Workshop: Scaling up forest-based innovations in Europe

Rodrigo Mendes on June 13, 2025

Read the cases presented at the Workshop: Scaling up forest-based innovations in Europe on 15 May 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

Summary

Scale-up experiences
- Strong by Form
- Biocon
- Biocastanea
- CMPC Venture Client
Infrastructures and support structures for piloting and scaling up solutions
- Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
- Forestry Hub of Catalonia
- PhotonHub & EIC Scaling Club
Suitable financing instruments to facilitate and de-risk investment
- Green Angel Ventures Limited
- European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
- Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
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The Forestry Hub of Catalonia is an initiative supporting innovation in forestry value chains. Its facilities for research, development, transfer, facilitation and training.

The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP) is a leading open-access facility supporting the scale-up of bio-based innovations from lab to industrial scale.

CMPC Ventures’ Venture Client supports start-ups through partnerships, pilots, and direct investment. Launched in 2024, the CMPC has completed 15 pilots, including two forestry-focused projects.

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a key promoter of sustainable growth and competitiveness in Europe.

ECBF is the first private venture capital fund exclusively dedicated to investing in growth-stage companies within the European bioeconomy.

Biocastanea upcycles chestnut burr waste into certified eco‐cosmeceuticals via green extraction of antioxidants. Biocastanea promotes zero‐waste valorisation and scalable bioeconomy.

Strong by Form develops Woodflow, a biomimetic, digitally-designed timber composite replacing steel, concrete, plastics via strategic partnerships, phased financing, deep-tech planning.