Inspire Europe

🌊 The INSPIRE Impact Dashboard Is Live! 🚀 Developed by Infordata, the INSPIRE Impact Dashboard is now available - a powerful web platform designed to connect data, science, and impact. 💡 Built for both researchers and stakeholders, it offers: 🔹 Private workspace - for secure data uploads, analysis, and model tracking. 🔹 Public workspace - with open-access visuals, charts, and maps that make complex insights accessible to everyone. Key highlights of the new release include: 🌍 A 3D interactive globe integrated with Riverline - explore over 24,000 georeferenced records. 🌊 Hydrodynamic and transport views showing real-time flow and microplastic movement. 🧠 AI-assisted sensing for water-quality tracking and performance diagnostics. ♻️ Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data for selected technologies. Towards cleaner rivers and a sustainable, data-driven future. 💙 Infordata Sistemi Srl Mission Ocean

🌱 Shaping a Sustainable Future at ECOMONDO 2025 Next week, INSPIRE represented by our partners CNR, INFOR, UM, MOLD, and ARCHA will be at Ecomondo, the international benchmark for ecological transition and the circular economy. From November 4-7, 2025, in Rimini, the event will gather innovators, companies, researchers, and policymakers to explore new solutions, create alliances, and shape a sustainable future. ✨ Also, on November 5, INSPIRE will take part in the side event “Presentation of Solutions by Innovative Actions (IAs) Projects of the Mission” at the BlueMissionMed Booth, showcasing concrete projects driving impact across the Mediterranean. 📍 Where: Ecomondo Fair, Rimini, Italy, Hall D8, Stand 112 Join us and be part of the conversation! Discover, connect, and contribute to shaping a sustainable future together! 🌍 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Univerza v Mariboru Infordata Sistemi Srl ARCHA | Analisi Ambientali | Ricerca & Sviluppo | Tecnologie River Cleaning ECOMONDO - ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP

🌊 INSPIRE at the MicroMed Conference in Italy! At this year’s MicroMed Conference in beautiful Ischia, experts from across Europe gathered to discuss the future of our waters - from tackling microplastics to restoring marine ecosystems. Representing INSPIRE, Annamaria Vujanović from the University of Maribor showcased how our innovative cascade systems are being tested at the Domžale-Kamnik wastewater treatment plant - helping to retain and eliminate micro- and nanoplastics under real-life conditions. With the shared goal of reducing microplastic pollution by 30% by 2030, INSPIRE proudly contributes to the EU Mission “Restore Our Ocean and Waters”, strengthening collaboration and innovation for a cleaner, more sustainable future. 💧 Univerza v Mariboru

🌊✨ Spreading awareness and inspiring action! Our INSPIRE partners Vanessa Moschino and Fantina Madricardo from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche joined forces for two impactful events in Italy this October - bringing the mission for plastic-free waters closer to local communities. 💧 On October 11, during the Plastic Free Day in Polesine (Rovigo), Vanessa engaged 120 students across six classes with a hands-on demonstration about plastics and microplastics in aquatic environments, showcasing INSPIRE’s key actions. Together, Vanessa and Fantina also distributed 123zero plastic-free toiletries, raising awareness on reducing plastic packaging use. 🌍 A few days later, on October 15, Fantina represented INSPIRE at the Pilot Platform for Mediterranean Rivers and Lakes Communities in Turin - presenting “Solutions for plastics in rivers: insights from the H2020 MAELSTROM and HEU INSPIRE Projects” to around 70 participants from research, innovation, and administration sectors. Each event strengthened collaboration with stakeholders such as ADBPO and ISPRA, and highlighted INSPIRE’s commitment to cleaner, more resilient aquatic ecosystems across Europe. 💙♻ #INSPIRE #Innovation #PlasticFree #Sustainability #BluemissionMed #SeaCure #Rivers #CleanWaters Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Mission Ocean

💧♻️ Another step forward for cleaner waters! Our INSPIRE partners FishFlow Innovations, VLIZ, and Infordata successfully completed a series of release-and-catch trials in Oostende, Belgium, testing the Archimedean Drum Screen (ADS) - an innovative system that continuously filters plastics and debris from the water surface with low energy demand. 🌊 The team demonstrated how this fish-friendly, fine-mesh drum efficiently separates litter while allowing clean water to pass through. VLIZ assessed removal efficiency and environmental impact, while Infordata remotely monitored bycatch and power consumption - key data for sustainability and life-cycle evaluation. 🚀 With over 50,000 items analyzed, the ADS now moves toward a higher Technology Readiness Level, with new test phases ahead in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Romania. Each trial brings us closer to large-scale, nature-friendly filtration systems that protect Europe’s waterways from plastics and floating waste. 🌍✨ FishFlow Innovations VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Infordata Sistemi Srl - Green Mission Ocean #INSPIRE #Innovation #FishFlowInnovations #VLIZ #Infordata #CleanWaters #Sustainability

🌱 Introducing the company - 123zero As part of the INSPIRE EU project, we present 123zero, where Martin Leban and his team are developing cosmetic formulations without packaging. Their innovation? 💡 Producing zero-plastic cosmetics (shampoos, shower gels, soaps, etc.) with no plastic, minimal water, and natural eco-label ingredients. Each product is perfectly dosed and wrapped in paper-based, compostable packaging that acts as a resource instead of waste. The products will be introduced at the music festivals and swimming events, giving users a first-hand experience of sustainable living and raising awareness about plastic and microplastic pollution from cosmetics. 123zero shows how we can drive real circular change through smart design and collaboration. 🙌 Mission Ocean #INSPIREProject #123zero #CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste #SustainableInnovation #EUProjects #GreenTransition #PlasticFree #EnvironmentalImpact #EcoInnovation #HorizonEU #MissionOcean #EUmissions

🚧💧 Our INSPIRE team (VITO, VLIZ, WUR, RWS, NORIA & UCA) gathered at the Temse bridge for river monitoring experiments - putting innovation into action! Since August 2024, 21 smart cameras have been detecting and tracking floating litter in real time using AI. ♻️ To test their accuracy, the team conducted a release-and-catch experiment - releasing marked litter items, tracking them, and recapturing them downstream. Each test brings us closer to smarter, data-driven solutions for cleaner rivers and a healthier planet. 🌍✨ VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute VITO Noria | Urban Plastic Soup Solutions Wageningen University & Research Universidad de Cádiz Rijkswaterstaat #HorizonEU #MissionOcean #EUMissions

🔬Within the INSPIRE project, Bio-Mi is taking on the crucial challenge of testing and scaling the use of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) - materials developed by project partners as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics. Their work focuses on assessing usability and scalability of PHAs for: 🌾 Mulching films in agriculture and forestry 🌿 Greenhouse films 📄 Biodegradable paper coatings These applications are being validated for soil biodegradability under official standards, ensuring they can safely re-enter natural cycles. By connecting this research to existing zero-waste supply chains, Bio-Mi is helping translate science into tangible environmental impact. Innovation is in progress - and the next step is already underway. ♻️ #INSPIREProject #BioMi #CircularEconomy #Bioplastics #SustainableInnovation #SoilBiodegradability #GreenTransition #ZeroWaste #MicroplasticFreeFuture #EUProjects #HorizonEU #MissionOcean #EUMissions Bio-Mi Sustainable Solutions ARCHA | Analisi Ambientali | Ricerca & Sviluppo | Tecnologie