On 31 January 2017, Darragh Gaffney, Research and Development Manager at Monaghan Biosciences, took part in the Irish National Sustainability Summit to present the initiatives related to the development of a circular economy in the mushroom industry.

As part of these intiatives, Darragh Gaffney introduced the BIOrescue project and its innovative biorefinery concept solutions that will enable mushroom farmers to turn used mushroom compost into valuable bioproducts.

If you would like to learn more about the links between the mushroom industry and biotechnology processes, you can click here to watch the full presentation of Darragh Gaffney and download the presentation summarising Monaghan Biosciences’ activities here.