Cooperation

The MOBILES project aims to collaborate with other projects and clusters in the fields of biotechnology and environmental protection.

The Marine Shield Cluster

The Marine Shield Cluster is a collaborative initiative uniting EU-funded projects with the shared goal of addressing water pollution through advanced monitoring, effective prevention, and innovative remediation strategies. 

The Marine Shield Cluster’s mission is to create a vibrant network of collaboration by actively exchanging knowledge, insights, and expertise with similar research initiatives. A key part of its mission is to inspire and promote joint dissemination activities, ensuring that valuable insights and findings are effectively shared with a broader audience and stakeholders 

iMERMAID

iMERMAID is an EU-funded project focused on protecting the Mediterranean Sea and its surroundings, which play a crucial role in various socioeconomic activities. It aims to address the growing threats of chemical contamination and pollution caused by human activities.

With a consortium of 26 partners from across Europe and beyond, iMERMAID aims to integrate innovative strategies for prevention, monitoring, and remediation. The project will encourage collaborations to develop advanced sensor and remediation technologies, strengthen regulations to reduce contamination, enhance economic opportunities, and thereby improve the quality of life for EU residents.

The project will test these innovations in five real-world scenarios across the EU and beyond: Spain, Tunisia, Italy, Cyprus and Greece, tackling everything from agricultural runoff and heavy metals to wastewater treatment and the open waters of the Mediterranean. But the project is not just about technology. iMERMAID is about people.

iMERMAID is committed to training young minds through a dynamic capacity-building program, nurturing the next generation of water conservation champions. iMERMAID will also distribute a total of 800,000 EUR to third parties (via two OPEN CALLS) to engage local and regional authorities across associated regions. These calls aim to further demonstrate the innovative iMERMAID solutions and provide technical assistance to address the CoEC (CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERN) challenges specific to the different regions.

CONTRAST

CONTRAST will advance understanding on the properties, occurrence, fate and effects of the most relevant CECs in the marine ecosystem and deliver solutions for efficient integrated assessment and effect-based monitoring of marine environments. The project will design, demonstrate and deliver fit-for-purpose framework(s) for innovative monitoring of CECs in European seas, with the vision of significantly supporting policymakers at the EU and national levels and contributing to the implementation of relevant environmental policies. It’s main ambition is to develop an integrated chemical and biological effects framework that will become part of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) to evaluate Good environmental Status (GES).

DIGI4ECO

DIGI4ECO, Digital Twin-sustained 4D Ecological Monitoring of Restoration in Fishery Depleted Areas, is a pioneering initiative aimed at unlocking new discoveries crucial for addressing climate change and regulating human activities. Our mission is to harness the power of digital technology to advance environmental conservation and socio-economic development.

REMEDIES

REMEDIES is an Horizon Europe innovation Program, and part of the of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”, creating innovative solutions and technologies to monitor, collect, prevent and valorise (micro)plastic from our oceans. Our approach is rooted in science, circularity, and community engagement aiming to protect water ecosystems, reduce pollution and develop a climate-neutral blue economy.

SUNBIO

SUNBIO’s development focuses on achieving continuous improvement and sustainability, with an emphasis on reducing its environmental footprint. Through its innovative approach and integrated use of technologies, SUNBIO seeks to reduce the distance from the laboratory to the market, offering practical and readily applicable solutions for clean energy production, protection of marine life and providing strategies for the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems.

SUNBIO combines various scientific fields to create technological tools that enhance its services, covering areas such as submarine engineering, naval architecture, analytics, and communication.

The system, at full operational capacity and continuously optimized, will have a cumulatively positive environmental impact, while allowing for the restoration of subsea sites. In addition, it will be easily replicable and deployable, making the distance from the laboratory to the market particularly short.

Visit Marine Shield Cluster webpage to know more!