🚀 Applications Now Open for the RefreSCAR Hackathon!
We're excited to announce that the Call for Applications is officially open for the RefreSCAR 1st Hackathon! This is your opportunity to collaborate with innovators, researchers, and policymakers to develop cutting-edge solutions for sustainable bioeconomy challenges.
Why Participate?
💡 Tackle real-world challenges identified by SCAR Working Groups.
🌍 Collaborate with experts across Europe.
🏆 Showcase your innovative ideas and make a tangible impact.
Who can apply?
Teams of 2–4 members from startups, SMEs, research, policy, and agri-food sectors. Applicants must be based in EU Member States or Horizon Europe–associated countries.
How to Apply?
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The 2nd annual Training webinar for new SCAR Working Group members has been held on 8 July 2024. It followed the 1st webinar, held on 18 September 2024.
The webinar was followed by about 30 people, most of them “newcomers” to the SCAR world, from different countries and different SCAR groups, and offered insights into SCAR’s objectives and initiatives, including a presentation of the updated 2025 version of the 'Induction Package', a user-friendly guide to familiarize with...
Achievements of EU Research, Innovation and Development projects in the last 10 years to address the global challenge of agriculture transformation
As part of RefreSCAR Project aim to improve the coordination of national and European bioeconomy research and innovation programmes within the European Research Area (ERA), the SCAR Strategic Working Group on European Agricultural Research towards greater impact on Global Challenges (SWG ARCH) commissioned a Portfolio Analysis (PA) to...
A round table entitled “Internationalisation of EU R&I co-funded partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities” was organised as a satellite event of a conference held in Brussels (11th – 13th March 2025) by the European Commission (DG-INTPA, DG-AGRI and DG-RTD). This special session was organised by the Strategic Working Group of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research dealing with “European Agricultural Research towards greater impact on global challenges”, known as SCAR...
The RefreSCAR project has just launched its 2025 Press Release, highlighting some of the main activities and contributions developed over last year.
The document includes updates on RefreSCAR’s most recent milestones in foresight, visibility, and engagement!
📄 Read the full Press Release here
Feel free to share it within your networks or institutional channels — and stay connected with RefreSCAR and the SCAR community!
Aiming to support Europe's ambition for open strategic autonomy, the Bioeconomy WG has just launched a new policy brief outlining recommendations to guide the 2025 update of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy. These recommendations focus on building a circular, resilient, and globally competitive European bioeconomy that preserves ecosystems.
If you want to understand how the SCAR Bioeconomy WG's contribution can help leverage this opportunity for the efficient, innovative, circular, and sustainable...
AHW CWG produced a report on their expectations for the EC Framework Programme 10.
AHW CWG considered that FP10 'should prioritise the translation of scientific results into practice; ensure early involvement of the private sector in research activities to drive innovation and accelerate the uptake of solutions; develop mechanisms to bridge the gap between research and commercial application, while protecting intellectual property and fostering collaboration.'
A key priority must be...
Innovation in fisheries monitoring science - Fisheries dependent data as a tool for real-time advice
The paper explores how fisheries-dependent data (FDD) can be used to support more adaptive, responsive, and evidence-based fisheries management - bringing science closer to real-time decision-making.
This Document is comprised of an original and updated text, picking up on the document presented to SCAR Fish in 2022. The updated document was required because of developments in the...
Join us for a three day impactful conference focusing in:
- sharing results and lessons on the contribution of R&I projects to agrifood systems transitions;
- identifying key enablers and hurdles to achieve impact at scale through innovation;
- exploring future contributions of R&I for agrifood systems transitions, innovation systems and innovation policies;
- informing policy and decision makers on supporting R&I at scale in partner countries.
This an opportunity to connect...