Marine Biotechnology: Future Challenges (20-25 June 2010 Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy)
Credit: Flora Palumbo
Marine Board, ESF and COST organised this conference to promote scientific excellence in marine biotechnology. The conference aimed to provide leading scientists and young researchers with a platform to present their work, discuss current scientific understanding and recent developments in key areas of marine biotechnology, and identify the priorities for further research and infrastructure.
The conference drew from a broad range of scientific and technological disciplines focusing on identified themes, research tools and approaches of strategic importance for Europe, including but not limited to algae and seaweed biomass, aquaculture, bioprospecting, human and environmental health, enzymes, marine bionanotechnology and biomaterials, marine models, marine –‘omics’, pollution and bioremediation, bioinformatics and research infrastructures. The conference was developed in synergy with the activities of the Marine Board Working Group on marine biotechnology and its position paper, published in September 2010.
Download Marine Board Position Paper 15 Marine Biotechnology: a new vision and strategy for Europe
Conference output materials:
- Book of abstracts – download pdf
- Presentations – go to conference presentations page
- Concluding remarks – download pdf
- Posters – go to posters page
Conference chaired by:
Jan Olafsen, University of Tromsø, Norway
Adrianna Ianora, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohm, Italy
Organising committee:
Jan-Bart Calewaert, Marine Board
Amos Tandler, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR)
Additional information and background details are available on the conference webpage
June 2010 Biotechnology Conference
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).