ASEBIO, on behalf of SEACOLORS Consortium, attended BioJapan, held in Yokohama, Japan, the15-17 October, 2014. BioJapan is the main partnering event in the Asiatic biotech scenario, where SEACOLORS project was presented in the one-to-one meetings and through the brochures and other dissemination material shared with the delegates. 

BioJapan is an annual convention, the largest in Asia, which facilitates interaction among global companies, academic organizations or individuals with interests in biotechnology, promoting the business opportunities. 

SEACOLORS project whose strategic goal is the demonstration and validation of obtaining natural dyes from a sustainable and renewable source, micro and macro algae as well as cianobacterias, and their application in textile industry to replace synthetic dyes (very pollutant and harmful for the environment), was presented by Helena Abreu (co-founder and R&D Director of ALGAplus) during BioSpain 2014, the largest biotech event organized by a national bioindustry association in Europe and one of the largest in the world by the number of one-to-one meetings (3.327) and companies participating (855).

The presentation took place during the "A QUICK IMMERSION IN MARINE BIOTECH BUSSINES" session, where different projects based on the opportunities and technology offerings from the marine biodiversity, that will promote the future of the bioeconomy, health sector and feed in Europe, were showed. It counted with a multidisciplinary audience increasing the type of public we reach, and creating awareness amongst very different kinds of profiles within industry and society.

ASEBIO, on behalf of SEACOLORS Consortium, attended to BIO-Europe, in Frankfurt, Germany, 3-5 November 2014. BioEurope is one of the most important biotechnology events, where SEACOLORS brochures and dissemination material were shared within assistants. 

BIO-Europe is Europe's largest partnering conference serving the global biotechnology industry. The conference annually attracts leading dealmakers from biotech, pharma and finance along with the most exciting emerging companies. Produced with the support of BIO, it is regarded as a “must attend” event for the biotech industry.

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SEACOLORS was presented at BIOBASED ECONOMY EVENT.

The overall aim of the international conference “biobased economy“ in Potsdam is to bring together actors along the entire value chain not only to identify the potential for biobased processes but to also address gaps in value chains and work on sustainable solutions. In this regard, an intense knowledge-transfer between companies and research institutes as well as regions in Europe seems vital to pave the way for more actors in the biobased economy.