BlueBioClusters Project, Coastal Regions in Transition to the Blue Bioeconomy
The blue bioeconomy offers a powerful path forward — unlocking sustainable growth for Europe’s coastal communities. By embracing circular, local value chains, digitalisation, and ecosystem services, innovative business models can generate new jobs and livelihoods, while breathing life into remote and rural areas.
This is where the BlueBioClusters project steps in. Spanning 12 organisations across 10 European countries, the project brings together leading experts in business support, start-up acceleration, and policy innovation. Together, they aim to strengthen the blue bioeconomy ecosystem by providing cutting-edge development tools and methodologies, while directly engaging hundreds of regional actors to foster collaboration, innovation, and long-term impact.
Project Duration:
3 years | August 2022 – July 2025
Funding:
Horizon Europe – H-CL6-2021-GOV-01-09
Revitalisation of European local communities with innovative bio-based business models and social innovation
Budget:
€2.3 million
SUPPORT TOOLS AND METHODS
Showcase integrated and circular value chains within the blue bioeconomy, which can serve as role models and inspiration to European coastal communities
Foster effective stakeholder engagement through dedicated BlueBioClusters activities, and exploitation of synergies and results beyond the project lifetime within and by other blue bioeconomy regions and actors
Develop tools for supporting businesses in integrating ecosystem services into novel ecology-driven business models and induce cross-sector collaborations along the value chain
Stimulate and accelerate the development of a sustainable blue bioeconomy by enabling start-ups and SMEs in the participating regions to realise their circular, eco-friendly business ideas
Provide regional actors access to the technologies they require to realise their transition to blue bio-based solutions across the entire value chain
PROJECT PARTNERS
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