Regenerant Catalunya Maps
Bioeconomy is a subsector within the wider regeneration field in Catalunya. This page shows the Catalan entities building bio-based, circular, regenerative value chains using biological resources, at the intersection of environmental regeneration and biotech, life sciences, climate tech and agri-food tech.
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Organización catalana de agricultura regenerativa que acompaña a agricultores, cooperativas y empresas agroalimentarias mediante diagnóstico, hojas de ruta, asistencia técnica, medición y certificación, y formación profesional, integrando salud del suelo, viabilidad productiva y rentabilidad.
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A cooperative service that consolidates the transport and logistics tasks of its producer and elaborator members, aiming to strengthen alternative food networks in Catalonia.
A cooperative winery in Artés, Spain, aiming to strengthen its social base and modernize facilities while supporting local agriculture through sustainable practices.
A cooperative in the Priorat region of Catalonia, established over a century ago and dedicated to producing high-quality wine and olive oil. It emphasizes innovation while respecting tradition and is deeply involved in its local community.
Aigües de Barcelona aims to transform traditional wastewater treatment plants into ecofactories, which are energy self-sufficient and convert waste from water purification into useful products for agriculture, construction, or mobility. The company is implementing circular economy principles by reusing resources and reducing environmental impact.
Catalan microalgae / spirulina company referenced in Port de Barcelona’s PierNext article as producing spirulina products for food and gastronomy applications.
Seaweed-based sustainable packaging company operating between Nyon and Barcelona, developing algae pellets, sheets, trays, and other bio-based packaging alternatives to conventional plastics.
Barcelona UPF/MELIS spin-off developing biodegradable biomaterials and biotechnology solutions for the agri-food sector, including living microorganisms, bioactive molecules, biomaterials, and probiotic/postbiotic products for agriculture and aquaculture.
Barcelona Science Park biomaterials and bioplastics startup developing high-value bio-based, biodegradable biomaterials from organic derivatives and residues for sectors including packaging, microelectronics, biomedicine, 3D printing, cosmetics, primary sector, and food industry.
Barcelona cleantech company transforming biomass and industrial waste into clean syngas through gasification, replacing fossil fuels in energy-intensive industrial processes and enabling hydrogen, methanol, and sustainable aviation fuel pathways.
Pratdip microalgae biotech startup producing microalgae-derived products for sustainable agriculture and human health, including NovaTerra, a spirulina-based biostimulant for nutrient uptake, soil biology, and crop resilience.
CRAG / CERCA spin-off at the UAB Eureka building developing bioactive molecules and biostimulants that increase crop resilience to drought and extreme heat, improving yields with fewer resources.
Barcelona SME applying industrial biotechnology to industrial wastewater treatment, bioaugmentation/biofiltration, biogas-plant efficiency, and biofertilizers for woody crops.
Lleida smart irrigation-monitoring company using probes and drones; precision agritech that may support water/resource efficiency in agriculture.
Girona farm and crop management software company; precision agritech that can support reduced inputs and resource-efficient agricultural management.
La Sentiu de Sió large-scale biogas/biomethane and CO₂-capture initiative using livestock waste.
Barcelona climate-biotech startup developing biological fuel-cell technology that generates electricity from organic compounds released by plants through roots, plus plant-based biological switches and sensors.
Alcarràs livestock-manure circular bioeconomy initiative transforming manure into compost, biogas, and biomethane, linked to around 150 farming families.
CSIC/UAB spin-off producing biodegradable paper batteries using paper, carbon, and biodegradable metals for single-use diagnostic devices and environmental sensors.
Vic anaerobic-digestion project processing roughly 120,000 t/year of manure and agri-food waste.
Barcelona startup developing marine-degradable bioplastics from algae extracts, natural sugars, and vegetable oils.
Barcelona startup developing bio-based, compostable packaging materials from plants, minerals, and agricultural residues.
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda startup using bacteria to ferment organic waste, including brewer’s yeast by-product, into PHA bioplastics.
Barcelona early-stage startup tackling invasive Atlantic blue crab by developing culinary and commercialization pathways to turn the invasive species into a harvested resource.
Barcelona IQS / Universitat Ramon Llull spin-off developing biomimetic, disintegrable bioregenerative structures for scalable seagrass restoration, artificial reefs, and eco-friendly anchoring systems.
Barcelona cellular-meat / precision-fermentation R&D consultancy.
Barcelona startup extracting protein from algae side-streams and invasive Mediterranean seaweed through biotech processing.
Potential Spain/Catalunya blue-bioeconomy lead developing plant-based seafood using microalgae and seaweed; Catalunya connection and status need verification.
Barcelona plant-based egg-alternative company.
Barcelona company developing fermented plant-based cheese alternatives.
Barcelona company developing mycelium-fermented bacon-style strips as alternative protein.
Barcelona plant-based meat company using legume-based alternative proteins to reduce the ecological footprint of conventional meat production.
University of Barcelona spin-off developing microorganism-based biopesticides, microbial biocontrol agents, regulatory dossiers, and integrated pest-management training.
Barcelona foodtech company developing micro-extrusion plant-based meat alternatives.
Barcelona-registered alternative-protein company using mycelium solid-state fermentation for vegan whole cuts.
Agrobiotech company in Olèrdola manufacturing biocontrol agents, biostimulants, and soil-regenerating biofertilizers via microbial engineering and soil-microbiome tools.
Agri-waste conversion via insect biotech. Raised €7.2M to advance conversion of agricultural waste into bio-based products.
Schola Campesina is an international agroecology school based in the Italian biodistrict Via Armerina e delle Fore. It facilitates horizontal knowledge exchange among food producers' organizations, academics, and NGOs to strengthen food sovereignty and agroecology worldwide.
International agroecology school facilitating horizontal knowledge exchange among food producers’ organizations, academics, and NGOs to strengthen food sovereignty and agroecology. Relevant to CATBIS as a learning and peer-exchange reference for agroecology, farmer support, and food-sovereignty practice, though not specifically Catalan.
Sorbus is a specialized team that designs rural economic solutions based on local agroforestry resources. Its work spans agroforestry plantations, environmental studies, green filters, applied research, and environmental education.
Agroforestry and environmental team designing rural economic solutions based on local agroforestry resources, including plantations, environmental studies, green filters, applied research, and environmental education. Relevant to CATBIS as regenerative agroforestry, rural bioeconomy, water/nature-based infrastructure, and ecological monitoring practice.
Agricultura Regenerativa Ibérica is an Iberian association promoting regenerative agriculture and livestock. It supports producers, technicians, farms, and organisations working to restore soil fertility, biodiversity, climate resilience, food sovereignty, and rural viability.
Iberian regenerative agriculture association with confirmed CATBIS relevance because Catalan actors and Catalunya-based projects participate in the network. It supports regenerative agriculture and livestock through farm mapping, training, knowledge-sharing, soil and water practices, biodiversity restoration, food sovereignty, and farmer/community support.
Catalan government department responsible for agriculture, livestock, fisheries, food policy, rural affairs, agri-food systems, food quality, and related public services in Catalunya.
Catalan public authority shaping agriculture, livestock, fisheries, food policy, rural development, and agri-food regulation. Relevant to CATBIS as institutional infrastructure for regenerative transition, bioeconomy, food-system policy, rural resilience, fisheries, and public programmes across Catalunya.
CTFC is Catalonia’s Forest Science and Technology Centre, a Solsona-based research and technology-transfer centre for sustainable forest management, biodiversity, resilient landscapes, forests and water, bioproducts, and circular bioeconomy.
Strong CATBIS fit as Catalan forest, biodiversity, landscape-resilience, water, bioproducts, and circular-bioeconomy research infrastructure. It contributes to multifunctional forest management, biodiversity conservation, landscape planning, governance, health, bioeconomy, climate adaptation, and transfer of forest knowledge and technology to society.
Revista Soberanía Alimentaria is a Barcelona-based magazine publishing critical analysis and stories on food sovereignty, agroecology, and land justice. It serves as a platform for grassroots voices and food system transformation across the Spanish state.
Barcelona-based magazine and knowledge platform publishing critical analysis and stories on food sovereignty, agroecology, land justice, and food-system transformation. Relevant to CATBIS as narrative/knowledge infrastructure for agroecology, community food access, food sovereignty, and grassroots food-system transition in Catalunya and the Spanish state.
Spanish agri-food certification body specialized in auditing and certifying food products and quality systems, including agri-food standards and regenerative-food certification processes.
Spanish agri-food certification body involved in auditing and certifying food products and quality systems, including regenerative-food certification processes. Useful as a general agri-food standards reference, but no concrete Catalunya-specific role was confirmed in this batch.
Pod is a cooperative digital management tool designed for the agrarian sector, helping small farmers, cooperatives, and artisans streamline orders, traceability, and invoicing. It focuses on improving the quality of life and profitability of rural producers in Spain.
Cooperative digital management tool for the agrarian sector, supporting small farmers, cooperatives, and artisans with orders, traceability, invoicing, and rural-producer viability in Spain. Relevant to CATBIS as agri-food infrastructure for farmer support, cooperative production, regional sourcing, and rural economic resilience.
Simbiosy is a Spanish consultancy specializing in industrial symbiosis and circular economy. It helps territories and companies optimize resource flows, waste valorization, and collaborative business models to drive local sustainability.
Spanish consultancy specializing in industrial symbiosis and circular economy, helping territories and companies optimize resource flows, valorize waste, and build collaborative circular business models. Relevant to CATBIS as circular-economy and territorial resource-flow infrastructure with potential Catalunya/Spain relevance.
Barcelona Circular (BAC) is a Barcelona circular-economy and industrial digital-transformation hub in Bon Pastor, acting as an entrepreneurship, innovation, prototyping, coworking, and training lab for new circular business models.
Relevant to CATBIS as Barcelona-local circular-economy infrastructure promoted by Barcelona City Council / Barcelona Activa with Mondragon University and TeamLabs. It supports SMEs, young talent, experts, prototyping, circular business models, industrial digital transformation, and urban circular entrepreneurship. Area2 corrected to Barcelonès because Bon Pastor / Sant Andreu is in Barcelona city.
Bio-material research and design lab exploring sugarcane bagasse as a circular, bio-based material for interior architecture, products, and regenerative design.
Bio-material research and design lab exploring sugarcane bagasse as a circular, bio-based material for interiors, products, and regenerative design. Interesting as a biomaterials/circular-bioeconomy reference, but no strong Catalunya-specific operating role was confirmed beyond Barcelona-based material sourcing / practice references.
CoopCat is the Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalunya, the main representative body for Catalan cooperatives across sectors including work, agriculture, consumption, housing, education, services, energy, and social economy.
Strong CATBIS fit as Catalan cooperative ecosystem infrastructure. CoopCat represents and promotes the cooperative movement in Catalunya, supports cooperative values and social economy development, connects sector federations, and provides field-level infrastructure for collective ownership, democratic governance, and ecosocial transition.
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund is a venture fund focused on growth-stage companies in the circular and bio-based economy, investing in bioeconomy, biomaterials, agri-food, industrial biotechnology, and circular value-chain innovation across Europe.
European specialist fund for the circular bioeconomy. Relevant to CATBIS as a reference funder and market-infrastructure actor for bio-based materials, circular value chains, agri-food innovation, and regenerative/circular industrial transition, though Catalunya-specific relevance should be confirmed.
BioHubCat is Catalonia’s Bioeconomy Hub, a one-stop shop dedicated to generating economic value from renewable organic resources in Catalunya.
Strong CATBIS fit as Catalan bioeconomy infrastructure. BioHubCat supports renewable organic-resource valorisation, circular bioeconomy, industrial symbiosis, territorial bioeconomy projects, technical assistance, business development, investment into Catalan bioeconomy, and international cooperation around bioeconomy. Keep Area2 regional because it serves Catalunya-wide bioeconomy development.
Union of Agroecological Work Communities appears to be an agroecology / work-community network or organization, but the current row lacks source detail.
Potential agroecological work-community network. Relevant to CATBIS if confirmed because it appears connected to agroecology, collective work, and food-system transition, but current CRM evidence is too thin for confident classification.
Sebastia is a wood construction company based in the Pyrenees (Lleida), manufacturing sustainable structural timber solutions from locally managed pine and spruce forests since 1954. It promotes bioeconomy and proximity-based forest management in Catalonia.
Pyrenees/Lleida wood-construction company producing sustainable structural timber from locally managed pine and spruce forests. Relevant to CATBIS as Catalan bioeconomy infrastructure connecting forest management, local materials, timber construction, proximity value chains, and regenerative built-environment transition.
Catalan federation representing, promoting, and defending consumer cooperativism and the rights of consumer-members and users in Catalunya.
Catalan federation for consumer cooperatives and user cooperatives. Relevant to CATBIS as cooperative/social-economy infrastructure connected to ecological consumption, community food access, cooperative governance, and consumer-side food/system transition in Catalunya.
AnaWin / TACTIC is a Terra Alta-based agri-food software company building tools for vineyard, winery, traceability, compliance, and agricultural management.
Catalan agritech and wine-sector software company based in Batea, Terra Alta. Relevant to CATBIS as digital infrastructure for viticulture, traceability, agri-food management, and compliance in a Catalan bioeconomy sector. Regenerative relevance is indirect but acceptable as agri-food / territorial productive infrastructure.
Not-for-profit cooperative advocating and sharing knowledge around circular economy villages and regenerative regional development, especially in Australia.
Australian circular-economy villages cooperative / regional development model focused on circular thinking, energy-positive design, water-sensitive planning, nature space, smart regional communities, and regenerative community design. Useful as a reference, but not Catalunya-specific.
ARCA is the Catalan regional network for rural and maritime development. It supports and represents 11 Local Action Groups and 5 Fisheries Local Action Groups, helping rural and coastal territories create better livelihoods and opportunities.
Catalan rural and maritime development network. Relevant to CATBIS as territorial infrastructure for rural development, maritime transition, LEADER-type programs, fisheries local action groups, local opportunity-building, and ecosystem coordination across Catalunya. Strong cross-cutting fit for food systems, coastal/maritime economies, local resilience, and social territorial development.
4BlueTech is a Barcelona-born climate-tech startup developing modular CO₂ / emissions-capture and traceability systems. Its work links carbon capture, air-quality monitoring, circular capture-to-use pathways, and emissions-compensation models.
Barcelona-born climate/cleantech startup developing modular CO₂ / emissions capture and traceability systems, with circular capture-to-use pathways and ACCIÓ-supported patent work. Relevant to CATBIS as Catalan climate-tech infrastructure at the intersection of energy transition, circular economy, carbon capture, and possible bioeconomy/microalgae pathways.
Federació de Cooperatives Agràries de Catalunya is the Catalan federation representing agricultural cooperatives across Catalunya.
Catalan federation of agricultural cooperatives. Relevant to CATBIS as agri-food and cooperative ecosystem infrastructure for farmer organizations, rural development, food-system transition, value chains, and bioeconomy in Catalunya.
Artificial Nature / DAN*NA is a Barcelona-based advanced materials company developing PLH, a patented bio-based polymer platform for bioplastics, bio-resins, agriculture, cosmetics, and biomedical applications.
Barcelona deep-tech biomaterials and bioplastics company based at the Barcelona Science Park. Relevant to CATBIS as Catalan circular bioeconomy infrastructure: bio-based polymers, sustainable materials, zero-microplastic alternatives, agriculture applications, and industrial biomaterials innovation. Area2 set to Barcelonès because the company operates from Barcelona Science Park.
Catalan agroecology cooperative promoting the transition toward fairer and more sustainable food systems through local agroecological transition projects.
Catalan agroecology cooperative and food-system transition actor. Relevant to CATBIS through agroecology, local food systems, food sovereignty, producer/community accompaniment, territorial resilience, and participatory transition work. Keep Area2 regional unless a specific project geography is being curated.
Asociación de Agricultura Regenerativa Ibérica is an Iberian association promoting regenerative agriculture and livestock through training, community building, farm mapping, criteria development, and practitioner/researcher collaboration.
Iberian regenerative agriculture association with Catalunya-facing relevance through Catalan events, farms, actors, and collaborations such as regenerative-agriculture work with CREAF and Catalunya-based gatherings. Relevant to CATBIS as a core field actor for regenerative agriculture, soil health, biodiversity, food sovereignty, and agroecological transition across Iberia with concrete Catalan links.
Nonprofit rural sustainability association based around Vilafranca del Penedès / Font-rubí, working on sustainable rural initiatives, agroecology, low-tech, education, and regenerative project support.
Alt Penedès rural sustainability association supporting agroecology, low-tech, environmental education, and regenerative rural initiatives. Relevant to CATBIS as a local actor for rural regeneration, food-system transition, eco-social learning, and community-scale experimentation in Catalunya.
Justicia Alimentaria is an organization working for food sovereignty, social justice, and the transformation of the food system through campaigns, education, research, advocacy, and citizen mobilization.
Food-sovereignty and food-justice organization relevant to CATBIS as a campaigning, research, education, and advocacy actor around agroecology, food-system transformation, responsible consumption, public policy, and social justice. Its Catalunya relevance should be treated as regional unless more specific territorial activity or local chapter information is added later.
Barcelona social enterprise for fishing tourism, marine education, scientific outreach, and responsible local fish consumption, connecting citizens with the Barcelona Fishermen’s Guild and Mediterranean marine biodiversity.
Barcelona marine education and responsible seafood initiative connecting citizens with the Fishermen’s Guild, Mediterranean biodiversity, sustainable fisheries, and responsible local fish consumption. Relevant to CATBIS as blue bioeconomy / food-system education and marine-territorial awareness infrastructure.
Catalan public body for climate action, food and rural agenda.
Catalan public body for climate action, food policy, and rural agenda. Relevant to CATBIS as institutional infrastructure for climate transition, food-system policy, rural development, biodiversity/environmental governance, and public programmes across Catalunya.
Regenerative services organization for rural territories.
Catalan regenerative-services cooperative/platform for rural territories. Relevant to CATBIS as rural-regeneration infrastructure for social-economy services, territorial resilience, agroecological/rural development, governance, and ecosocial transition in Catalunya.
Azolla Projects is a Barcelona-linked naturetech / carbon-farming startup helping farmers transition to regenerative agriculture through soil-carbon monitoring, carbon credits, and regenerative carbon-farming methodologies.
Relevant to CATBIS as Catalonia-facing regenerative-agriculture and carbon-farming infrastructure. Its work connects farmer transition support, soil organic carbon monitoring, regenerative and agroforestry practices, biodiversity and water-cycle recovery, Mediterranean carbon-farming pilots, and natural-capital / carbon-credit mechanisms, including work across Catalonia and Aragón.
Spanish network of local governments working to build sustainable, resilient, inclusive, diverse, healthy, accessible, and environmentally respectful local food systems through agroecology-based public policies.
Municipal agroecology network supporting local authorities to develop agroecological food policies, sustainable food systems, local employment, public procurement, and cross-city learning. Relevant to CATBIS as policy and municipal-infrastructure reference for agroecological transition, including potential Catalan municipal food-system work.
Worldwide cooperative and social impact investor financing financial inclusion, agriculture, renewable energy, and climate resilience partners, mainly in low-income communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
International cooperative impact investor focused on financial inclusion, agriculture, renewable energy, and climate resilience. Relevant to CATBIS as a reference actor for cooperative finance, impact investing, regenerative finance patterns, agriculture finance, and climate-oriented capital, though not specifically Catalan.
Madrid-headquartered B Corp (founded 2017 by Gonzalo and Gabriel Úrculo, Juliette Simonin, and Moises Calviño) and market leader in the European farmer-to-consumer direct sales industry. Originally born from Naranjas del Carmen, a Valencia orange farm that built its own direct sales infrastructure, CrowdFarming now offers farmers a full one-stop-shop platform — IT infrastructure, logistics, customer service, packaging, and marketing — to sell directly to end consumers across Spain, France, Germany, and Italy. Its signature model is the tree adoption system, where consumers finance a tree or plant and receive its harvest, building a direct relationship between producer and consumer and significantly reducing food waste. Also offers direct box subscriptions for seasonal organic produce. Has raised $34.2M from impact investors including Triodos, Astanor, and Seaya Ventures, and secured a €15M EIB loan in 2023. Certified B Corp with a score of 106.6. Increasingly integrating regenerative agriculture practices into its farmer network.
Headquartered in Madrid, operations across Spain and Western Europe. Regeneration, ecosocial transition. Farmer support through direct sales infrastructure and logistics; value chain development cutting out intermediaries; regional and seasonal sourcing for conscious consumers; community food access through transparent producer-consumer relationships; regenerative agriculture adoption among partnered farms. Relevant as a scaling model for connecting regenerative producers to markets and for building consumer-producer relationships in the food system.
Catalan rural cooperative services hub based in Ripoll that brings together social-economy projects to support rural territories facing systemic crisis through regenerative development, governance, participation, land stewardship, forestry management, agroecological dynamization, entrepreneurship, global justice, and migrant reception.
Ripoll-based cooperative platform for rural regeneration and social economy services. Relevant to CATBIS as territorial infrastructure for rural resilience, regenerative development, land stewardship, forest management, agroecology, local governance, and ecosocial transition in Catalan rural contexts.
Enginyers Agrònoms de Catalunya (COEAC) is the Catalan professional college/association for agricultural engineers, offering professional services, training, sector commissions, and representation for agronomy and agri-food professionals.
Catalan public-law professional college and association for agricultural engineers. Relevant to CATBIS as professional and knowledge infrastructure for agronomy, agri-food systems, agriculture, territorial management, environmental practice, food-loss prevention, and bioeconomy transition in Catalunya. Regenerative orientation is indirect but materially relevant through the agri-food professional ecosystem.
International organisation established by European States in 1993, headquartered in Joensuu, Finland, with offices in Barcelona, Bonn, Brussels, Rome, and Malaysia. Has 30 member countries and ~130 member organisations from 41 countries. Conducts interdisciplinary research and provides science-to-policy support on forest-related issues across three programmes: Bioeconomy, Governance, and Resilience. Its Barcelona office — hosted at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site — is home to the Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED), the Genetic Resources Facility (EFIGEN), and the International Partnerships Facility. EFIMED specifically focuses on improving the resilience of Mediterranean forested landscapes through research, policy advice, and networking, and runs the Mediterranean Forest Research Agenda 2030, a biennial Mediterranean Forest Week, a Young Leadership Programme, and the MedForest open-access knowledge platform. Also hosts the EFI Bioregions Facility, which supports bioregion-scale forest governance and landscape approaches across Europe. Strong overlap with the bioregional and Mediterranean ecosystem research agenda.
Global headquarters in Finland; Barcelona office (Barcelonès, Mediterranean Coastal) hosts Mediterranean and genetic resources work. Bioregionalism, regeneration. Formal scientific research on forest ecosystems and global change; ecological and territorial monitoring; knowledge production and policy-relevant publications; network weaving across researchers, practitioners, and policymakers; political advocacy at EU level on forest policy and nature restoration; habitat connectivity and landscape-scale forest resilience. The EFIMED and Bioregions Facility are directly relevant to the bioregional knowledge base and Mediterranean ecosystem context.
Internal ecosystem placeholder for Catalunya’s cluster ecosystem: sectoral business and innovation clusters that may connect to bioeconomy, circular economy, food systems, energy, and territorial transition.
Potential CATBIS ecosystem-level container for tracking cluster organizations and sectoral innovation infrastructure in Catalunya. Relevance depends on links to regenerative/circular/bioeconomy sectors rather than all clusters generally.
Pre-seed / seed venture capital firm backing founders using AI, computation, and software to build nature-positive and climate-impact infrastructure across sectors such as food, energy, biodiversity, and supply chains.
Pre-seed/seed venture capital firm backing AI/software and climate/nature-positive infrastructure across biodiversity, food, energy, supply chains, carbon removal, renewable-energy credits, and sustainable supply chains. Relevant as an international climate/nature-positive finance reference, but no concrete Catalunya link was confirmed.