News Updates

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

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

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, 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

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 &

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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 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

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

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: Certificate in Circular Economy   Tralee, County Kerry – A new part-time online course, Certificate in Circular Economy, at Munster

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

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

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

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

Seeking Industry Partners for Talent Program: Circular Bioeconomy Industry Innovation Sprint  Tralee, County Kerry – A new programme Circular Bioeconomy Industry Innovation Sprint presents an

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

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

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.