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Discover the Future of Algae Innovation at the 1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology
2025-04-09 08:00 - 2025-04-11 18:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Fórum Tecnológico de Lisboa at LISPOLIS, Rua Cupertino de Miranda 7, 1600-513, Lisboa, 1600-545, Portugal
Join us from April 9 to 11, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal, for the 1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology, organized by PROALGA and GreenCoLab. This groundbreaking event will bring together leading experts in blue biotechnology, sustainability, and algae innovation to explore the latest advancements in algae research and its practical applications across sustainability, healthcare, and industry.
What to Expect?
Engage with a dynamic mix of researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers as they discuss the transformative potential of algae in addressing global challenges. The congress will feature thought-provoking discussions, expert-led workshops, and carefully curated panels from key figures in algae biotechnology.
We are thrilled to feature Urd Grandorf Bak from Ocean Rainforest and Franck Hennequart from ALGAIA, both key partners of the SeaMark project. They will provide valuable insights on scaling macroalgae cultivation for sustainable industries, the role of macroalgae in climate change mitigation and developments in algae biotechnology for shaping a greener future.
Why attend?
This congress offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain cutting-edge knowledge of industry trends, regulatory landscapes and best practices in algae cultivation and commercialisation.
Click here to learn more about the event and register now to secure your place at the forefront of algae innovation!

Webinar: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in algae-based value chains
2025-02-04 14:30 - 16:00
Don’t miss the free webinar about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in algae-based value chains. Together, the four EU-funded algae projects LOCALITY, REALM algae, SeaMark, CIRCALGAE, and AlgaeProBANOS wll discuss with LCA experts different methodologies used in process selection in all five projects. Join online and learn more about the possibilities and the main issues. With this dialogue we aim to foster understanding and collaboration as a first step towards the harmonisation of algae LCA. More information on the agenda and the registration will follow shortly.
📌 SAVE-THE-DATE! Free webinar about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in algae-based value chains.
🗓️ 4th February 2025
⏰ 14:30 CET

Algae Working Group Meeting: Monitoring
2025-01-30 09:00 - 15:00
In this session we target all practitioners in the blue economy and invite you to learn from each other’s industries for best practices and common challenges, cross disciplines and governance levels. Will first explore different aspects of monitoring, such as frameworks, methods, and needs. We also look at some business cases and markets for monitoring. In the afternoon, we focus on technological aspects and development.
Speakers will span over the areas of mussels, algae, and fish, and hopefully we can identify common challenges and realize some cross-sectorial collaborations. A detailed agenda will be sent out to participants closer to the date. This session will take place online.
Register here: https://bluebiomatch.hivebrite.com/networks/events/160317

Algeurope 2024
2024-12-10 - 2024-12-12
The 2024 edition of Algaeurope is held on 10th – 12th of December in Athens, Greece. It is organised by EABA – European Algae Biomass Association and DLG Benelux with the aim to foster synergies among scientists, industrialists, and decision-makers in order to promote the development of research, technology, and industrial capacities in the field of Algae.

Link to event: https://algaeurope.org/overview/

Blue Mission BANOS Mission Arena #3 Amsterdam
2024-11-26 - 2024-11-27 | Wicked Grounds Conference Centre, Generaal Vetterstraat 5, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1059BT, Netherlands
The next Mission Arena will be taking place in Amsterdam on 26-27 November 2024.
This Arena will focus on the North Sea region including the Netherlands, Belgium, western Germany, western Denmark, and northern France. Over the course of two days, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the most pressing blue economy issues facing the region such as multi-use of space, Mariparks, smart sea and security, marine protection and marine energy production. The event will culminate in the co-creation of a roadmap guiding the region toward achieving the goals of EU Mission Oceans & Waters.

Webinar: Blue Economy Entrepreneurship in the European Seaweed Industry
2024-10-31 09:00 - 12:00
Are you choosing your career path and are interested in the seaweed industry, or a young entrepreneur looking at new possibilities and markets?
EU4Algae WG7 (Youth & Entrepreneurship) and SeaMark invites you to a webinar about entrepreneurship in the seaweed sector, looking at examples from the SeaMark project and various ongoing initiatives to support young entrepreneurs in business or product development.
We will get to learn about cultivation, valorisation and product development, marketing strategies and business models from people in the industry today, and also get an introduction to some training opportunities and resources that can be helpful. *
The webinar will include some breaks with interactive quizzes, and plenty of time for questions.
We hope to see you online!
*A detailed agenda with speakers will be sent out closer to the event, together with the meeting link.

Are you interested in attending?
If you are a BlueBioMatch user, please register for the event by RSVP-ing to this invitation. If you don´t want to register to BBM, please send an email to info@seamark and we´ll add you to the participant list.

North Sea Seaweed 2024
2024-10-03 | The Hague, De Pier 150-154 Strandweg, Den Haag, 2586 JW
Annual seaweed event organised by North Sea Farmers that connects the whole seaweed value chain. Held at the Pier in The Hague, Netherlands, on the 3rd of October.

AQUA 2024
2024-08-26 - 2024-08-30
AQUA 2024 will take place from August 26-30 in Copenhagen. It will comprise a scientific conference, trade exhibition, industry forums, workshops, student events and receptions. The event will highlight the latest aquaculture research and innovation to underpin continued growth of this exciting food production sector.
It will be a showcase for Denmark, and its innovation leadership in several key technologies crucial for future aquaculture, but also a meeting and exchange platform for experts from around the world.
SeaMark will be presenting the Regulatory Assessment findings at session #33: Micro- and macroalgae, Thursday 29th.
The AQUA events are co-organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and are held every six years.

COST Action SeaWheat (CA20106) Training School, Portugal
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-28
The training school “Bioactives in Ulva” takes place 24th to 28th June 2024 in Aveiro, Portugal. It is organised within the COST Action CA 20106 entitled Ulva: Tomorrow’s “Wheat of the Sea”, a Model for an Innovative Mariculture (SEAWHE AT), and is co-organised by the SeaMark partner ALGAplus.

The training will include seminars and hands-on sessions dedicated to advanced concepts in different omics approaches (metabolomics, lipidomics, and glycomics), from analytical workflow to data analysis, as well as a visit to the ALGAplus lab.

Fifteen (15) participants will be selected to attend and receive a grant for travel and daily allowance. The application deadline is the 28th of February. Make sure to read the eligibility criteria.

Link to event: https://seawheatcost.haifa.ac.il/

COST Action SeaWheat (CA20106) Workshop, Portugal
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-25
As a part of the COST Action SeaWheat the workshop: “Bioactives in Ulva” takes place in June 24-25, 2024 in Aviero. Portugal.

The workshop is co-organised by the SeaMark partner ALGAplus.
Link to event: https://seawheatcost.haifa.ac.il/

OCEAONOVATION Festival 2024
2024-06-19 - 2024-06-20
The OCEAONOVATION Festival 2024 takes place from 19-20 of June in The Hague, Netherlands.

The festival focuses on innovation for sustainable oceans and blue economy. Join over 450 innovators, investors, corporates, and ocean/ innovation experts, all committed to transforming the blue economy for a healthy ocean. A big focus lies on networking and connecting with new partners, mixed with pitching sessions, mentoring opportunities and seminars.

Link to event: https://oceanovation.live/

Seagriculture EU 2024
2024-06-18 - 2024-06-20
The 13th International Seaweed Conference EU is hosted by the SeaMark coordinator Ocean Rainforest in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 18th-20th June 2024.

The conference theme is Bridging Continents, looking at the global landscape of seaweed cultivation, harvesting, and innovation, learning from the unique experiences and perspectives of experts and enthusiasts from various countries and continents. The aim is to address challenges in the seaweed industry, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders, and emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices, innovation, research, and regulatory adaptability for long-term success.

Join to hear more about state-of-the-art in the EU seaweed landscape and connect with SeaMark!

Link to event: https://seagriculture.eu/

8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology
2024-06-16 - 2024-06-21
The 8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP 2024), will take place from June 16 to 21, 2024, in Porto, Portugal.

The ISAP 2024 will have a special focus on “Algae 2030: Challenges and Opportunities”, offering a forum for discussions and establishing new partnerships. Over the course of five days, attendees will have the opportunity to present their most recent work, engage in discussions and debates, and forge interdisciplinary consortia towards successful attraction of European and worldwide funding agencies.

Link to event: https://isap2024.com/

European Maritime Day 2024
2024-05-30 - 2024-05-31
European Maritime Day 2024 will take place in Svendborg, Denmark on 30-31 May 2024.
Established in 2008, European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual EU meeting point on maritime affairs and sustainable blue growth, and the place where ‘Ocean Leaders Meet’ as the slogan goes. High-level plenary sessions including inspirational speakers, leadership exchanges and stakeholder workshops attract experts and stakeholders from across Europe and beyond.
Part of the European Ocean Days
Link to event: https://maritime-day.ec.europa.eu/conference_en#european-maritime-day-2024

5th Seaweed for Health Conference
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-24
The 5th Seaweed for Health Conference is held on Cork, Ireland on 22th-24th May, 2024.
At the “Seaweed for Health” conference DTU Food and The Seaweed Company present an interdiciplinary approach to discuss the health promoting properties of seaweed compounds and learn about the novel developments for functional ingredients that can be used for the formulation of food, feed, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, toxicological aspects and regulatory issues will be discussed, as well as some barriers for the industrial exploitation and commercialization. To favor exchange between academia and industry, a small local industry exhibition will be held during the conference.
Link to event: https://www.seaweed4health.org/

Nordic Algae Symposium 2024
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-23
The Nordic Algae Symposium 2024 will be held 22nd-23rd of May in Copenhagen, Denmark.

It will bring together experts in the field to explore topics like algae for food, climate impacts and biotechnology. More information and registration will come.

Link to event: https://food.ku.dk/english/calender/2024/nordic-algae-symposium

COST Action SeaWheat (CA20106) Training School, Estonia
2024-05-15 - 2024-05-17
The training school “Emissions, Capture, Utilisation: Methodologies and Challenges for Ulva” takes place 15th to 17th of May 2024 at the Saaremaa island, Estonia. It is organised within the COST Action CA 20106 entitled Ulva: Tomorrow’s “Wheat of the Sea”, a Model for an Innovative Mariculture (SEAWHE AT), and is co-organised by the SeaMark partner Aarhus University. Practical exercises will be focused on quantifying the mass balances of carbon and nitrogen in a system where three different strains of Ulva are grown in nutrient-rich process water from a local land-based Recirculated Aquaculture System (RAS). Fourteen (14) participants will be selected to attend and receive a grant for travel and daily allowance. The application deadline is the 18th of February. Make sure to read the eligibility criteria. Link to event: https://seawheatcost.haifa.ac.il/

COST Action SeaWheat (CA20106) Workshop, Estonia
2024-05-13 - 2024-05-14
As a part of the COST Action SeaWheat the workshop: “Emissions, Capture, and Utilisation: Principles and Frameworks, and Utilisation: Principles and Frameworks for Ulva” takes place in May 13-14, 2024 at the Saaremaa Island, Estonia.

The workshop is co-organised by the SeaMark partner Aarhus University.
Link to event: https://seawheatcost.haifa.ac.il/

Blue Mission BANOS Mission Arena 2024
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-26
Blue Mission BANOS’ 2nd Mission Arena will take place on 25-26 April in Riga, Latvia.
The event will inspire, engage and support a wide range of stakeholders across the Baltic and North Sea in making the Blue Economy carbon-neutral & circular by 2030, in line with EU Mission Ocean’s objectives.
Through a wide range of interactive sessions, workshops, pitching events, demonstrations and study visits, the 2nd Mission Arena will serve as a laboratory to (1) pave the way to innovative solutions, (2) showcase local, regional and national approaches to create a transition to a circular, carbon-neutral blue economy in the Baltic and North Sea, and (3) provide concrete pathways to Mission Ocean’s success in the area.
The 2nd Mission Arena will focus on the local and regional communities of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland (south) and Sweden (south-east).
Link to event: https://bluemissionbanos.eu/event/2nd-mission-arena-in-riga-missionarenabanos2/

12th European Algae Industry Summit 2024
2024-04-17 - 2024-04-18
The 12th European Algae Industry Summit 2024 will take place on the 17th and 18th April 2024 in London.

The two-day event will bring together business executives, industry leaders, academics, policymakers and stakeholders from the algae industry. The summit will provide a forum to exchange information, discuss recent developments and examine possibilities as well as challenges currently facing the industry.

Link to event: https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/european-algae-industry-summit/

EABA Webinar: Time to Start-up with algae!
2024-04-03 14:00 - 16:00 | online
On April 4th from 14:00 to 16:15 CET, EABA invites to a webinar curated to bring you the forefront of innovation and sustainability within the algae sector. Chaired by Vítor Verdelho, the General Manager of EABA, this event is a testament to the vibrant potential and diverse applications of algae in today’s world. Bringing in good examples of start-ups and investor stories, this is a great opportunity to learn about opportunities, challenges and the market today.

Ocean Rainforest CEO and SeaMark lead Ólavur Gregersen will be one of the speakers, so don´t miss the opportunity to listen in!

Follow this link for more information: https://www.eaba-association.org/en/events/time-to-start-up-with-algae

BlueInvest Day 2024
2024-03-07
BlueInvest Day is taking place on the 7th of March 2024 at the Royal Library in Brussel, Belgium.

This annual event is designed to catalyse investment and innovation initiatives within the Blue Economy, promoting sustainability and transformative impact across industries. The spotlight of BlueInvest Day lies on both successful and high-potential investment initiatives, emphasising their impact on sustainability and their transformative potential.

Part of the European Ocean Days.

Link to event: https://blueinvest-community.converve.io/register_now.html

Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” Annual Forum 2024
2024-03-05 09:00 - 2024-03-08 18:00
The second Annual Forum of the Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” will take place on 5 March 2024 in Brussels and will aim at taking stock of the Mission’s progress and major achievements, at mobilising relevant actors around key Mission deliverables and at preparing the ground for the next phase of the Mission, moving from demonstration to deployment.
A matchmaking session for Charter action partners will be held back-to-back with the forum on 4 March (by invitation only).
Link to event: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/events/upcoming-events/mission-restore-our-ocean-and-waters-2030-annual-forum-towards-2030-2024-03-05_en

Webinar Blue Bio Techpreneurs “From Academia to Entrepreneurship”
2024-02-27 11:00 - 12:00
On February 27 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CET the first webinar in the Blue Bio Techpreneurs Webinar Series takes place.
The project Blue Bio Techpreneurs aims to help students turn toward careers in Blue Biotech by equipping them with entrepreneurial and transversal skills in high demand in the sector. Via a MOOC, three Hackathons and this webinar series it aims to inform, inspire, and connect students with opportunities.
Link to registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2098607494197973080

8th European Phycological Congress
2023-08-20 - 2023-08-26
Link to event: https://www-iuem.univ-brest.fr/epc-2023/?lang=en

After Zagreb in 2019, we are pleased to invite you to Brest (Brittany, France) for the 8th European Phycological Congress “Scientific Opportunities for a Global Algal Revolution” on behalf of the Federation of European Phycological Societies council and the French Phycological Society. France has a long and proud tradition of phycological research and has a very diverse algal flora. Brittany is a world hotspot for seaweed diversity with about 700 species and has historically developed a flourishing macroalgal industry that still maintains its leadership in Europe. The region also hosts important research institutes dedicated to microalgae research and oceanography.

The European Phycological Congress series began in Cologne, Germany in 1996 and has since continued the tradition of bringing together phycologists from around the world every four years. Its main objective is to provide a forum for discussion of the latest scientific, technological and societal developments in phycological research. EPC8 includes plenary presentations, a series of symposia grouped into 6 themes, contributed papers and posters covering a wide range of topics such as algal diversity, ecology, genomics, cell biology, applied phycology and societal perception of algae. To encourage cross-community connections, each symposium will address micro- and macroalgae from marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems whenever possible. We look forward to welcoming you to Brest in August 2023 for EPC8!
On behalf of the organizing committees, Solène Connan and Philippe Potin

Seagriculture EU 2023
2023-06-21 - 2023-06-22
The Seagriculture Conference EU 2023 gathers top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed and much more.
The two-day program will go into the many different applications of seaweed that exist now and will combine 6 plenary sessions with trade shows and panel disscusion sessions.
The Seagriculture conference has built up a solid reputation as the leading conference for the seaweed industry, the Seagriculture conference in Europe has been successfully organized since 2012. The 11th edition of conference took place in Bremerhaven (Germany) in June, 2022.
Find out more here: https://seagriculture.eu/

The European Blue Economy Conference 2023
2023-06-21 | Brussels, Brussels
The Blue Economy sectors play an integral role in the transformation of Europe’s future economy, and help support the EU meet its ambitions set out in the European Green Deal.
Against the backdrop of a Europe-wide energy crisis and major disruptions in global supply chains as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, together with the increasingly visible impacts of climate change, this conference will bring together policymakers, local government and industry representatives from the marine, maritime, shipping and technology sectors to explore how Europe can lead the way towards a sustainable blue economy.
The conference will carefully consider the role of technology and innovation in achieving this goal, whilst driving economic growth for all. This includes the harnessing of marine and off-shore renewable energy; solutions to reduce ocean plastics and waste; and accelerating the digital and green transformation of the shipping and maritime industry.
Link to event: https://techforclimateaction.com/european-blue-economy/

European Maritime Day 2023
2023-05-24 - 2023-05-25
The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy.

Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’: Hamburg 25-26 April 2023
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-26
These high-level events aim to mobilise a wide range of stakeholders to join the Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’, with a focus on the Mission lighthouses at basin scale in: the Mediterranean Sea – the Baltic and North Sea – the – the Atlantic-Arctic basin.

Mission Baltic and North Sea lighthouse: The high-level event in Hamburg on 25-26 April 2023 about the Baltic North Sea lighthouse. The event will focus on concrete actions from Countries, regions and local partners of this basin aimed to making the blue economy carbon-neutral and circular.
Link to event

11th Annual European Algae Industry Summit
2023-04-19 - 2023-04-20
ACI is pleased to announce the 11th Annual European Algae Industry Summit will take place on the 19th-20th April 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The event will once again bring together key players within the algae industry including leaders from cosmetics, food, feed, biomaterials, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals across the globe allowing attendees to gain a deeper understanding of recent industry developments and, most importantly, economically viable applications.
During the afternoon of Tuesday, 18th April 2023, a day prior to the conference, a limited number of conference delegates will receive a unique opportunity to join Green Aqua’s BIOFAT.PT exclusive site visit. There is no extra charge to attend the site visit, but spaces are strictly limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so it’s highly recommended to book your place early to guarantee availability.
