A hybrid training school on bridging the gap between applied sciences and commercialization potential with an in-depth workshop on communication and pitching the idea was organized on the premises of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), the Cyprus Marine Aquaculture Research Center (CyMARC)of the DFMR and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), between 2 – 6 May 2022.
Close to 60 trainers and trainees from 15 countries met both in person in Cyprus and virtually with innovative ideas willing to advance the blue biotechnology sector. With revenue of €1 billion in Europe only in 2020, blue biotechnology is a promising field for blue growth. The European Commission has already earmarked 234 million € under the Horizon Europe for research and innovation programme in the period 2021-2027. Transdisciplinary collaboration was enhanced during the intense working week in Cyprus to speed up the process and ensure at the same time achieving high sustainability goals by meeting UN Sustainable Development Goal “life below water”.
Two events were organized back-to-back with the aim of empowering researchers and innovators with skills that are typically missing from the academic curricula: preparation of a winning innovation idea and its communication through time-limited pitching.
The hybrid training school was supported by the COST Action Ocean4Biotech, the Junior Achievements Cyprus, the European Technology University and the XPRO Consulting Limited, Cyprus. The scientific committee went through the ideas submitted by the participants prior to visiting Cyprus and grouped them based on a thematic area. From each thematic area, the best and more mature idea in terms of content, clarity, potential and a combination of criteria including gender, research stage and affiliation were used to select 5 case scenarios. During the week, the teams worked to improve their ideas.
The events were organized within the COST Action Ocean4Biotech (European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology), funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. CMMI, acting as one of the hosts, was established as a “Center of Excellence” in Marine and Maritime Research, Technology Development & Innovation (RTDI) and has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 857586 and matching funding from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Contribution to the organization of the events was also made by the Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857287.
Email: Marlen I. Vasquez marlen.vasquez@cut.ac.cy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ocean4Biotech
Website: https://www.ocean4biotech.eu/
Το ΤΕΠΑΚ φιλοξένησε σεμινάριο με θέμα το εργαλείο που δημιούργησε ο ΠΟΥ για την αντιμετώπιση των νοσημάτων που μεταφέρονται από διαβιβαστές στην Ευρώπη
A hybrid training school on bridging the gap between applied sciences and commercialization potential with an in-depth workshop on communication and pitching the idea was organized on the premises of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), the Cyprus Marine Aquaculture Research Center (CyMARC)of the DFMR and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), between 2 – 6 May 2022.
Close to 60 trainers and trainees from 15 countries met both in person in Cyprus and virtually with innovative ideas willing to advance the blue biotechnology sector. With revenue of €1 billion in Europe only in 2020, blue biotechnology is a promising field for blue growth. The European Commission has already earmarked 234 million € under the Horizon Europe for research and innovation programme in the period 2021-2027. Transdisciplinary collaboration was enhanced during the intense working week in Cyprus to speed up the process and ensure at the same time achieving high sustainability goals by meeting UN Sustainable Development Goal “life below water”.
Two events were organized back-to-back with the aim of empowering researchers and innovators with skills that are typically missing from the academic curricula: preparation of a winning innovation idea and its communication through time-limited pitching.
The hybrid training school was supported by the COST Action Ocean4Biotech, the Junior Achievements Cyprus, the European Technology University and the XPRO Consulting Limited, Cyprus. The scientific committee went through the ideas submitted by the participants prior to visiting Cyprus and grouped them based on a thematic area. From each thematic area, the best and more mature idea in terms of content, clarity, potential and a combination of criteria including gender, research stage and affiliation were used to select 5 case scenarios. During the week, the teams worked to improve their ideas.
The events were organized within the COST Action Ocean4Biotech (European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology), funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. CMMI, acting as one of the hosts, was established as a “Center of Excellence” in Marine and Maritime Research, Technology Development & Innovation (RTDI) and has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 857586 and matching funding from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Contribution to the organization of the events was also made by the Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857287.
Email: Marlen I. Vasquez marlen.vasquez@cut.ac.cy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ocean4Biotech
Website: https://www.ocean4biotech.eu/
