Bioregion Institute aims to connect research with markets by collaborating across various sectors. Our research team studies and improves value chains to create new materials and products models from organic waste. The goal is to speed up the move towards a sustainable, biocircular society ...

Core team

Project team

  • Åshild Aarø

    HEAD OF SCALING
    PANDO Partners | Co-Founder
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  • Emily Nirlo

    PROJECT LEADER
    Lead Mediterranean Bioregion
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  • Siren Wilhelmsen, PhD

    RESIDENT
    Designer, Researcher
    Associate Professor KMD UiB

  • Serge Bléhoua

    PARTNER
    Bioregion Sud - Marseille
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  • Geir Goosen

    RESIDENT
    Permaculture Lead
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  • Johannes O. Børge

    RESIDENT
    Heritage Leather Expert
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  • Andreas Eikeset Nygjerd

    RESIDENT
    Photograph
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  • Emilie Tobiassen

    Design Master student
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  • Nermin Celik

    Civil economist
    Innovation Master student
    Focus: Bioregion Institute

  • Elias Klåpbakken Drønen

    Innovation Master student
    Focus: Woolly

  • Nora Særsten Stien

    Civil economist
    Innovation Master student
    Focus: Baremark

Associated Partners

BioSpinOut One
Flokk
Lerøy Seafood
Vestnes Ocean
Vilvite

Research Partners

NIBIO
NIVA
NORCE
NORSØK
RISE Sweden
University of Bergen
Vestlandsforskning

Support Partners

Art Council Norway
Bergen municipality
Handelens Miljøfond
Kaleidoscope Nordic
Marin Eiendom
Norsk Kunsthåndsverke
Oslo municipality
Ralston Bau
Research Council of Norway
Vestland County

Industry Partners

Årdal Teknologipark
Årdal Utvikling
KORT Norsk Katapult
SITEP
VIS