B-Blue

Building the blue biotechnology community in the Mediterranean

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The objectives of the B-Blue project are to bring together key players in the Blue Biotechnologies (BBt) sector in the Mediterranean Sea, increase their innovation capacity, and foster coordination to unlock the untapped potential for innovation through joint transnational initiatives, and by also involving organizations from the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The transnational coordination framework the project intends to create is based on an inclusive quintuple-helix approach that includes the socio-environmental perspective in decision-making, building on a common ground of knowledge selected based on the potential to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) at the Mediterranean level. The B-Blue project aims to implement a transnational coordination mechanism for the BBt community through mutual interconnection via the BBt digital community platform and a Med network of selected territorial collaborative spaces and value chains (BBt HUBs). The exploitation of marine bioresources through biotechnology-type solutions represents a field with enormous potential for innovation and economic growth, but at the same time a relatively young discipline with a lack of coordination. Thus, the idea behind the B-Blue project is to create a community that unites the various blue biotechnology players nationally and internationally, creating Blue Biotechnology Hubs useful for the promotion and growth of this promising industry.

Referent:

Grazia Marina Quero

Researcher

Ancona

SCOPRI DI PIÙ

Programme: Interreg MED

Web Site: https://b-blue.interreg-med.eu/

Duration: September 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022

Budget: 1.499.916,01 €

Budget IRBIM: 190.128,65 €

Areas of Research:

Microbial biotechnology

TEAM

Andrea Fanelli

Technologist

Ancona

Simona Franguelli

Administrative Collaborator

Ancona

Gian Marco Luna

Director of Research

Ancona

Elena Manini

Senior Researcher

Ancona

Massimiliano Pinat

Technologist

Ancona

Grazia Marina Quero

Researcher

Ancona

Antonietta Specchiulli

Researcher

Lesina

Research Projects

BASSET-MED

Biodiversity Assessment, Socio-economic SErvices, and anthropogenic Threats evaluation in the central MEDditerranean

Referent:
Germana Garofalo

To provide key information on the biodiversity and marine ecosystems of the Central Mediterranean Sea - Strait of Sicily, the ecosystem services provided, human activities and pressures due to humans and climate change.

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ROSSKRILL

Pelagic ecosystem monitoring of krill key species (Euphausia superba e Euphausia crystallorophias) in the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area

Referent:
Iole Leonori

To study the distribution of the two krill species in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) through acoustic methodologies.

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PRIZEFISH

Piloting of eco-innovative fishery supply-chains to market added-value Adriatic fish products

Referent:
Giuseppe Scarcella

PRIZEFISH aims to address the twin challenges of Italian and Croatian fishing enterprises and producer organizations to be more sustainable and increase their economic competitiveness in fish markets.

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VITADWASTE

Innovative and sustainable processes for the development of Vitamin D nutraceutical from fish waste: extraction, formulation and clinical study for the evaluation of its bioavailability and clinical equivalence

Referent:
Emanuela Frapiccini

Transforming waste from fish production into nutraceuticals.

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ITACA

Innovative Tools to increAse Competitiveness and sustainability of small pelagic Project title fisheries

Referent:
Silvia Angelini

ITACA addresses the competitiveness of the fisheries sector in the Adriatic by fostering blue innovation and improving the sustainability of fisheries.

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Research Projects

The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.

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