EMBRC - European Marine Biological Resource Centre

#EMBRCNews #IndustryEngagement | 👉 We’ve set out our vision for strengthening partnerships with private sector researchers As ocean-related economic activities outpace the global economic growth, the need for sustainable management of marine biological resources and innovative solutions has never been more urgent. As a pan-European research infrastructure, we’re focused on supporting emerging industries within the ocean economy, particularly aquaculture, bioprospecting, and marine observation projects. 📣 We’ve now unveiled our three-year Industrial Engagement Strategy, which aims to drive progress in blue economy sectors across Europe by: 👉 Integrating our resources and expertise into the innovation ecosystem to encourage collaboration and innovation across industries 👉 Increasing industry use of our services, resources and expertise by improving the visibility of our offering 👉 Measuring and reporting on the impact of our innovations to support informed decision-making and future growth. For more information, read our press release: https://lnkd.in/enbHF7eA #IndustrialVision #SustainableIndustry #SustainableBlueEconomy #ResearchInfrastructure EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC Greece Mery Piña Nicolas Pade EATIP Universiteit Gent VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Annelies Declercq Wannes De Clercq Vincent Vermeylen

#EMBRCBlog | How EMBRC focuses on FAIR, open and multidisciplinary data 🔵 EMBRC is dedicated to promoting Open Science, following inclusive global standards, and using Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data. ➡️ Three of the projects we’ve been involved in are putting this into practice: 🇪🇺 DTO BioFlow 👉 This project is focused on streamlining FAIR biodiversity monitoring data from various sources into Digital Twins of the ocean 📅 Our Data Scientist Christina Pavloudi represented EMBRC at the GA (1–3 October) 🇪🇺 FAIR-EASE 👉 This focuses on opening gateways between data domains within multidisciplinary projects, with tools enabling interdisciplinary access to FAIR data in the Earth Sciences. The work will continue until 2025 through Blue-Cloud. 📅 Our Technical and Coordination Officer Tosca Sala attended the GA (8–10 October) 🇪🇺 AI4Life EU project 👉 This project is working to democratise access to FAIR data and open AI models by creating an accessible platform and offering training for life scientists 📅 Our Communications Officer Gwenaëlle Walter attended the GA (21–22 October) We’re pleased to have played a part in these great projects, which had their General Assemblies in October, and are looking forward to future collaborations with our partners. 🔗 Read our blog to discover how EMBRC supports Open Data through EU projects: https://lnkd.in/eHFYVBH7 #DTOBioFlow #FairEase #AI4Life #GeneralAssembly #MarineScience European Commission EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC Greece VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

#Infographic #IndustryEngagement| EMBRC & The Blue Bioeconomy 📣 EMBRC has unveiled its three-year Industrial Engagement Strategy which aims to drive innovation in the Blue Bioeconomy. As part of this, we’ll be supporting emerging industries within the ocean economy, particularly: ➡️ Marine aquaculture 👉 EMBRC offers 70+ services to researchers in both academia and industry 👉 By working with the marine aquaculture sector to improve their technologies, we’re helping the EU position itself as an aquaculture leader, benefiting communities and economies ➡️ Marine biotechnology 👉 150+ EMBRC services available to scientists 👉 Supporting biotechnology developments is key to finding sustainable solutions to environmental challenges ➡️ Marine observation 👉 Through EMO BON, EMBRC has 17 marine sites generating data to support research efforts 👉 These long-term observations improve our understanding of how marine life is affected by pressures so that we can mitigate threats and use the ocean’s resources sustainably As a participant of the UN Ocean Decade for ocean sciences, EMBRC’s work is underpinned by our commitment to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) 🔗 Find more in the full infographic, visit: https://lnkd.in/eBYVpFxA #BlueBioeconomy #Sustainability #Aquaculture #Biotechnology #MarineObservation Mery Piña EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC Greece Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) AQUASERV EATIP Universiteit Gent Vincent Vermeylen Wannes De Clercq Annelies Declercq VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

#Event2024 #IndustryEngagement I 👉 EMBRC’s Technology Webinar : Sustainable Aquaculture 🙏 Thanks to everyone who attended our recent aquaculture webinar and thank you to Vincent Vermeylen (an EMBRC Belgium researcher at the Lab of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering UGent, Universiteit Gent) for his valuable insights. 👉 We’ve learned about how ARC is encompassing sustainable aquaculture practices in its lab work, from low-trophic aquaculture and wind farms in the North Sea, to land-based multi-species hatcheries, and the impact of alternative feed ingredients on shrimp performance. Thanks also to our Industrial Liaison Officer Mery Piña for moderating the session. This is the first in our series of webinars around the sustainable Blue Economy and how EMBRC supports research and innovation in this field. We hope you enjoyed this interesting talk. If you missed it, the webinar recording will be available shortly on our YouTube channel. Follow us to be notified when it goes live. We’ll be announcing more events in this series soon! #Aquaculture #MarineScienceWebinar #MarineScience #BlueEconomy EMBRC Spain EMBRC France EMBRC Greece EATIP VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Annelies Declercq Wannes De Clercq

#EVENT24 | EMBRC, through the EU MARCO-BOLO project, is involved in the #BIOSPACE25 conference organised by European Space Agency - ESA and other key EU and international partners 🛰️ BIOSPACE25 is the first international conference dedicated to Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) applications for biodiversity from terrestrial, freshwater, coastal to marine ecosystems. This event will bring together an interdisciplinary community of experts in biodiversity including conservation specialists in satellite remote sensing, biodiversity scientists, ecologists, biodiversity monitoring specialists, data providers as well as policy stakeholders from governments, international organisations and NGOs. BIOSPACE25 will discuss: 🔵 The importance of Earth Observations to address critical biodiversity issues 🔵 Insights into the latest advancements in SRS tech for biodiversity science & monitoring 🔵 How to foster dialogues on key aspects of biodiversity 🔵 Related projects to facilitate networking and exchange of ideas on SRS If you’re interested to advance discussions on key aspects of Satellite Remote Sensing for biodiversity, send an abstract or workshop proposal by Nov 03: https://lnkd.in/eW7ctaSE This conference is organised by the European Commission, the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) and the CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites), in collaboration with a number of partner organisations. Nicolas Pade

#Event2024 I Webinar: Sustainable Aquaculture EMBRC is launching a webinar series #EMBRCTechWebinar around how different economic sectors can contribute to a sustainable Blue Economy, moderated by our Industrial Liaison Officer Mery Piña. This first session of the EMBRC Technology Webinar will focus on sustainable aquaculture, featuring Vincent Vermeylen, an EMBRC Belgium’s scientific researcher at the Lab of Aquaculture and the Artemia Reference Center (ARC) at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Universiteit Gent. We will discuss the critical role aquaculture plays in the broader context of the sustainable Blue Economy and explore how Research Infrastructures can support advancements in this essential sector. Particularly, we will explore these 3 innovative case studies: - Low-trophic aquaculture integrated with wind farms in the North Sea - Development of a land-based multi-species hatchery, designed to enhance food security through local production of aquatic food resources - Evaluation of alternative feed ingredients and their effects on shrimp performance Register to gain valuable insights into the future of sustainable aquaculture and its contribution to global food security and environmental sustainability #Aquaculture #MarineScienceWebinar #MarineScience #BlueEconomy EMBRC Spain EMBRC France EMBRC Greece Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) CIIMAR Annelies Declercq Wannes De Clercq Nicolas Pade Davide Di Cioccio Kamila Sfugier Tollik Tosca Sala Alice Soccodato Christina Pavloudi EATIP AgroServ AQUASERV AQUAEXCEL3.0 EuropaBio - the European Association for Bioindustries Landing Aquaculture BV INVE Aquaculture Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) DGAMPA - Affaires maritimes, pêche et aquaculture France Biotech

#Event2024 #IndustryEngagement I 👉 EMBRC’s Technology Webinar : Sustainable Aquaculture 🔵 EMBRC is launching a webinar series around how different economic sectors can contribute to a sustainable Blue Economy, moderated by our Industrial Liaison Officer Mery Piña. 🦐 ➡️ The first webinar, focusing on aquaculture, will feature Vincent Vermeylen (EMBRC Belgium), a scientific researcher at the Lab of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center (ARC) in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering UGent, Universiteit Gent. 👉 Vermeylen will share his insights into feed and gut microbiome in the aquaculture sector. 👉 He’ll also present three case studies to illustrate projects at the ARC lab that emphasise the sustainability of aquaculture practices. These include: 🔹Low-trophic aquaculture and wind farms in the North Sea 🔹 A land-based multi-species hatchery to help food security by providing a local means of generating aquatic food 🔹 The impact of alternative feed ingredients on shrimp performance. 👉 We’ll also talk about the role aquaculture plays in the Blue Economy and how the EMBRC research infrastructure can support innovation in this field. 📅 October 17th 2024 at 11am CET 📍 Online 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYeXThJQ This is the first in a series of EMBRC webinars so keep an eye out for future events. #Aquaculture #MarineScienceWebinar #MarineScience #BlueEconomy #offshorerenewablesenergy EMBRC Spain EMBRC France EMBRC Greece EATIP VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Annelies Declercq Wannes De Clercq AQUASERV AQUAEXCEL3.0 ICES European Aquaculture Society INRAE

#EUproject | OBAMA-NEXT Project - a sister project of EMBRC’s MARCO-BOLO through the MOD Alliance and Horizon Europe - has created a new infographic showcasing the technologies used to strengthen biodiversity observation 👉 OBAMA-NEXT aims to provide the tools to understand the past, acknowledge the present, and predict the future of marine biodiversity from microbes to mammals, and across various regions of European coastal and open-water marine waters 👉 The interactive infographic highlights different technologies from remote-sensing satellites and drones to ROVs, biologging and eDNA. 👉 These Horizon Europe projects help us learn more about marine biodiversity and support evidence-based decision-making. 🔗 OBAMA NEXT TECHNOLOGIES: https://lnkd.in/dwTkPi-i #MarcoBolo #ObamaNext #MarineBiodiversity #Infographic #BiodiversityObservation LifeWatch ERIC GeoEcoMar VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Senckenberg Nature Research UNIVERSITETET I TROMSO UNESCO UNESCO Ocean Göteborgs universitet Universidad de Sevilla Universitatea din București Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn CNRS Seascape Belgium CIIMAR Sorbonne Université

#Event2024 I 👉 Our Exec Director Nicolas Pade is attending the UN Summit of the Future to speak about ocean biodiversity observation This high-level event brings together world leaders to discuss how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future 🔵 At a Summit side event co-organised by LifeWatch ERIC, Nicolas will be presenting MARCO-BOLO on behalf of EMBRC which is the project’s lead co-ordinator, and speaking about the role of research infrastructures in sharing knowledge and boosting technology development. He will share: 🔷 Why biodiversity monitoring is essential for understanding and managing ecosystems 🔷 How MARCO-BOLO (MARine COastal BiOdiversity Long-term Observations) aims to improve ocean biodiversity monitoring methods and boost innovation 🔷 How the project can support decision-making and contribute to the Global Goals We’re looking forward to a productive summit! 📅 26 September, 11.05am 📍CURE, 345 Park Ave South, New York (and remotely) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ex3kNjC7 #UNSummit #SummitOfTheFuture #MARCOBOLO #BiodiversityMonitoring #OceanObservation Science Summit 2024 Christos Arvanitidis Boris Barov Pensoft Publishers Montserrat González-Ferreiro EGI Foundation Yannis Ioannidis Athena RC Declan Kirrane Dimitris Koureas Naturalis Biodiversity Center Natalia Manola OpenAIRE AMKE Lyubomir Penev Gabriela Zuquim CSC - IT Center for Science Cure.

#EUproject | The new Data Analysis Challenge from EMBRC’s EU Horizon MARCO-BOLO project is now live. The challenge aims to compare different bioinformatics pipelines for eDNA analysis across the eDNA community. The researchers who have joined: ➡ Want their pipeline to be included in the MARCO-BOLO comparison ➡ Are interested to see how their pipeline performs on new data ➡ Want to contribute to better guidelines on pipeline choice ➡ Want to help create improved workflows for biodiversity monitoring Those taking part are helping to improve recommendations for eDNA metabarcoding pipeline choice and contributing towards the development of indicator workflows to report on biodiversity monitoring. Strong eDNA data analysis is vital to biodiversity observation as well as protecting and restoring ecosystems because robust data helps policymakers make well-informed, science-based decisions. 📅 If you’re taking part, remember, your analysis is due by 30 September 2024 🔗 For more info: https://swll.to/1cL0f5M #MARCOBOLO #DataAnalysisChallenge VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute LifeWatch ERIC UNESCO Göteborgs universitet GeoEcoMar CNRS CIIMAR ERINN Innovation Sorbonne Université National Oceanography Centre