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The general concept of the project is based on the previous experience of the Norwegian partner regarding the diversity of bone degrading bacteria found in the marine environment. The project due to the partnership with UniResearch, Bergen, will enhance and foster the development of the hight-throughput omics platforms with application in the field of marine microbiome and new enzymes. Through an educational campaign aimed at students (3rd cycle of studies) and teachers, the project set out to increase the awareness of the importance of blue biotechnology and bioeconomy of marine microbiome impact on promoting protection of and sustainable use of nature.
The project objective is to generate new knowledge and innovation by using state-of-the-art technologies and developing new methods that overcome key bottlenecks in the marine biotechnology toolbox. These developments will foster an improved discovery pipeline of new enzymes for use in bioprocessing applications.
The main outcomes are: the know-how and knowledge transfer as well as Good practice and procedure implementation by the high-throughput omics platforms of USAMV; personal with high competences to work on the high-throughput biotechnology platform.
Target group: PhD students and Msc students
The donor partner Grants’ priority sectors reflect important areas of collaboration on the European and global agenda where the donor countries have expertise and interest in collaborating with the beneficiary countries. The forging of ties in a broad range of areas is expected to further strengthen cooperation between donor partner (Norway) and beneficiary partner. The project is strongly guided by specific needs in the emerging bio-based industry and the maturing circular bioeconomy, thus, the project is fit to meet specific market applications. The role of UR is to support the know-how and knowledge transfer, based on protocols, procedures and Good practice implemented by the beneficiary.