Description: The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) was founded in 1966. The university is located in six different cities and has its main campus in Odense. It has five faculties: Humanities, Natural Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering. The university employs around 5,000 staff and has over 21,000 students.
Role in the project: As the lead partner, the SDU assumes the main responsibility for managing the project and is responsible for carrying out certain tasks. These tasks include communicating with the Interreg administration, preparing progress reports, processing applications for reimbursement, monitoring reimbursements, managing irregularities and managing reclaims, always in compliance with Interreg requirements. Even if a project office (e.g. through an external service provider) and other project staff support the SDU in carrying out these operational and administrative activities, the final responsibility remains with the SDU and is not passed on.
Partner: CRM - Coastal Research & Management
Country: Germany
Website: https://crm-online.de/de/start/
Description: CRM is an interdisciplinary company based in Kiel that brings together experts from the fields of marine biology, landscape ecology and biotechnology. Since its foundation in 1993, CRM has specialised in marine topics with a comprehensive range of consulting services and applied research and has successfully established itself in this field. As an active partner in networks on aquaculture, marine biotechnology and sustainable marine utilisation, CRM is intensively involved in the further development of these topics at national and European level. The company pursues the clear goal of protecting and sustainably utilising the oceans - always in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 14 "Life Below Water", and actively contributes to their implementation.
Role in the project: As part of the project, CRM is particularly concerned with the question of how the utilisation of algae can be made sustainable. The aim is to provide well-founded, science-based answers to the ecological impact of algae utilisation in coastal areas - in terms of harvesting, cultivation, transport, processing and marketing. CRM will detail the potential impacts and develop practical recommendations on how algae can be utilised and managed in an environmentally friendly way. In addition, CRM will work with the project partners to compile a comprehensive list of edible algae occurring in the programme region and specifically identify species that are suitable for commercial use.
Partner: Peninsula Nature ApS
Country: Denmark
Website: n/a
Description: Peninsula Nature is an innovative company that markets seaweed as a food supplement. In partnership with Seagreens® from the United Kingdom, an experienced supplier of algae products for human consumption, Peninsula Nature benefits from over 25 years of expertise in research and development. This partnership brings valuable knowledge and experience to the company's own projects. Peninsula Nature works closely with Lillebaelt Nature Park and Kolding Municipality and its Sustainability Department (baeredygtighedshuset og FUSILLI 2030). Together, they have already realised numerous events and projects relating to sustainability and seaweed.
Role in the project: Peninsula Nature will play a central role in the AlgaeFood project when it comes to imparting knowledge about the harvesting and utilisation of algae. The company is focussing on a hands-on approach and will lead "hands-on" workshops and develop new teaching materials that make learning about algae exciting and fun.
Partner: Fjord&Bælt
Country: Denmark
Website: https://fjordbaelt.dk/
Description: Fjord&Bælt has 25 years of experience in scientific outreach, education and communication and works closely with national and international research organisations involved in the husbandry and education of marine mammals. Over the years, Fjord&Bælt has played a key role in communicating current marine research to the general public. As a public aquarium and exhibition centre, Fjord& Bælt focuses on local marine life and marine culture and welcomes around 50,000 visitors a year. Fjord& Bælt also runs a school service that provides more than 3,000 pupils a year with practical lessons on marine themes. As a Videnspædagogisk Aktivitetscenter, recognised by the Danish Ministry of Children and Education, Fjord&Bælt contributes to alternative and supplementary knowledge transfer - in particular through interactive educational activities that make difficult-to-access phenomena clear. In addition, Fjord&Bælt has extensive experience in organising and managing larger events, both at the centre itself and on site. This expertise makes it possible to professionally organise events with high scientific and educational value and make them accessible to a wide audience.
Role in the project: In the project, Fjord&Bælt is responsible for the sub-objective "Education and empowerment for the sustainable use of regional algae for nutritional purposes". The Fjord&Bælt site will be used as a platform to promote algae and the cultivation of algae - for example in so-called seagardenswhich already exist along the Danish coast - to the general public. Over the next two years, Fjord&Bælt plans to organise numerous (cooking) workshops for regional businesses, municipalities and, in particular, schools and vocational colleges. A particular focus will be on empowering teachers to integrate seaweed into everyday school life and thus raise awareness of the sustainable use of this valuable raw material. In this way, Fjord&Bælt actively contributes to spreading knowledge about the benefits of algae and promoting sustainable, future-orientated use at regional level.
Partner: oceanBASIS
Country: Germany
Website: https://www.oceanbasis.de/
Description: oceanBASIS develops and markets innovative products from the sea for natural cosmetics and healthy nutrition. The oceanBASIS team is inspired by the diversity and resources of the oceans. The bioactive ingredients from algae are at the centre of product development. The company attaches great importance to using marine resources sparingly and making nature's active ingredients accessible without exploitation. The work of oceanBASIS is based on the principles of the 2030 Agenda, in particular the Sustainable Development Goal SDG 14 ("Life Below Water"), which calls for the protection and sustainable use of marine resources. The company makes an important contribution to this goal through marine conservation, research and the use of innovative technologies. The oceanBASIS team consists of marine biologists, ecotrophologists and biotechnologists who contribute their expertise to the processing of raw algae, the production of high-quality algae extracts and the marketing of natural algae products.
Role in the project: oceanBASIS is primarily concerned with planning, organising and implementing the marketing concepts developed in this project with the help of all project and network partners. oceanBASIS has experience in the field of customer surveys and the associated knowledge to involve customers in product development. Based on this experience, oceanBASIS conducts a large online customer survey on the topic of algae as a foodstuff as well as numerous interviews, analyses the results and implements them with the help of all project partners. oceanBASIS can rely on its well-developed online infrastructure in the form of numerous social media channels to disseminate and implement the results. Furthermore, oceanBASIS develops tasty recipes with regional algae species, organises cooking workshops and demonstrates the variety of flavours of algae products at food markets in order to bring people and algae together.
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