Blue biotechnologies – what are the opportunities and challenges for the future? 13 March, Boulogne Sur Mer Les biotechnologies marines, quels enjeux pour demain? The oceans are a gold mine for marine technologies. They host a multitude of marine organisms with surprising properties that are precious resources for numerous applications in pharmacology, cosmetics, agro-food industry, energy […]

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Boulogne sur Mer, 13 March 2018 Sustainable marine biotechnologies: what’s at stake for tomorrow? Focus on marine pollution Ocean ecosystems are rich in potential for biotechnologies. Macro and micro-organisms that can be found in the marine environment have developed diverse and unique metabolisms that have no equivalent on land. This ecosystem remains mostly unexplored and unstudied. […]

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Almost on all Cypriot beaches after a storm, we see piles and piles of “fikia”/“fitsia” the generic Greek/ Cypriot word for seaweeds. The most common type that we have in Cyprus that gives the impression of green fields under water is Posidonia Oceanica. On the beaches is visible when it makes thick grey layers, made […]

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