WP Leaders Coordination e-meeting | 27 October 2026
Following the September consortium in-person workshop in Istanbul and its participation in the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 (GBS2026) in Dublin, ROBOCOOP-EU convened an online Work Package Leaders Coordination Meeting on 27 October 2026 to review implementation progress, address remaining challenges and align priorities for the coming months.
Chaired by Dr. Maroun El Moujabber, ROBOCOOP-EU Project Coordinator at CIHEAM Bari, the meeting highlighted the project’s renewed momentum and the importance of strengthening technical cooperation, international visibility and the timely delivery of project results.
From Dublin to stronger international visibility
The meeting opened with a review of ROBOCOOP-EU’s participation in the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026, held in Dublin from 19 to 22 October.
Bringing together more than 1,500 participants from 75 countries, the Summit provided an international platform for showcasing the project’s circular bioeconomy approach through an e-poster, dissemination materials and networking activities led by CIHEAM Bari.
The project attracted interest from international stakeholders, including an opportunity to explore potential cooperation with another EU-funded initiative supporting primary producers’ capacity building.
During exchanges at the Summit, European Commission and Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) representatives welcomed ROBOCOOP-EU’s renewed visibility and the progress achieved since its relaunch.
Progress across Work Packages: Delivering results while addressing challenges
WP Leaders presented updates on technological development, product applications, sustainability assessment, cooperative business models and dissemination.
The consortium confirmed encouraging progress on several forthcoming deliverables. In particular, two WP5 deliverables covering food, beverage, cosmetic and nutraceutical formulations have already been submitted, while other technical outputs are progressing towards their scheduled deadlines.
At the same time, partners identified areas requiring continued coordination, particularly seasonal biomass availability, experimental data exchange and the integration of results across technical Work Packages.
The engineering package (D4.2) will require further refinement as additional experimental results become available, with an advanced draft expected by the end of November.
The meeting reinforced the importance of maintaining close collaboration between research, technological development, environmental assessment and business-model activities to ensure that project outputs remain coherent and applicable.
Expanding communication, capacity building and project synergies
A central priority for the coming months is to strengthen ROBOCOOP-EU’s outreach and create communication resources that remain useful beyond the project.
Under WP8, the consortium is advancing a multilingual Partner Testimonial Video Series, featuring contributions from ROELMI HPC (Italy), CluBE (Greece) and AMPLAS (Spain). The videos will highlight partners’ experiences, technological contributions and perspectives on circular bioeconomy opportunities.
The meeting also considered a dedicated Project Synergies section on the ROBOCOOP-EU website to showcase networking activities and cooperation with complementary European initiatives.
Next stop: Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week 2026
ROBOCOOP-EU will continue its international outreach at the Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week (MIA Week 2026), hosted by CIHEAM Bari in Valenzano, Italy, from 23 to 27 November 2026.
A dedicated project exhibition stand will present ROBOCOOP-EU’s objectives, emerging achievements and cooperation opportunities to researchers, startups, businesses, investors and institutional stakeholders from the Mediterranean, Europe and Africa.
Further activities under preparation include a regional event in Kozani, Greece, in early 2027, and the proposed final project event in Badajoz, Spain, around May 2027, bringing together consortium partners, sister projects and primary-sector stakeholders.
Looking ahead
The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to maintain close coordination on technical deliverables, strengthen cross-WP cooperation and expand dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities.
From international visibility to practical results, ROBOCOOP-EU continues working to connect scientific innovation, sustainable biomass valorisation and cooperative business models for a more circular European bioeconomy.ROBOCOOP-EU | Grant Agreement No. 101112407
Funded by the European Union through the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).
Website: https://robocoop-project.eu/
