# Bees help in product development - WonderBee is a super food for bees - Savonia AMK

> Savonia University of Applied Sciences collaborates with international partners to prepare local climate road maps for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and crisis management.

## WonderBee: Probiotic Pollen Substitute
Arezoo Rahmani, the founder of WonderBee, utilizes her own six bee colonies for product development. Together with co-founder Vijay Burman, they have developed a bee superfood that has improved bee well-being, strengthened hibernation abilities, and increased honey production by over 20 percent.

WonderBee manufactures a probiotic pollen substitute designed to mitigate food shortages caused by climate change. The company has collaborated with Savonia University of Applied Sciences, where international business students—such as Tanian Memarian—have assisted in creating development plans, including strategies for finding financiers and customers and establishing an international virtual community. The founders are currently seeking funding and pursuing a patent to facilitate expansion into European and global markets.

## The ILCA Climate Innovation Project
The collaboration with WonderBee is part of the international ILCA climate innovation project, coordinated by Savonia. The project aims to implement sustainable development methods and strengthen cooperation between companies, public actors, and citizens. Participants include industry experts and institutions from Finland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, and Ukraine.

## International Perspectives on Climate Adaptation

### Finland
*   **Natural Resources Institute (Luke), Maaninga Research Station:** Leading expert Mikko Järvinen emphasizes that science-based solutions must be applied in practice to be effective. The ILCA project has facilitated vital information exchange regarding climate change.

### Lithuania
*   **Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry:** Senior researcher Diana Lukmine notes the importance of testing new forecasting methods for climate adaptation and the value of efficient networking.
*   **Vilnius College of Technologies and Design:** Rector Rolandas Vitkūnas highlights the institution's efforts to map staff knowledge gaps and the success of their joint Innovation Laboratory with the agricultural research center.

### Ukraine
*   **National Scientific Center Institute Of Agriculture NAAS:** Anton Tkachenko notes that the project provides a platform to improve agricultural resilience against climate change, digitalization, and geopolitical challenges.
*   **Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University:** Dean Ruslan Biloskurskyi values the cooperation with Finland and the launch of an education and science laboratory that supports student incubators and business advisory services.

### Romania
*   **Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava:** Project coordinator Carmen Nastase emphasizes the need for curricula that provide practical skills for climate change. She highlights the integration of traditional sustainable construction techniques—such as Bucovina’s wooden and clay houses—into modern architectural education.