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ECOFFEE, the European pilot project that transforms coffee waste into sustainable resources for biocides and animal feed
Brussels, 30 October 2025. ECOFFEE is a pilot project funded by the European Union through the CIRCULOOS project, under the Horizon Europe, which seeks to give a second life to coffee waste from vending machines and the HORECA sector. Through a collaborative approach between companies, technology centres, and innovation entities, ECOFFEE converts coffee grounds into…

Finnova Foundation organises the ONE-BLUE scientific webinar on the analysis of emerging contaminants in environmental matrices
– The online event, led by Finnova Foundation in collaboration with the ONE-BLUE consortium, will bring together European experts and research projects to discuss advances in detecting and monitoring Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in aquatic environments Brussels, 17 October 2025. The Finnova Foundation, as communication and dissemination partner of the Horizon Europe project ONE-BLUE,…

Five Chilean startups lead the green transition in the fruit sector with the Startup Europe Awards AL-INVEST Verde 2025
Innovation and sustainability define the winners of the Startup Europe Awards AL-INVEST Verde Sustainable Fruit Chile 2025 The Finnova Foundation and the Chilean Fruit Producers Federation (Fedefruta) are pleased to announce the winning projects of the Startup Europe Awards AL-INVEST Verde Sustainable Fruit Chile 2025, an initiative that recognizes innovation and commitment to sustainability in…

Successful kick-off meeting marks the official launch of SOCIAREM to drive Europe’s solar transition
Madrid, 7 October 2025. The European project SOCIAREM officially launched with a successful kick-off meeting on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 October 2025, hosted at the Institute for Research in Technology of Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid. The event brought together representatives from the project’s 15 partners, marking the start of a 42-month collaboration to…

European project SOCIAREM kicks off under Horizon Europe to accelerate solar adoption and citizen-driven energy solutions
Madrid, 1 October 2025. The European project SOCIAREM will officially kick off with a consortium meeting on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd October 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme and the Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research, SOCIAREM brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of 15 partners from 9 countries to…

European projects RES4CITY and ONE-BLUE land at the Nanjing Innovation Fair
12/09/2025, Brussels. From September 16 to 19, the Finnova Foundation will travel to Nanjing (China) to attend the 5th Edition of the Nanjing Innovation Fair. At this event, Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Foundation, and Juan Viesca, Director of European Funds at the Foundation, will represent the European projects RES4CITY and ONE-BLUE. Their presentation will…

Sembrando Iniciativa promotes social entrepreneurship with a free online workshop on September 19th
Brussels, 15 September 2025. The Finnova Foundation will hold on Friday, 19 September 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 CEST, the free online workshop “Sembrando Iniciativa – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Social Economy: From Idea to Action”. The workshop is part of the Sembrando Iniciativa project and is included in the Comprehensive Plan to Boost…

Finnova Foundation Organizes the Workshop “Synergies and Social Economy: Chronic Pain and Social Vulnerability in Women” on Wednesday, September 24
Brussels, September 9, 2025 — As part of the Sembrando Iniciativa project, the Finnova Foundation will hold the in-person workshop “Entrepreneurship and Social Economy: Challenges in Managing Chronic Pain and Vulnerability in Women” on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will take place at the University of Santiago de…

Join the digital meeting of SEUA-Chile Sustainable Fruit on Wednesday, September 10, and discover opportunities for MSMEs
Brussels, 09/08/2025. Next Wednesday, September 10, at 10:00 a.m. in Chile and at 3:00 p.m. in mainland Spain, the online presentation of the Startup Europe Awards – Sustainable Fruit will be held, a free event featuring representatives from Fedefruta and the Finnova Foundation. Los Startup Europe Awards – Sustainable Fruit are part of the AL-INVEST…

Over a decade of Finnova’s commitment against forest fires
Brussels, 21 August 2025. The current situation of forest fires in Europe is devastating, particularly in southern countries. Greece has already lost around 45,000 hectares, while Portugal has seen approximately 300,000 hectares burned so far in 2025, making it the EU Member State with the largest share of its territory affected. In Spain, August 2025…









