The new European thematic network ‘Biosolutions for sustainable agriculture’ was launched on 17 June in Brussels as part of the S3 Intelligent Strategies conference.
The new network, coordinated by Wagralim (BE), with Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation and Innov’Alliance as lead actors, brings together 10 partner innovation clusters representing 22 regions and 7 European countries.
Following an application in March and an audition in May, the consortium received notification of acceptance as a new network from the European Commission on 22 May. The evaluation committee, made up of DG REGIO, DG RTD, DG AGRI and the secretariat of the Community of Practice for Intelligent Specialisation (S3 CoP), recognised the strategic importance of this theme and its strong potential for generating interregional innovation in Europe.
A collective ambition for green innovation.
This network will :
- bring together a European community of players committed to biosolutions,
- raise the European profile of regional initiatives,
- establish direct dialogue with European institutions,
- stimulate the emergence of collaborative innovation projects.
For Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation, this project is a continuation of the momentum generated in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie through the BiosolutioNA (2022) and BiosolutionOCC (2024) initiatives, aimed at promoting biological alternatives to chemical pesticides.
A Europe of territories mobilised for the agriculture of tomorrow.
Through this network, the partners are affirming their shared desire to make biosolutions a pillar of Europe’s agro-ecological transition, by mobilising research, innovation and public policies.
