BlueCC scientists want to utilise marine co-products and invasive species as ingredients in new products, such as creams and dietary supplements. Interestingly, they want consumers to control the direction that the research takes. Collagen and chitosan are natural biopolymers that are often used in cosmetics and dietary supplements. The market for these ingredients is enormous,…
Seafood companies that want to increase the value of their residual raw material and use it in new products must comply with a wide range of regulations, documentation requirements, customs barriers and complicated market structures. A report from Nofima can help navigate this regulatory jungle. BlueCC is featured as a relevant research project in the…
Yang Zou is a valued member of BlueCC and is involved in WP2. He started his PhD working at ILVO on the BlueShell project. We are pleased to invite you to the public PhD defense of Yang Zou. His PhD is titled: “The valorization potential of biologically recovered chitin and bioactive hydrolysates from marine crustacean…
Over the coming decades, the world will witness increased competition for limited and finite natural resources. Bio-waste is estimated at up to 138 million tons per year in the EU, of which up to 40% goes to landfill. This includes large amounts of by-catches from the fisheries. Other sources of poorly utilized marine biomass include…