Meet the partners

Scientific breakthroughs do not automatically become innovations. Even when a technology performs well in the laboratory, it still needs a clear value proposition, identifiable users and customers, a realistic route to adoption and a strategy for moving beyond the research project. In GREENDIGO, Bee Granted helps build that bridge between scientific progress and future market uptake. Bee Granted is a Dutch innovation consultancy working at the interface between science, busin

Turning a promising biotechnology into a viable textile process requires more than producing the right molecule. It must work on real fibres, under realistic processing conditions, and deliver the colour, durability and reproducibility expected by the textile industry. This is where Aalto University plays a central role in GREENDIGO. Based in Finland, Aalto University is a multidisciplinary research university bringing together science, engineering, business and the arts. Wit

Based in Copenhagen, NordicBlue ApS developed the project’s core concept: fully biobased, enzymatic solutions to replace fossil-based indigo and harsh reducing agents in denim dyeing. In GREENDIGO, NordicBlue leads the development of enzyme‑based processes that turn renewable raw materials into ready‑to‑use blue dye precursors for denim, and works to scale these up from the lab to industrially relevant processes in line with the EU’s Safe and Sustainable by Design framework.

At the heart of GREENDIGO is a shared ambition to help transform denim dyeing into a safer and more sustainable process. Leading the project’s work on safety and sustainability assessment is Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), whose team brings deep expertise in environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment and life cycle-based sustainability evaluation. As GREENDIGO develops a new bio-based approach to indigo dyeing, UNIVE plays a central role in ensuring