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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
ZEST holds its third general assembly in Riga to mark one year of progress

Representatives from the twelve participating entities met on 11–12 June at a meeting hosted by the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry. The bioeconomy project, supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, will soon publish its first technical deliverables. Time flies. Representatives from the twelve entities that make up the ZEST project consortium gathered […]
ZEST and EPIC-SHIFT explore synergies

The online session allowed both projects to identify shared challenges and discuss future collaboration. Representatives from the Danish Technological Institute (DTI), coordinator of the ZEST project, and CTA, the Spanish cluster responsible for the project’s communication strategy, held a virtual meeting with members of the EPIC-SHIFT consortium to explore potential synergies and collaboration opportunities. The […]
Interview: 10 questions for… the Danish Technological Institute

This section seeks to introduce each beneficiary, explain their sector, and describe their work in the project. Today it is the turn of Anne Christine Steenkjaer Hastrup, from the Danish Technological Institute (DTI). What’s the Danish Technological Institute (DTI)? The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) is a leading not-for-profit research and development organization in Denmark, established […]
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