The Horizon 2020 FUNGUSCHAIN Project has celebrated its first meeting in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), November 30th 2016, in which Condensia has participated.

The project, with a budget of 11 million euros, is co-funded by the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) under the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. It is driven by the Vision and Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda (SIRA) and will boost the bio-based economy. This unique consortium consists of 16 partners from 10 different European countries.

Dr. Bart van der Burg, project coordinator, stated: "The FUNGUSCHAIN project is a highly integrated project with a unique consortium covering all the key element in a range of value chains. It brings together leading scientists and companies that from the beginning of the project have been eager to interact to make this challenging project into a sucess. Il will provide an important example of a new way of working in a bio based economy, thereby helping to make the essential change that is needed for a sustainable future development of Europe and beyond".

For further information, please visit the Project website.