20.500.12556/DiRROS-19516 A new network for the advancement of marine biotechnology in Europe and beyond Marine organisms produce a vast diversity of metabolites with biological activities useful for humans, e.g., cytotoxic, antioxidant, anti-microbial, insecticidal, herbicidal, anticancer, pro-osteogenic and pro-regenerative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant, cholesterol-lowering, nutritional, photoprotective, horticultural or other beneficial properties. These metabolites could help satisfy the increasing demand for alternative sources of nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food, feed, and novel bio-based products. In addition, marine biomass itself can serve as the source material for the production of various bulk commodities (e.g., biofuels, bioplastics, biomaterials). The sustainable exploitation of marine bio-resources and the development of biomolecules and polymers are also known as the growing field of marine biotechnology. Up to now, over 35,000 natural products have been characterized from marine organisms, but many more are yet to be uncovered, as the vast diversity of biota in the marine systems remains largely unexplored. Since marine biotechnology is still in its infancy, there is a need to create effective, operational, inclusive, sustainable, transnational and transdisciplinary networks with a serious and ambitious commitment for knowledge transfer, training provision, dissemination of best practices and identification of the emerging technological trends through science communication activities. A collaborative (net)work is today compelling to provide innovative solutions and products that can be commercialized to contribute to the circular bioeconomy. This perspective article highlights the importance of establishing such collaborative frameworks using the example of Ocean4Biotech, an Action within the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) that connects all and any stakeholders with an interest in marine biotechnology in Europe and beyond. marine biotechnology marine natural products blue growth marine biodiversity and chemodiversity responsible research and innovation stakeholder engagement science communication sustainability biotehnologija morski organizmi biotska raznovrstnost mednarodne raziskave true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2024-07-19 03:42:30 2024-07-22 09:36:10 2024-07-23 03:55:51 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 21. 5. 2020; str. 1-9 article 278 Vol. 7 May 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2020-05-12 60 2296-7745 10.3389/fmars.2020.00278 16264707 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00278/full 1 663d22e3-455f-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=26920 RAZ_Rotter_Ana_2020.pdf RAZ_Rotter_Ana_2020.pdf 1 870492A1C898EAE7812820857E0452FB fbea41a27cce76d338e1a2a6b3d83b0be0afa431ea61968d7e0365dc75225e98 492928ab-47ee-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=27059 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo Institut Jožef Stefan 0 0 0