Bluetools

BLUETOOLS will unravel the potential of marine microbiomes for healthier oceans and the Blue Bioeconomy. It will do so, by integrating different fields to develop cutting-edge tools that support fast, efficient, and sustainable exploration and exploitation of microbiomes, avoiding the drawbacks of conventional biodiscovery practices. This general objective comprises 6 goals: 1. Reduce the environmental impact of bioprospecting by investigating alternative and sustainable sources of microbiomes. 2. Establish innovative cultivation and enrichment procedures using minimal volumes to maximise the potential of marine microbiomes for environmental and industrial applications. 3. Develop beyond the state-of-the-art bioinformatic tools to overcome the current limitations of metagenomic data processing pipelines for genome-resolved, high-quality data, portability, and interoperability. 4. Use a fast and versatile discovery approach to discover microbes, proteins, and genes for several applications, among others pharma and medicine, materials, environmental applications, and agriculture. 5. Create the road for the generated solution products to reach the market through specialized training, exploitation, dissemination, communication, and engagement with key societal actors. 6. Ensure the cost and environmental performance of BLUETOOLS's microbiome-based solutions are competitive through the integrated use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).