This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101131441

VALIAS
PROJECT

HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01: Valorization of Marine Invasive Alien Species a Pathway Towards the Protection of European Marine Biodiversity: From Destructive Invaders to a Source of Wealth.

VALIAS PROJECT
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01-01
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Protecting
marine ecosystems
from invasive
alien species (IAS)

by creating new value chains from their underexploited biomass feedstock

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101131441

The project aims to create a WinWin solution via the exploitation of IAS for both European fisheries and companies active in the sector of aquaculture, nutrition and cosmetology. More specifically the research and innovation objectives of the project are summarized into the following points:

New resources

Conversion of undervalorized IAS feedstock into new natural resources of bioactive compounds which can be applied not only to cosmetology but also to food and aquafeed supplements.

Economic benefits

Creating a new type of fishery that will bring economic return benefits to the professional fishermen and maintain balance to marine ecosystems.

Productivity

Improvement of the productivity of European business and industry with environmental, economic and social benefit.

At a glance

VALIAS focuses on the development of schemes for the population management of IAS based on the idea of using IAS as feedstock for marine derived ingredients.

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Turning Marine Invaders into Valuable Innovations

The official promotional video from the VALIAS Project, showcasing our groundbreaking work in transforming marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) from environmental challenges into ecological and economic solutions.

6 Work Packages

From the selection of IAS species, the recovery of bioactive compounds and their application to cosmetic products, food supplements and fish feed to the socio-techno-economic assessment and ethics requirements. All designed for efficient workflow and prosperous collaboration between our partners.

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