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BlueRemediomics: Harnessing the marine microbiome for novel sustainable biogenics and ecosystem services

Descripción del proyecto

Potencial del microbioma marino para servicios ecosistémicos sostenibles

Las comunidades microbianas marinas llevan a cabo funciones esenciales para la vida en la Tierra. Sin embargo, se necesitan múltiples factores para desbloquear su potencial para apoyar la economía azul europea y realizar un biodescubrimiento responsable a partir de microorganismos marinos. El equipo del proyecto BlueRemediomics, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará una plataforma bioinformática integrada para estudiar el potencial del microbioma marino. Asimismo, establecerá culturómica innovadora y plataformas de detección de alta eficiencia para aprovechar los consorcios de microorganismos marinos en experimentos. Además, utilizará estas plataformas para identificar y desarrollar productos naturales derivados de microorganismos marinos. En BlueRemediomics se apoyará la acuicultura y los servicios ecosistémicos, se aumentará el acceso equitativo a los recursos del microbioma oceánico y se brindará formación y herramientas a diversas partes interesadas.

Objetivo

Marine microbial communities perform critical life sustaining functions on Earth and represent a vast unexploited treasure trove of bioresources that have the potential to strengthen the European blue economy. To unlock this hidden potential, as well as responsibly conduct biodiscovery from marine microbes requires multiple developments. We need to amalgamate and apply advanced technologies to elucidate the composition, interactions and functional repertoire of the marine microbiome, while concomitantly ensuring sustainable and equitable exploitation, maintaining ocean health, and improving ocean literacy through an improved appreciation of ocean microbes.

To address these needs, BlueRemediomics will: (1) develop and provide an integrated bioinformatics platform to explore the marine microbiome potential; (2) establish innovative culturomics and high-throughput screening platforms to experimentally exploit consortia of marine microbes; (3) apply the platforms to identify and develop natural products derived from marine microbes; (4) foster aquaculture and ecosystem services that embody the “do no significant harm” principle; (5) maximise equitable access to ocean microbiome resources and increase awareness of the marine microbiome to a diverse range of stakeholders; (6) Provide training, tools and resources to a variety of stakeholders. To achieve these objectives, BlueRemediomics interlinks an advanced “Discovery Platform” with “Applications”, so designed to facilitate cyclical and iterative crosstalk. By federating multiple, currently fragmented key data resources, the Discovery Platform will accelerate new product identification and development, reduce resource dependence, raise consumer benefits and address key societal issues. New modalities in access and benefit sharing will be established that balance sustainable and equitable use of marine genetic resources with intellectual property protection.

Coordinador

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 1 683 947,50
Dirección
Meyerhofstrasse 1
69117 Heidelberg
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Región
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Tipo de actividad
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Coste total
€ 1 717 697,50

Participantes (19)

Socios (4)