Sofia, November 20, 2023 – At the Institute of Organic Chemistry with a Center of Phytochemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, a scientific conference entitled "THE SYNERGY BETWEEN SCIENCE AND BUSINESS – PRESENT AND PERSPECTIVES" was held. The event was organized within the framework of the project "Clean&Circle" BG05M2OP001-1.002-0019-C07, funded by the Operational Programme "Science and Education for Smart Growth" 2014–2020, and involved many of the beneficiary partners of the Center. 

An interesting and fruitful meeting of leading researchers in Clean&Circle was held on Friday (October 13) at the Faculty of Biology of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski.” From the presentation of Prof. Dr. Sci. Yana Topalova to the board, it became clear that the Center is in the final stage of a number of activities set in the project for the period 2018–2023. Progress is being made both on the construction of the Center’s building on the SU campus in Lozenets and on the process of transferring technologies from the laboratories to business. The last months before the project’s reporting will be critically important for Clean&Circle, and now the work in all directions must become more intensive.

On September 28–29, the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy hosted an important event – a working meeting with Professor Matthias Zessner from the Technical University of Vienna, a leading expert in the field of Clean&Circle – clean technologies and circular economy. This event represented a unique opportunity for Bulgarian researchers and experts to learn about the latest achievements and methods applied in the European context regarding resource management and waste utilization.

In September, Velingrad hosted the international conference "Pure Nature for Health," organized by the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) within the framework of the Clean&Circle project. The conference was also made possible thanks to the cooperation of Velingrad Municipality and the active support of the local authorities.