Annual Conference 2025 of the Circular Economy Interplatform Group (GIEC)

Annual Conference 2025 of the InterPlataformas Circular Economy Group (GIEC)

November 17, 2025. State Research Agency

The drive toward a circular economy and improving sustainability require a joint effort between public institutions and the private sector. With the aim of fostering collaboration in R&D&I in this area, the Circular Economy Interplatform Group, in coordination with the State Research Agency, has organized a conference dedicated to exploring opportunities for innovation, financing, and collaboration.

The event is designed to provide key information on public-private funding opportunities within the framework of the State Research Agency (AEI), the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI), and Horizon Europe. In addition, projects and success stories will be presented, serving as inspiration for those interested in joining pioneering initiatives in the field of the circular economy.

The event is aimed at agents from strategic industrial sectors in Spain, within the Inter-platforms group, who seek to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy, with more sustainable and resource-efficient production and consumption models.

Program

9:30 a.m. Accreditation and registration

10:00 a.m. Welcome and presentation of the Circular Economy Interplatform Group. An opportunity to innovate and collaborate.

Vicente Sales. PTFOR. Representative of the Circular Economy Interplatform Group

Moderator: Belén García. Director. PACKNET.

10:15 a.m. BLOCK 1: 2025 Public-Private Call. R&D&I funding opportunities within the framework of the State Research Agency.

Mª Ángeles Ferre. Head of Scientific-Technical Thematic Programs Subdivision. State Investigation Agency

10:35 a.m. Presentation of projects and success stories

GREENCDWASTE Project. The transformation of cork and CDW waste into high-value green materials. Carmen Martínez. Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of OTRI / Mª Teresa Cotes. Professor of Chemical Engineering. University of Jaén.
mEditRice Project. Development of genome-edited Mediterranean rice varieties: new resources for resilient and sustainable cultivation. Federico Grau. CEO. MADEINPLANT.

11:15 a.m. Coffee break

12:00 p.m. BLOCK 2: R&D&I funding opportunities within the framework of the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI)

Maria Jose Tomas. Department of Institutional Promotion and Territorial Cooperation. CDTI 12:20 p.m. Presentation of projects and success stories.

12:20 p.m. Presentation of projects and success stories

FOOTPLASTIC: calculates and analyses the environmental impact of plastic products. Ainara Martínez. Sustainability and Circular Business Coordinator. MIK (Mondragon Corporation's Center for Business Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Research).
SIMBIOLIVA Operational Group: new biotechnological solutions for a circular economy for alperujo. Pablo Gutiérrez. R&D Technician. El Ejidillo Integral Nurseries.
MASCOVERSO: Transforming animal health with innovation and technology. Elisa Reyna. CEO of Ayudavets, Founder and Creator of the Laica project, MASCOVERSO SL

1:00 PM. BLOCK 3: European Opportunities for Financing the Circular Economy

Lydia González. Representative of the Climate area (Cluster 5) and PNC of the Environment area (Cluster 6) of Horizon Europe.

1:20 p.m. Presentation of projects and success stories

GREAT. Alejandro Viso. Business Development Manager. CETEC
cir4FUN. Advancing European Industrial Sustainability and Competitiveness through Circular Design Strategies, Digital Product Passports, and Sustainable Product-Service Systems in the Furniture Sector. Vicente Sales. Deputy Director. AIDIMME Technological Institute.
VALORISH. Valuing Fish Waste: Towards a Greener and More Sustainable Future. Borja Lagoa. Sustainability and Circular Economy Researcher at ANFACO-CYTMA.

2:00 p.m. Conclusions and closing