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xThe number and range of accelerators that could provide financing and other backing for blue bioeconomy projects is growing, in response to the need to respond to the challenges of ocean sustainability. The last two or three years have seen new accelerators established inside and outside Europe. In...

xThe Blue Invest platform, set up with financial support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), will provide a range of support for blue economy small companies and entrepreneurs, helping their projects to develop more rapidly into fully commercial offerings. Daniela Cedola...

xAround 140 stakeholders were spread around the 10 table-topics set up for the three-rounds of World Café exchanges on the BBF’s proposed Roadmap for the Blue Bioeconomy. By necessity, participants were chosen for their vast experience and diverse backgrounds in the blue bioeconomy, including...

Channelling the blockbuster film Aladdin, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella called on delegates at the second Blue Bioeconomy Forum (BBF) Conference in Brussels to put collaboration, transparency and sustainability at the heart of efforts to develop...

xThe Blue Bioeconomy Forum held its second working group meeting on 11 and 12 March in Brussels. Participants attended four half-a-day sessions dedicated to each working group: Policy, Environment and Regulation; Finance and Business Development; Consumers and Value Chains; Science, Technology and...

Save the datexthe second conference of the Blue Bioeconomy Forum will be Tuesday the 25th of June, at the Brussels Marriot Hotel Grand Place.xAt this conference the European roadmap for the blue bioeconomy will be presented and discussed. You can contribute to the roadmap, get informed on the most...

xGreen and blue are both primary colours of light, and while that has always mattered to painters, their importance has gradually taken on a more pressing – even life-changing – hue, symbolising the planet’s ability to sustain itself and its inhabitants who have finally woken up to the damage caused...

xInvasive species that are able to establish themselves in the European environment can be a serious threat to native species and habitats. The European Union has a framework to tackle the issue under the Invasive Alien Species Regulation (EU Regulation 1143/2014), which prioritises prevention of...

xThis report details a recommendation for a much-needed Blue Economy Investment Platform (BEIP) to address major market failures to supply capital to high potential innovative young businesses. It recommends establishing an umbrella fund to channel additional funds into fund managers wholly or...