Type: Mixed research units / Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB)
Acronym: CoLAB B2E
Coordinator name: Elisabete Matos
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Address: UPTEC Mar Sala B5, Av da Liberdade s/n, 4450-718 Leça da Palmeira
Telephone: 351220731344
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Web: https://b2e.pt/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/colabb2e/?viewAsMember=true
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The main objective of the B2E CoLAB is to promote the creation of highly-skilled jobs that can actively contribute to enhance the economic and social value of new and existing bio-based products and services inspired by the ocean, supporting the Blue Growth sectors with the highest potential: natural resources, marine biotechnology and sustainable aquaculture.
By promoting the employment of highly skilled personal staff to develop knowledge-based solutions to positively respond to present and future needs of societal stakeholders, it will be possible to shape a new blue bio-economy bootstrapped by 4.0 automation and data exchange technologies. At present, the main sources of marine biomass are still mostly harvested from the wild, with only a limited part originating from aquaculture.
The goal to secure a sustainable supply of marine biomass presents challenges, particularly if the only source targeted is that of wild stocks, which are already in the verge of overexploitation. A strategic management of wild marine species harvest, coupled with plans to deliver a more sustainable production operated under controlled conditions, is paramount for marine ecosystem health and services to be maintained.
Consistency, security and quality of marine biomass supply for food or any other high-end use have to be balanced in ways that address environmental challenges and demands for sustainability. The fostering of biorefinery frameworks to secure the full valorisation of marine biological resources, strongly aligned with circular economy principles, must be based on well-defined research and innovation agendas with tangible goals.
Areas of expertise: Clusters, networks, collaborative platforms, Competitiveness and Sustainability, Business development, Maritime education and training, Business Incubation, Market and international relations, Strategic monitoring of the Blue economy, Promotion of maritime culture, Intellectual property, Knowledge and technology transfer, Biodivesrsity, Food and nutrition in aquaculture, Animal Welfare, Biotechnology applied to aquaculture, Economy, Legislation and Management of marine resources, Research of resources based on ecosystems knowledge, Technology applied to resource management, Seafood markets, commercial networks and valuation, New products of marine origin, Obtaining, managing and valuing marine by-products, Marine foods traceability, quality and safety
Keywords: bioeconomy; biotecnology; aquaculture; marine resources; sustainability
Number of researchers: 10
Number of doctors: 5
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Projects
OmegaPeixe – Fortificação do peixe de aquacultura em ácidos gordos Omega-3 de cadeia longa
Acronym: OmegaPeixe
Financing program: Portugal 2020
Financing entity: COMPETE FEDER
Start year: 2021
Ending year: 2024
Principal investigator: Renata Serradeiro
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Contracted Research
1. State-of-the-art studies and analyses
2. Diagnostics and problem solving, and technical consultancy
3. Development and optimization of products and processes
4. Demonstration and validation of innovative solutions
5. Development of new product / service ideas
6. Technical project management
Type of service: Dynamic Cluster/Networking
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Commercial representation
Knowledge valorisation, IP / IPR
Fairs & Events
Type of service: Consultancy
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Financing
Mapping funding opportunities
Preparation and / or review of applications
Type of service: Consultancy
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Market services
Benchmarking
Support for internationalization
Market entry
Business strategy
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Training
Literacy actions
Type of service: Training/Education
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Communication and Dissemination
Content development
Event organization and Stakeholder networking
Advertising space at The Ocean Post (our newsletter)
Type of service: Other
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