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Bioeconomy

UCD's leaders in Bioeconomy research apply fundamental sciences including chemical and bioprocess engineering, biochemistry, biomolecular and biomedical, and biological and environmental sciences, to reduce environmental impact, valorise waste and create new opportunities for traditional sectors.

At a glance...

#1
No. 1 for Web of Science most cited researcher in Agricultural Sciences
€28M
Investment in National Research Centre (BiOrbic) for Bioeconomy in Ireland.
Top 50
UCD Agriculture & Forestry is ranked in the top 50 in the 2025 QS World University Subject Rankings.
2,415
Number of policy mentions for UCD publications (2016-2024) connected to the SDGs
#1
UCD was ranked 1st in Ireland in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025.
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How can we reduce our dependence on environmentally harmful fossil fuels, while still enjoying the benefits of the products they give us at an affordable price? UCD researchers are driving the development of a vibrant bioeconomy to face these challenges. Creating a rural hub
How can we reduce our dependence on environmentally harmful fossil fuels, while still enjoying the benefits of the products they give us at an affordable price? UCD researchers are driving the development of a vibrant bioeconomy to face these challenges.
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AgriChemWhey on the Lisheen Bioeconomy Campus aims to establish an innovative, industrial scale biorefinery with integrated symbiotic industrial and agricultural value chains. This facility will have the capacity to valorise over 25,000 tonnes per annum of major by-products of dairy processing. Valorising waste
AgriChemWhey on the Lisheen Bioeconomy Campus aims to establish an innovative, industrial scale biorefinery with integrated symbiotic industrial and agricultural value chains. This facility will have the capacity to valorise over 25,000 tonnes per annum of major by-products of dairy processing.
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This UCD spinout is developing solutions with the aim of making the world’s wastewater treatment affordable, sustainable and energy efficient in order to cope with the challenges of climate change, population growth and industrial expansion. OxyMem
This UCD spinout is developing solutions with the aim of making the world’s wastewater treatment affordable, sustainable and energy efficient in order to cope with the challenges of climate change, population growth and industrial expansion.

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