Hosted by the Business Upper Austria, after months of online collaboration, meeting in person brought fresh momentum. While digital tools make coordination smooth and convenient, it is often during face-to-face discussions that the most valuable insights and creative ideas emerge. The Linz meeting offered exactly that: space to reconnect, exchange perspectives and strengthen cooperation across all partner regions.
This meeting was particularly important as it set the groundwork for the upcoming pilot actions. Over the next months, partners will engage SMEs and midcaps to participate in CURIOST activities and work closely with experts to co-develop circular product ideas, explore innovative technologies and test practical pathways toward sustainable transformation.
During the sessions, partners aligned on outreach plans, clarified their roles and refined the methodology to ensure consistent and effective support for participating companies. With this shared strategy in place, CURIOST now moves into a hands-on phase where real collaboration with industry begins.
More updates will follow soon as companies join the pilot actions and the project advances toward a more circular and future-ready industrial landscape.