GeneBEcon is harnessing the potential of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) to enable energy-saving, low-input, and improved agricultural production and industrial processing for a sustainable bioeconomy.
• As with many other scientific breakthroughs, NGTs allow us to make new discoveries in biology.
• NGTs are valuable additions to other plant breeding techniques.
• NGTs contribute to reduce agricultural and industrial pollution.
GeneBEcon is a Horizon Europe-funded project that will examine the innovation potential of gene editing in enabling a sustainable bioeconomy in Europe. Through the application of this technology in potato and microalgae, GeneBEcon intends to promote energy-efficient, low-input, and improved agricultural production and industrial processing for a sustainable bioeconomy.
The project is coordinated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, Sweden) and started on September 2022.
Researchers from ILVO and Ghent University have explored the impact of …
On May 21st, 2024, GeneBEcon partners met with the European Commission …
5 M€
Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
11 European countries
Potato
Microalgae
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