Consortium

Meet the organisations behind the SALINA project


By uniting aquaculture producers, technology innovators, and industrial leaders, this multi-actor network ensures our low-carbon biorefineries are fully optimised for rapid market replication, regulatory compliance, and social acceptance across Europe.  

11 countries

22 partners spanning

industries  RTOs universities clusters authorities

Asociación de Investigación de Industrias Cárnicas del Principado de Asturias (ASINCAR)

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ASIN is the Agri-Food Cluster of Asturias, Spain, founded as a non-profit association by the regional meat industry. It provides high-value services to national agri-food businesses, including technological consultancy, accredited laboratory testing, training, and food innovation.

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Asociación de Investigación de Industrias Cárnicas del Principado de Asturias (ASINCAR)

ASINCAR is a business association, agri-food cluster, and technology centre with over 50 years of experience. Based in Noreña, Asturias, it promotes innovation and sustainability through its R&D&I activities. Its Biotechnology, Product Development, and Digitalisation departments improve production systems and food safety. As SALINA coordinator, ASINCAR will lead project coordination while contributing to the development of innovative products from macroalgae fractions.

Country

Spain

Role in the project

Project Coordinator; expert on macroalgae-based ingredients food product development

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Haloderma (HALO)

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Haloderma is a Danish skincare company combining biotechnology and patented extraction to develop high-performance cosmetics and supplements from salt-tolerant plants, focusing on skin health, innovation, and sustainability.

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Haloderma (HALO)

Haloderma is a Danish research-based skincare company combining nature, biotechnology and patented extraction technology. It develops high-performance skincare and supplements using polyphenol-rich extracts from salt-tolerant plants, with a strong focus on skin health, scientific innovation and sustainable use of plant resources. 

Country

Denmark

Role in the project

Cosmetic formulation activities leader; delivers and validates macroalgae-based skincare and exfoliant prototypes.

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Kerteminde Seafarm ApS (KERTE)

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Kerteminde Seafarm is a Danish regenerative ocean farming company practicing organic-certified IMTA to cultivate shellfish and seaweed side by side. This low-input approach boosts biodiversity while advancing European research in blue bioeconomy innovations.

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Kerteminde Seafarm ApS (KERTE)

Kerteminde Seafarm is a Danish regenerative ocean farming company practicing Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in Kerteminde Bay. By cultivating blue mussels, oysters, sugar kelp and other macroalgae side by side, the farm lets the species support one another. This low-input, organic-certified approach produces food and biomass while counteracting eutrophication and improving biodiversity and coastal waters. The company also takes part in national and EU research and innovation projects, advancing the science and commercial potential of regenerative ocean farming.

Country

Denmark

Role in the project

Offshore demo site leader; H-RIG infrastructure and cultivation know-how.

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ZERO EMISSIONS ENGINEERING B.V. (ZERO-E)

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Zero Emissions Engineering is a Dutch SME specialising in sustainability assessments and digital solutions. It accelerates the circular economy through techno-economic and impact analyses, developing tools to reduce environmental footprints and improve resource efficiency.  

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ZERO EMISSIONS ENGINEERING B.V. (ZERO-E)

ZERO EMISSIONS ENGINEERING is an innovative SME based in The Hague, the Netherlands, specialised in sustainability assessments and digital solutions. It supports the transition toward a circular economy through impact assessment, techno-economic analysis, social assessments, and the development of digital decision-support tools that help organisations or projects to reduce environmental impacts, improve resource efficiency, and enhance sustainability performance.

Country

The Netherlands

Role in the project

TEA leader; LCSA contributor

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CELIGNIS LIMITED (CELIG)

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CELIGNIS is an Irish SME providing analytical and technical services for biomass valorisation. It has deep expertise in polysaccharide and protein extraction, biorefinery design and scale-up, especially for macroalgae feedstocks.

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CELIGNIS LIMITED (CELIG)

Celignis is an SME dedicated to the development of innovations, related to the use and valorisation of biomass and wastes, for our global network of clients. This is enabled through our state-of-the-art laboratories, equipment, and experienced personnel. We are a spin-out from an EU research project developed by Celignis’s founder and are involved in a number of ongoing EU projects that are advancing the art in biomass valorisation. We have a top-class multidsciplinary team of scientists and business leaders with ambitions to develop commercially-relevant products and processes.

Country

Ireland

Role in the project

Cascading processing integration leader

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Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

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The ZHAW is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Switzerland. It offers teaching, research, continuing education and other services that are both practice-oriented and science-based.

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Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

The ZHAW is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Switzerland. It offers teaching, research, continuing education and other services that are both practice-oriented and science-based.

Country

Switzerland

Role in the project

Impact assessment leader; supports environmental and social assessments and product sustainability improvements.

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TARI – Faroe Seaweed (TARI)

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TARI is a Faroese SME that operates a seaweed hatchery and seafarm, focusing on producing high-quality seaweed biomass using sustainable production methods. TARI currently produces three different macroalgal species in the same production system.

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TARI – Faroe Seaweed (TARI)

TARI is a macroalgal production and processing company located in the Faroe Islands. The company has a hatchery facility and a seafarm, and is currently growing the brown algal species Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima and the red algal species Palmaria palmata. TARI produces high-quality seaweed biomass and processes it into food-, ingredient- and nutraceutical products. Sustainable cultivation methods are the foundation in building a sustainable macroalgal industry and TARI believes that adding species diversity to the production systems is key.

Country

Faroe Islands

Role in the project

Strain collection, identification and preliminary cultivation trials towards feedstock selection leader; demonstration site operator; macroalgal biomass supplier.

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ARCTIC SEAWEED (ARCTIC)

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ARCTIC provides cutting-edge and sustainable cultivation technology, enabling seaweed farmers to scale production, predictability, and unparalleled unit economics while optimising resources, integrating aquaculture technology.

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ARCTIC SEAWEED (ARCTIC)

Arctic Seaweed AS is a Norwegian technology company making seaweed farming scalable. Headquartered in Flekkefjord, Norway, we design patented, engineered farming systems that let seaweed farmers scale predictably, operate efficiently, and unlock long-term economic and environmental value. Built on deep Norwegian offshore expertise and proven through years of operation, their modular systems are deployed at 12 sites across 6 countries on 2 continents, from Iceland to New Zealand, helping grow a reliable, sustainable global seaweed industry.

Country

Norway

Role in the project

Design, engineering and set-up of demo cultivation systems leader; exploitation strategy leader.

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MUNGO MURPHY’S SEAWEED CO. LIMITED (MUNGO)

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MUNGO is an Irish SME running aquaculture facility for species such as Palmaria and Ulva. It focuses on RAS systems and circular nutrient flows.

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MUNGO MURPHY’S SEAWEED CO. LIMITED (MUNGO)

Land based recirc aquaculture farm producing abalone and seaweeds in West of Ireland. 

Country

Ireland

Role in the project

Land-based cultivation demo host; supports biomass supply

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F6S

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F6S is a leading global startup network that helps public sector entities promote, communicate, and disseminate research projects. Its platform drives company growth through funding, partnerships, recruitment, and specialised services.

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F6S

F6S is a leading global founder and startup network that helps public sector entities around the world to promote, communicate and disseminate technical and research projects. F6S tools deliver company growth through grants, funding, investment, pilot contracts, partnerships, jobs & talent recruitment, company services and more.

Country

Ireland

Role in the project

Dissemination; Communication; Community Building; Business Models

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Algabrava (ALGAB)

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Algabrava is a Spanish research-driven company pioneering Mediterranean macroalgae cultivation in the Ebro Delta. Utilizing multitrophic aquaculture and bioreactors, it produces sustainable seaweed species for food, cosmetics, and coastal bioremediation.

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Algabrava (ALGAB)

Algabrava is a research-driven company pioneering the cultivation of Mediterranean macroalgae in the Ebro Delta, Catalonia. Since 2019, it has grown from an indoor pilot plant to multitrophic aquaculture systems and bioreactors, producing species like Ulva, Gracilaria, and Codium. Algabrava serves as a knowledge hub for seaweed farming, driving sustainable food, cosmetics, and antioxidant ingredient lines while advancing coastal bioremediation and Europe’s growing seaweed industry.

Country

Spain

Role in the project

Hybrid IMTA (including seabed restoration) demonstration; seaweed genetic barcoding

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Tomas Bata University in Zlín (UTB)

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UTB has wide expertise in zero-waste biorefinery, protein/carbohydrate hydrolysis and process development for circular bio-based solutions. 

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Tomas Bata University in Zlín (UTB)

Tomas Bata University in Zlín is a public university in the Czech Republic with around 10,000 students. It is known for excellence in technology, economics, management, design, and applied sciences, combining innovative education with research and strong industry partnerships. KK Labs & Research, based at the Faculty of Applied Informatics, develops advanced technologies for processing proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and hydrogels, supported by expertise in process engineering. Its research bridges scientific innovation and industrial applications, with a strong focus on zero-waste solutions.  

Country

Czech Republic

Role in the project

Subcritical water extraction of peptides/carbohydrates

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Pure Algae (PURE)

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Pure Algae is a Danish cleantech company developing reliable, modular systems for hatcheries and land-based seaweed cultivation. Its technologies simplify and scale production, delivering predictable, high-quality biomass for diverse industries.

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Pure Algae (PURE)

Pure Algae is a Danish biosolutions and cleantech company developing reliable, modular systems for hatcheries and land-based seaweed cultivation. Its technologies make seaweed production simpler, more predictable and easier to scale, enabling controlled production of high-quality biomass for research, food, feed, pharma and circular aquaculture applications. 

Country

Denmark

Role in the project

Technology provider for on-shore cultivation

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POSEIDONA (POSE)

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Poseidona is a Spanish startup developing sustainable, high-value functional ingredients from marine biomass side-streams and invasive seaweed. It utilises innovative biorefinery approaches to provide competitive, circular alternatives for the food and cosmetic industries.  

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POSEIDONA (POSE)

Start-up founded in 2023, specialised in the development of sustainable, high value-added ingredients derived from marine biomass. The company focuses on transforming underutilised marine resources, particularly macroalgae industry side streams and invasive Mediterranean seaweed species, into functional ingredients for food, nutrition, and cosmetic applications. The company operates under the principles of the blue economy and circular economy, providing competitive and sustainable alternatives to animal and conventional plant-based ingredients through innovative marine biorefinery approaches.

Country

Spain

Role in the project

Enzymatic extraction of peptides

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CER GROUPE (CER)

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CER Groupe is a Belgian applied RTO with state-of-the-art analytical platforms for in-vitro testing, bioactivity validation and food/feed safety screening. 

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CER GROUPE (CER)

 Located within the Walloon biotech ecosystem in Belgium, CER Groupe supports companies, universities, institutions, and entrepreneurs in the Life Sciences and AgriFoodTech sectors. Combining multidisciplinary scientific expertise, advanced technological platforms, and a regulated quality environment (ISO, GxP), CER Groupe provides integrated R&D and preclinical services to accelerate innovation from concept to market.

Country

Belgium

Role in the project

Bioactivity testing and peptides analysis

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Havsmag ApS (HAVS)

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HavSmags is a Danish company developing artisanal seaweed products, with expertise in processing and flavouring techniques. 

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Havsmag ApS (HAVS)

Havsmag ApS is a Danish food company dedicated to turning Nordic wild-harvested and farmed seaweed into delicious culinary experiences. By blending coastal tradition with modern food innovation, Havsmag creates high-quality products like specialised seasonings, savory snacks, and plant-based alternatives, all rich in natural umami, clean ocean salinity, and essential minerals. With a strong commitment to sustainability, Havsmag brings the authentic flavor of the ocean directly to the plate.

Country

Denmark

Role in the project

Formulation & validation of Tapas box (food)

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Nido Constructech S.L. (NIDO)

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Nido Construtech is a Spanish ClimateTech company transforming algae-derived biomaterials into high-performance construction solutions. Its technologies replace carbon-intensive materials used for thermal insulation, acoustics, and fire resistance in low-carbon timber buildings.  

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Nido Constructech S.L. (NIDO)

NIDO Constructech is a Spain-based ClimateTech company developing regenerative biomaterials for low-carbon timber buildings. By combining marine biotechnology, material science, circular economy principles, and the Blue Economy, NIDO transforms algae-derived biomaterials into high-performance solutions. Our technologies replace carbon-intensive materials used for thermal inertia, acoustic insulation, and fire resistance, enabling safer, more efficient, resilient, and significantly lower-carbon timber construction.

Country

Spain

Role in the project

Formulation & validation of hydrogel panels

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Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR)

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CIIMAR is a Portuguese research centre with expertise in marine biology, environmental risk monitoring and ecosystem services evaluation.

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Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR)

CIIMAR is a leading research and training centre of University of Porto dedicated to ocean knowledge, innovation and sustainability. Founded in 2000, it brings together 240+ PhD researchers, 250 students and 35 staff across three research lines: Global Changes and Ecosystem Services; Biology, Aquaculture and Seafood Quality; and Marine Biotechnology. In 2025, CIIMAR managed 117 projects worth €24.7M, with 47% EU-funded, supported by state-of-the-art facilities and international partnerships. Its work advances the sustainable blue economy, marine innovation and ecosystem-based ocean governance.

Country

Portugal

Role in the project

Environment risk assessment & ecosystem services

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Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC)

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GSC is a multi-stakeholder initiative promoting sustainable seaweed sector growth through policy dialogue, knowledge exchange and stakeholder mobilisation.

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Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC)

The Global Seaweed Coalition supports the sustainable development of the global seaweed sector, grounded in science. Working across four key pillars: science, policy, advocacy, and funding, the GSC brings together industry stakeholders, smallholder farmers, scientists, policymakers, and partners. It supports the sector through funding, knowledge sharing, scientific information, and advocacy, committing over €1.5 million to 32 projects across 27 countries. Its community platform connects more than 2,000 members worldwide.

Country

France

Role in the project

Stakeholder engagement, policy dialogues

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Port Authority of Gijon (PAG)

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The Port Authority of Gijón manages one of Spain’s main industrial ports, driving safe, efficient, and sustainable operations. It actively leads innovation in decarbonization, circular economy, biodiversity, and port-city cooperation.

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Port Authority of Gijon (PAG)

The Port Authority of Gijón is the public body responsible for managing, developing and operating the Port of Gijón, one of the main industrial and energy ports on the Spanish Atlantic coast. It promotes safe, efficient and sustainable port operations, supports industrial and logistics activity, and actively participates in innovation, environmental and blue economy projects linked to decarbonisation, circularity, biodiversity and port-city cooperation.

Country

Spain

Role in the project

Coastal governance and technology replication

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Moluscos Castells S.l. (MOLU)

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MOLU is a Mediterranean SME operating shellfish and IMTA aquaculture systems, macroalgae and bivalve co-cultivation.

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Moluscos Castells S.l. (MOLU)

Country

Spain

Role in the project

IMTA approach for off-shore cultivation

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Acuicultura Del Delta S.l.u. (ACUI)

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ACUI is a Spanish marine fish farm, located in L’Ametlla de Mar in Catalonia. Since 2020, it has focused on the responsible breeding of sea bream and bass, bringing its first product to market in 2022.

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Acuicultura Del Delta S.l.u. (ACUI)

Acuicultura del Delta S.L.U. (“Acuidelta”) operates an offshore marine fish farm off L’Ametlla de Mar (Tarragona, Ebro Delta), producing sea bass and sea bream. Running since 2020, it has scaled to around 2,000 t/year across 28 floating cages of 100 m perimeter, with its own packaging facility and certification to Global G.A.P. and IFS. We’re growing production by 2027 — while diversifying into low-trophic, restorative aquaculture.

Country

Spain

Role in the project

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