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iCULTURE Scientific Review Examines Bacterial Production of Valuable Chemicals from Renewable Resources The EU-funded iCULTURE project published a scientific review in “Current Opinion in Biotechnology”, examining how bacteria can be engineered to produce valuable chemicals through fermentation, offering alternatives to production routes based on fossil resources. Titled “Aromatic compound production by Corynebacterium glutamicum: unified strategies …

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iCULTURE Featured in the EU4Algae “Insider’s Perspective” Series The European Commission’s EU4Algae initiative has published a new article in its Insider’s Perspective series featuring iCULTURE project. The article, titled Turning Europe’s Unexploited Seaweed Potential into a Zero-Waste Bio-Based Future, is now available on the Maritime Forum. EU4Algae is a European Commission-led initiative launched in 2022 …

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iCULTURE at the EU Algae Awareness Summit in Berlin iCULTURE partner FVA New Media Research represented the project at the 2nd EU Algae Awareness Summit in Berlin, Germany on 16-17 October 2025. Over two days, the event, organised by EU4Algae, brought together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, investors, and the young generation to exchange knowledge, share success stories, and build …

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iCULTURE at the European Researchers’ Night 2025: From Bioreactors to Blue Treasures This September, the iCULTURE project once again brought cutting-edge science to the public, taking part in the European Researchers’ Night 2025 in Norway and Italy—two vibrant events that turned research into a shared adventure of curiosity, creativity, and discovery. Norway: Playing with Science …

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iCULTURE spread knowledge about seaweed at Posidonia Green Festival During the Posidonia Green Festival held in Bogliasco (Genoa) on 12 July 2025, FVA New Media Research, representing the European projects iCULTURE and BlueMissionMed, ran an experiential workshop for children aged 3 to 10, featuring hands-on experiments, games, and quizzes. At the heart of the workshop …

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New iCULTURE Scientific Publication Reveals How Ancient Climate Shapes the Genetic Diversity of Today’s Marine Forests The EU-funded iCULTURE project announces a scientific article published in “Communications Biology”, revealing how climate conditions from around 20,000 years ago continue to shape the genetic diversity of today’s marine forests. The findings offer new insights into how these …

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iCULTURE engaged thousands of citizens at European Researchers’ Night 2024 in Norway and Italy! The iCULTURE project took center stage at the European Researchers’ Night 2024 (27-28 September), in both Trondheim (Norway) and Frascati (Rome, Italy). These exciting events brought science, technology and iCULTURE project closer to the general public, captivating thousands of participants, including …

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First iCULTURE Press Release Rome 27/11/2023 –The iCULTURE project is warming up its engines and it’s ready to get to the core of its research activities after the kick-off meeting, held in Porto on the 18th and 19th of September 2023.  Funded by the European Commission as a Research and Innovation Action under Horizon Europe …

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iCULTURE Kick-off meeting We had a successful kick off meeting of the new Horizon Europe project iCULTURE, coordinated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology! The kick off meeting of iCULTURE was held in Porto on the 18th and 19th of September 2023 and was attended also by project officer Salvatore Martire, who shared …

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