Conference on “European Tools for Financing R&D&I in the Circular Economy”

BIOVEGEN co-organizes the conference “European Tools for Financing R&D&I in the Circular Economy”

June 26, 2018. Madrid

He Inter-platform Group on Circular Economy, of which BIOVEGEN is a part, is promoting the Conference “European tools for financing R&D&I in the Circular Economy” which will be celebrated on the day June 26th at the CDTI headquarters (C/Cid 4, Madrid).

The aim of the event is to promote the participation of Spanish organisations (companies, research centres) in European R&D&I funding programmes in the field of the Circular Economy.

Participation possibilities:

• Find out the details of upcoming European calls and resolve any doubts
• Consult or mobilize project proposals in training, identifying potential partners
• Submit project ideas to seek potential partners for the calls to be presented (complete the form in the registration link)

Program of the day

09:30 a.m. Record

10:00 a.m. Opening

• Juan Antonio Tébar Chumillas. Head of the European Programs Division – H2020 of the Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI)

10:15 a.m. Opportunities for Circular Economy in H2020: Social Challenges and Industrial Leadership

• Lydia González. Representative on the Program Committee of Social Challenge 5: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials of H2020. CDTI
• Lucia Inigo. Representative on the H2020 Nanosciences, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMBP) Program Committee. CDTI
• Practical Experiences:
  • PLASTICIRCLE project. Mireia Calvo Monteagudo. Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics (ITENE)
  • ZEROBRINE Project. Miguel Cano. R&D Department of Industrias Químicas del Ebro
• Questions

11:30 a.m. Pilot of the European Innovation Council (EIC) and SME Instrument

• Luis J. Guerra. Representative on the H2020 SME Innovation Program Committee. CDTI
• Practical Experiences
  • UPCYCLING THE OCEANS project. Irene Díaz Ruiz. Director of the ECOALF Foundation
• Questions

12:15 p.m. Coffee Break

12:45 p.m. Opportunities for Circular Economy in the Life Program

• Luis Ángel Díez Orejas. National Contact Point for the LIFE Program. Ministry for the Ecological Transition
• Practical Experiences:
  • TL BIOFER project. Jose Mª Gómez Palacios. Managing Director. PENINSULAR BIOMASS
• Questions

1:30 p.m. Helps formalize consortia. Interplatform Group Circular Economy

• Cristina González Alonso. SusChem-Spain on behalf of the Group Circular Economy Interplatforms

1:45 p.m. Closure