Objective
Marine (blue) biotechnology is the key to unlocking the huge economic potential of the unique biodiversity of marine organisms. This potential remains largely underexploited due to lack of connectivity between research services, practical and cultural difficulties in connecting science with industry, and high fragmentation of regional research, development and innovation (RDI) policies. To overcome these barriers, EMBRIC (European Marine Biological Resource Infrastructure Cluster) will link biological and social science research infrastructures (EMBRC, MIRRI, EU-OPENSCREEN, ELIXIR, AQUAEXCEL, RISIS) and will build inter-connectivity along three dimensions: science, industry and regions. The objectives of EMBRIC are to: (1) develop integrated workflows of high quality services for access to biological, analytical and data resources, and deploy common underpinning technologies and practices; (2) strengthen the connection of science with industry by engaging companies and by federating technology transfer (TT) services; (3) defragment RDI policies and involve maritime regions with the construction of EMBRIC. Acceleration of the pace of scientific discovery and innovation from marine bioresources will be achieved through: (i) establishment of multidisciplinary service-oriented technological workflows; (ii) joint development activities focusing on bioprospection for novel marine natural products, and marker-assisted selection in aquaculture; (iii) training and knowledge transfer; (iv) pilot transnational access to cluster facilities and services. EMBRIC will also connect TT officers from contrasted maritime regions to promote greater cohesion in TT practices. It will engage with policy-makers with the aim of consolidating a perennial pan-European virtual infrastructure cluster rooted in the maritime regions of Europe and underpinning the blue bioeconomy.
Fields of science
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacydrug discovery
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanography
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsbioeconomy
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnorth atlantic oscillation
Call for proposal
H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
75006 Paris
France
Participants (29)
8005 032 Faro
SN2 1FL Swindon
PA37 1QA Dunbeg Oban
80121 Napoli
AB119DB Aberdeen
PL1 2PB Plymouth
12489 Berlin
00185 Roma
KY16 9AJ St Andrews
40225 Dusseldorf
KY16 9DR St Andrews
75007 Paris Cedex 07
9019 Tromso
OX10 8DE Wallingford
9000 Gent
75724 Paris Cedex 15
38124 Braunschweig
69117 Heidelberg
77454 Marne-la-vallee
69978 Tel Aviv
06100 Nice
5337 Rong
38124 Braunschweig
19013 Attikia Anavissos
75794 Paris
5020 Bergen
48940 Leioa
36310 Vigo Pontevedra
13125 Berlin