BlueBioValue

The future of the European ocean starts here🌊 Participate in the public consultation for the European Ocean Pact: 🐳 Healthy seas 🌿 Sustainable economies 🐙 Marine innovation Share your voice by 17 February 📢 💡 oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/shaping-e… @DelorsEurope @EU_Commission

📢 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT - 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 We extend our congratulations to the outstanding winners of Blue Bio Value Ideation! 🏆 PhycoFerm 🏆 MarineBioTex 𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 🌊

📢 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT – 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Congratulations to the three winners of @BlueBioValue Acceleration! 🏆 Deep Blue BioTech 🏆 Everything Seaweed 🏆 PhyCo Technologies 𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 🌊

DAY 6 I ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY 🚀💼 Yesterday, the startups participated in a sales seminar led by Helga Saraiva-Stewart📊💡crucial to build an early sales pipeline, to adopt a value-driven, customer-focused mindset, to close the initial deals, & to scale their sales process 🤝

DAY 5 I FIELD TRIP 🥼 🥽 The cohort visited key players based on their areas of interest: 💡 Innovative materials: @Petratex, @PIEPolimeros, RDD+ 🔬 Health and well-being, and Food & Feed: Allmicroalgae, Flatlantic, ECOMARE, Horta da Ria, SaliGreen, ALGAplus

DAY 5 I FIELD TRIP 🥼 🥽 The 2nd day of field trips offered a personalised experience for each startup, designed to align with their unique business focus and goals. This tailored approach highlighted the remarkable diversity of applications and opportunities in Portugal 🌊🔬

Day 3 I Field Trip 🥼🥽 Last week, the 2024 cohort visited key players working across all value chains. The visitis showcased the rich diversity of bioresources & innovative applications driving the sector, with stops at SGS, ALGATEC Eco Business Park, CETEMARES, & @SEAentia 🌊🔬

Day 3 I Field Trip 🥼 🥽 @BlueBioValue recognises 🇵🇹 as a leader in the blue #biotech sector. With its extensive bioresources, cutting-edge research infrastructures, & a thriving network of innovators, the country is uniquely positioned to advance the blue #bioeconomy forward 🌍

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 SeaDyes Limited is creating an innovative sustainable seaweed-based dye by improving extraction and fixation processes for use in fashion and textiles👚👗 Category: Bio-based industry Application: Textiles

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Kybele's Garden Garden offers a sustainable alternative based on co-fermenting processes using non-GMO algae, bacteria, and yeast to release valuable molecules and ingredients for agrifood and cosmetic applications 🌿🌿

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 TerraBiome develops microalgae-based feed additives for ruminants that reduce methane emissions, improve milk yield and composition, and enhance cows’ health 🐄🌿 Category: Food & Feed Application: Animal feed

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Hydromantica has developed a device to improve rotifer culture by predicting population dynamics and detecting contaminants, with applications in biotechnology, aquaculture, and research 🐟💻 Category: Food & Feed

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Moreshrooms AS uses seaweed as a carbon source in fungi-based fermentation processes to produce sustainable, palatable, and nutritious mycoprotein for alternative-meat producers. Category: Food & Feed Application: Food

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Bio1OneHealth develops biomarkers and biosensors for aquaculture that enhance fish welfare through tailored health assessment and predictive modelling 🐟💻 Category: Well-being Application: Aquaculture

🔬🌊 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 PhyCo Technologies uses green chemistry and microbial technology to process seaweed, grown in partnership with Indigenous Nations, into extruded polyethylene-like film for agricultural applications. Category: Bio-based industry

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 ER SOULIER transforms seaweed, oyster shells, and marine litter into cutting-edge materials, producing high-quality bio-rubber and bio-leather for the textile industry 👚 Category: Bio-based industry Application: Textiles

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 CapiPro uses fish sludge and cultivated seaweed to support the life cycle of Capitella teleta worm production as a source of protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and amino acids for aquaculture, agriculture, and petfood applications 🐟

🔬🌊𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Coral Bioworks’ technology turns regeneratively farmed seaweed into sustainable, traceable & cost-effective extracts for sustainable industrial feedstocks. Category: Bio-based industry Application: Animal feed, bio-based materials

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 BIOLABMATE produces seaweed-based biopolymers, providing alternatives to fossil-based labware used in research and medical facilities. Category: Bio-based industry Application: Lab materials

🔬🌊 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 NARA Climate uses a combination of engineering technologies for salt marsh and mangrove restoration while innovating in the bio-refining and processing of feedstocks for industry purposes 🌱🐟 Category: Environmental solutions