3BR Project: Biomolecules and biomaterials for the regional bioeconomy

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3BR Project: Biomolecules and biomaterials for the regional bioeconomy

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Implementation period:
2020 – 2023

PROJECT LEADERS:

The 3BR project (Biomolecules and Biomaterials for the Regional Bioeconomy) was launched in 2020 as part of the Research Cooperation Regional Fund call for projects. It was awarded funding of €2.5m and is being led by Stéphane DESOBRY of the LiBio biomolecule engineering laboratory at the University of Lorraine and by Bernard KUREK of the FARE agri-resources fractionation and environment laboratory at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne. The objective of 3BR is to develop new multi-commercialisation channels for regional agri-resources.

The project is focused on 3 main plant resources and sectors in the Grand Est region: hops, hemp and oilseed meal, employing a circular economy and zero waste approach. Combining both the fundamentals and practical applications, this research project covers the entire value chain: production, fractionation, biomolecule purification, biomaterials development, energy recovery and soil amendment. The models to be developed will lead to the definition of a “benchmark” approach for bioeconomy systems at the national and international level, which can subsequently be exploited in other sectors.

3BR brings together a significant majority of the region’s bioeconomy players operating in agri-food and biorefining, with unique firepower provided by 27 research laboratories, 3 research federations, 2 competitiveness clusters, 3 Carnot institutes, 1 biomolecule research network under the LUE IMPACT project and industrial companies operating in the bioeconomy sector. The project strives to create synergies between researchers and between the academic and socio-economic worlds.

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