BioBoosters Network
BioBoosters – Boosting Circular Transition project joins partners from Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany. We connect nine regions with strong bioeconomy innovation ecosystems to help circular bioeconomy business transition in Baltic Sea Region.
Together, we help companies of the bioeconomy sector to apply circular economy business models to improve the sustainability and competitiveness of their operations via our BioBoosters Hackathon.
Read more about the BioBoosters project
BioBoosters Hackathon - Fast-track your circular economy transition with innovative solutions and new business and RDI partners
We are looking for prominent companies from the bioeconomy sector with a challenge related to the circular economy transition.
Tell us about your challenge and we will plan an open innovation process according to your needs!
We offer an effective and effortless process to find solutions to your challenge and to engage new partners to work with you on your challenge.
As a result, your company will benefit from:
- Scouting of solutions via extensive international business and research networks.
- Learning to look at your challenge in new ways with out-of-box ideas from cross-sectoral experts, SMEs, start-ups and research teams.
- Support from experts in the further development of ideas and the commercial implementation of solutions.
- Tangible business benefits and sustainability impacts via established RDI and commercial partnerships.
- Positive visibility for your company’s sustainability mission. Building brand image and employer image.
What is a BioBoosters Hackathon?
BioBoosters Hackathon is based on a proven service model piloted with 15 companies in Finland. Now, the service is upgraded with the international network co-operation. The international network is supporting the Hackathon via co-operation in active scouting of solution providers and marketing the Hackathon call. In addition, we’ll engage relevant international mentors and experts to the Hackathon process.
Do you have a challenge for us?
We are looking for in total 18 companies operating in Baltic Sea Region to share their challenge and engage in solving it through our Hackathon process.
Hackathon can be commissioned by one or more companies with the desire and opportunity to continue working with the winner of the Hackathon to bring the new solutions on the market. Depending on the assignment, the Hackathon process can be arranged as a contact, virtual or hybrid implementation.
If you are interested in this opportunity, kindly contact us. You can find direct contact details under BioBoosters Hackathon hosts, or you can send us a contact request.
What kind of company partners and challenges are we looking for?
Company partners need to have:
- Business operations in the Baltic Sea Region
- Business operations in the bioeconomy value chains
- A challenge in implementing a circular economy business model
- A desire and opportunity to continue working with the winner of the Hackathon to bring the new solutions to the market
Potential challenges include, for example, needs to
- identify potential business opportunities for biobased side streams, creating new value chains
- identify biobased materials to replace non-renewable materials or harmful materials
- identify more sustainable alternatives to current biobased materials and ingredients
- identify potential business opportunities for utilization of data on biobased resources
- develop data-based decision making for improved economic, social, and environmental sustainability of biobased resource use
- identify suitable (ICT) solutions to shift to ‘product as a service’ or sharing models to create more value for customers
In addition, the company partners should be ready to:
- Help us to evaluate the Hackathon service by proving us feedback
- Help us to communicate the impact of the Hackathon process by proving a brief written or video statement
- Approving the publication of an impact story of the winning solution(s) and their sustainability impact
Selection of company partners is done on first come first served basis once a mutual interest to enter a service agreement is established.
BioBoosters Hackathon hosts
You can check from the ‘Status’ under each BioBoosters Hackathon host whether they are still looking for a company partner.
BioBoosters by Jamk, Bio- and circular economy Business Accelerator of Jamk University of Applied Sciences
Status: Organising LiukasHackathon in Autumn 2024. Read more about LiukasHackathon
About us: Bio- and circular economy Business Accelerator that seeks solutions to sustainability challenges with a demand-driven approach. Read more about BioBoosters by Jamk
Location: Saarijärvi, Central Finland, Finland
Contact: Annimari Lehtomäki, Chief Specialist (+358 50 464 2563 | [email protected])
Paper Province
Status: Organising Karlstads Energi Hackathon in Autunm 2024. Read more about Karlstads Energi Hackathon
About us: "We bring the society into the future with support from the forest!" The world-leading business cluster in forest-based bioeconomy. Read more about Paper Province
Location: Värmland, Sweden
Contact: Magnus Persson, Project Manager (+46 (0)70 342 7941 | [email protected])
Biofuel Region
Status: Organising Skellefteå Kraft Hackathon in Autunm 2024. Read more about Skellefteå Kraft Hackathon
About us: Promoter of a low carbon vehicle fleet and a well-developed bioeconomy. Read more about Biofuel Region
Location: Västerbotten, Sweden
Contact: Ida Norberg, Project Manager (+46 (0)70 331 5431 | [email protected])
Vidzeme Planning Region
Status: Organising Stora Enso Hackathon in Autunm 2024. Read more about Stora Enso Hackathon
About us: Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Location: Vidzeme, Latvia
Contact: Inguna Kucina, Project manager, (+371 26598678 | [email protected])
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Status: Organising Fibenol Hackathon in Spring 2024. Read more about Fibenol Hackathon. Looking for a challenge provider for Spring 2025.
About us: Estonian University of Life Sciences is the only university in Estonia whose priorities in academic and research activities provide the sustainable development of natural resources necessary for the existence of Man as well as the preservation of heritage and habitat. Read more about Estonian University of life Sciences
Location: Tartu, Estonia
Contact: Katrin Kepp, Head of the Centre of Bioeconomy (+372 5615 7938 | [email protected])
Witeno
Status: Organising Cosun Beet Hackathon in Spring 2024. Read more about Cosun Beet Hackathon. Looking for a challenge provider for Spring 2025.
About us: Regional Incubator with up-to-date scaling facilities and innovation services for bioeconomy. We are involved in a regional as well as Baltic Sea-wide network of bioeconomy stakeholders and related projects and help develop a sustainable economy for our region together with the partners. Read more about Witeno
Location: Vorpommern-Greifswald, Germany
Contact: Gudrun Mernitz, Senior Consultant (+4915115273020 | [email protected])
Pärnu County Development Center
Status: Organising Võiste Hackathon in Spring 2024. Read more about Võiste Hackathon. Looking for a challenge provider for Spring 2025.
About us: Kobar - Pärnumaa innovatsioonikeskus (parnukobar.ee)
Location: Pärnu, Estonia
Contact: Svea Uusen, Business development consultant (+3725051797 | [email protected] )
Pro Civis Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue
Status: Organising Targi Kielce Hackathon in Spring 2024. Read more about Targi Kielce Hackathon. Looking for a challenge provider for Spring 2025.
About us: Foundation aiming at developing and promoting bioeconomy at the local, regional, and national level, with a special focus on entrepreneurs and business fit solutions. Read more about Pro Civis Foundation
Location: Świętokrzyskie Region, Kielce, Poland
Contact: Anna Gajek (+ 48 600 323 923 | [email protected])
Sunrise Valley Science and Business Park
Status: Organizing Nando Hackathon in Spring 2024. Read more about Nando Hackathon. Looking for a challenge provider for Spring 2025.
About us: Read more about Sunrise Valley Science and Technology Park
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Contact: Antanas Popiera ([email protected])
