Peer-to-Peer FINBIO

Peer to peer learning for financing innovation in the food & bioeconomy

Relevant for: bio-based SMEs

Foodvalley NL participated together with four other European partners in the project P2P FINBIO, to improve the access to funding for bio-based SMEs. This project was funded by the H2020 programme of the EU. P2P FINBIO kicked off in September 2021, and finished in August 2022.

During the project, the consortium partners visited each other’s ecosystems. During these visits, experiences and best practices of the existing support services for SMEs in their respective ecosystems were shared. Specifically, the focus was on access to funding for startups and SMEs in the bioeconomy. The insights gathered during the various exchanges were used to develop a common Design Options Paper (DOP). The DOP was the result of the peer-review process and will serve as a guide for other innovation agencies interested in implementing the addressed innovation support service. The DOP can be found here.

About the Project

Food & Bio Cluster Denmark coordinated the project. The consortium further consists of Technological Corporation of Andalusia (Spain), Association Industries et Agro-Ressources (France) and Association BLC3 – Technology and Innovation Campus (Portugal). These organisations all work closely with SMEs and other stakeholders in the agrifood and bioeconomy ecosystem.