Madrid, November 24, 2025. – The annual GIEC 2025 event took place on November 17, 2025, at the conference hall of the State Research Agency (AEI) in Madrid. The meeting, organized by the Interplatform Group for Circular Economy (GIEC), brought together representatives from public administrations, companies, universities, and technological centers to discuss the financing opportunities and advancements in circular economy, both at the national and European levels.
The event was inaugurated by Vicente Sales Vivó (PTFOR), representing GIEC, accompanied by the moderator Belén García, director of PACKNET, who highlighted the role of interplatform cooperation as a driving force for advancing industrial sustainability.
The first block, dedicated to the 2025 public-private call from the State Research Agency, featured the intervention of Mª Ángeles Ferre, head of the Scientific-Technical Thematic Programs Subdivision, who presented the key points of the new support framework for collaboration in R&D+i. Following this, Carmen Martínez García and Mª Teresa Cotes Palomino from the University of Jaén presented the project GREENCDWaste, focused on the transformation of cork and construction and demolition waste into high added value green materials.
After the coffee break, the second block focused on funding opportunities within the framework of the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), with the participation of María José Tomás, from the Department of Institutional Promotion and Territorial Cooperation. Several successful cases were also presented in this space:
- SIMBIOLIVA Operational Group, presented by Pablo Gutiérrez (Viveros Integrales El Ejidillo), focused on new biotechnological solutions to enhance the value of olive pomace in the olive oil sector.
- MASCOVERSO, presented by Elisa Reyna Santos (Ayudavets, MASCOVERSO), which applies innovation and technology to transform animal health.
The third block addressed European funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, with the intervention of Lydia González, representative of the Climate area (Cluster 5) and National Contact Point for the Environmental area (Cluster 6), who provided an overview of European programs aimed at green innovation.
During this session, the projects MAGNO (Alejandro Viso, CETEC), cir4FUN (Vicente Sales Vivó, AIDIMME), and VALORISH (Borja Lagoa, ANFACO-CYTMA) were presented, examples of international collaboration in key sectors such as food packaging, furniture, and the valorization of fishery by-products.
The GIEC 2025 Conference concluded, establishing itself as a reference forum in promoting the circular economy through public-private cooperation, and reaffirming GIEC’s commitment to promoting sustainable innovation and intersectoral collaboration as key tools for industrial competitiveness.