EMBRC-UP

European Marine Biological Resource Centre - Unlocking the Potential for Health and Food from the seas

Seas and oceans are the largest resource of the planet and are of fundamental importance for developing sustainably a strategic asset for a country with 8700 km of coasts and possessing ca 15% of the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. However, their potential is still largely unexploited. In order to expand the Blue economy of the Country we need a tight cooperation between research and industry capable of identifying smart solutions. In fact, from one side, we need to develop tools for the sustainable use of marine resources and, from the other side, we can create new occupational opportunities. The marine life offers a plethora of novel opportunities, either in terms of seafood, nutraceutical, and bioactive molecules, which are of extraordinary importance in the field of pharmacology, biomaterials and bioremediation. The development of new technologies and biotechnologies can unlock this underexploited potential with positive impacts in several industrial sectors and with positive impact on national economy. The project EMBRC-UP represents a national strategic implementation of the ERIC EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) and is planned to enhance the research potential in the area “Health and Food” in the Sectors of marine resources. The infrastructures proposed follow the model of a distributed infrastructure and are unique in the Italian framework. The equipment, sensors, instrumentation, digitalization and data acquired through this project will allow to boost the Italian research in the exploration and sustainable exploitation of the marine resources, while at the same time, will reinforce the cooperation and exchanges within the Italian JRU, thus increasing the Italian competitiveness in these sectors of strategic importance also in the light of the European Partnership Sustainable Blue Economy that Italy is going to coordinate.

 

Project partners:

  • Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN)
  • Università Politecnica delle Marche (UniPM)
  • Università degli studi di Cagliari
  • Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable economic development (ENEA)
  • Istituto nazionale di oceanografia e di geofisica sperimentale (OGS)
  • Università degli studi di Ferrara
  • Università degli studi di Messina
  • Università degli studi di Torino
  • Università degli studi della Tuscia
  • Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  • Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca
  • Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II (UniNa)
  • National Italian Institute for Environmental Research and Protection (ISPRA)

 

Referent:

Giulia Maricchiolo

Senior Researcher

Messina

SCOPRI DI PIÙ

Programme: PNRR -Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza

Duration: March 1, 2023 - February 28, 2025

Budget: 949.983,01 €

Budget IRBIM: 152.336,45 €

TEAM
Giulia Maricchiolo

Senior Researcher

Messina

Maria Timenkova

Technologist

Messina

Research Projects



TARTALIFE

Reducing sea turtle mortality in professional fisheries

Referent:
Alessandro Lucchetti

The TartaLife project, coordinated by CNR IRBIM and conducted in close collaboration with fishermen, aims to reduce fishing-induced sea turtle Caretta caretta mortality through the dissemination of innovative technical solutions, training of fishermen and the strengthening of Recovery/First Aid facilities.

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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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