Operating since 2019, Lebanon Waste Management (LWM) is a sorting facility that treats dry solid waste. LWM uses unrecyclable waste to make RE-tiles: recyclable, re-purposed, durable, eco-friendly, and customizable bricks and tiles.
From 20 initial projects, 10 startups pitched during a Pitching and Matchmaking Event organized by Berytech, where 4 finalists were chosen to join the incubation phase and receive additional support under the Green Applied Research & Innovations Support Program.
The Support Program For Green Startups targeta established early-stage green startups working on eco-innovative products or services.
Read about Froz – an e-commerce platform that is gamifying waste reduction in Lebanon, and currently enrolled in the green coaching program under EU-funded GIMED Project.
Ten green solutions have been selected to move on to the next phase of the Green Applied Research & Innovations Support Program under the EU-funded GIMED Project giving them access to tailored support to grow their startups.
We interview Rayanne Beayno, Head of R&D and Operations of Sofra – a startup offering biodegradable disposable tableware made from repurposed fruit and vegetable peels, support by the EU-funded GIMED Project.
In the context of the EU-funded GIMED project, twenty green solutions from Lebanon join the Green Applied Research & Innovations Support Program giving green innovators and researchers the chance to turn their solutions into successful green startups.
Berytech recently committed to the Eco-Switch Coalition, a new collaboration between well-established institutions, NGOs and companies who wish to strengthen the support given to eco-entrepreneurs
Financial institutions play a critical role in supporting the transition to Green Economy, and therefore one of the main objectives in the GIMED project is to focus on financiers and green investors in the Mediterranean countries.
Through the European Green Deal, the European Union is today the frontrunner to become the first carbon neutral economy by 2050. With the aim of keeping you updated on the Union’s strategy to become a more resource-efficient and competitive economy, we will publish a monthly EU news to share useful news for our GIMED community.
Berytech, in the context of the EU-funded Green Impact MED Project (GIMED), has launched the Green Applied Research & Innovations Support Program to help green entrepreneurs working on green research and innovation projects take their projects to market.
The GIMED project joined forces with the SwitchMed programme in Lebanon to provide the first online training of trainers on Sustainable Business Model Development.
The Berytech team – under the GIMED Project, has identified the green financiers available in Lebanon who fund green startups.
Through the European Green Deal, the European Union is today the frontrunner to become the first carbon neutral economy by 2050. With the aim of keeping you updated on the Union’s strategy to become a more resource-efficient and competitive economy, we will publish a monthly EU news to share useful news for our GIMED community.
The monthly EU news published on the European Green Deal to keep the GIMED Community informed.
If you have any questions about the GIMED Program, please email elise.sfeir@berytech.org, and we will get back to you.
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