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BioBoosters - Boosting the circular transition
BioBoosters
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BioBoosters

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
3 Climate-neutral societies
objective
3.1 Circular economy
Project type
Core Project
Implementation
January 2023 - December 2025
Technical details

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 here.

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 have 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 impact in numbers:

  • 18 Business-driven Hackathons have validated up to 120 solutions to circular transition challenges
  • 246 teams from 20+ countries applied to take part with their solution ideas
  • 23 RDI and business co-operations initiated - including 13 international co-operations
  • Over 500 specialist brought together to drive the circular transition of the bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea Region – over 1,700 specialists connected at BioBoosters LinkedIn community
Apart from being a fun, intensive collaborative learning experience, Hackathon has been proven impactful for boosting circular bioeconomy business and cooperation. Value propositions to challenge provider companies and solution provider teams have been matched, as shown, for example in these numbers:
  • 98 per cent of the surveyed challenge provider representatives reported that they got a promising solution for solving their challenge. (n= 46)
  • 95 per cent of the solution provider respondents reported that they have gained knowhow from mentoring and 94 per cent agree that BioBoosters Hackathon is a good tool to build partnerships for idea testing and commercialisation. (n=160)
We have also asked the organizers and mentors (n=158) about their views on the impact of the BioBoosters Hackathon as an open innovation platform. Here is what they think:
  • 93 % agree that BioBoosters Hackathon supports growth in bioeconomy sectors in the Baltic Sea Region.
  • 92% agree that BioBoosters Hackathon supports exchange and transfer of best practices across the Baltic Sea Region.
Now, we are continuing to transfer the lessons learned to sustainable practice at our organisations. We are also consolidating the network co-operation with an operational model outlasting the project.
We will also work to communicate the encouraging results of the vast piloting – the evidence that BioBoosters Hackathons can act as a springboard for a circular bioeconomy innovation co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region and beyond.
Stay tuned for more exciting news and follow our website and LinkedIn.
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Budgets

BioBoosters
in numbers.
  • 2.79
    Million
    Total
  • 2.23
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

Our solutions

123 Benefitting organisations 1 Solution(s) in preparation 1 Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale 1 Pilotactivities 40 Organisationsin the project

BioBoosters
in numbers.

  • 62.671355325.281118
  • 59.4061713.5793338
  • 63.8268250305542320.252233429601073
  • 57.313171225.2748551
  • 58.380120726.72245
  • 54.0828592513.373271262781955
  • 58.38500575000000524.48864703832715
  • 50.87013785000000620.605507333142004
  • 54.687045825.2829111

Project partners

Lead partnerJAMK University of Applied Sciences
  • Town
    Tarvaala, Finland
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Keski-Suomi
Total partner budget
526,604.00
The Paper Province economic association
  • Town
    Karlstad
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Värmlands län
Total partner budget
404,712.36
BioFuel Region BFR AB
  • Town
    UMEÃ…
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Västerbottens län
Total partner budget
417,183.59
Vidzeme Planning Region
  • Town
    Cesis
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Vidzeme
Total partner budget
207,992.00
Estonian University of Life Sciences
  • Town
    Tartu
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Lõuna-Eesti
Total partner budget
242,932.00
Witeno
  • Town
    Greifswald
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Vorpommern-Greifswald
Total partner budget
396,484.00
Pärnu County Development Centre
  • Town
    Pärnu
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Lääne-Eesti
Total partner budget
204,025.60
Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue "PRO CIVIS"
  • Town
    Kielce
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Kielecki
Total partner budget
220,271.07
Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park
  • Town
    Vilnius
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Vilniaus apskritis
Total partner budget
168,160.80

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