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product development
The Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance matches its users to the services,
facilities and experts they need to take their product idea to the next level
#BalticBlueBioAlliance cases
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Organic Seaweed: a natural organic sunscreen extract from seaweed
The Danish company aims to revolutionize the sunscreen market with a new sun protection based on seaweed.
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Department of Seaweed: a transdisciplinary platform for exploration of seaweed
Treating seaweed as a sustainable resource of the future and gather together experts from different fields who work with seaweed as material is the main goal of the platform.
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Uni Gdansk biomass “case”: from biomass to biogas
The Polish researchers at University of Gdansk are developing a technology for microalgal biomass production.
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MBF: Movable Biogas Factory
Utilization of excessive aquatic biomass via transfer on-site.
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Uni Gdansk bloom “case”: from bloom to smart bioproducts
The Polish researchers at University of Gdansk are developing an industrial process that turns cyanobacterial blooms from the Baltic Sea into bioplastics.
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EHP: real-time environmental monitoring solutions for the aquaculture
EHP ENVIRONMENT Ltd. offers real-time monitoring stations as environmental buoys, water flow and quality monitoring stations for continuous environmental monitoring solutions.
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LoondSPA: natural spa cosmetics from Estonia
The LoondSPA cosmetics include the Värska lake mud and mineral waters from South Estonia, these powerful mineral resources have not been used in the cosmetics industry so far.
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KosterAlg: farming macroalgae in the clean waters of the Swedish west coast
The newly established Swedish company KosterAlg offers several species of cultivated macroalgae, such as kelp and sea lettuce. As an ALLIANCE partner KosterAlg has benefitted from cooperation with expertise in the area of business and technical development.
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BIOFISK: beach cast and residual biomass for new fish feed
Guldborgsund Municipality supports development of new biomass-based within the project “BIOFISK”.
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Phytolinc: a photobioreactor linked to land-based recirculating aquaculture system
Phytolinc develops a photobioreactor (PhytoBoX) for cultivation of microalgae. The system is linked to any existing land-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).
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Biotrino: bioscience start-up discovers a type of algae rich in proteins
The Danish company Biotrino utilizes microorganisms to produce proteins and fats. This way of gaining the proteins is faster and more efficient than animals and plants – without using any toxins.
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Berrichi (Furcella): the secret benefits of algae in natural cosmetics
Berrichi is an Estonian natural cosmetics brand, which combines algae-based antioxidants and super oils that make a perfect blend of vitamins, minerals and fatty acids. The ecological products of Berrichi are developed in cooperation with biochemists and dermatologists - Berrichi combines science and the ancient Asian beauty traditions.
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Maresome: Innovative products with antibacterial and wound healing effects on a base of marine organisms
Institute of Marine Biotechnology e.V. (IMaB) is developing new pharmaceuticals and formulation for wound dressing without antibiotics.
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Power Algae: turning CO2 from waste into resource with microalgae
Microalgae for extraction of valuable compounds for feed and chemical industry. Through the ALLIANCE the case owner got access to valuable information about microalgae cultivation.
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Enzymicals: marine strains as promising sources for producing novel lipases and galactosidases
Use of enzymes for complex chemical synthesis is popular in low temperature industrial processes.
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JAMK: closed energy and nutrient cycle in the microalgae cultivation
ALLIANCE helped to address the challenges in microalgae biomass production using liquid from biogas production.
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Biome: Baltic Sea mollusk shells for bone tissue engineering
With the support of ALLIANCE, Biome applies Baltic Sea mollusk shells as a mineral resource for the preparation of the bone grafts with the shell material for bone tissue engineering.
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SFTec: drying technology for blue bio-economy needs
With the help of the ALLIANCE, SFTec will test and evaluate the enabling potentiality of ModHeat® technology for blue bio-economy needs.
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Vetik: hidden treasures of a red seaweed
With the help of the ALLIANCE, Vetik is developing different valuable products from a red seaweed. Examples are red pigments with fluorescent, antitumor, antioxidant properties that could be used in biotechnology, medicine, cosmetics and food industries. Since 2017, ALLIANCE partners are supporting Vetik both in the production and business development.
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Hoekmine: finding the genes that colour life in the sea
Baltic Iredescence – from macroalgal microbiota to new enzymes and optical materials
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Baltic Probiotics: healthy fish, happy customers
With the help of the ALLIANCE, Baltic Probiotics will test its innovative new aquaculture products. The probiotic products
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CRM: baltic macroalgae in global cosmetics
With the help of the ALLIANCE, CRM is developing a new product based on macroalgae extracts.
The active compound will be used in cosmetics to protect the skin from free radicals. The company
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Biovento: a fresh coat of paint - search for algae inhibitors
With the help of the ALLIANCE, Biovento is looking into natural product
chemistry and bioactivity testing for its collection of cultivated Baltic Sea microalgae.
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KSTP: exploring new uses for geothermal water
With the help of the ALLIANCE, KSTP is preparing a feasibility study about the analysis of the chemical composition of the geothermal water of the Klaipėda region.
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Kalundborg Utility: a fresh take on research infrastructure - microalgae facility for hire
With the help of the ALLIANCE, Kalundborg Utility will put its state-of-the-art microalgae cultivation test facility to new use.
ALLIANCE partners will help to come up with new concepts and potential users to carry on the work in experimental algal cultivation.
Blue biotechnology news
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ALLIANCE case SFTec recruited for the 2nd Accelerator Programme of Stora Enso
Stora Enso Oyj choose SFTec for a joint startup initiative organized by the Scandinavian company, Aalto University Developing Entrepreneurship (Aalto ENT) and Vertical Accelerator.
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Two ALLIANCE cases at the Blue Bio Value
Hoekmine and Vetik both successfully completed the Portuguese Blue Bio Value accelerator program.
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Adding value to your business: making the most of your intellectual property
This is an excerpt from a talk that was given to the Blue Biotech Conference in Greifswald, Germany in August 2018.
Money is a pressing issue for most small businesses. For start-ups in the Biotechnology area this issue can be particularly acute because they frequently have relatively large R&D expenditure, few tangible assets and generate little in the way of cash flow. Knowledge is often their primary asset.
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Demo plant for nutrient recycling opened in Oulu Finland
On Thursday 14th of June, a production concept consisting of two innovative technologies was launched in Oulu Finland. The companies behind the concept are SFTec Oy and Rakeistus Oy. In the near future they will start to produce new fertilizers from recycled organic sludges with the help of National Resources Institute Finland. The Demo deplant can handle for example residue from a biogas plant, different kinds of manure and waste water sludges.
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SUBMARINER Network attends the FucoSan project partner meeting
FucoSan is a 3-year research project funded by Interreg Germany-Denmark programme. Its main aim is to assess the potential of producing and using Fucoidans, constituents of extracts from brown seaweeds for medical and cosmetic applications.
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Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance – 22 successful developments participate in the mentorship programme
Twenty-two unique cases have joined since 2016 in four batches: SMEs, start-ups and spin-offs at different stage of development all take part in the ALLIANCE project enjoying an extensive free mentorship programme. But who are they? Here are some interesting statistics of these 22 cases.
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4th ALLIANCE Call for ideas has been extended!
The Baltic Sea Region’s leading marine and biotechnology institutes have joined together and are opening their doors to you: labs, brains, resources, expertise and facilities are at your disposal. We offer assistance in all kinds of areas, from scientific and technical development to contractucal and financial expertise to marketing. Together we will identify what’s needed to build your value chain and find the right partners.
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External support to Baltic Blue Biotech Alliance partners on business model development
The Alliance partner Danish Technological Institute (DTI) is making a request for offers within the scope of the Work Package 3.5 “ALLIANCE permanent institutional and business setup”. The applicant should be familiar with the paradigms of EU-funded projects and with public and private financing mechanisms for SME’s.
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Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance – first marine bioproduct success
Milestone reached: First natural cosmetics product on the market in Interreg-BSR project.
The Baltic Blue Biotechnology ALLIANCE is happy to announce that Furcella OÜ has launched its first product line, “Berrichi”. Having collaborated closely with Alliance partners for almost a year, Furcella benefitted from the project’s effective mentoring programme. The Estonian start-up brought its line of natural, algae-based anti-ageing creams to the market using a revolutionary active ingredient sourced from Baltic red algae: Furcelleran.
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