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Newsletter Nº6 || July 2018

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BLUEandGREEN Project

will contribute on raising CIIMAR's scientific and technological standards in biorefineries

approach based on marine resources and biotechnology

BLUEandGREEN aims to increase the performance of CIIMAR in the area of Marine Biotechnology, and

joins CIIMAR with four internationally-leading counterparts at the EU level: the University of Helsinki – Finland,

the University of Bergen – Norway, GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel – Germany,

and Fundación MEDINA – Spain.

Marine Biotechnology || Upcoming Events

International Conference “BLUEandGREEN Leagacy conference”

1 October 2018

The BLUEandGREEN Legacy Conference: Adding Value to Marine Bioresources will be organised in Porto

at CIIMAR headquarters (Porto Cruise Terminal) on the 1st October 2018.

Our seas and oceans with their largely unexplored biodiversity present a high potential for innovation in two

different fronts: the better understanding of marine and maritime resources and its biodiversity, and a more

efficient exploitation of their economic and scientific potential. Marine biotechnology is the enabling tool that will

allow translating this potential into real products and services. Thus, boosting marine innovation through

biotechnology-related activities is fundamental for the sustainable exploitation of these resources and for the

stimulation of economic growth, turning central the need to establish a road map of opportunities in the marine

biotechnological area in Portugal contributing to the European Bioeconomy Strategy. More information can be

found Here.

BioMarine Business Convention 2018

2-4 October 2018

BioMarine Business Convention will take place in Cascais, Centro de Congressos do Estoril, from 2nd October

to 4th October.

If you are participating in the BLUEandGREEN Legacy Conference, join the BioMarine Business Convention

and use the free BUS to go directly to BioMarine in the morning of the 2nd of October.

BLUEandGREEN’s conference delegates will benefit from a special discount for BioMarine Business

Convention. Inquiries HERE

International Conference "Blue Biotechnology in the Baltic Sea Region - from Science to Business"

22-24 August 2018

As part of the EU INTERREG BSR project Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance, the international conference 'Blue

Biotechnology in the Baltic Sea Region – from Science to Business' will take place in Greifswald, Germany, on

22-24 August 2018. Newest results in basic and applied science and successful results of economic

implementation will be showcased. The event will cover topics such as industrial applications of marine

organisms and biomass, marine biotechnology networks and business development and legal aspects and

patenting. Up to 120 scientists, entrepreneurs and stakeholders from the public and the private sector are

expected.

Online registration is now open at http://www.balticbluealliance-conference.eu.

There is no registration fee for your participation.

BLUEandGREEN || Events

Organised

Baltic Blue Biotechnology

Alliance pitching event for

blue biotechnology

innovators

Copenhagen, Denmark

10 April 2018

In its continued efforts to support the development of sustainable blue biotechnology products and services, the

INTERREG BSR-funded Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance (ALLIANCE, https://www.submariner-

network.eu/projects/balticbluebioalliance) consortium gave the opportunity to start-ups and associations to

present their promising idea to an international panel of business and scientific experts in marine biotechnology.

As a result of this pitching event, four candidates were invited to join the ALLIANCE mentoring programme. The

ALLIANCE consortium will assist them by matching their needs to the right services and facilities throughout the

Baltic Sea Region, from scientific and technical support to financial expertise and marketing.

Course on Marine Natural Products: Discovery and structure elucidation

CIIMAR, Leixões Cruise Terminal, Matosinhos - Portugal

25-28 June 2018

In the scope of the BLUEandGREEN project, CIIMAR and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

organised a course on state-of-the-art techniques for discovery, isolation and structure elucidation of marine

natural products. The programme included lectures and practical lessons focused on MS- and NMR-based

structure elucidation, computational predictions, X-ray crystallography, dereplication, molecular networks,

synthesis and medicinal chemistry, metabolomics and chemical imaging.

BLUEandGREEN || Events

Attended

The Portuguese Blue Bioeconomy’s

Role

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation,

Lisbon - Portugal

24 May 2018

Bluebio Alliance, together with Oceano Azul Foundation and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, organised the

Strategic Think Tank “The Portuguese Blue Bioeconomy’s Role: National solutions for global challenges”.

After a morning with national and international keynote speakers from companies of the bioeconomy area: The

Navigator Company, Bio-based Industries Consortium, Unilever, Lego and Olmix, relevant, parallel sessions

were organised.

The BLUEandGREEN project had the opportunity to be involved in the Think Tank parallel sessions as

rapporteur: Sustainably feeding of the growing population; Climate change and CO2 control; Aging population

and Wellbeing; Management of bioresources and Plastic reduction.

The collected information will be of major importance for the under construction Blue Biotechnology National

Roadmap: Driving the BLUEandGREEN economy in Portugal, in the scope of the BLUEandGREEN project.

Marine Biodiversity and Natural Products Meeting ESPOL, Guayaquil - Ecuador

14 June 2018

In the framework of a collaboration between MEDINA and CENAIM (Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e

Investigaciones Marinas), Carmen Ramos participated in a Meeting on Marine Biodiversity and Natural Products,

hosted in ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral), Guayaquil - Ecuador. With the scope to present the

results of the Project developed by CENAIM researchers entitled “Characterization of the biodiversity of marine

invertebrates and associated bacteria at the taxonomic and metabolomic scale and their applications for human

and animal health”, Carmen Ramos had the opportunity to discuss about MEDINA’s Drug Discovery Platform in

her talk “Natural Products in Drug Discovery”.

News ||

Oceano Azul Foundation and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation launched a business accelerator program

named Blue Bio Value dedicated exclusively to the blue bioeconomy. The program is organized by Fábrica de

Startups, in collaboration with BlueBio Alliance and Faber Ventures.

Blue Bio Value is the first international business accelerator that scales up marine bio-based solutions to global

market applications in different industries, resorting to science-based and biotech innovations, while helping to

tackle important societal challenges.

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