
417,183.59
Vidzeme Planning Region
- TownCesis
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionVidzeme
- RepresentativeVidzeme Planning Region
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
207,992.00
Estonian University of Life Sciences
- TownTartu
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionLõuna-Eesti
- RepresentativeEstonian University of Life Sciences
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
242,932.00
Witeno
- TownGreifswald
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionVorpommern-Greifswald
- RepresentativeWiteno
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
396,484.00
Pärnu County Development Centre
- TownPärnu
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionLääne-Eesti
- RepresentativePärnu County Development Centre
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
204,025.60
Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue "PRO CIVIS"
- TownKielce
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionKielecki
- RepresentativeFoundation for Education and Social Dialogue "PRO CIVIS"
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
220,271.07
Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park
- TownVilnius
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionVilniaus apskritis
- RepresentativeSunrise Valley Science and Technology Park
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
168,160.80
Contacts
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Project managerAnna AaltoJamk University of Applied Sciences
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Financial managerTupu KyllönenJamk University of Applied Sciences
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Communication managerMoa JonssonBioFuel Region AB
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Help Holmen find more uses for wood ash
The registration is now open to compete for the best idea or innovation that can solve the challenge ...
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Help BioBoost Moelven with a new packaging solution
Do you want to contribute to a sustainable future through new innovative packaging solutions? Then ...
Events
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Launch webinar of the HolmenHackthon powered by BioBoosters
Project: BioBoosters
Virtual Meeting
26. September 2023
13:00 - 14:45 (CEST)
13:00 - 14:45 (CEST)
26 Sep 2023
Launch webinar of the HolmenHackthon powered by BioBoosters
Ash to assets
2023-09-26
2023-09-26
13:00:00
14:45:59
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Launch webinar of the MoelvenHackathon powered by BioBoosters
Project: BioBoosters
Virtual Meeting
25. September 2023
13:00 - 14:30 (CEST)
13:00 - 14:30 (CEST)
25 Sep 2023
Launch webinar of the MoelvenHackathon powered by BioBoosters
How can packaging used to protect and store interior panels in wood be made more environmentally?
2023-09-25
2023-09-25
13:00:00
14:30:59
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Launch webinar of the ValioHackathon powered by BioBoosters
Project: BioBoosters
Virtual Meeting
22. September 2023
12:30 - 14:30 (EEST)
12:30 - 14:30 (EEST)
22 Sep 2023
Launch webinar of the ValioHackathon powered by BioBoosters
2023-09-22
2023-09-22
12:30:00
14:30:59
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Launch Webinar for BioBoosters Challenge Provider Call
Project: BioBoosters
Virtual Meeting
30. March 2023
15:00 - 16:00 (EEST)
15:00 - 16:00 (EEST)
30 Mar 2023
Launch Webinar for BioBoosters Challenge Provider Call
Join our countdown to the opening of the call for challenge provider companies!
2023-03-30
2023-03-30
15:00:00
16:00:59
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Videos
DataSpaceHackathon Challenge Provider Interview: Juhani Luoma Kyyny
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Quotes
City Hall of Kielce, Poland.
Bogdan Wenta
Mayor of Kielce
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We are really glad we’ll be a partner of this Biobooster project. As a city we have many challenges now with waste, with reducing cost of energy and other aspects of the green transition. The project is a good direction for us. It is important to find together with international partners how we can create bigger consciousness of our society about recycling, reducing costs, reusing products and protecting consumers (…) Just now not only the European Union, but the whole world face a challenge that is how we should change our traditional style of life. If we can educate our society this way, we will be the winner.
Esa Kokkonen
Director, The Baltic Institute of Finland
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In the current economic and political situation, there is an urgency in accelerating the green and digital transition. This makes co-operation and coordination of actions within the Baltic Sea Region countries is more important than ever. BioBoosters is a good example of how the Interreg BSR programme is enabling the building of strategic partnerships that support the implementation of the EUSBSR. PA Innovation is looking to be part of the BioBoosters project journey and to co-operate especially in relation to policy dialogue and communicating the results.Â
Outputs
The Hackathon Process
BioBoosters Hackathon process offers a turnkey service for circular economy transition. See our offer for challenge provider companies, solution provider teams, expert mentors and Hackathon organisers.
Publications
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ValioHackathon - InvitationValio invites You to ideate ways to tackle the seasonal variation in milk production.||
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HolmenHackathon - InvitationHow can we transform wood ash - a by-product from our biofuel boilers created during the heating and drying process of wood - from waste to wonder?||
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The rules of participation in HackathonsÂThe rules governing co-operation between all participants of the BioBoosters Hackathon process; a client, the teams, the mentors, the organizer, and the potential co-organizers, are set out in the Rules of Participation.||
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Mentoring Principles in BioBoosters HackathonIn this document, the meaning and role of being a mentor in a hackathon are explained.||
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BioBoosters Hackathon Evaluation Plan||
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BioBoosters Hackathon Communication Planv. 1.0 to be applied in the first piloting iteration of the BioBoosters Hackathon in August 2023 – May 2024||
