Danish agri-food cluster organization specializing in bioeconomy capacity building, SME innovation support, and circular food system transitions across Europe.
FBCD (formerly Agro Business Park) is a Danish agri-food innovation cluster organization that connects SMEs with EU research opportunities, provides innovation management support, and facilitates knowledge transfer in the bioeconomy and food sectors. They specialize in capacity building — helping smaller companies access funding, develop business models, and navigate the transition to bio-based and circular value chains. Their work spans organizing regional workshops, running open calls for SME innovation experiments, and bridging the gap between research outputs and commercial application in food, agriculture, and bio-based industries.
Central role across UrBIOfuture, BIOSWITCH, COOPID, BIObec, BIO4AFRICA, GO-GRASS, MPowerBIO, P2P FINBIO, Pro-Enrich, and VALUEWASTE — all focused on bio-based value chains and bioeconomy capacity building.
Ran the Innovation Denmark series (4 editions, 2014-2021) plus INCluSilver, KATANA, and S3FOOD — all providing innovation management, key account management, and SME instrument support.
Active in VALUEWASTE, GO-GRASS, ZeroW, WASEABI, and agroBRIDGES — projects tackling food waste, resource efficiency, and circular business models in agri-food.
Contributed to agroBRIDGES (short food supply chains), AgroBioHeat (rural heating), GO-GRASS (rural agri-food value chains), and BIO4AFRICA (rural bio-based solutions).
Coordinated MPowerBIO (helping SMEs overcome the valley of death) and P2P FINBIO (peer learning for financing bioeconomy innovation), both focused on investment readiness.
From 2014 to 2018, FBCD operated primarily as an innovation management intermediary — running the Innovation Denmark series using the IMP3rove methodology, providing key account management for SMEs seeking EU funding, and supporting technology adoption in agri-food. From 2019 onward, they pivoted decisively toward bioeconomy, circular economy, and bio-based industry topics, with projects focused on food waste valorization, bio-based education, grass-based value chains, and financing for bio-based SMEs. The shift reflects a move from generic innovation support to deep specialization in the green bioeconomy transition.
FBCD is moving toward becoming a specialized bioeconomy finance and capacity-building hub, increasingly focused on helping SMEs secure investment for bio-based and circular business models.
FBCD overwhelmingly operates as a participant (21 of 24 projects), joining large consortia rather than leading them. Their 3 coordinator roles are in smaller Coordination and Support Actions focused on capacity building and peer learning. With 352 unique partners across 35 countries, they function as a broad network connector rather than a loyal-partner organization — they bring extensive reach and can link disparate communities across sectors and geographies, making them a valuable consortium partner for dissemination, SME engagement, and multi-actor coordination tasks.
Exceptionally well-connected for an SME, with 352 unique consortium partners spanning 35 countries. Their network is pan-European with strong links to agri-food clusters, bioeconomy organizations, and innovation support agencies across the EU, plus emerging connections to Africa through BIO4AFRICA.
FBCD sits at the intersection of innovation support and the agri-food bioeconomy — a rare combination that lets them translate research outcomes into business opportunities for SMEs. Unlike research institutes, they bring practical business development skills (key account management, investment readiness, cluster facilitation); unlike consultancies, they have deep roots in the Danish and European agri-food ecosystem with hands-on project experience. Their strength is mobilizing SMEs and connecting them to funding, markets, and research partnerships — making them an ideal partner for projects that need real-world business uptake beyond the lab.
