Cross border value streams from nature – valuable natural products from industrial side streams for natural cosmetic, food and beverage industry (ValueStreams)
| Title | Cross border value streams from nature – valuable natural products from industrial side streams for natural cosmetic, food and beverage industry |
| Abbreviation | ValueStreams |
| Project number | S038 |
| Programme | Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2014-2020 (Seed Money project) |
Lead partner
- University of Oulu (Finland)
Project partners
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Northern State Medical University” of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation (Russia)
- Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
Project objectives
To establish a cross-border network, which will identify the opportunities regarding the companies and research institutions operating in the bioeconomy food and cosmetic sectors to develop new, high-quality natural products while focusing on the processing potential of existing by-products. Prepare an application for a larger scale project.Activities
- Elaboration of the state of play analysis, creating a network among all relevant stakeholders and exchange of good practices;
- Experience and knowledge sharing activities between project partners to identify common gaps, problems and good practices between Baltic Sea Region countries (workshops, discussions, interregional meetings);
- Elaborate a report (project application) on funding possibilities.
Results
- The institutional capacity of the organizations involved in the project and skills needed for working with the entrepreneurs and scientific institutions in the field of bioeconomy have been strengthened;
- Transfer of knowledge and good practice is ensured;
- Partnerships of transnational bioeconomy companies and business-research institutions have been established to encourage the development of new products in the Baltic Sea region;
- A roadmap for the consortium for the development of the main project.
Budget
Total budget: 50 000 EUR
VPR budget: 16 000 EUR
Implementation period
01.10.2020.-30.09.2021.
Contacts
Irīna Kulitāne
Phone: +371 29131859
E-mail: irina.kulitane@konso.lv
