It will validate prototypes, among other goals, for food and cosmetics sectors

The Life Sciences Business Technology Cluster (Bioga), which represents more than 130 actors in the Galician biotech sector and industry, leads the Biochains Atlantic project, which aims to optimize and strengthen the value chains of micro and macroalgae on the coasts of Spain, Portugal, France and Ireland. The initiative, called to contribute to the development of the blue bioeconomy, has a budget of 1.86 million euros, which has been granted by the European Union, through the Interreg Atlantic Area programme and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), precisely because it promotes cooperation between Atlantic regions of Spain, Portugal, France and Ireland.

Among the work to be undertaken by Biochains Atlantic is “the mapping of agents involved and regulatory challenges, the creation of digital models for the management of resources and agents in the value chain or the validation of prototypes for sectors such as food or cosmetics”. The project will seek to improve the competitiveness of SMEs, promote innovation, boost cooperation between regions to consolidate market opportunities and promote more resilient and sustainable growth in the Atlantic area.

With Bioga as a leader, Anfaco-Cytma and Glecex (for Spain) are also participating in the project, as well as the Portuguese Cataa and WeDoTech, the French Biotech Santé Bretagne and the Irish Muster Technological University (Ireland). Among the other eleven partners are the Spanish Marine Research Center (CIM) of the Uvigo, DomusVi and Viratec.