The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

NEPTUNA
Marine Biotechnology
Novel Extraction Processes for mulTiple high-value compoUNds from selected Algal source materials
International Cooperation
National-European
Dagmar Stengel
dagmar.stengel@nuigalway.ie
NUI - National University of Ireland (Ireland)
UGent - Ghent University (Belgium),  UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway),  UNILEVER - Unilever UK Central Resources Ltd (United Kingdom),  UCC - University College Cork (Ireland), 
2016
2018
€ 894,918
https://www.vliz.be/projects/marinebiotech/file/neptuna-project-description-era-mbt-call-1pdf
Novel enzyme-based extraction technologies will be applied to algal biomass derived from selected algal taxonomic groups including macroalgae (seaweeds), microalgae and cyanobacteria. Algal species will be chosen according to their potential to produce high bioactive levels which will be further enhanced by applying abiotic stresses. Algal extracts produced by enzymatic and traditional approaches will be tested for multiple applications, concentrating on antioxidant and antimicrobial activities with applications in food, cosmetics, animal health (aquaculture) and personal/home care. Extracts that exhibit high activities will be chemically characterised to identify active components.
Bioprospecting; Bioactive compounds; Cosmetics; Human food; Bacteria; Marine enzymes; Animal welfare; Bioproduct; Human health;
Central North Sea (27.IVb) Southern North Sea (27.IVc) Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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