FlexSea: Pioneering Sustainable Packaging with Seaweed-Based Bioplastic
FlexSea is an innovative start-up based in London funded in 2020 to tackle the problem of plastic pollution in the packaging industry. They have developed…
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EcoeFISHent: Transforming the Fishing Industry through Sustainability
In an era where sustainability is paramount, a new working group has emerged to help turn around the fishing industry. Co-funded by the European Commission…
The Mediterranean “Seatrove”
The Mediterranean Sea is an extremely valuable and varied source of marine living resources. Although it covers only 0.82% in surface area of the world…
A sustainable source of marine living resources
EU Director General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, together with the Joint Research Centre (JRC), produces a report on their data collection activity regarding the fisheries…
Cosmetics/cosmeceuticals sector
The cosmeceuticals industry seeks ingredients with antioxidant, skin-lightening, anti-ageing, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities using, for example, bioactive peptides or collagen. A considerable amount of research…
Pharmaceuticals sector
Marine living resources are a well-documented source of promising bioactive ingredients. Chitosan, saponins, triterpenes (including squalene), astaxanthin, hydrolysed collagen, lipids and a whole range of…
Aquaculture sector
Although EU aquaculture (fish farming) has stagnated over recent decades compared to world production (2019 EU Blue Economy Report), the sector seems to be slowly…