Project description
Green light for Europe’s blue bioeconomy
Renewable, living aquatic resources, such as algae, sponges, jellyfish or microorganisms, are at the base of the blue bioeconomy that delivers a wide variety of products, processes and services. Playing an important role in the European Green Deal, the blue bioeconomy is essential in reducing the pressure on land resources and tackling climate change. In this context, the ERA-NET Cofund BlueBio project will act to unlock the potential of aquatic bio-resources to create jobs, economic growth and provide food, nutrition and bio-based products and services. The goal is to identify the best ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market. The project will establish a coordinated R&D funding scheme to strengthen Europe’s position in the blue bioeconomy. BlueBio builds upon the networks, achievements and strategies obtained in the COFASP and ERA-MBT ERA-NETs and JPI Oceans.
Objective
The ERA-NET Cofund BlueBio will act to unlock the potential of aquatic bio-resources to create jobs, economic growth and provide food, nutrition and bio-based products and services. Thus, paving the way for a sustainable and competitive Blue Bioeconomy in Europe. The goal is to identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value in the Blue bioeconomy. The objectives of BlueBio are to establish a coordinated R&D funding scheme that will strengthen Europe’s position in this complex economic field in a global market. This will primarily be achieved by engaging funding agencies to implement a co-funded call focusing on Blue Knowledge and technological developments to respond to needs and gaps for R&I. The consortium has committed budgets making a strong co-funded call leveraging well the Commission's requests. BlueBio builds upon the networks, achievements and strategies obtained in the COFASP and ERA-MBT ERA-NETs and JPI Oceans, and will leverage the JPI Oceans role as a coordination platform. The consortium aims to implement 2-4 additional calls, developed through stakeholder engagement, and identifying new funding initiatives. BlueBio will implement a range of related activities which can add value to the cofounded projects and better address the impact of R&I projects. BlueBio will enhance valorisation from the actors in the Blue Bioeconomy sector, identify and address R&I needs of industry and society. Communications activities will support BlueBio and the funded projects to realise tangible impacts. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of pre-commercial outputs aimed at accelerating commercialisation and competitive deployment. BlueBio's directions and legacy will be informed by strategic forward-looking processes involving all stakeholders in identifying needs and gaps along the value chains.
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ERA-NET-Cofund - ERA-NET CofundCoordinator
0283 Oslo
Norway
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Participants (33)
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1030 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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10000 Zagreb
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1100 Kobenhavn K
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51004 Tartu
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10133 Tallinn
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00023 Helsinki
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53175 Bonn
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52428 Julich
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D-53107 Bonn
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53179 Bonn
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115 10 ATHENS
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105 Reykjavik
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H91 R673 Galway
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D02 Dublin
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00185 Roma
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00153 Roma
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0104 Oslo
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1249 074 Lisboa
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9500-094 Ponta Delgada
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010362 Bucuresti
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28001 Madrid
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28071 Madrid
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462 80 Vanersborg
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11182 Stockholm
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VLT1210 Valletta
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1050 Riga
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10000 Zagreb
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VLT2000 Valletta
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00153 Roma
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10623 Berlin
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VLT 2000 Floriana
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