What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?
See our showcase of innovative projects and entrepreneurs who are shaping the Blue Economy.
Projects consist of innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.
The graphs below provide an overview of the country distribution, sector, and TRL of projects currently listed in the BlueInvest Project Pipeline.
Selection Criteria:
Your company is EU-based or from an eligible sea basin region (Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Mauritania, United Kingdom, or Norway)
Your project TRL is 4 or higher
Your project sector is in one of the 10 blue economy sectors identified for this initiative
Your solution has a clear sustainable impact on the blue economy
Your project is looking for investment
Project Country
Country in which the project is being developed and / or implemented.
Project Sector
Main blue economy sector the project relates to.
Project TRL
Current technology readiness level of the project.
Calidris Bio
Lieve: PhD (1998) in biotechnology from Ghent Univ (BE). She worked 15 years as a researcher in academia (UTHSCSA (TX, USA), Ghent University) and in start-up biotech companies (Plant Genetic Systems, Dyax, Vivactis (BE)). In 2010, Lieve became project manager first of the SME MintEurope, later of the open-access scale-up facility Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP; BE). Brecht: Master in Applied bio-engineering (1996), and Master in industrial management (2004) at Ghent Univ. He was R&D manager in dairy and starch industry (AVEVE (BE), Royal Friesland Campina (NL), Tereos Syral (FR) and BBEPP), and now a business developer at VITO (BE). Frederik: Master and PhD in Applied bio-engineering (2014) from Ghent University. He was a program manager at BELSPO, business developer at BBEPP and now at VITO. Johan: Master applied economics (1983) from Antwerp Univ (BE). He has 25 years experience in executive functions in the agro-food industry (Royal Friesland Campina). Johan is now a start-up coach.
Agriculture will not be able to feed the continuously growing population without jeopardizing the world's environment and climate. Calidris Bio's mission is to produce sustainable, affordable and nutritious bacterial proteins in a sustainable way. The protein is produced without using agriculture, out of captured CO2, water and renewable energy. The innovation can make Europe independent of protein import from countries like Brazil that are burning the Amazon rainforest to grow soy and beef. Calidris Bio's technology is applicable in industrial areas as well as in mega-cities and arid climates where agriculture is impossible. Calidris Bio first aims at the aquaculture feed market that is the largest animal protein industry (189 Mio tons- 2013) on the look-out of new protein and growing at 4,3% CAGR. Later, the feed and food market will be targeted. Calidris Bio is primarily a tech company, who tailors different MP types for specific markets. This is Calidris Bio's 1st project.
(i) Robust, scalable process (to multiton scale) (ii) affordable prize (iii) No land use, little water use (iii) high protein content (iv) high nutritional value, added functionalities, organic