Previous event: 2023.08.20-26
The 8th European Phycological Congress “Scientific Opportunities for a Global Algal Revolution” was held on August 20-26, 2023 in Brest, France. France has a long and proud tradition of phycological research and has a very diverse algal flora. Brittany is a world hotspot for seaweed diversity with about 700 species and has historically developed a flourishing macroalgal industry that still maintains its leadership in Europe. The region also hosts important research institutes dedicated to microalgae research and oceanography.
EPC8 included plenary presentations, a series of symposia grouped into 6 themes, contributed papers and posters covering a wide range of topics such as algal diversity, ecology, genomics, cell biology, applied phycology and societal perception of algae.
The Nature Research Center and UAB Baltic UAV Services have patented the AS-LAND prototype for the collection of cyanobacteria biomass (Patent No. 7081, 12.08.2024).
The Nature Research Center received funding from the Lithuanian Science Council for the project “Biopesticides for agriculture: harmful blooms forming species against plant pathogens” (P-MIP-24-699). The project aims to investigate the potential of the natural biomass of cyanobacteria collected in blooming waters of Lithuania against various pathogens of agricultural crops and to produce valuable bioproducts […]
The final conference of the project ”ALGAE – ECONOMY BASED ECOLOGICAL SERVICE OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS” took place on the 16th of November 2023 in Vilnius. The conference was organized in mixed (live and online) way and held in English. Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment, oceans and fisheries, made the welcome speech for participants […]
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