RENUWAL was funded by CYTED, an Ibero-American Development Programme for Science and Technology that was created by governments of Ibero-American countries. CYTED promotes cooperation in science, technology and innovation in the different participating countries. The aim of this network is to build an interdisciplinary group that promotes microalgae applications as recycling agents for industry and the environment as ways to achieve a circular economy. It already comprises 17 public ID centres and 7 companies from 8 different countries, Luísa Gouveia from LNEG/GreenCoLab is vice-coordinator.