ZEST strengthens ties across the European bioeconomy at IFIB 2026 in Rome

Spanish partner CTA shared ZEST’s latest advances and explored collaboration opportunities through networking and B2B meetings. The European research project ZEST took part in the 16th International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (IFIB 2026), held on 1–2 October at WeGil in Rome, Italy. Spanish project partner CTA attended the event to showcase ZEST’s achievements […]

ZEST brings alternative proteins to Denmark’s largest food festival

Partners Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark (FBCD) showcased the project at Food Festival 2026. ZEST’s Danish partners, the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark (FBCD), presented the project at Food Festival 2026, Denmark’s largest food festival, held from 4 to 6 September at Tangkrogen in Aarhus. […]

ZEST attends the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum (Brussels)

The event brought together around 400 participants from 40 countries, representing key players from across the European bio-based community. ZEST is supported by the Circular Bio-based Joint Undertaking and its members. The Spanish partner CTA attended the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum with the aim of raising awareness of ZEST, learning about the latest developments and […]

ZEST strengthens collaboration to accelerate innovation in alternative proteins

Partners continue to explore strategic synergies with research centres and EU projects to boost knowledge sharing, market uptake and regulatory alignment. Building strong synergies with other European projects and key actors in the bioeconomy and alternative proteins ecosystem is at the core of the ZEST project’s work plan. This collaborative approach is essential to maximise […]

Fourth ZEST General Assembly confirms satisfactory progress and publishes first deliverables

D 3.1, ZEST Data Management Platform and Digital Modelling Framework Specification, and D6.1, Roadmap and Application of the SSbD Framework are now available here. The partners of the European research project ZEST held their fourth General Assembly online on 18 and 19 December 2025. The meeting represented a key milestone to review technical and strategic […]

ZEST showcases its approach at the SSbD25 Conference in Switzerland

LEITAT presents ZEST’s Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design methodology at Europe’s leading forum on responsible innovation in materials and processes. As leader of Work Package 6, LEITAT presented the methodology and objectives of the ZEST project in applying the Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework during the SSbD25 Conference, held in Zurich, Switzerland. Organised by the IRISS SSbD Community and hosted at […]

From the lab to the bar: ZEST steps into Riga’s streets

Project partner the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry joined the Latvian Council of Science campaign to bring research closer to citizens. The ZEST project was featured in a gallery inspired by Science Street — an open-air exhibition created within the campaign Science and Your Life: Notice and Understand!, led by the Latvian Council of […]

ZEST awakens the “researcher gene” during Researchers’ Night 2025

The partner the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC) brought science and innovation closer to citizens during the event held across more than thirty locations in Riga (Latvia), including the institute’s own facilities. With the participation of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC), the European project ZEST joined Researchers’ Night 2025, held […]

ZEST partners meet for an internal workshop on SSbD approaches

The online event was led by LEITAT, coordinator of Work Package 6 — Safety and Sustainability Assessment The partners of the ZEST project recently held an online workshop under Work Package 6, led by the work package coordinator LEITAT. This work package focuses on operationalising sets of criteria for Safety-and-Sustainability-by-Design (SSbD) assessment. The overarching goal […]

ZEST project showcased at Biosolutions Scale Up Symposium 2025

The event featured expert speakers, panel discussions on emerging trends, and dynamic networking opportunities with industry leaders. The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark (FBCD), both partners of the ZEST project consortium, presented the initiative at the Biosolutions Scale Up Symposium 2025, held at DTI’s facilities in Taastrup on March 19. […]