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BlueBioChain hosts an online workshop with stakeholders from the cosmetics sector!

BlueBioChain hosts an online workshop with stakeholders from the cosmetics sector!

On the 13.02.2024, the BlueBioChain organized an online workshop during which representatives from the industrial sector were invited to share their insights on the commercialization prospects of microalgae. With more than 30 people attending, a constructive and illuminating dialogue took place on the opportunities and challenges for the greater penetration of the microalgae in the […]

Second educational video entry of BlueBioChain NextGen is now online!

Second educational video entry of BlueBioChain NextGen is now online!

The BlueBioChain team is happy to announce the release of the second training video of our educational platform ‘BlueBioChain NextGen‘. This instructional video offers instructions on pretreating freeze-dried microalgae and the subsequent extraction of bioactive compounds. Finally, the steps for carotenoid pigment with HPLC are demonstrated. The video can be seen by following this link: […]

BlueBioChain social acceptance survey: What do the consumers think about products circular economy?

BlueBioChain social acceptance survey: What do the consumers think about products circular economy?

A particularly interesting aspect of BlueBioChain Project has eventually been elucidated!  More specifically, an intrinsic part of bioeconomy and sustainability pillars is the assessment of social impact and perception. Initiatives relevant to the bioeconomy field need to be embraced and supported by society so as to maximize their market and overall impact. In the context […]

The BlueBioChain skincream prototype is ready!

The BlueBioChain skincream prototype is ready!

A main goal of the BlueBioChain project, the development of a cosmeceutical skin care product has been achieved! The produced skin care cream is rich in bioactive compounds extracted  from microalgae that were grown during the bioremediation of wastewater from the Food Industry. It is therefore an excellent demonstration of circular bioeconomy in action! The […]

BlueBioChain NextGen workshop on bioactive compounds extraction from microalgae!

BlueBioChain NextGen workshop on bioactive compounds extraction from microalgae!

One of the first actions of BlueBioChain NextGen educational program took place between 23-25 and 27 October 2023! With the goal of nurturing the next generation of scientists, the program hosted an instructive and interactive workshop where twenty young researchers, separated in three groups, had the opportunity to practice and gain hands-on experience on the […]

First educational video entry of BlueBioChain NextGen is now online!

First educational video entry of BlueBioChain NextGen is now online!

The BlueBioChain team is thrilled to release the first training video of our educational platform ‘BlueBioChain NextGen‘. This instructional video demonstrates an inoculation of microalgae in a mixture of Food Industry wastewaters. The basics of monitoring a cultivation as well as harvesting the biomass are also covered. The video can be seen by following this […]

BlueBioChain e-marketplace is online!

BlueBioChain e-marketplace is online!

Exciting news!  The BlueBioChain e-marketplace is completed and set to facilitate the interactions between the stakeholders that shape the intricate blue supply chain. In that means, the blue value chain involves multiple actors, starting from the wastewater generating units and suppliers, proceeding to the different processors and extending up to the final product consumers. The […]

Save the date: 23-27.10-2023. BlueBioChain NextGen workshop on microalgae cultivation and bioactive compounds extraction

Save the date: 23-27.10-2023. BlueBioChain NextGen workshop on microalgae cultivation and bioactive compounds extraction

We are delighted to invite you to the workshop titled ‘Training in microalgae cultivation and extraction of their bioactive compounds’. This action is organized in the context BlueBioChain NextGen under the framework of the BlueBioChain. BlueBioChain NextGen is an educational program which aims to develop critical, combined, and innovative ways of thinking in young and […]

BlueBioChain presentation in the 12th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food

BlueBioChain presentation in the 12th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food

On 13-16th June 2023 the 12th International conference on Predictive Modelling in Foods took place in Sapporo, Japan. BlueBioChain was represented by Prof. Vasilis Valdramidis and Dr. Haileeyesus Gebrehiwot from the University of Malta. The first phase involved participation in conference, where Dr. Gebrehiwot presented his work titled ”Descriptive statistics and meta-analysisapproaches to assess the […]

BlueBioChain presentation in the 10th International Conference on sustainable solid waste management

BlueBioChain presentation in the 10th International Conference on sustainable solid waste management

On 21-24thJune 2023 the 10th International conference on sustainable solid waste management took place in Chania, Greece. The aim of the conference was to address the ever-important issue of sustainable waste management through the promotion of safe practices & effective technologies. BlueBioChain was represented on Wednesday 21st June by Dr. I. Papachristou who gave an […]

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