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The Blue Bioeconomy Forum brought together industry, public authorities, academia, and finance in order to strengthen Europe's competitive position in the emerging blue bioeconomy.
The aim of the forum was to develop a shared understanding of the current status of the emerging blue bioeconomy in Europe and to collectively identify strategic developments, market opportunities, appropriate financial assistance, regulatory actions and research priorities to advance the blue bioeconomy in Europe. The forum sought to exploit synergies between blue bioeconomy sectors that can benefit from innovative uses of aquatic biomass. It looked into biomass sourcing for particular (novel) purposes, such as animal feed and feed additives, food products (functional, fermented or fried), pharmaceuticals, or cosmetics. Particular attention was also given to the valorisation and use of remainder for other applications (e.g. valorisation of chitin, shells and other bioactive components).
The Blue Bioeconomy Forum consisted of a steering group and several working groups, supported by a secretariat managed by Technopolis Group and Wageningen University and Research. To ensure the engagement of the wider community of stakeholders, consultations on promising new initiatives and the roadmap has been organised through open stakeholders’ events and open online discussions. Blue bioeconomy information and news can be found in the “News and events" section.
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This project was funded under EASME/EMFF/2017/1.3.1.5./SI2.777939 MARINE BIOECONOMY FORUM. It was closed in December 2019. This page is no longer actively maintained.
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A new platform for the Baltic Blue Bioeconomy Kick-off event of the new Blue Platform for the BSR project took place in Helsinki on 5-6 November. |
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From green to blue … putting BBF in the frame The ‘blue bioeconomy’ sector was out in force at the recent EU-hosted conference dedicated to presenting a collective ‘European way’ to achieving a truly ‘sustainable and circular bioeconomy’. |
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State of Play of the Blue Bioeconomy: Report's abstract This short overview is a teaser for the state-of-play report that will be available soon. It highlights the key challenges of the Blue Bioeconomy |
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Finland, Portugal and Spain announce collaboration on Blue Bioeconomy On 1 October 2018, Finland, Portugal and Spain have announced further collaboration on Bioeconomy, and more especially in the Blue Bioeconomy sector |
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The new Bioeconomy Strategy of the European Commission has been published! On 11 October 2018, the Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe's society, environment and economy. |
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Seagriculture 2018 (7th International Seaweed Conference) Place: Galway, Ireland Start date: 06/11/2018 (All day) Last update: 28/09/18 |
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Sustainable and circular Bioeconomy, the European way Place: Brussels, Belgium Start date: 22/10/2018 - 00:00 Last update: 28/09/18 |
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AlgaEurope 2018 Place: Amsterdam, the Netherlands Start date: 04/12/2018 (All day) Last update: 28/09/18 |
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Mapping Europe’s blue biotech potential In the past years, European regions have focused on developing Smart Specialisation strategies to respond to the need for transformation and modernisation of their economy. We asked Lucas Bosser from CPMR how European regions have included marine biotechnologies in these strategies. |
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3 questions to Silvia Fluch from ecoduna AG/eparella GmbH With our "3 questions to" series, we ask business stakeholders their views of the Blue Bioeconomy sector. This month, Silvia Fluch from ecoduna AG/eparella GmbH tells us about sustainability, finding your market, and how to have impact. |
