SeaMark

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SeaMark aims to scale up innovative seaweed cultivation and processing into price-competitive product applications making the entire supply chain attractive for commercial investments. The SeaMark consortium comprises multi-disciplinary experts across 12 countries including 12 industry partners with expertise in multiple industry sectors. Together they are developing 12 innovative products for market uptake, setting up an Industry Purchasing Group (IPG) to guarantee the commercial uptake of results.

The Algal Genetics Group and the Algal Biology and Interactions with the Environment Group are involved in work package 1 of this project, which aims to breed improved strains of Saccharina latissima and Ulva spp. for mariculture. 

SeaMark website

Funding program:

HORIZON-CL6-2021-CIRCBIO-01-08 (Project no. 101060379)