CORDIS · 669029 · H2020

FIRST2RUN Flagship demonstration of an integrated biorefinery for dry crops sustainable exploitation towards biobased materials production

Coordinator: NOVAMONT SPA (IT)

FIRST2RUN project aims at demonstrating (TRL8) the techno, economical and environmental sustainability at industrial scale of a first-of-kind value chain where low input and underutilized oil crops (i.e. cardoon) grown in arid and/or marginal lands and not in competition with food or feed, are exploited for the extraction of vegetable oils to be further converted through chemical and biotechnological processes into bio-monomers (mainly pelargonic and azelaic acids) and esters that will be applied in the formulation of bioproducts (biolubricants, cosmetics, bioplastics). By and co-products fro…

EU contribution
€17.0M
Total cost
Period
2015-07-01 → 2019-06-30
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
BBI-IA-FLAG
Call
H2020-BBI-PPP-2014-1
Status
CLOSED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €17.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 4 years from 2015-07-01 to 2019-06-30.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the BBI-IA-FLAG funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €17.0M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-BBI-PPP-2014-1.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by NOVAMONT SPA (IT).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2015-07-01 to 2019-06-30 — approximately 4 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 669029.