Name:
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Address:
Villa Comunale 1, 80121 Napoli, Italy
Phone number:
+39 0815833111
e-Mail address:
gio@szn.it
Website:
www.szn.it
Brief description of the organization’s activities:
The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN) is a public research body supervised by the Ministry of University and Research. It is among the most important research institutions in the world in the fields of Marine Biology and Ecology also conducting research in Marine Biotechnology and Conservation in collaboration with national and international research institutions, SMEs and industries. The mission of the SZN is to improve our understanding of the biological systems of the Mediterranean Sea and the evolution of life to improve the sustainable use of resources in the Global Ocean.
Sector(s) of involvement:
Waste valorization; Bio-inspired materials; Cosmetics and wellbeing; Bioremediation, ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation and other environmental biotechnology; Other
Sectors of involvement:
Marine BiodiversityYes
Role of the organization in the development and/or application of Blue Biotechnologies:
The SZN is the coordinator of the Italian Node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-IT) and representative institute in EMBRC-ERIC, which is a European ‘research infrastructure’ for marine biological resources. EMBRC provides access to marine resources, as well as cutting-edge services and facilities that allow researchers, from both academia and industry, to study the ocean and develop innovative solutions to tackle societal issues.
Skills and services provided:
Access to marine ecosystems; Environmental Monitoring & Analysis; Advanced Microscopy Center; Classic and Molecular Taxonomy; Molecular Sequencing & Analysis Center:
Bioinformatics, Computational Analysis & Data Management.
Needs in terms of research, innovation, development, and/or application of blue biotechnologies:
A major need is the possibility to constantly and continuously interact with industries and biotech companies. Access to a platform to find partners for collaboration in the preparation of EU project proposal.
