EATIP @ AQUACULTURE EUROPE 2024

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EXPLORING COLLABORATION & INNOVATION TRANSFER VEHICLES FOR AQUACULTURE

 AQUA2024 – COPENHAGEN – Innovation Forum, August 28th

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

09:00 Introductions
Moderators: David Bassett (EATiP); Alistair Lane (EAS)

09:15 Session 1: Fostering regional synergies in Europe for innovation in aquaculture
(Chair: David Bassett, EATIP)

  • DG MARE, Unit A2 – Lorella de la Cruz Iglesias
  • DG RTD, Unit Healthy Seas and Oceans – Nikos Zampoukas
  • DG REGIO / S3 Community of Practice / IDEA Consult – Els Van de Velde

10:15 Plenary Discussion

10:45 BREAK

11:15 Session 2: Inter-Regional Innovation Landscape in Practice: case studies on how innovation transfer vehicles promote advances in aquaculture
(Chair: Mieke Eggermont, EATIP Mirror Platform WG chair)

  • Example 1: InterReg – Adriatic Interregional Collaboration – Francesca Perretta (IPA ADRION National Contact Point Marche Region)
  • Example 2: TSSP for Smart and Circular Aquaculture – David Bassett (EATiP)
  • Example 3: Innovation Transfer with Mission Ocean – Blue Mission Banos (Efthalia Arvaniti (Submariner Network)
  • Example 4: EATiP Mirror Platform Working Group on Sludge – Ann Cecilie Hilling (NCE Aquaculture)
  • Example 5: The Nordic Research and Innovation Initiative for Sustainable Aquaculture – Kjell Maroni (Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund / Nordforsk)

12:15 Panel discussion among speakers

12:30 LUNCH

14:00 Session 3: Innovation transfer within the Aquaculture Research Community
(Chair: Ana Hererro (Patogen / AQUAEXCEL3.0 IRAP)

15:45 Session 4 – Facilitation, funding models and future calls for inter-regional innovation transfer
(Chair: Damien Toner / BIM)

  • BlueInvest: Funding as international support tool – Cathrine Frideres (BlueInvest)
  • ECBF – European Circular BioeconomyFund – Mathias Brink Lorenz (ECBF)
  • EMFAF funds for the Flemish Aquaculture Cluster VAP – Stefan Teerlinck (Inagro)
  • Mentoring and Accelerator Programme for Blue Growth – Efthalia Arvaniti (Submariner Network)
  • Innovation and knowledge transfer support by Blue Bioeconomy CoLAB, a Portuguese case study – Taynara Franco (B2E)
  • International Innovation Transfer as development support – Paw Petersen (Oxyguard)

16:45 Closing discussions

17:00 NETWORKING DRINK

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NCE AQUATECH / EATIP webinar

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Online Webinar – Wednesday June 26th @ 11:00 – 12:30 CEST

The European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform EATiP seeks to promote and support research and innovation for the benefit and development of a sustainable European aquaculture sector. It consolidates the aquaculture community and facilitates collaborative initiatives across Europe, e.g. through the recently established Smart Circular Aquaculture Partnership, seeking to promote inter-regional innovation transfer.

A series of digital seminars arranged for the EATiPs Mirror Platforms will introduce aquaculture clusters to their peers and member enterprises with the aim to provide insight into cluster competences and capacities, and to stimulate bilateral or interregional cooperation. 

NCE Aquatech Cluster will host the first seminar

Register now and view agenda

 

 

EATIP Annual General Meeting 2024

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The EATIP Annual General Meeting was held this year on the 19th & 20th of June 2024 at the HILTON Brussels Grand Place

 

DAY 1 – 19th June 2022

  • 10:00   Visit to BIGH fish farm (for EATIP members and upon registration only)
  • 14:00   Introduction & Welcome
  • 14:10   Session 1: Research & Innovation Trends: A policy context. / Session Lead: David Bassett, General Secretary, EATIP
    • Aspects of aquaculture research and innovation within EU Mission Ocean Restore our Ocean and Freshwaters and Sustainable Food Policy.
    • Foresight : a timeline to the 10th European Framework Programme for Research & Innovation.
      Szilvia Nemeth, European Commission Deputy Head of the Ocean, Seas and Waters Unit B4, DG RTD
    • Strengthening Regional Innovation Capacity and Interregional Cooperation through Cohesion Policy.
      Wolfgang Munch, European Commission DG Regional & Urban Policy, Unit G1 – smart & sustainable growth
    • Group Exercise / Discussion
  • 15:00   Session 2: Focus on European Partnerships and Missions / Session Lead: David Bassett, General Secretary, EATIP
    • An overview of the European Partnership for Animal Health and Welfare and current first funding call – the aquatic animal perspective.
      Nathalie Vanderheijden, University of Ghent Coordinator of the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare
    • Updating aquaculture stakeholders on the European Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy.
      Maurice Heral, Brussels Cellule, European Partnership for Sustainable Blue Economy
    • Aquaculture Stakeholder Engagement with EU Mission Restore our Oceans and Freshwaters: A basin/lighthouse approach to blue economy research, dissemination and exploitation.
      Mission Ocean Team & Prep4Blue Project
    • Group Exercise / Discussion
  • 16:30 Session 3: Smart Specialisation for Smart & Circular Aquaculture / Session Lead: Alexandra Neyts, Senior Advisor, EATIP
    • An EATiP Strategy for improved regional innovation transfer using the EATIP Mirror Platform network and the EC Smart Specialisation Strategy.
      • Introducing the EATiP Smart & Circular Aquaculture Platform.
      • Results from the EATiP Mirror Platform Mapping Exercise.
      • Identification of EATIP members engagement with regional authorities and national smart specialisation strategies.
    • Identification of EATiP members engagement with regional authorities and national smart specialisation strategies.
  • 17:00   Session 4: Prioritisation exercise within the EATiP Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda – 2026/2027 and beyond / Session Lead: Alex Obach, EATIP President and Director of Innovation, Skretting
    • Further to the circulation of a paper on identified topics for research and innovation prioritisation, a discussion will be moderated on agreed priorities for action for the remaining duration of Horizon Europe (2026 – 2027) with a forward look to the 10th Framework Programme.
  • 17:30 Session 5: Project Updates & Opportunities for Collaboration
    • EATiP Projects Update
      • AquaExcel 3.0 / Alexandra Neyts
      • Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism / David Bassett
      • OLAMUR / Pam Ernstberger
    • Current summary of EATiP project roles – invitation for EATIP member engagement
    • Identification of collaboration activities with EATiP members
      • Aquaculture Europe 2024 – EC/EATIP/EAS innovation Forum
      • … your event!…
  • 18:30 Closing Aperitif and Networking Opportunity, offered by EATIP

DAY 2 – 20th June 2024

  • 09:30 Session 6: EATIP Communications & Member Projects
    • Membership communication: getting value from EATiP activities and information and making the most of the EATiP Basecamp System / Catherine Pons
    • Boosting project communication, dissemination and exploitation with profile raising through EATiP social media / Pam Ernstberger
    • EATiP Member Project Pitches
      • BlueBoost: Riccardo Napolitano / ITAQUA-CREA
      • ValueShell : Andrea Forgione and Lucia Tudini / CREA
  • 11:00 General Assembly of EATiP – Only for EATiP Members
  • 13:00   Walking lunch for all participants
  • 16:00   EATiP Mirror Platform Meeting (for mirror platforms and their members only)
For further details on presentations during the AGM, please contact the secretariat.

EATIP AT AQUAFARM

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EATIP participated at AQUAFARM, Pordenone (Italy) on February 14&15, 2024!

Information was given about our project work including:
   

The AQUAEXCEL 3.0 project – opening up transnational access to EU research networks

The recently joined Thematic Smart Specialisation Platform (TSSP) for Smart Circular Aquaculture

OLAMUR – considering marine multi use (aquaculture and wind energy) as part of the EU Mission Ocean Baltic and North Sea Lighthouse

     

 

 

Read more on the AQUAFARM Webpage

 

 

 

Many of our members were also there!

EATIP AT THE AQUACULTURE EUROPE 2023, VIENNA

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Our EATiP booth #39 was a great success with lots of visits from many colleagues from all over.

 

Information was given about our project work including:

    • Providing technical input to The EC Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism
    • The AQUAEXCEL 3.0 project – opening up transnational access to EU research networks
    • OLAMUR – considering marine multi use (aquaculture and wind energy) as part of the EU Mission Ocean Baltic and North Sea Lighthouse

The  EATiP / EC / EAS INNOVATION FORUM was extremely well attended on Wednesday 20 September (Programme), as well as the AQUAEXEL3.0 networking drink following the event.

 

More on the AQUAEXCEL3.0 presentations 

Experimental assessment of the fish meal content requirements for Meagre feeds, by Ramon Fontillas | Skretting ARC (Netherlands).

The effect of krill meal inclusion on the growth of juvenile gilthead seabream, by Kiranpreet Kaur | Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS (Norway).

Metal amino acid complexes as a cost-effective strategy to help reducing fish meal in European seabass diets, by Claudia Silva | Zinpro (Portugal).

 

 

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Meet us at Aquaculture Europe 2023

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Aquaculture Europe 2023 will soon be upon us – running from 18 – 21 September inclusive.

EATiP will be hosting booth #39 in the trade show.

Come and visit us to learn more about our project work including:

  • Providing technical input to The EC Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism
  • The AQUAEXCEL 3.0 project – opening up transnational access to EU research networks
  • OLAMUR – considering marine multi use (aquaculture and wind energy) as part of the EU Mission Ocean Baltic and North Sea Lighthouse

Please also note that on Wednesday 20 September we will be co-hosting the EATiP / EC / EAS INNOVATION FORUM from 10:30-17:30 ‘ Room Schubert 5/6.

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We look forward to seeing you there!

Annual General Meeting of the EATiP

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The EATIP AGM was successfully held in Brussels on the 14th & 15th of June 2023 at the Manos Conference Center & Hotel.

Please see below the programme of the event:

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The presentations are available for EATiP members on our intranet.

Lorella de la Cruz Iglesias (EC DG MARE), Gustavo Larrazábal (EATIP President), David Bassett (EATIP General Secretary)

Alexandra Neyts (EATIP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gustavo Larrazábal, was thanked for 14 years of Presidency (2009-2023) and exceptional service to research and innovation in European Aquaculture. CONGRATULATIONS! especially since he received two weeks before the FEAP Award for Excellence in European Aquaculture.

 

Innovation Forum at Aquaculture Europe 2022

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The European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform, the European Commission and the European Aquaculture Society organised on Thursday, September 29, at Aquaculture Europe 2022, Rimini the :

Aquaculture Europe 2022 Innovation Forum

“From Policy to Solutions”

Creating the correct circumstances for the successful uptake of innovation solutions across aquaculture value chains benefits from a methodological approach considering industry needs alongside strategic political and policy objectives, coupled with an understanding of appropriate delivery vehicles.  Multiple knowledge transfer and facilitation routes, including platforms, projects, accelerators, and dissemination/education tools all have a key role to play in effective innovation transfer and capacity building. 

The AE2022 Innovation Forum aimed at industry actors, policy makers, knowledge transfer experts, and those engaging in aquaculture knowledge development and collaboration, to inform how best to ensure meaningful knowledge & innovation transfer addressing research gaps and priorities for action whilst ensuring impact.

10:30 to 11:30 Part I. The Policy environment as a driver for Innovation Uptake

Moderated by David Bassett, EATiP

Short, focussed presentations with Q&A after each

  • Global aquaculture policies as a lead for setting priorities nationally – Austin Stankus, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division
  • Implementing the Research and Innovation aspects of the Strategic Guidelines and the Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism for a more sustainable and competitive European Aquaculture – Lorella de la Cruz, European Commission, DG MARE
  • A new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy – Blue farming within the Green Deal & Farm to Fork Strategies – Birgit Van Tongelen, European Commission DG MARE
  • Mission Restore Our Ocean & Waters – Taking a Regional /Basin Approach – Nikos Zampoukas, European Commission DG RTD

11:30 to 12:30  Part II. The Building Blocks

Moderated by Mieke Eggermont, EATiP Mirror Platform Working Group

A panel-based discussion focussing on the available instruments and how they operate to facilitate the identification of needed innovations and mechanisms to maximise uptake.

Contributions from

12:30 to 14:30 Lunch (on your own) and visit to the AE2022 Trade Show

14.30 to 15:15 Part III. Facilitating the uptake

Moderated by Damian Toner, EAS

Following up to Part II, with a focus on concrete measures within the policy and building blocks of the previous sessions to present and discuss approaches, experiences and best practice.

15:15 to 17:15 Part IV. Selected Case Studies

Moderated by Alexandra Neyts, AQUAEXCEL3.0

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Selection of case studies with outputs leading to either increased TRL
or with high innovation potential.

AQUAEXCEL3.0 Transnational access high-impact outputs:

Discussion chaired by Kjell Maroni, FHF and member of AQUAEXCEL3.0 IRAP

Research-based industry innovations and start-ups:

17:15 Wrap up – with the 4 moderators giving a short summary of their parts.

EATiP Annual General Meeting

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21th & 22nd of June 2022 – NHOW Hotel, Rue Royale 250, Brussels

Schedule:


DAY 1 – 21th June 2022

  • 08:30 – 09:00    Registration
  • 09:00 – 12:30   “Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Blue Economy” an Aquaculture Brokerage Event
  • 12:30    Lunch for participants
  • 14:30 – 18:00    EATiP Annual General Meeting
    • Theme 1: Aquaculture to 2030 – The European Policy Context
      • Opening Key Note Speech: “Aquaculture Research & Innovation in DG MARE”
      • Research and Innovation support for aquaculture within Horizon Europe and the European Missions
      • Research and Innovation objectives within the work of the Aquaculture Advisory Council
    • Theme 2: Considering industry priorities for research and barriers to innovation uptake.
      • Industry Research priorities – a finfish perspective
      • Industry Research priorities – a shellfish perspective.
      • Aquaculture, Nature Based Solutions and addressing wider aquatic ecosystem research needs
      • Identified research priorities within other aquaculture networks: the work of SCAR-Fish, EFARO and KBBE networks.
    • Theme 3: Effective interactions within the new research and innovation landscape: applying innovation to ensure collaboration and common goals in the Blue Bio Economy
      • EATiP & AquaEXCEL 3.0
      • Commercialisation of research outputs for industry needs – The JPI & BlueBio Cofund perspective
      • Smart Specialisation for the Blue Economy and Aquaculture
      • EATiP Mirror Platforms: case studies of regional and inter-regional collaboration

DAY 2 – 22nd June 2022

  • 09:30 – 11:30    EATiP General Assembly
  • 11:45 – 12:30    Governance Issues (only for EATiP members)
  • 14:30    EATiP Mirror Platform Meeting (for mirror platforms and their members only)

BEST PRACTICES IN AQUACULTURE

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Report now available.

The development of best practices is an important part of the recently launched strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture. The European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) and the Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)  jointly organized this workshop to stimulate sharing of knowledge and to promote best practice development across aquaculture systems and regions in Europe. The aim to consolidate data sharing and best practices relates to a broad range of aquaculture areas such as spatial planning, animal health and welfare, traceability, environmental performance.
The workshop provided the participants with a better understanding of how to develop and maintain best practices within the existing boundaries for sharing of data. It also showed examples of how good practices at a local, regional or EU level can contribute to better aquaculture planning and control. It also looked into opportunities for guidance and collaborative actions on how to support best practices in aquaculture.

5 APRIL 2022  – 13:00 – 16:30 (CEST – UTC+2)

Agenda

  • Welcome by EATIP. David Bassett | EATiP
  • Welcome by OBPS. Jay Pearlman | OBPS
  • Policy and regulations. Lana Bezinovic Sostar | European Commission, DG MARE
  • About Best Practices and OBPS. Johannes Karstensen | GEOMAR, IODE OBPS Steering Group
  • Aquaculture operations across standards, certification schemes and best practices. Panel dialogue.
    • Javier Ojeda | FEAP
    • Bruno Guillaumie | EMPA
    • Otto Gregussen | Standards Norway
  • Best Practices in Aquaculture – use cases across Production System and Regional approaches.
    • OPS Seafood – Norway. Edvard Pedersen | The Brønnøysund Register Centre
    • PerformFish benchmarking system – Mediterranean. Giovanna Marino | ISPRA
    • General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Houssam Hamza & Linda Fourdain | FAO-NFIGD
    • AquaPEF – implementing PEF in aquaculture. Saioa Ramos | AZTI

Break

  • Framing the issues on sharing of best practices in aquaculture
  • Breakouts for discussion & Report out
  • Recommendations
  • Adjourn