SEACHEM · Training a new generation of researchers in offshore seaweed aquaculture to produce high-value chemicals
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2022-10-01 → 2026-09-30
- EU contribution
- €2,657,022
- Participants
- 23
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN
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Results in brief
Training a new generation of researchers in offshore seaweed aquaculture to produce high-value chemicals
The overarching aim of the SeaChem DN project is to provide high-level training in the offshore cultivation and valorization of seaweed to a new generation of 10 high-achieving doctoral candidates (DC) and equipping them with the transferable and scientific skills necessary for thriving careers in the burgeoning area of non-land-based biomass cultivation and use. This international training program, encompassing 7 intersectoral partners (5 academic, 2 non-academic) in 5 countries, focuses on innovative technological developments across a range of interdisciplinary fields such as construction engineering, materials science, (micro-)biology, (bio-)chemical engineering, environmental biotechnology and machine learning. The success of SeaChem will be achieved by a unique combination of state-of-the-art doctoral research projects, intersectoral secondments, international mobility and unique interdisciplinary courses.
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Project objective
SeaChem will provide high-level R&D training for early-stage researchers in the emerging field of marine biomass production. By addressing hot issues in offshore seaweed cultivation and its application as a source of renewables, Seachem will take away current hurdles for its wide adoption in the EU. Concurrently, the interdisciplinary SeaChem network (composed of academia, industry and sector organisations) and the variety of scientific disciplines integrated into the SeaChem R&D scheme, guarantees a multidisciplinary formation of the 10 next-generation highly-trained doctoral candidates. The main SeaChem R&D objectives are indeed spread over construction engineering (development of stainless steel offshore structures), biology (optimal conditions for seaweed cultivation) and chemical engineering (intensified extraction of valuable compounds). By the combination of state-of-the-art research topics with multiple transferrable and social skills training events, SeaChem will ensure the broad scientific and personal development of the doctoral candidates. The high societal and economic relevance of this field is supported by the ever increasing societal pressure for the development of renewable resources, also relieving the dependency of the EU on imported (fossil) raw materials. The growing worldwide market in renewable and sustainable products is driving this economic sector and is already creating a large need of highly-skilled professionals, hence ensuring a myriad of job opportunities for the doctoral candidates.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · LeuvenCoordinatorBelgium
- APERAM STAINLESS FRANCE SA · Saint DenisFrance
- ASSOCIATION EPNOE · ALESFrance
- BANTRY MARINE RESEARCH STATION LIMITED · BantryIreland
- C-CUBE INTERNATIONAL BV · DelftNetherlands
- DE BLAUWE CLUSTER · OostendeBelgium
- FUNDACION CENTRO TECNOLOGICO ACUICULTURA DE ANDALUCIA · El Puerto De Santa Maria CadizSpain
- HOGERE ZEEVAARTSCHOOL · ANTWERPENBelgium
- INAGRO, PROVINCIAAL EXTERN VERZELFSTANDIGD AGENTSCHAP IN PRIVAATRECHTELIJKE VORM VZW · RUMBEKE-BEITEMBelgium
- INSTITUT DE LA CORROSION SASU · BrestFrance
- ISS INCLITA SEAWEED SOLUTIONS SA · MATOSINHOSPortugal
- KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET · KOBENHAVNDenmark
- Kost studio apsDenmark
- Pure Algae Denmark ApS · GrenaaDenmark
- RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB · BorasSweden
- Sharkey Predictim Globe · Villeneuve-d'AscqFrance
- TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY · CarlowIreland
- THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · OxfordUnited Kingdom
- UK MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER LIMITED · LondonUnited Kingdom
- UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN · AntwerpenBelgium
- UNIVERSITEIT GENT · GentBelgium
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK · CorkIreland
- UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · GalwayIreland
Links
- View on CORDIS
- DOI: 10.3030/101073471
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e509108db5&appId=PPGMS
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5129c9c3e&appId=PPGMS
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5f466760a&appId=PPGMS
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