Category: News

Nearly 700 ongoing and completed forest-based sector research and innovation projects are registered in the new FTP Database (FTP DB), launched by FTP in March 2017. Featuring relevant Calls for proposals, funding agencies and research consortia, the new version of the FTP DB has been revamped with a more user-friendly interface and equipped with powerful […]

The efforts of the project ERIFORE aim to design a dedicated open access research infrastructure for the circular forest bioeconomy The transition to a circular economy in which resources are used in a more sustainable way became a top priority for EU Member States since the adoption of the new Circular Economy Package by the […]

FTP’s new website is now up and running with a refreshed visual style and more than 100 pages of information about the sector’s Vision, Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, funding opportunities, as well as special pages for FTP’s 25 National Support Groups (NSGs).  Now fully integrated with the revamped FTP Database (FTP DB), the new […]

The special envoy of the Swedish government and Chairperson of the FTP Board, Lena Ek, presented the European Spallation Source (ESS) to representatives of the Member States and from the European Commission during a breakfast briefing session at the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union in Brussels on 28 March 2017.  The ambitious […]

Forest-based sector stakeholders and all FTP partners are good candidates to join the roster of independent experts and advise the European Commission Services on forest-based related issues. Short-term and occasional assignments may include the evaluation of tenders and proposals, review of projects and design policies or monitoring programmes that receive EU funding from Horizon 2020 […]

In three intensive days, the 7th edition of the Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference (NWBC), that finished on 30 March 2017 in Stockholm, showcased the latest innovative, wood-based biorefineries, novel production processes and evolving concepts of biorefineries.  A flagship concept, the industrial ecosystems around the bioproduct mill that Metsä Fibre is finalising in Äänekoski (Finland) was […]

Partners of the EU-funded project VERAM – Vision and Roadmap for European Raw Materials will explore opportunities and develop solutions which will help shape the landscape of European raw materials research and innovation towards 2050. Save the date of 13 June 2017 on your calendar and join us to share your ideas during the VERAM Experts’ […]

The European Parliament gave its consent on 5 April 2017 to an additional € 200 million for Horizon 2020, by adopting a compromise on the mid-term review of the EU budget, reached with EU Member States on 7 March. The final and formal approval of the European Council is expected in the coming weeks. The […]

Four distinct Joint Calls and € 85 million to fund 62 transnational research projects during a period of eight years. The positive balance of the WoodWisdom-Net Research Programme and its consistent contribution to advance the research and innovation agenda of the European forest-based sector was presented during the 9th Programme Seminar on 4-5 April 2017 […]

Breakthrough business ideas with substantial impact on climate change mitigation and adaptation find funding opportunities in the various budget lines of Climate-KIC. Under the thematic priority Sustainable Land-Use, Climate-KIC currently supports 16 research projects and start-ups that carry out forest-related innovation activities to reduce carbon emissions, substitute fossil-based materials or adapt to the impacts of […]