This important and needed shift requires a systemic and cross sector approach for the purpose to succeed. At the NASF 2012 Day Zero we sensed the power of this multiplayer approach to advance the marine sector towards its third millennium major challenge and opportunity: Combining knowledge intensive business opportunities with feeding the world.
In this issue of Blue Frontier Magazine featuring innovative solutions together with several key events around the world confirm that we are on the right track: The BioMarine Business Convention in London October 24-25, gathering the biomarine trendsetters together with top science will put most of the listed issues on the agenda followed by the GOAL 2012 conference in Bangkok October 30-November 2 where global aquaculture and its challenges will be addressed. Berlin (October 26) and Singapore (Nov 2-5) will both focus on how to create values from life science (meetings with science parks on behalf of Oslo Innovation Center and The BioValue Project) in addition to meetings with groups involved with genome sequencing and application to advance aquaculture. NASF Day ZERO (NASF Preconference) 2013 in Bergen March 5 is putting the above scenarios on the agenda in the very best way.
State of the art biomarine competencies and science like e.g.: Complete genome based breeding for robustness and productivity, novel vaccines, advanced feed technologies together with systematic search for new resources and ingredients from lower oceanic trophic levels, seaweeds as well as bioreactor based microalgae production, addresses many of the listed challenges.
How to tackle the grand challenge of the millennium is depending on our willingness to strengthen borderless concerted actions and to further develop systemic solutions. Systemic challenge needs systemic approach.
Prof. Øystein Lie,
Executive Manager, Marelife
Project Manager, Oslo Innovation Center
oystein.lie@marelife.org