AXELERA, Chemical and environnemental cluster (France)

Association/Agency/Cluster

www.axelera.org/frLYON, France
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About

AXELERA, since 2005, accelerates innovation development. The organization brings together a network of around 400 members, including small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies, start-ups, universities and research centers.

The organization provides engineering assistance and project support, fostering strong partnerships, facilitating complex solutions, and communicating on innovation and technologies accelerating sustainable development. As an accredited clusters, we have the experience and capacity to join or lead European consortia and can help you to find relevant partners in France thanks to our ecosystem and a large network of AXELERA’s members.

AXELERA is the French innovation cluster dedicated to the chemical and environmental sectors. It brings together industrial companies, research organizations, and academic institutions to drive sustainable innovation in chemistry and environmental technologies. AXELERA supports its members through networking, collaborative project development, and access to national and European funding opportunities. The cluster focuses on key challenges such as the circular economy, energy transition, and green chemistry, fostering synergies to accelerate industrial transformation and competitiveness.

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Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy2 Improving ecodesign of products and development of testing methods for products prioritised under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation3 Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) of policy and market-relevant product groups4 Development and testing of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPR) within the priority Circular Economy Action Plan value chains5 Consumption patterns and environmental awareness as enablers of transition to circular economy6 Indicators for the transition to sustainable and circular economy7 Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)8 Bioprospecting and optimized production of the terrestrial natural products: new opportunities for bio-based sectors10 Support to the EU Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative: scoping action11 Demonstration of reduced energy use and optimised flexible energy supply for industrial bio-based systems13 Reconstructing areas affected by conflicts: the role of the bio-based solutions16 Open Topic: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and circular transformation of SMEs

Clean environment and zero pollution

1 Innovative and advanced monitoring and modelling systems for revised air quality policies3 Environmental biotechnology applications in service of remediation of polluted ecosystems4 Towards a comprehensive European strategy to assess and monitor aquatic litter including plastic and microplastic pollution

Representatives

Malgorzata WOCH

EU Project Manager

AXELERA, Chemical and environnemental cluster (France)

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  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO projects

    Creating consortia with French partners/coordinators for multiple HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO projects

    • Early stage
    • Partner looking for consortium
    • Coordinator looking for partners
    Author

    Malgorzata WOCH

    EU Project Manager at AXELERA, Chemical and environnemental cluster (France)

    LYON, France