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Six BBT webinars focus on inspirational front runners, entrepreneurs, case studies and approaches in the blue biotechnology sector. All webinars will focus on real-life experiences and showcase concrete applications and entrepreneurial examples of circular innovations in blue biotech. The role of women entrepreneurs in blue biotech will be highlighted, and one webinar will cover stories from European outermost regions, such as the Azores. If you want to know what it takes to develop a start-up/innovation, the obstacles and the pitfalls, and the inspirational element of going through it, register for this webinar and get to know inspiring people.
Do you want to be part in the next webinar, please write us webinars@bluebiotechpreneurs.eu
If you have committed your studies to understanding the natural world, chances are you want your career to contribute to its respect and protection. You may be deciding between conducting fundamental research, joining a non-profit, or shaping public policy. But could the world of business hold a place for you and your values?
Join the next edition of Transferring the Business Gene, the Blue Biotechpreneurs webinar series, where we are diving deep into how marine biotechnology is shaping a future where businesses work with nature to protect our planet. Discover the power of sustainability and circular economy approaches in creating a healthier world for all.
We will be joined by blue bioeconomy pioneers who have found better ways of doing business, with sustainability and circularity at the heart of their work. Hear the stories of how the innovators of today are working with nature, for nature.
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Agenda
Target Audience:
Open to the public; particular focus on students, recent graduates and researchers in fields like marine biology, biotechnology, etc.
Speakers
Dr. Alexandra Leeper – Iceland Ocean Cluster (Reykjavík, ISL)
Dr. Alexandra Leeper is the CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster. She is passionate about leadership for the sustainable use of ocean resources. Her role is that of a scientist intrapreneur in the blue and circular economies, from which she draws on diverse experiences from working all over the world in universities, consultancies, and at sea. Alexandra has a background in marine resources and completed an industrial doctorate in aquaculture and circular economy in 2021 in collaboration with Matís, Food and Biotech Iceland and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Her work focuses on sustainable value creation, positive impact in the blue economy and supporting the development of ocean clusters around the world. She is committed to promote the visibility and connection of women in the startup sector and is herself a co-founder of Hringvarmi, an agri-tech startup that utilises waste heat for controlled environment food production.
Johan Ljungquist – Gårdsfisk (Åhus, SE)
After working in the fishing industry and seeing how the environment is affected, the university choice of marine biology came easily to Johan Ljungquist. “In 2009, Mikael Olenmark and I met in a project that dealt with urban fish and plant farming. The vision of producing the world’s most sustainable fish and fundamentally changing Swedish food production took shape.” With the company Gårdsfisk, Johan Ljungquist and his co-founder Mikael Olenmark have developed an ingenious solution where Swedish farmers raise fish on their farms. That way, we can continue to eat really good fish and at the same time reduce overfishing and the eutrophication of our oceans.
More speakers to be confirmed!
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