Blue Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Careers: Innovation to Impact
Explore how ocean science creates tomorrow’s medicines and clean energy. Learn to turn marine innovation into sustainable business
This course explores the exciting world of blue biotechnology, where marine science meets entrepreneurship and career opportunity..
Over five weeks, you’ll discover what makes marine organisms like seaweed and microalgae so valuable, explore the markets they’re transforming, and learn how to turn scientific innovation into real businesses that help build a sustainable blue economy.
Through real-world examples, interactive exercises, and strategic guidance, you’ll discover how to develop business strategies, leverage investment opportunities, and apply circular economy principles to marine biotech innovation.
Whether you’re a student, researcher, or professional, this course will help you understand the science, markets, and business tools shaping the future of marine biotechnology—and your role within it.
Get ready to:
Understand the fundamentals of blue biotechnology: from ocean to application
Learn how you can build your blue biotech business and career
Explore how to make marine innovation sustainable: from lab to market
What will you achieve?
- Develop knowledge about blue biotechnology, its key organisms, and their applications in emerging industries.
- Explore how to analyse market dynamics, commercialisation pathways, and conduct market research for startups.
- Investigate key technological processes in blue biotechnology, including bioremediation, bioprospecting, and biorefineries.
- Evaluate product innovation, sustainable solutions, and the role of intellectual property in protecting new ideas.
- Perform skills in entrepreneurship by developing business cases, business models, and strategies for financing, operations, and growth.
- Explore career development in the blue bioeconomy, focusing on technical and soft skills, leadership, and industry-academia collaboration.
Who is the course for?
This course is ideal for entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, and professionals who want to innovate in marine biotechnology and the blue economy—or anyone curious about where ocean science and business intersect.
