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Marine biotechnology explores and uses marine bioresources as the target for or origin of technological applications, which are used for the production of products and services (Fig.1). The developments can, positively or negatively, affect the natural environment, therefore it is necessary to consider sustainable use and social acceptance for the use of the marine environment.
In the context of a global economic downturn, we are now facing complex and difficult challenges such as the sustainable supply of food and energy, climate change and environmental degradation, human health and aging populations. Marine Biotechnology can make an increasingly important contribution towards meeting these societal challenges and in supporting economic recovery and growth in Europe by delivering new knowledge, products and services . Estimates predict an annual growth in the sector in the coming years, revealing the huge potential and high expectations for further development of the Marine Biotechnology sector at a global scale
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