News Updates

New All-Island Project BIODIRECT
InterTradeIreland have awarded the funding to kickstart a first of its kind project called BioDirect – The All-Island Biobased Product Innovation Challenge: Connecting Bioeconomy Innovators

Win a Wool Education Box – Secondary School Competition
Calling All Wool Enthusiasts: Secondary School Teachers and 4th Year Students – Win a Wool Education Box Are you passionate about design, textiles, innovation, and

Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Research Collaboration with New Zealand
New Zealand and Irish Industry meet in MTU to develop Business & Research Partnerships in AgriTech and Bioeconomy Munster Technological University extensive portfolio of research,

Pitch your Sustainable Venture to Investors
In partnership with Bioeconomy Ventures, the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster & Irish Bioeconomy Foundation are hosting an exclusive pitch session for entrepreneurs to pitch to investors,

BCorp Corporate Sustainability Peer to Peer Event
Irish businesses gathered in Tralee on a sunny June afternoon for a peer to peer event to share best practice in corporate sustainability. The event was

Launch of Wool Hub for Research & Innovation: To innovate, create and promote indigenous Irish grown wool-based products
Following the formation of the new Irish Grown Wool Council announced on April 5th, the stakeholders in the Irish Grown Wool sector are now pleased

CBCSW deliver LCA & Sustainability Reporting event
This CBCSW cluster event focused on supporting a variety of cross sectoral businesses and organisations to integrate key knowledge and skills in life cycle assessment and sustainability reporting into

IKC3 Launches the Turas Learning Programme
IKC3, Ireland’s Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action, are excited to launch the Turas Learning Programme, a new upskilling activity aimed at providing solutions to climate

BIOBec.eu consortium
The Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South West was presented at the BIOBec.eu consortium meeting in Seville Jan 25th&26th as an exemplar of collaboration between research &

Bioinvest Ireland
One of the key pillars of the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South West is to support a coordinated and sustainable pipeline of funding and collaborative projects

Closing the Loop: Investing in Irish Circular Bioeconomy
As a cluster, one of our core offerings is to support companies with funding options, including venture financing. Through our strategic activity and connections, we

Announcement: Publication of Market Opportunities for Irish Grown Wool Based Products
Today, the report Review of Market Opportunities for Irish Grown Wool Based Products was published by Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/c28e5-wool-feasibility-study-published/ Minister for

Solving the Challenge of Fast Fashion through Circular Economy
Blog written by Shauna Flynn, Marketing Intern What is Fast Fashion? Fast fashion is a term used to describe the clothing industry business model of

Press Release – 23rd May 2022
23rd May 2022 Italian and Irish Industry Clusters meet in MTU to develop Business Partnerships for the Circular Economy Tralee, Kerry – Munster Technological University

Circular Economy European Cluster Exchange
On the 18th May, the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West at Munster Technological University partnered with the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation and the Italian based SPRING Cluster,

What measures are you willing to take to reduce Plastic Pollution?
Plastic pollution is one of the most significant environmental challenges we face today. Most plastic on the market is made from a petroleum by-product from

Pitch Event for Bioeconomy Innovators
We are delighted to host an investor pitch session for bioeconomy innovators at the upcoming Ireland’s Sustainable Future 2022 organised by Accelerate Green partners Bord na Móna

Recap of Kerry Month of Enterprise
The month of March is Kerry Month of Enterprise, it has been running every year for 9 years and is a great way for businesses

Cluster Day 2022
Cluster Industry Day 2022 On the 2nd of March 2022, we had our first ever in-person event for the cluster with hosted in partnership with

Announcement of a New Project!!
In the Press: CircBioCityWaste Project Last week, a new circular economy project, CircBioCityWaste was announced. Munster Technological University has joined forces with the University of

2021 Innovation Exchange Event Recap
2021 Innovation Exchange Event Recap In 2021, we hosted 7 webinars as part of our Innovation Exchange series reaching over 1000 people across Ireland and

New Circular Economy Project Announcement
To Transform Urban Waste into Sustainable Products in the South-West The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have awarded funding

Munster Technological University Offers New Course.
Munster Technological University offers new Course: Certificate in Circular Economy Tralee, County Kerry – A new part-time online course, Certificate in Circular Economy, at Munster

Announcement of Waste to Value Bioeconomy Project for Irish Wool
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine have awarded a project to Review of Potential Demand in Domestic and International Markets for Wool based

Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2021 Events
The CircBio Research Group, ShannonABC Research Centre and Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West invite you to join us and register for our upcoming events at this

Innovation Exchange: Waste-to-Value
On June 16th we hosted our second Innovation Exchange webinar. Our guest speakers were Jack O’Connor, Founder and Research Director of BHSL Waste Solutions and Selena

Innovation Exchange: Marine Bioeconomy
On May 13th we hosted our first Innovation Exchange webinar. Our guest speakers were from two well-known Irish marine bioeconomy companies Jason Whooley, CEO of

Join Upcoming Events: Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Exchange Series
The Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Exchange Series shines a light on entrepreneurs and leaders who are addressing complex sustainability challenges and building innovative bio-based products, businesses

Launch of New Programme to Support Industry with Bioeconomy Innovation
Seeking Industry Partners for Talent Program: Circular Bioeconomy Industry Innovation Sprint Tralee, County Kerry – A new programme Circular Bioeconomy Industry Innovation Sprint presents an

New Programme: Circular Bioeconomy Industry Innovation Sprint
Organised by CircBio Research Group & Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West at Munster Technological University to advance knowledge and skills transfer Unlocking new commercial advantages is

Funding Available for Circular Bioeconomy SMEs & Projects
Top of mind for many entrepreneurs, SMEs and organisations is where to source funding for circular bioeconomy innovations and projects. We found out there is

Marine Bioeconomy: Free Ideation to Market Coaching Service
FANBEST is an Interreg project designed to support and scale SMEs in the marine sector across the Atlantic regions including Portugal, France, Spain, UK and Ireland.

Kick-Off Event – Insights & Recording
Last week we hosted our first kick-off event for the cluster. This was an important moment to highlight our plans for the coming months and

Press Release – 9th March 2021
Cluster project announced to build an innovation ecosystem for circular bioeconomy in Kerry and Cork Tralee, County Kerry – Munster Technological University has announced today

Innovation and Enterprise Month
Join us for the launch event of the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West: the new business opportunity contributing to a sustainable region on 10th March 4-5.30pm.
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