Objective
The GENIALG project aims to boost the Blue Biotechnology Economy (BBE) by increasing the production and sustainable exploitation of two high-yielding species of the EU seaweed biomass: the brown alga Saccharina latissima and the green algae Ulva spp. GENIALG will demonstrate the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of cultivating and refining seaweed biomass in multiple use demanded products of marine renewable origin. The consortium integrates available knowledge in algal biotechnology and ready to use reliable eco-friendly tools and methods for selecting and producing high yielding strains in economically feasible quantities and qualities. By cracking the biomass and supplying a wide diversity of chemical compounds for existing as well as new applications and markets, GENIALG will anticipate the economic, social and environmental impacts of such developments in term of economic benefit and job opportunities liable to increase the socio-economic value of the blue biotechnology sector. In a larger frame, conservation and biosafety issues will be addressed as well as more social aspects such as acceptability and competition for space and water regarding other maritime activities. To achieve these objectives GENIALG will foster a trans-sectorial and complementary consortium of scientists and private companies. • GENIALG will involve a diversity of private companies already positioned in the seaweed sector individually for different applications (texturants, feed, agriculture, bioplastics, pharmaceuticals, personal care products…) in order to strengthen interactions for developing a bio-refinery concept and accelerate efficient and sustainable exploitation of seaweed biomass to bring new high-value products on the market.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/microbiology/phycology
- /agricultural sciences/agricultural biotechnology/biomass
- /agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/industrial crops/fodder
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/biochemistry/biomolecules/proteins/enzymes
- /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/commerce
Call for proposal
H2020-BG-2016-1
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
75794 Paris
France
Participants (19)
PA37 1QA Dunbeg Oban
7018 Trondheim
3830 196 Ilhavo
6708 PB Wageningen
7052 Trondheim
4200 465 Porto
Participation ended
56580 Brehan
29870 Lannilis
YO10 5DD York North Yorkshire
29800 Saint Thonan
CB4 0WS Cambridge
SO40 4BL Southampton
4450 208 Matosinhos
H91 Galway
8 Dublin
3810-193 Aveiro
YO10 5DD York
35400 Saint Malo
56580 Brehan