Annual Meeting 2025 of the Inter-Platforms Group on Circular Economy (GIEC)
November 17, 2025. State Agency for Research
The push towards a circular economy and the improvement of sustainability require a joint effort between public institutions and the private sector. With the aim of fostering collaboration in R&D&i in this area, the Inter-Platforms Group on Circular Economy, in coordination with the State Agency for Research, has organized a meeting dedicated to exploring opportunities for innovation, funding, and collaboration.
The meeting is aimed at providing key information about public-private funding calls within the framework of the State Agency for Research (AEI), the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), and Horizon Europe. Additionally, projects and success cases will be presented, which will serve as inspiration for those interested in joining pioneering initiatives in the field of the circular economy.
The event is aimed at agents from strategic industrial sectors in Spain, within the Inter-platforms group, seeking to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy, with more sustainable and efficient production and consumption models in the use of resources.
Program
9:30 AM. Accreditation and registration
10:00 AM. Welcome and presentation of the Inter-platforms Group for Circular Economy. An opportunity to innovate and collaborate
- Vicente Sales. PTFOR. Representative of the Inter-platforms Group for Circular Economy
Moderator: Belén García. Director. PACKNET.
10:15 AM. BLOCK 1: Public-private call 2025. Funding opportunities for R&D+i within the framework of the State Agency for Research
- Mª Ángeles Ferre. Head of Subdivision for Thematic Scientific-Technical Programs. State Agency for Research
10:35 AM. Presentation of projects and success stories
- Project GREENCDWASTE. The transformation of cork and C&D waste into high-value green materials. Carmen Martínez. Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of OTRI / Mª Teresa Cotes. Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. University of Jaén.
- Project mEditRice. Development of Mediterranean rice varieties edited genomically: new resources for a resilient and sustainable crop. Federico Grau. CEO. MADEINPLANT.
11:15 AM. Coffee break
12:00 PM. BLOCK 2: Funding opportunities for R&D+i within the framework of the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI)
- María José Tomás. Department of Institutional Promotion and Territorial Cooperation. CDTI 12:20 h Presentation of projects and success stories.
12:20 h. Presentation of projects and success stories
- FOOTPLASTIC: calculates and analyzes the environmental impact of plastic products. Ainara Martínez. Sustainability and Circular Business Coordinator. MIK (Research Center in Business Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship of MONDRAGON Corporation).
- SIMBIOLIVA Operational Group: new biotechnological solutions for a circular economy of the olive pomace. Pablo Gutiérrez. R&D Technician. Integrales El Ejidillo Nurseries.
- MASCOVERSO: transforming animal health with innovation and technology. Elisa Reyna. CEO of Ayudavets, Founder and Creator of the Laica project, MASCOVERSO S.L.
13:00 h. BLOCK 3: European opportunities for financing the Circular Economy
- Lydia González. Representative of the Climate area (Cluster 5) and PNC of the Environment area (Cluster 6) from Horizon Europe.
13:20 h. Presentation of projects and success stories
- MAGNO. Alejandro Viso. Business Development Manager. CETEC
- cir4FUN. Advancing European Industrial Sustainability and Competitiveness through Circular Design Strategies, Digital Product Passports, and Sustainable Product-Service Systems in the Furniture Sector. Vicente Sales. Deputy Director. AIDIMME Technological Institute.
- VALORISH. Valorising Fish Waste: Towards a Greener and More Sustainable Future. Borja Lagoa. Sustainability and Circular Economy Researcher at ANFACO-CYTMA.
2:00 PM. Conclusions and closing