During the course of MG4U, projects with high potential for impact were chosen as case studies for a targeted transfer of knowledge to Industry.

Please see below for short and concise factsheets on each project.

• Functional and Structural Census of Enzymes acting on Algal Polysaccharides

• MAMBA: Activity based Screening and Data mining of Marine Mediterranean Bacteria

• Biomarkers for Abnormal Calcification related pathologies from fish to humans

• SEAVENTzymes: Biotechnologically relevant extremozymes from deep sea hydrothermal vents

Title: News Biomarine Business Convention and Think Tanks profit from MG4U
Date: 24-25 October 2012
Location: London (United Kingdom)

Title: Biomarine Business Convention 2011
Date: 7 – 9 September 2011
Location: Nantes (France)

Title: Microbial Interactions in Marine Systems (MIMAS)
Date: 6 – 8 July 2011
Location: Greifswald (Germany)

Title: Official MG4U factsheet 
File size: 590 KB 
Date: June 2011 

Title: MG4U Poster 

Date: September 2011

File size: 2.98 MB

September 2011

Title: EU backs spreading marine genomic solutions

Date: September 2011

Source: Aquaculture Europe magazine
 

June 2011

Title: EU backs spreading marine genomic solutions

Date: 07 June 2011

Source: EurOcean newsletter
 

March 2011

Title: EU backs spreading marine genomic solutions

Date: 31 March 2011

Source: AquaTT Training News – March 2011
 

Title: EU backs spreading marine genomic solutions

Date: 31 March 2011

Source: Aqua-tnet newsletter – March 2011 
 

Published Articles

• Marine Pollution Bulletin

The MG4U consortium are pleased to announce that our paper 'Genomics in marine monitoring: new opportunities for assessing marine health status' is now published online in the Marine Pollution Bulletin (Open Access):

http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0025326X13002890

• International Innovation

The MG4U project was featured in the May 2013 edition of the International Innovation publication. This article included a one page interview with MG4U coordinator Bernard Kloareg as well as a two page case study on how the MG4U project has played a large role in enabling Marine Genomics.

The article can be downloaded here and you can view the full publication here.

International Innovation is the leading global dissemination resource for the wider scientific, technology and research communities, dedicated to disseminating the latest science, research and technological innovations on a global level. More information and a complimentary subscription offer to the publication can be found at: www.researchmedia.eu

• Youris Video

A video on the MG4U project and Marine Genomics in general was broadcast on the Eurovision channel on June 27th at 11:00 GMT. Previous to this, a press release as well as several other materials (see below) were sent to the network of TV media contacts connected to Youris.com in order to raise awareness of the broadcast and of the project activities in general.

To view the video, please see here.

To read the interview with MG4U coordinator, Bernard Kloareg, please see here.

To view the press release for broadcasters, please see here.

EVENT REPORTS

Title: News Biomarine Business Convention and Think Tanks profit from MG4U

Date: 24-25 October 2012
Location: London (United Kingdom)

Title: Biomarine Business Convention 2011
Date: 7 – 9 September 2011
Location: Nantes (France)