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CORDIS · CASI-BIO

Cascading and Sustainable Innovation for the Bioeconomy

Code
CASI-BIO
Programme
HORIZON
Call
HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-04
Status
SIGNED
Period
2026-06-01 – 2029-11-30
EU contribution (whole consortium)3 979 999 €
EU contribution to Bulgarian participants366 552 €

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Participants

OrganisationsRoleCountryGrant
APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS FUNDcoordinatorBG366 552 €
FUNDACJA PARTNERSTWA TECHNOLOGICZNEGO TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSparticipantPL511 250 €
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITYparticipantNL356 492 €
FUTURES DIAMOND LTDparticipantUK325 000 €
ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTOparticipantFI323 388 €
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCAparticipantIT311 075 €
UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIENparticipantAT263 578 €
UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIMparticipantDE260 256 €
SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGOparticipantPL239 812 €
FUNDACIO PRIVADA UNIVERSITAT I TECNOLOGIAparticipantES229 375 €
GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINONparticipantEL226 000 €
INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE UNILASALLEparticipantFR199 625 €
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICAparticipantUY125 050 €
LINCOLN UNIVERSITYparticipantNZ122 546 €
PWANI UNIVERSITYparticipantKE120 000 €

Description

CASI-BIO transforms EU bioeconomy sustainability principles into actionable governance, tools, and policy roadmaps. It responds directly to Horizon Europe Destination 7 by enabling evidence-based policy mixes and multi-level governance for a just, sustainable transition.The project’s objectives are to: (1) translate principles such as cascading biomass use and the food-first hierarchy into operational rules; (2) assess sectoral biomass availability and demand to guide businesses, policymakers, and citizens; (3) integrate distributional and inter-generational justice into the EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System; (4) measure ecosystem impacts and develop protection and restoration options; and (5) scale deployment through replicable Living Lab methodologies and global transfer guidelines.CASI-BIO brings together 15 partners from 14 countries, including Uruguay, Kenya, and New Zealand, to stress-test EU principles in diverse governance contexts. Thirteen Living Labs across land and aquatic value chains act as testbeds, co-creating 180+ innovations and pilots with farmers, SMEs, public authorities, and citizens. A digital, interoperable toolbox, open dashboards, and an expanded CASIPEDIA database will deliver transparent, comparable results.The consortium applies open science, FAIR data, and reproducibility standards, with SSH partners leading social justice and gender integration. Policy briefs, roadmaps, and advisory boards ensure direct links to CAP, AKIS, Zero Pollution, and Mission Soil objectives.By project end, CASI-BIO will deliver governance-ready solutions, policy-aligned roadmaps, and a sustainable infrastructure for continued use, enabling Europe and global partners to embed sustainability principles into bioeconomy transitions and contribute to Green Deal, biodiversity, and climate targets.

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