MEDBBHub

Connecting Innovation: the Mediterranean network of Blue Biotechnology Hubs

The Good Practices
MEDBBHub is a central resource for stakeholders involved in the Blue Biotechnology (BBt) sector across the Mediterranean region. At its core are the five interactive Blue Biotechnology Hubs (BBHs) established by 2B-BLUE, which integrate key actors from the BBt sector into collaborative platforms. These hubs facilitate collective efforts to advance marine biotechnology, tackle sector challenges, and promote the adoption of advanced BBt practices in the Mediterranean.

This GOOD PRACTICES’ REPOSITORY gathers the most innovative experiences from BBHs members and beyond in the development, application, and valorization of Blue Biotechnologies. It serves as a starting point for future collaborations and knowledge exchange, fostering activities such as technology foresight, transfer, uptake, and upscaling of Blue Biotechnology solutions.

Treatment of beer by-products to minimise environmental impact and develop aquaculture fish feed (PIPECES)

YONDELIS (development of innovative drugs through marine organisms)

PHAGETHERAPY

MACUMBA: Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications

Strategy for Innovation and Business Competitiveness of the Region of Murcia ( Innovation Accelerator)

PerformFISH: Integrating Innovative Approaches for Competitive and Sustainable Performance across the Mediterranean Aquaculture Value Chain

VITA XXI SLP

Science, Technology and Innovation Plan of the Region of Murcia

Science, Technology and Innovation Plan of the Region of Murcia

Microalgae-based biorefinery for products to be used in agriculture and aquaculture

TASTE The Application of Edible Seaweed for Taste Enhancement and Salt Replacement

Production of vaccines for adriatic fish

Spectrometric technology and methodology prototype for preventative oyster quality assessment on-site

Microalgae incorporation into healthy food products

VASCO II

AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020 (2015-2020)

The BioTech Nursery of Grand Luminy Biotech

Association France Microalgues (French National Microalgae Association)

Plan Littoral 21

NEPTUNE Blue Growth Accelerator

Experimental development of a green filter for the purification of the effluents of the “El Albujón” wadi using native consortiums of microalgae (RAMBLA)

Marine microalgae immunostimulant complex to boost the competitiveness of the EU aquaculture sector (ALGABOOSTER)

Advancing marine conservation in the European and contiguous seas (MARCONS)

HORIZONTAL COMMUNICATION AND CAPITALIZATION PROJECT FOR INNOVATION IN BLUE GROWTH AT MEDITERRANEAN LEVEL – InnoBlueGrowth

Participatory model for the sustainable management of marine and coastal resources and for cross border habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services safeguard (BLUELAND)

GreenCoLab

Allmicroalgae

Creation of innovative products from aquaculture and fishery discards (CREA&MAR)

European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (EU‐CONEXUS)

MedAID: Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development

Maritime Strategy of Catalonia. Strategic Plan 2021 -2030

BIOSEA: Exploiting algae and other aquatic biomass for production of molecules for pharma, nutraceuticals, food additives and cosmetic applications

MACBIOBLUE: NUEVOS PRODUCTOS Y PROCESOS EN EL AMBITO DE LA BIOTECNOLOGIA AZUL DE LA MACARONESIA

PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY MICROALGAE BIOCOMPOSITES WITH FOOD APPLICATIONS – AlgaeForHealthyWorld (A4HW)

GHANA: The Genus Haslea, New marine resources for blue biotechnology and Aquaculture

Applied Blue Biotechnology Master

ZepzelcaTM (lurbinectedin: development of innovative drugs through marine organisms)

REBECA: NETWOK OF EXCELLENCE IN BLUE BIOTECHNOLOGY

VALORISATION OF THE INVASIVE ALGAE RUGULOPTERYX OKAMURAE

Algaes to save the world

Production of spirulin for food consumption

Entrepreneurship support facility for Blue Growth – BLUE LAB

Convention on Biological Diversity

Development of biosoluble microalgae extracts with regenerating activity on the skin tissues

Biomolecular and energetic enhancement of residual biomass in the agrindustrial sector BIO4BIO

Valuable Products from Algae Using new Magnetic Cultivation and Extraction Techniques VALUEMAG

Tools for Assessment and Planning of Aquaculture Sustainability TAPAS

Industrial Resource Efficiency in European Mariculture IDREEM

Production and use of Salicornia spp. for halting coastal erosion and food production

Sponge mariculture for bioremediation and production of valuable compounds in polyculture systems (AsMar)

Sponge mariculture for bioremediation and production of valuable compounds in polyculture systems (AsMar)

Intergrated multitrophic aquaculture for bioremediation and exploitation of edible and non-edible by-products

Intergrated multitrophic aquaculture for bioremediation and exploitation of edible and non-edible by-products

ERA-MarineBiotech

ERA-MarineBiotech

Communication through CEPA Toolkit for Nagaya Protocol

Communication through CEPA Toolkit for Nagaya Protocol

Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation to the convention on biological diversity – CEPA Toolkit

Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation to the convention on biological diversity – CEPA Toolkit

CyanoCare

CyanoCare

Production of probiotics for adriatic fish – ADRIAQUANET

Production of probiotics for adriatic fish – ADRIAQUANET

Mar3BIO- Biorefinery and biotechnological exploitation of marine biomasses

ECONYL® Regenarated Nylon

GoJelly A gelatinous solution to plastic pollution

FISH-AGRO-TECH Agriculture/Fisheries: Cross-border investment and innovation

ALGADISK Novel algae-based solution for CO2 capture and biomass production

SRIP – Circular economy Networks for the transition into circular economy

Use of marine algae for biofertilizer and biostimuating products for organic agriculture

Blue Career Center

Blue Crowdfunding

Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) – Public-Private Partnership

Blue Innovation Voucher Scheme

Blue Innovation Hub

Blue Bio Value – Acceleration Programme

Blue Italian Growth National Technological Cluster (CTN BIG Cluster) – Cluster approach to Blue Growth

Use of shells from mussel farm to produce carbonate-rich feeding for poultry farming

Use of fish skin as substitute of leather in fashion products

Wastewater Treatment using algae

Marine management plan

BioApp A trans-regional platform for the transfer of technological biopolymers from the research sector to the market

Innovative metallization of polymers

Photorespirometer project

Biogas Digestate Treatment (AlgeBioGas)

Biotehnological potential of selected microorganisms from Sečovlje Saltpans for application in cosmetics products

Vanguard Use of national smart specialisation strategy

Ocean4Biotech European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology

Jellyfish biomass for feed

BIOECO-R.D.I. BIO-ECOnomy Research Driven Innovation

Jellyfish cosmetics

Algae Biorefineries for Europe – D FACTORY

ALGAETEC Biobase Business Park

Microalgae cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals (AlgaeCeuticals)

Beach Waste -Natural products

Algae for the Cosmetic and Aquaculture Industry Algae 4B-A

The Greek Spirulina

Adding value to by-products generated by fisheries. The company COPALIS

University of Minho – 3B’s Research Group

SISIFO SOCIETÀ BENEFIT

University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Science

INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES – UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID

RHE-MEDiation project

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

CEPRALMAR

JMI AQUACULTURE

Bioceanor

SEANEO

AQUAFRAIS CANNES

GRUPO DE DESARROLLO PESQUERO DE LA PROVIMCIA DE MÁLAGA

Les Fermes marines du Soleil

DIAG4ZOO

SEA4EARTH

CARM

SUB-SURFACE

IFREMER

Infraestructura Científico Técnica Singular para el Cultivo del Atún Rojo (ICTS-ICAR). Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO,CSIC)

MEDITERRANEAN ALGAE TECHNOLOGIES S.L.

IRTA

Banco Español de Algas; Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Pan-Hellenic Society of Technologists Ichthyologists (PA.S.T.I.)

University of Crete

Scuola di Mare SSD

La Tribù Diving Academy

Ocean4Biotech

CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

University of Torino – Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology

Gruppo CS

Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture

University of Lokman Hekim

Microphykos

Marine Ecology Lab-Biology department of the University of Crete

Institute for Sustainable Development at EPLO

Food Proteins

INTERSECTION CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

IATA-CSIC

national and kapodistrian University of Athens

CONTENTO TRADE SRL

TU Dublin

University of Sarajevo

Department of Environmental Engineering – International Hellenic University

National Institute of Biology

Agency for ecological consulting “Akvatorija”

Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar

CTN (centro tecnologico naval y del mar)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

COOPERATIVA VARANO LA FENICE S.C.A R.L.

Micoperi Blue Growth srl

University of Foggia

BioAlva (Localverse SASU)

Jaume I University of Castellon (UJI). Research Center on Robotics and Underwater Technologies (CIRTESU). Interactive Robotic Systems Lab (IRSLab)

ARTHROPOTECH, S.L.

AKVA group

INBIOALMED, S.L.

National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies

TSIARAS SPIRIDON

North Aegean Region

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana

ALB-ADRIATICO 2013 ltd

Happy shrimp’s meal

FRUALGAE-Sustainable technologies and methodologies to improve quality and extend product shelf life in the Mediterranean agro-food supply chain valorizing biomaterials from marine organisms (microalgae).

European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology (Ocean4Biotech)

Design and piloting methods of commercial exploitation of marine alien species towards the contribution to the control of their population.

Coordinated Development and Implementation of Best Practice in Bycatch Reduction in the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Regions

UNIVERSITY OF VIGO, Spain

Tokenisation system for the carbon footprint offsetting in aquaculture and fisheries practices

Survey and TReament ON Ghost Nets Sea LIFE

savefeed

Production of high quality and value added biomolecules using fish by-products and discards.

GoJelly – Using jellyfish biomass to provide innovative and high value added products for agriculture, cosmetic, aquafeed, food and water treatment industry.

Eco-Friendly Innovative Solutions for Aquaculture Health

INRETE SRL

University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biotechnology

Mussels “Ο Σπύρος”

Brine and metal wastes valorisation to produce coagulants for wastewater treatment.

Biorepository of organisms of interest for the research of new bioactive compounds (BioRepBA)

Bioremediation of contaminated sediments in coastal areas of ex-industrial sites

Biocontrol of bacteria using phages.

AQUAculture and Agriculture BIOmass side stream PROteins and bioactives for Feed, FITness and health promoting nutritional supplements

Application of microbiota-based approaches to improve the sustainability and profitability of whiteleg shrimp Penaeus vannamei farming in RAS systems

App Lonja

Circular solutions for the textile industry

Allocated Zones for circular Aquaculture to trigger the transition to an Inclusive and Circular Economy in aquaculture sector fostering new business opportunities and eco-consciousness society

Comprehensive valorisation of the shore fly Ephydra macellaria for sustainable aquaculture: nutritional supplement, microbiome and antimicrobial peptides

COMPOUND.AI

Integration of marine sponges in fish aquaculture systems for improving seawater quality and producing marine bioactive compounds.

Innovative Development of Multitrophic Aquacultures (IDMA) – The study of IMTA/Restorative/Regenerative Aquaculture in Greek Seas