The Blue Bio Value Ideation initiative aims to support teams in developing business strategies and accelerating their market entry in the field of blue biotechnology. The winning team(s) will have access to personalised support for the development of the project and the possibility of a prize of up to €10,000.

Deadline: 14 July 2024

This program targets teams of R&D that are involved in the development and plan of a project focused in one of the following challenges:

• Feading a growing population & ensuring sustainable food systems
• Improving health & well-being
• Mitigation and adaptation to climate change
• Addressing resource scarcity & preserving natural ecosystems and biodiversity
• Empowering a circular bioeconomy growth model
• Reducing plastic production & pollution

The winning teams will have access to a programme, run remotely over six weeks and including two face-to-face sessions. They will also have access to online workshops and group discussions with experts from different areas, including CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, among others, mentoring to present pitches, as well as networking opportunities. They will also be eligible for a prize of €10,000 to be used on the Blue Demo Network.

The Blue Bio Value Ideation is an initiative of Fundação Oceano Azul and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and has as partners the Maze and the Blue Bio Alliance that has CESAM as a member. The CESAM researcher Sónia Cruz makes part of the team of the Blue Bio Value.

Registration and additional information can be read here.