In a landmark move within the European Union Horizon launch, the BIOCONNECT project has emerged as a pivotal initiative set to reinforce the Baltic biotechnology ecosystem’s impact in the EU. Led by a dynamic consortium comprising seven institutions from the Baltic (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Nordic regions (Finland), the project aims to establish an action plan for a more interconnected and vibrant regional biotechnology ecosystem.
This one-year initiative, commencing on December, 2023, and concluding on December, 2024, targets a wide range of stakeholders, from academia and industry to investors, policymakers, and the broader public, with a vision to enhance collaboration and drive positive societal, economic, and environmental impacts.
The core consortium members at the forefront of this groundbreaking initiative include:
- Tallinn, Estonia: TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology,
- Tartu, Estonia: Tartu universitetas, „Estonian Centre for Biosustainability
- Riga, Latvia: Biocatalyst Foundation and Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis
- Vilnius, Lithuania: Association LithuaniaBIO and Vilnius University Life Sciences Center
- Helsinki, Finland: Synbio Powerlabs.
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