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BlueBio Final consortium meeting

The Blue Bioeconomy ERA-Net Cofund will organise a Final meeting in Brussels to mark the end of the ERA-Net. The event will gather science-policy professionals and research and innovation funders to discuss R&I project portfolio management, using a Value Chain Approach and creating synergies among projects.

BlueBio Final consortium meeting

  • 19 Mar 2024 09:00 - 19 Mar 2024 17:00
Brussels, Belgium

The Blue Bioeconomy ERA-Net Cofund will organise a Final meeting in Brussels to mark the end of the ERA-Net. The event will gather science-policy professionals and research and innovation funders to discuss R&I project portfolio management, using a Value Chain Approach and creating synergies among projects. BlueBio funding partners, policy officers from The European Commission, representatives from relevant HE Partnerships and other institutions will be invited to join the one-day event in Brussels.

Agenda

09:15 - 09:30 Coffee and registration

09:30 – 09:45Welcome and introduction

  • Ingeborg KORME, Coordinator Blue Bioeconomy ERA-NET Cofund
  • Nikos Zampoukas, DG RTD
  • Eva Falleth, Research Council of Norway

The BlueBio story: working strategically with calls

09:45 - 10:35 The value of the value chain approach
Integrating industry in R&I projects
Amplifying project reach and knowledge impact through additional calls

Panel:

  • Nikos Zampoukas (DG RTD),
  • Mercedes Groba (EIT Food),
  • Samuele Ambrosetti (BIC),
  • Thorsten Kiefer (JPI Oceans)
  • Ingeborg Korme (moderator)

Coffee break

Thinking outside the box: additional activities

11:00 - 12:20 Finding the holy grail: creating synergies between projects
Human Capacity Building within and between projects
Commercialisation support to R&I projects
Policy and regulatory work as an ERA-NET Cofund

Interactive session moderators:

  • Maarten Uyttebroek (Flanders FOOD)
  • Inderjit Singh Marjara (RCN)
  • Bernardo Patti (CNR)
  • Majbritt Bolton-Warberg (Marine Institute)
  • Ingeborg Korme (RCN)

Lunch

The impact of BlueBio

13:30 - 14:10The impact of our funded projects
Maximising impact of an H2020 consortium

  • Abraham Trujillo (AEI)
  • Gianna Fabi (CNR)

14:10 - 14:20 Looking to the future of the blue bioeconomy

  • TBD

14:20 - 14:30 Closing the meeting

  • Ingeborg Korme (Coordinator BlueBio)

14:30 - 17:30Guided tour BIGH – Brussels Aquaponic Farm
Final meeting celebratory reception

Registration

The event will be at Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Bruxelles. All BlueBio funding partners are invited to attend the meeting. A Final Meeting reception will be held in the evening at BIGH, Rue Ropsy Chaudron 24 boîte 35, 1070 Anderlecht.

Please register to indicate your attendance, the registration deadline is 6th of March: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1XsvzbDyFT6uLV4nmWngJogfnrk0. In-person attendance is at full capacity, you can register to participate online.