Summary:
NATUR-EXT focuses on the creation in Macaronesia of a bioindustrial platform focused on the transformation of raw materials of biological origin, focusing on biotechnological solutions that allow us to offer sustainable and environmentally friendly growth models, within a circular economy framework that promotes the development of value chains in favor of optimal waste management, making use of Renewable Energy generation systems for self-consumption, forming a closed and sustainable cycle. The platform will cover the various stages that make a product viable, from its research on an experimental scale to its transfer to industry. The project includes dissemination and training actions, which demonstrate to the business and public sectors the potential and need to move from a linear economy to a circular economy. This training will be extended to third countries.
Funding:
Feder, Interreg Mac 2021-2027 (85%), DRCT (15%).
Partners:
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Universidad de La Laguna, ARQUIMEA Research Center S.L., Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), Fundación Canaria del Instituto Canario de Investigación del Cáncer (FICIC), Sociedad de Promoción Económica de Gran Canaria, SAU Sociedad de Promoción Económica de Gran Canaria, SAU, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Fundación Canaria Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Ayuntamento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Consejalia de Desarrollo Local, Empleo, Solidaridad, Turismo, Movilidad y Ciudad de Mar; Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, FP, Universidade dos Açores e ARDITI - Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação – Associação.
Project leader:
Abenchara Betancor Abreu, Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias, ESPANHA
