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 […]
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Read “CBE JU: A competitive bioeconomy for a sustainable future”
Is Europe ready to lead the green transition through local production and green jobs? Discover how ZEST and other projects supported by the Circular Bio-based Joint Undertaking are changing the landscape of the bioeconomy. It’s becoming clearer every day: climate change represents an existential threat, and reliance on fossil resources is no longer a viable […]
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 launches its official video
Watch now and discover our vision and mission to spark innovation in the bioeconomy… in just 3 minutes! Click below to embark on a 3-minute journey through our vision and mission to drive innovation in the bioeconomy. The video presents our consortium of committed partners and the entities supporting our work, highlighting the collaborative effort […]
Wageningen PhD candidates visit DTI to learn about ZEST’s bioeconomy vision
This activity reflects ZEST’s strong commitment to knowledge transfer and fostering collaboration with the research community, key drivers for innovation and sustainable growth. A group of PhD candidates in Food Microbiology from Wageningen University visited the Danish Technological Institute (DTI), coordinator of the ZEST project consortium, to delve into the project’s objectives, structure, and innovative […]
