Minerva is the co-ordinator of the H2020 Bioeconomy project CommBeBiz, responsible for managing and chairing the project, leading on survey and data analysis, media communications and delivery of the CommBeBiz Blueprint.

CommBeBiz provides a bridge from bioeconomy research to business, and for social or scientific innovation, targeting five specialist segments: Food, Agriculture, Marine, Forestry, and Biotechnology.

Working with EU FP7 and H2020 project partners at all stages of their ideas and research development, CommBeBiz enables more effective and speedier transfer of knowledge to the marketplace, to policy-players and for the public good.

A range of support actions is available to all EU funded bioeconomy projects depending on the needs and preferences of individual project partners. These include opportunities to network with specialist segments to develop new ideas and to publicise projects. Training and capacity development in Research & Business Communication through webinars and face-to-face sessions with experts are also offered, as are Meet/Match events with industry representatives, entrepreneurs and policy makers.

The annual CommBeBiz bursaries provide funding for individual researchers, representing their bioeconomy projects, to attend one of the CommBeBiz Academies (Paris, Prague and Vienna dates confirmed in 2017 & 2018). Researchers join the web platform to receive alerts on opportunities and deadlines.

www.commbebiz.eu