Projects

Algae production is currently limited to a few small industries, mainly for the feed, nutrition and cosmetic sectors. This is ripe for expansion...

Proteins and amino acids are in high demand for their role in food and food production. The properties they add - solubility, viscosity, foaming...

The European algae industry has grown significantly over recent decades, primarily serving niche high-value markets such as food supplements and...

Across Europe, hundreds of thousands of tons of marine side-stream products such as fish heads, backbones and intestines are discarded. The AQUABIOPRO...

Macroalgae, a key feedstock for sustainable bio-based value chains, are currently used mainly in food applications. Although the European Union...

EU society needs new sustainable bio-based feedstocks to meet population growth and reduce dependence on fossil fuels for raw materials; almost 70...

Microalgae hold significant potential for the European bioeconomy. However, challenges remain in their widespread market acceptance, particularly in...

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), approximately 40% of food crops are lost worldwide each year due to plant pests and diseases...

The MACRO CASCADE project will prove the concept of the cascading marine macroalgal biorefinery. This is a production platform that covers the entire...

MAGNIFICENT seeks to develop a new value chain for food, aquafeed and cosmetic ingredients based on microalgae. Currently, market opportunities for...

With the global population expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, managing the planet's limited resources is becoming increasingly urgent. Despite...

With an increasing population and a consequent growing demand for land for food, new sources of food, feed and industrial raw materials are urgently...

The global algae market represents a promising opportunity to replace less sustainable biomass in existing bio-based value chains, combining high...

Global plastic production relies heavily on petrochemicals – around 8 % of the world oil production goes to manufacturing plastics. However, there is...

PROMISEANG aims to develop novel proteins from underexploited marine sources, including marine invertebrate and macroalgae discards and industrial...

Brown macroalgae, particularly L. hyperborea, are an untapped renewable resource in Europe that can be used to produce a variety of products...

EU reliance on synthetic and fossil-based mineral fertilisers, with 9.8 million tonnes of nitrogen and 1.1 million tonnes of phosphorous used in EU28...

EU initiatives such as the Strategic Guidelines for EU Aquaculture position the seaweed cultivation as a source of sustainable industrial growth...

The current food system is seriously challenged by evolving consumers needs and by the rapid world population growth, which could peak to 9.7 billion...

The aquatic environment is underexplored and underexploited, with huge potential value. A small number of these are microalgae, with the capacity to...