Bergseth, S.

Calewaert, J.-B.

CSA MarineBiotech Partners

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COORDINATION AND SUPPORT ACTION FOR EUROPEAN MARINE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (CSA MARINEBIOTECH)  
Steinar Bergseth
1
 and Jan-Bart Calewaert
2
 on behalf of the CSA MarineBiotech Partners
3
 
1 
The Research Council of Norway, Stensberggt. 26, 131 Oslo, Norway 
E-mail: stb@rcn.no 
2
 European Marine Board (EMB), Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 
E-mail: jcalewaert@esf.org   
3
 CSA MarineBiotech Partners are: The Research Council of Norway (RCN), Norway; Flanders Marine 
Institute (VLIZ), Belgium; Norgenta North German Life Science Agency (Norgenta), Germany; 
Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 
Station Biologique de Roscoff (CNRS), France; French Research Institute for Exploitation of the 
Sea (Ifremer), France; European Marine Board (EMB), Belgium; Institute for Coastal Marine 
Environment (IAMC-CNR), Italy; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal; Scientific 
and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK), Turkey; BioBridge Ltd (BIOBRIDGE), 
United Kingdom. 
 
The Coordination and Support Action in Marine Biotechnology (CSA MarineBiotech), is a 
collaborative network funded by the European Commission under the 7
th
 Framework Programme 
and consisting of 11 partners from 9 countries that support marine biotechnology research and 
development in Europe. From October 2011 to March 2013, these MarineBiotech partners: (i) 
prepared the foundation for an ERA-NET in marine biotechnology; (ii) mobilised and engaged 
funding agencies and stakeholders; (iii) established a Strategic Forum and a Stakeholder Group; and 
(iv) increased the number of funding agencies involved in the partnership committed to develop an 
ERA-NET in marine biotechnology. At the basis of these efforts, the group engaged in a dedicated 
mapping exercise to obtain more information about the current marine biotechnology science 
policy landscape in Europe and internationally.  
 
One of the main achievements of the CSA MarineBiotech include the organisation of a successful 
series of networking events to assist in the mobilisation and engagement of funding agencies and 
stakeholders to guide the development of a future ERA-NET and support the dynamic marine 
biotechnology research community in Europe. Another central component of the CSA MarineBiotech 
project, is the development of a European marine biotechnology webportal (www.marinebiotech.eu). 
This portal serves both as a project website for the CSA and a long-term support tool for the 
growing marine biotechnology community in Europe by integrating dynamic and interactive 
modules and information systems, notably the MarineBiotech Infopages (WIKI) and a European 
MarineBiotech Database with projects and relevant organisations. 
 
This presentation will look back at some of the main achievements and lessons learned from the 
CSA MarineBiotech in paving the way for an ERA-NET on marine biotechnology and working towards 
a long term support mechanisms for the European marine biotechnology community. 
 
 
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