Bioeconomy Excellence Alliance for Stimulating Innovative and Inclusive Green Transition (BEAMING)

BEAMING is a Horizon Europe project under the WIDERA work programme which seeks to promote innovation and valorization of knowledge in the field of bioeconomy through cooperation between higher education institutions, with a special focus on widening countries in Central-Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.

The BEAMING objectives aim to boost global competitiveness, encourage research in bioeconomy, and progress toward a more sustainable and collaborative future in Europe by:

• Fostering collaboration among higher education institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Western Balkans.
• Promoting bioeconomy through the implementation of strategies and actions to reduce the technology and knowledge transfer gap.
• Advocating for structural reforms and a culture of excellence within the academic sector.
• Enhancing innovation capacity and practical application of research results through the Quadruple Helix innovation ecosystem approach.
• Facilitating international collaboration and knowledge transfer to strengthen research capabilities in countries with low R&D performance.

Led by Budapest University of Technology and Economics, the BEAMING consortium consist of the Agricultural University of Plovdiv, the Agricultural University of Tirana, BIOEAST Hub CR, BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, CluBE – The Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia, Educons University, Hungarian Innovation Agency, Fraunhofer Institute for System and Innovation Research, INCDSB – the National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Sustainable Innovations Europe, the University of Banja Luka, the University of Novi Sad – Faculty of Agriculture, and the University of Osijek – Faculty of Food Technology, supported by the University of Pannonia as an associated
partner.