Name:
National Institute of Biology

Address:
Večna pot 121, 1000 Ljubljana

e-Mail address:
ana.rotter@nib.si

Website:
www.nib.si

Brief description of the organization’s activities:
The Marine Biology Station Piran is a pioneer institution in the region for developing novel marine biotechnology value chains. We are the only organization in Slovenia with a stable research programme “Marine and microbial biotechnology”.

Sector(s) of involvement:
Aquaculture and fisheries technologies; Waste valorization; Food and feed; Agriculture; Biomedical; Pharmaceutical; Bio-inspired materials; Cosmetics and wellbeing; Bioremediation, ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation and other environmental biotechnology; Biorefinery; Circular economyYes

Role of the organization in the development and/or application of Blue Biotechnologies:
Leader of novel ideas, process development, optimization, networking, microalgae, bacteria

Skills and services provided:
As above

Needs in terms of research, innovation, development, and/or application of blue biotechnologies:
funding