Mexico Trial Biogas Production from Seaweed Energy

A laboratory in Mexico has developed a prototype system that converts seaweed into biogas.

China Approves Seaweed-based Alzheimer’s Drug. It’s the First New One in 17 Years

The seaweed-based drug is called Oligomannate and according to China's drug safety agency, can be used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's.

Key Results from GENIALG part of European Commission’s Horizon Results Platform Pilot

European Commission launches pilot platform to showcase project results

Repeated harvesting trial as a possible cultivation strategy for Sugar Kelp in Norway

A harvesting trial of Saccharina latissima by GENIALG partners SINTEF Ocean and Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES)

GENIALG at the International Seaweed Symposium 2019

23rd International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) 28th April – 3rd May 2019 in Jeju, Korea

Project Blog: Sustainable Seaweed – Planting Forest Crops of a Very Different Kind

Seaweed farming - how we are fast adapting and innovating to provide for the rising global demand for algae as a source of energy, food, clothing, animal feed, cosmetics, algotherapy, bioplastics, fertiliser, textiles, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals!

Research team deciphers enzymatic degradation of sugar from marine alga Ulva

Algal biomass is emerging as a sustainable raw material for the bioeconomy. However, potential exploitation of algae is sometimes hindered by limited knowledge of the microbial pathways and biochemical functions of algal enzymes.

How The Irish Times Reported the Discovery of Penicillin

What has Irish seaweed and penicillin got in common?

How Seaweed Contributes to Sustainable Food Production

A start-up, SeaSpace from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is designing a platform where seaweed farmers are able to gain insights from satellite data from the European Space Agency.

This Biodegradable T-Shirt Made from Trees and Algae

The all-natural Vollebak T-Shirt is made from algae, eucalyptus, spruce, and beech wood and can be composted after consumer use!

Antimicrobial, Anticancer Help May Come from Kelp

A seaweed, Laminaria ochroleuca, harvested in northern Portugal, has been found to contain cultivable actinobacterial strains that show promising antimicrobial and anticancer activities.

GENIALG Job Vacancy: Microbiology Support Scientist with SAMS

To support the delivery of the research projects GENIALG and GlobalSeaweed-STAR, SAMS is recruiting a support scientist with microbiology or molecular biological skills

Call for Stakeholders – Irish Seaweed Aquaculture Workshop

A one-day workshop organised by GENIALG and the Irish Seaweed Consultancy to assess the socio-environmental benefits of seaweed aquaculture in Ireland.

Crùbag collaborates with GENIALG researcher: merging marine science & art to create colourful fashion accessories

Check out the Gachon Collection inspired by SAMS researcher Claire Gachon and the algae-pathogen interactions she studies!

GENIALG Launches Promotional Video for Seaweed Biorefinery

An introduction to the project, its objectives, activities, partners, expected impacts and the concept of seaweed biorefinery

Survey to assess the socio-environmental benefits of seaweed farming

ATTENTION ALL!! Please give your opinion on the socio-environmental benefits of seaweed farming by answering this survey on nature’s contributions to people

The Promises of Seaweed – Les Promesses de l’Algue

Algae a plant for the future, GENIALG Project Coordinator Philippe Potin (CNRS) and GENIALG partner C-Weed Aquaculture spoke about the project, seaweed, its uses and benefits for the future on France 3 television channel. Watch it here and learn about Les Promesses de l'Algue - The Promises of Seaweed!

Study finds sea lettuce seaweed strains could play key role in Irish aquaculture

Sea lettuce seaweed strains show extensive variation in growth and metabolism, demonstrating a large potential for boosting biomass and metabolite yields in aquaculture in Ireland

GENIALG E-Newsletter Issue 1: OUT NOW!

The first GENIALG E-Newsletter has been published! You can read it here.

GENIALG Seminar at SAMS February 2019

Kelp breeding, GENIALG, and GWAS, what's the (G) point? - Dr Claire Gachon

GENIALG at the 67th Annual Meeting of the British Phycological Society (BPS)

7-10 January 2019, held by The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland.

GENIALG presentation at Lipids in the Ocean Conference

GENIALG presentation by Elisabete da Costa of University of Aveiro: Seaweeds lipids in health-promotion: Lipidomics holding with lipid diversity

GENIALG presentation at the Conference of the West European Fish Technologists Association (WEFTA)

GENIALG presentation by Rosário M. Dominguesa of University of Aveiro: Lipidomics approaches to disclose seaweeds phenotype and for bioprospection

GENIALG at Sea Tech Week

8th - 12th October 2019, Brest, France. GENIALG held its first conference on Sustainable biorefinery for marine resources, led by CNRS and OLMIX Group, partners of the project, as well as CBB Capbiotek.

GENIALG at TechDays 2018

GENIALG project was represented for the second year at the exhibition dedicated to GENIALG and Universidade de Aveiro (UAVR). The event took place in Aveiro Exhibition Park, Portugal, 11-13 October 2018.

Seaweed Industry Workshop at SAMS: The social acceptability of seaweed cultivation

The EU H2020 projects GENIALG and MACROFUELS held another successful joint workshop at the Scottish Association for Marine Science on November 15th 2018 in association with the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association.

Project Blog: The Ins and Outs of European Innovative Seaweed Biorefineries

The benefits arising from efficient seaweed processing and subsequent successful development of new products from its unique compounds provides great opportunities to create significant impact from such a renewable resource.

ALGAplus exhibit at Biofach 2019

ALGAplus products were exhibited at Biofach, one of the most important exhibitions in the organic agri-food sector.

New production line of seaweed extracts targeting bio-stimulating solutions for agriculture

Algaia’s new head office location in Brittany only 20 kilometres from the second largest brown seaweed field in Europe

OLMIX Group launches animal care range in Egypt

From 4th-5th February 2019, OLMIX held a Launch Seminar in Egypt releasing several products to boost animal immunity in the country.

Algal extracts boosting shrimp natural defences

OLMIX Group, one of our GENIALG partners, has extensively researched and now developed specific algal extracts that have various beneficial uses in animal care.

Algaia involved in European algae analyses standards

The European Commission has been working on standardising algae and algae-based products as a result of European seaweed industry growth.

Microalgae: Good news for nutraceutical and cosmetic industries

The VOPSA 2.0 project has created an eco-innovative and sustainable industrial process for extracting Omega-3 and Astaxanthin from marine microalgae.

Social licence key to EU aquaculture growth

Dr Suzi Billing of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), one of the GENIALG project partners, has recently published research entitled - ‘Using public comments to gauge social licence to operate for finfish aquaculture: Lessons from Scotland’.

EU funding opening larger market for Seaweed Energy Solutions products

GENIALG partner Seaweed Energy Solutions AS (SES) has received €1.6 million from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Instrument.

ALGAplus honourable mention at awards

ALGAplus product Tok de Mar, canned sardines (boneless and skinless) with organic olive oil and seaweed (Ulva rigida and Fucus vesiculosus) won an honourable mention in the Food and Nutrition Awards 2018

World’s first seaweed processing focussed laboratory opens in The Netherlands

The Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research (TNO) opened the world’s first laboratory to solely focus on the large scale processing of seaweeds

Collaborating to unravel algae’s potential

A one-day event held in November 2018, entitled ‘Exploring Opportunities in Blue Biotech and Aquaculture’

Lipids in the Ocean Conference Workshops

University of Aveiro participated in workshops during the Lipids in the Ocean Conference, 20th – 22nd November 2018 in Brest, France.

C-Weed Aquaculture consortium visit

The GENIALG Consortium visited C-Weed Aquaculture as part of the GENIALG mid-term review on 5th September 2018.

ALGAplus IMTA system update

In September 2018, ALGAplus began to control another stage of its integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system

Fucoreverse wins Gold Award for LESSONIA at in-cosmetics global 2018

LESSONIA were very happy to have won Gold in the Green Ingredient Award at in-cosmetics global 2018 held on 17th April 2018 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Understanding Sustainable Marine Biorefineries with GENIALG at Sea Tech Week 2018

A one-day session on “Sustainable biorefinery for marine resources”, led by Station Biologique de Roscoff (CNRS) and OLMIX, partners of the GENIALG H2020 project, as well as CBB Capbiotek, will take place on Thursday 11 September as part of Sea Tech Week.

Understanding Sustainable Marine Biorefineries with GENIALG at Sea Tech Week 2018

The GENIALG project will host a one-day session on Sustainable biorefinery for marine resources on Thursday 11 September. It will be the opportunity to discover pioneering companies and projects implementing the concept of large-scale integrated biorefineries in the EU.

Postdoctoral research position available at Roscoff Marine Laboratory

Deadline for applications: 4th July 2018

Interreg funded Phd opportunity at SAMS

Full PhD title: "Industrial wastewater bioremediation using algae for bioenergy production". Deadline for application: 22nd June 2018

GenialG co-ordinator CNRS publish paper on the role of marinas in the evolution of edible seaweed Wakame

The paper, written by Frédérique Viard and IDEALg Work Package 2 researchers, explains that, rather than farms, it is marinas who are the most important factor in the evolution of this new kelp species introduced along the French coast of the English Channel.

New Post-doc opportunity on algal-bacterial interactions

An exciting post-doc opportunity on algal-bacterial interactions is being offered by Station Biologique de Roscoff, France.

First cosmetic active ingredient coming from brown algae biorefineries

Project partner Lessonia has been awarded the Green Ingredient Award at In-Cosmetics for its development of an active cosmetic ingredient derived from the brown algae Laminaria.

Algal Research for Policy-Making and Biotech Symposium

Algal Research for Policy-Making and Biotech (ARPMB) provides an international forum for communicating recent advances in algal research and for promoting the link between science, policy and biotechnology.