Continuity for the Initiative
Supporting the Secretariat’s work, dialogue with national hubs and thematic working groups, and cooperation with European institutions and partners. Helping maintain a shared direction across the BIOEAST community.
Brussels · Central & Eastern Europe
Supporting
BIOEAST
coordination
BIOEAST Nexus is the Brussels-based company providing coordination and secretariat support to the BIOEAST Initiative, helping advance the European bioeconomy through partnerships and projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
Continuity for BIOEAST.
Opportunity for the region.
Nexus brings together the experience of Barna Kovács, PhD, and his collaborators to support the Initiative’s ongoing work with national hubs, thematic communities, public authorities and European partners. It connects policy dialogue and shared research and innovation priorities with the development of joint projects. Explore the Initiative, its governance and community at bioeast.eu.
Our role
The support behind
BIOEAST cooperation
We provide continuity in the BIOEAST Initiative’s coordination and help its community translate common priorities into practical cooperation across Central and Eastern Europe.
Shared priorities, stronger evidence
Connecting regional needs with European policy developments, research and foresight. Supporting strategic agendas and roadmaps for sustainable biomass use, resilient food systems and biomanufacturing.
From cooperation to implementation
Bringing public authorities, researchers and businesses together around project concepts and consortia. Supporting the preparation and implementation of European projects and the uptake of results across Central and Eastern Europe.
Our strategic direction
Partnerships and investment
for Central and Eastern Europe
Our ambition is to bring larger partnerships, industrial projects and investment to the region, creating more local value from sustainably sourced biomass.
Building the BIOEAST partnership
We support BIOEAST’s ambition for a pan-European research and innovation partnership focused on Central and Eastern Europe, including the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova. This builds on the cooperation advanced during the 2024 Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
BIOEAST’s partnership ambition ↗Preparing investment opportunities
We aim to connect biomass producers, technology providers, industrial partners, regional authorities and investors around promising bioeconomy projects. A particular focus is preparing the partnerships and conditions for first-of-a-kind biorefineries, demonstration facilities and local biomanufacturing.
The region’s priorities for local biomass processing ↗Preparing for Europe’s next investment cycle
BIOEAST Nexus supports cooperation to translate Central and Eastern Europe’s bioeconomy priorities into research and innovation partnerships, national and regional investment priorities, and projects ready for development. This includes preparation for opportunities under the proposed 2028–2034 EU budget framework, including the European Competitiveness Fund and National and Regional Partnership Plans.
European cooperation
Our projects
BIOLEAD brings European expertise together to develop a shared vision and strategic roadmap for biotechnology and biomanufacturing.
Our contribution
Leading the foresight exercise and acting as deputy lead for the EU Vision and Agenda work package, connecting future scenarios, regional perspectives and European policy priorities.
Coordinator: INRAE · Grant agreement 101291461
Horizon Europe · Starts October 2026
BIOEAST WIDE
Research, innovation & regional cooperation
Project details on CORDIS ↗BIOEAST WIDE strengthens the BIOEAST research and innovation ecosystem and supports long-term cooperation, including with the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova.
Our contribution
Participating as a consortium partner to connect bioeconomy priorities, stakeholders and European cooperation across the region.
Coordinator: Agricultural University – Plovdiv · Grant agreement 101295859
Networks & experience
Selected advisory experience
This work draws on the experience of Barna Kovács, PhD, in policy cooperation and advisory roles across European bioeconomy projects, including the following current and previous appointments.
BOOST4BIOEAST ↗
Advisory role
4Sir2 ↗
Advisory Board
WOODCELL ↗
Advisory Board
DESTINY ↗
Advisory Board
LIGNOFUN ↗
External Advisory Board
CODECS ↗
Advisory Board
iNNO SED ↗
Advisory Board
RIBES ↗
Project Advisory Board
Further advisory experience (5 projects)
SUSTRACK ↗
Advisory Board
ShapingBio ↗
Advisory Board
BIOCIRCULARCITIES ↗
Advisory Board
ALL-Ready ↗
External Advisory Board
Transition2BIO ↗
Advisory Board
International connections
The international engagement of Barna Kovács, PhD, includes connections with the World Bioeconomy Forum and observer participation in the International Bioeconomy Forum.
Let’s work together
Let’s advance research, innovation and investment together.
Contact BIOEAST Nexus to explore European R&I partnerships, collaborative projects and bioeconomy investment opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe.
Contact BIOEAST NexusBarna Kovács, PhD
Strategic Coordinator of the BIOEAST Initiative and founder of BIOEAST Nexus
BIOEAST Nexus connects the Initiative’s coordination work with European partnerships and project development, drawing on experience in EU institutions and bioeconomy policy.
BIOEAST Nexus BVSquare de Meeûs 35
1000 Brussels, Belgium