Oceano Azul Foundation
It is time to get back to your true nature, you were born in water, not land. We come from the ocean, and we are part of it. The ocean’s point of view matters. #oceansays
Our goal
Within the Pillar of Capacity Building the Foundation is deemed to put forward actions that may contribute to the development of an environmentally sustainable new blue economy.
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Initiative keywords
- Bioeconomy
- Environment
- Lisbon
- Ocean
- Role
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Impact
Establish a new innovation centre based in Lisbon to host start-up companies focused on developing new and sustainable solutions for new uses of the sea, based on marine bioresources and marine biotechnology. The Lisbon Innovation Centre will provide support in areas like training, management, intellectual property and will promote the link between the scientific area and companies. This Program wishes to attract also international start-ups, creating an ecosystem of cross-fertilization.
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Oceano Azul Foundation
It is time to get back to your true nature, you were born in water, not land. We come from the ocean, and we are part of it. The ocean’s point of view matters. #oceansays
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