Leading blue economy innovation ecosystem players
to share their knowledge and build capacity and investment opportunities
in two subsectors: aquaculture and fisheries,
and renewable marine energy and decarbonisation,
for a sustainable future.
I3-4-BLUE GROWTH aims to build capacities of less-developed European regions to build and reinforce the capabilities of blue economy ecosystems in the identification of interregional innovation and investment projects, for the development of a sustainable and smart green and blue economy.
The core focus will be on two core value chains with potential for innovation and growth, in particular: sustainable seafood, aquaculture and valorization of blue resources (value chain #1), and maritime renewable energy and decarbonization of the maritime sector (value chain #2). Identification and mapping of opportunities for innovative, sustainable and deeptech investments across those sectors will be at the core of the project activities.
I3-4-BLUE-GROWTH will promote regional capacity building in six less developed regions from four countries (Azores, Center and North – Portugal; Andalusia – Spain, Pomorskie – Poland, and Croatia – HR), situated in four different macro-regions (Atlantic, Baltic, Mediterranean, and Adriatic), while exploring synergies and opportunities of collaboration with leading blue economy clusters across Europe.
The consortium is led by the National Innovation Agency (Portugal), and also includes Merinova Technology Centre (Finland), Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments (Croatia), Aquaculture Technological Centre (Spain), Agrifood Clust-ER (Italy), Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique (France), Regional Directorate of Science and Technology – Azores Regional Government (Portugal), Unknown Group (The Netherlands), Baltic Sea & Space Cluster (Poland), and BlueBio Alliance (Portugal).
I3-4-BLUE GROWTH is a project funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).
Deliverables
News and Events
Kick-off Meeting
Learn more about I3-4 BLUE GROWTH's kick off meeting, which happened in the Azores, Portugal, in January 2024.
Project Partners
Learn more about the ten members of the consortium, spanning eight European countries.
I3-4-BLUE-GROWTH: Unlocking the potential of Sustainable Blue Economy
Project Duration: 2 years | December 2023 – December 2025
Contact person: Mariana Paupério | project@bluebioalliance.pt
The I3-4-BLUE GROWTH project is funded by the European Union under the Project Number 101133055.