Blue Bio Techpreneurs Webinar Series - Transferring the Business Gen

Six BBT webinars focus on inspirational front runners, entrepreneurs, case studies and approaches in the blue biotechnology sector. All webinars will focus on real-life experiences and showcase concrete applications and entrepreneurial examples of circular innovations in blue biotech. The role of women entrepreneurs in blue biotech will be highlighted, and one webinar will cover stories from European outermost regions, such as the Azores. If you want to know what it takes to develop a start-up/innovation, the obstacles and the pitfalls, and the inspirational element of going through it, register for this webinar and get to know inspiring people.

The webinar on Transferring the Business Gene from the Blue Bio Techpreneurs webinar series, dedicated to an inspiring session on women’s entrepreneurship in the blue bioeconomy, featuring trailblazers from the sector and insights from the WIN-BIG project.

Hear how women lead and drive sustainable innovation in the Blue Economy. Discover fascinating businesses and hear inspiring stories of entrepreneurship. Some of the tools and insights from the WIN-BIG project that can help promote gender balance across the entire Blue Economy were discussed.

Agenda or Program/ draft version

    Welcome
    Round of Speaker Presentations
    Roundtable Discussion
    Q&A
    BBT Project Announcements
    Closing Remarks

Target Audience:

open to the public; particular focus on students and recent graduates in fields like marine biology, biotechnology, etc.

Speakers:

Defne Bilgin – Cofounder and CEO of Moreshrooms AS

Defne is a food scientist with a passion for sustainable innovation. By founding Moreshromms, Defne is challenging the food industry’s status quo by harnessing creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong focus on building partnerships and a dedication to creative problem-solving, she has successfully led projects that secured critical grants and accelerator placements for her company.

Moreshrooms is shaping the future of food ingredients by producing carbon-negative mycoprotein. They specialise in crafting secure, eco-friendly, and scalable food components that empower the evolution of food products while championing sustainability.

www.more-shrooms.com

Marie-Gabrielle Capodano – President and Founder of Spiru’Marine (FR)

https://www.spirumarine.com/

Marie-Gabrielle, also known as Madame Spiruline, is the President and Founder of Spiru’Marine. She has forged an atypical career path guided by a sense of ethical commitment that has led her from a start as an air hostess to becoming a biotech entrepreneur and “Farmer of the Sea.” The Spirulina strain and confidential manufacturing process she has developed are the only ones of their kind in the world.

Spiru’Marine is a biotech startup specialised in Human Care. The project Or Vert Marin (Green Gold of the Sea) is a revolutionary industrial development program. Spiru’Marine, concerned about tomorrow’s world, is implementing an innovative solution to major planetary issues such as protein shortages, carbon footprints, freshwater shortages and the preservation of the environment and biodiversity, by creating a sustainable marine alternative, 100% seawater marine spirulina.

 Mariana Mata Lara (Submariner –  WIN BIG Project)

https://winbigproject.eu/

With an academic and professional background built in Europe and the Americas, Mariana has shaped her career on environmental management, conservation and communication, with a specific focus and passion for the Ocean and Coasts. She currently works as a Senior Project Manager for Sustainable Projects (s.Pro) and the SUBMARINER network, focusing on EU funded project coordination and proposal writing in the areas of blue economy, marine protected areas and boosting women’s careers in the Blue Economy.

WIN-BIG is addressing the gender imbalance and capacity gaps across Blue Economy sectors in the EU to support women joining and climbing their way up the value chain. Their ambition is to make the European Blue Economy industry more gender-balanced and sustainable.

The webinar will be available at the Blue Bio techpreneurs Project YoutTube channel.