#HorizonEU project that aims to drive innovation in marine biotechnology 🪸
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🌊 Another Rachel Carson recommendation for #BlueBooks! 📘
"Under the Sea-Wind" offers a captivating portrait of the sea and its creatures. It may be less famous than The Sea Around Us, but it remains a favourite among many readers. Weekend reading sorted! 👇
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📘 Long weekend reading: The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson 🌊
From the beauty of the oceans to the dangers they face, this classic remains strikingly relevant today—and a reminder of why protecting marine ecosystems matters. #BlueBooks 👇
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🐬 Ever wondered how animals sense the world? Today’s #BlueBooks pick dives into that question. Ed Yong’s captivating book reveals how animals perceive reality—expanding our view of nature and why it’s worth protecting. 📷 👇
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🔬 Harsh truth: losing species could mean losing life-saving medicines. Over 80% of treatments come from nature—but biodiversity is under threat.
Check out this article from today's issue of The European Correspondent newsletter:
europeancorrespondent.com/en…
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New series: #BlueBooks! Inspired by #WorldBookDay, we’ll share weekly reads on marine ecosystems & sustainability 🌊
First pick: Blue Machine by Helen Czerski—explore the ocean’s hidden systems:
penguin.co.uk/books/441190/b…
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🔎 Event watch: @EmTradefair
Industry leaders from maritime & inland waterways gather to explore future trends, technical innovations, and solutions for decarbonisation and ecological port transformation. Who’s going?🤔
euromaritime.fr/
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💙 At BLUES, we tap the power of marine invertebrates to develop ethical, lab-made products—from pharma to vaccines & agrochemicals.
Our first focus species? 🌊 Sponges! Their compounds can help fight infections, inflammation, viruses & even cancer.
projectblues.eu/species-in-f…
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💧 Event alert! The first Water Resilience Forum is here, uniting policymakers, scientists, industry & civil society to address water scarcity, quality issues & climate impacts. We’re keen to see the outcomes—details below!
environment.ec.europa.eu/eve…
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Think sponges are boring? 🌊 Think again!
Our team joined the World Sponge Conference (9–13 Sept, Portugal) with talks & posters, sharing how these tiny creatures matter for conservation & the climate crisis.
More about the event here:
worldspongecommunity.com/
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Last week, we were still enjoying the Portuguese sun, the tasty Bacalhau, and a study visit at the 3B's Research Group premises, courtesy of our Portuguese partners🌞
We used our meeting as an opportunity to go over our tasks and prepare for the review meeting on Thu. Photos⬇️
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Why have marine invertebrate cell cultures been failing for decades? Our new publication lists:
1️⃣ Optimization of culture media
2️⃣ Strategies to maintain stemness
3️⃣ Application of omics technologies
4️⃣ Selection of the right cell types
Read it here:
link.springer.com/article/10…
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👩🔬 From lab to (a sustainable) life - our project is developing innovative #biotech solutions to improve our world... and our health! 🌍
What do we mean by that? And why is our research relevant to you? Click on the link below to find out! 🔬
youtube.com/watch?v=VPWlfwSp…
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We have a paper published! 🥳
Prof. Shirley A. Pomponi and Prof. Buki Rinkevich from our team identified and analysed knowledge gaps in developing cell cultures in vitro - which prevents scientists from advancing knowledge in the field.
Check it out 👇
link.springer.com/article/10…
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🔬 "It's like a game. You start to play with your toys and you never know what will be the end of this. This is the beauty in science." 💙
📹 Check out this episode of our #VoicesOfBLUES series, with Prof. Buki Rinkevich from the Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research:
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We're happy to announce that we will take part in the World Sponge Conference #WSC2025 in Portugal, in Sept! 🇵🇹
We'll conduct several oral and poster presentations at this amazing event reuniting experts from natural sciences working to protect this remarkable species!
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#MeetTheResearcher 👋 Lara Chrystina Malta Neri of @MatisIceland !
With a multidisciplinary approach, and diverse experience across countries, Lara is working on enzyme characterisation, seaweed bioprocessing, eDNA analysis, and sea cucumber cell cultures. 👩🔬
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