CBE JU (Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking) is the new €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). It builds on the success of its predecessor BBI JU.
Following the official launch at the end of November, both founding partners each nominated five representatives to the Governing Board, the main decision-making body of the CBE JU.
John Bell, Director for Healthy Planet in DG Research & Innovation and representing the European Commission, was elected as Chair of the CBE JU Governing Board for the coming two years. Mat Quaedvlieg (photo above), Vice-President Strategic Business Projects at Sappi and representing BIC, the private partner, was elected as the Vice-Chair. Both were elected unanimously.
The Governing Board’s tasks include supervising the implementation of CBE JU’s objectives, adopting its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, as well as its yearly work programme and budget, and approving the annual activity report of CBE JU.
Read more on the website of CBE JU.
