A Rede PANACEA é composta por 18 parceiros provenientes de 10 países, representando universidades e centros de investigação, serviços de assessoria e extensão, organizações de agricultores e bioindústrias e agrupamentos.
Universidades
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna - UNIBO
The research team has extensively studied the eco-physiological and productive response of non-food crops to different environmental conditions and has optimized the sustainable agronomic management of specific biomass crops alongside food crops, through innovative crop rotation systems, or in marginal land. The Department of Agricultural and Food Science offers a specific course in the agronomy of herbaceous species for bio-refinery and energy uses to the agronomy students of UNIBO. PANACEA research team is currently involved in multiple EU projects aimed at coordinating and supporting the development of a European bio-economy through dedicated biomass value chains.
Contact:
Andrea Monti: a.monti@unibo.it
Carla Lambertini: carla.lambertini@unibo.it
Imperial College London - ICL
Contact:
Dr Calliope Panoutsou
Agricultural University of Athens - AUA
AUA research funding comes from the private sector as well EU and Greek research programmes. In particular, AUA the last 4 years has participated, as a leader or partner in 53 EU projects. AUA contributions address a wide range of issues related to food safety and environmental protection significantly affecting the daily lives of Greek and Europeans citizens: food quality and safety, water resource conservation, organic farming, alternative energy sources, biotechnological applications in agriculture, information and communications technology.
Contact:
Spyros Fountas
Faculdade Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova Lisboa – FCT-UNL
Contact:
Ana Luísa Fernando




Centros de Incestigação
Center for Renewable Energy Sources, Biomass Department - CRES
The BD-CRES has outstanding experience in non-food crops production for both energy production and industrial use. It has also developed research activities in the following fields: evaluation of the biomass and energy potential of a wide range of energy crops grown in experimental field trials; research on new non-food crops better adapted to soil and water stress conditions; evaluation of the logistics involved and optimisation of
the bioenergy – biorefinery system; resource assessment for various biomass feedstock using GIS methodologies; economic appraisal of implementing biomass (energy crops, agricultural and processing wastes) in niche energy markets.
Contact:
Efi Alexopoulou
Wageningen University & Research - WUR
Within Panacea Wageningen Food & Biobased Research and Applied Arable and Vegetable Research of Wageningen Plant Research work together. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research is specialized in applied research for sustainable innovations in healthy food, fresh food chains and biobased products. Applied Arable and Vegetable Research carries out projects that contribute to innovation and knowledge development in arable farming, field production of vegetables and green space, at both the national and international level.
Contact:
Ir. John Verhoeven
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria - CREA
The biomass for bioeconomy research branch of CREA performs research activities focused on mechanization systems, from planting to harvesting, of non-food crops and crop residues. The research activities are also focused on the improvement of logistic chain, storage systems and characterization of the biomass.
Contact:
Luigi Pari
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry - LAMMC
Contact:
Vita Tilvikienė




Comunidade de agricultores & serviços de assessoria
Le réseau des instituts des filières animales et végétales - ACTA
Each ITA represents one or few production area(s) whereas ACTA carries on research on transversal and cross cutting innovative themes, for example innovative cropping systems, fertilization and environment, energy management, modelling and new information and communication technics. The Institutes give a complete technical support to production actors and carry out research on behalf of farmers’ groups. They play major roles in sciences and technologies watch, experimentation, knowledge assembly, dissemination, training and supporting public policies.
Contact:
Pauline Bodin
ARVALIS
Contact :
Sylvain Marsac
Terres Univia - TU
Terres Univia aims to facilitate interactions between professional partners like producers and processors, to undertake activities of collective interest action, and to promote the development and the use of oilseeds and associate products. Terres Univia is in charge of following market trends, regulatory and food safety information, and statistical information transfer about the French oilseed and legume sector. Terres Univia also stimulates and supports research programs with external experts, technical institutes such as Terres Inovia and ITERG, universities and national research centers such as INRA, CNRS, INSERM. Terres Univia promotes research projects related to human and animal nutrition, renewable energy and renewable chemistry development. Its expertise extends from R&D actions to dissemination and promotion/communication.
Contact:
Pauline Bodin
Instituto de Tecnologías Agrarias y Agroalimentarias – INTIA
INTIA was born in 2011 integrating already existing public companies related to the agrifood sector in Navarra such as the Technical Institute for Agricultural Management, the Technical Institute for Livestock Management, and the Institute for Agrifood Certification. INTIA includes a section with qualified staff offering training and technical advice on agriculture and livestock. The irrigation Department at INTIA was in charge of the development of the Navarra Canal and its irrigation zone.
INTIA has specialised staff working on Extensive Farming of cereals (in irrigation and rain fed conditions), Horticulture and Orchards, with a broad and integrated vision of cropping systems. INTIA staff includes specialists on agriculture economic analysis, who are responsible for analysing the economic viability of the alternatives proposed to the farmers.
Contact:
Alberto Lafarga
Cooperativas agro-alimentarias de España, U. de Coop - Spanish Co-ops
Contact:
Juan Sagarna





Indústria & PMEs
Iniciativas Innovadoras - INI
Contact:
Ion Gorriti
igorriti@iniciativas-inovadoras.es
AgroTransilvania Cluster - ATC
AgroTransilvania Cluster is created to support the development of agri-industrial sector, by increasing the competitiveness of the association itself and its members individually, both on national and international market, based on a common development strategy.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Felix Arion
Bios Agrosystems - BIOS
Meanwhile it has also been operating a specially designed evaluation and selection program for the marketing and distribution of maize, sunflower, vegetable hybrids, seed potato, varieties of cereals, vetch, alfalfa, turf & forage grasses, in the Greek market, South-Eastern Europe and the Middle East. These seed products have been developed by major international companies (Monsanto, PSB Italy, STET Holland, Chriseed, F.G.I., Eurograss, Serasem, J. Drillaud, Continental Semmences, Eurosemillas, and Wisdom Seeds).
Contact:
Iraklis Aratsidis
BioWarmia Bioenergy & Bioresources - 3B
Moreover, company provides services connected with energy efficiency, economic analysis and environmental (life cycle assessment) aspects in manufacturing of bioproducts. 3B provides services in extension and dissemination through trainings, workshops, conferences and publications as well.
Contact:
Michał Krzyżaniak
Arkema France - Arkema
A global manufacturer in specialty chemicals and advanced materials, with 3 business segments – High Performance Materials, Industrial Specialties, and Coating Solutions – and globally recognized brands, the Group reports annual sales of 7.5 billion euros. Buoyed by the collective energy of its 19,700 employees, Arkema operates in close to 50 countries.
Contact:
Jean-Luc Dubois




