Aquimer anglais VF

Competitiveness Cluster: Aquimer
Thematics
Eco- Agriculture / Agri-food
Main interests
Innovation
Research
Maximizing the value of seafood and aquaculture
products
Keys Figures
119 Members
13 intermediate sized enterprises and large
enterprises: Auchan, Capitaine Houat, Findus,
Mer Alliance, Continentale Nutrition, Roquette, etc.
including 1 foreign company: Delpierre (Alfesca)
Financed projects: 28
Total cost of the projects: 63.9 M€
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- FUI projects: 9.8 M€
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- NRA projects: 12.6 M€
Achieved projects : 18
Patents : 2
Scientifics articles : 8
International scientific communications: 70
61 SMEs
24 centers of excellence : Centre de Formation
Produits de la Mer et de la Terre (Sea and
Agricultural Products Training Center), Institut
Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la
Mer (IFREMER), Université du Littoral Côte
d’Opale, French Food Safety Agency (ANSES),
Innovation Platform Nouvelles Vagues, Institut
Pasteur de Lille, Actalia, CEVA, Nausicaa, Lycée
Agricole de Coulogne, CNRS, CIRAD, INRA…
21 others
(from evaluation 2012, 2008-2011 period
Cluster Strengths
Number of employees at cluster members : 8 700
A leading region in the field of aquatic products, with:
• 150 companies
33 foreign groups
• 7,000 jobs
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FUI : Single Interministerial Fund provides support for R&D projects between firms and laboratories from French cluster
NRA : French National Research Agency provides support for academics projects
August 2013
The leading French port, Boulogne-sur-Mer:
• 36,000 tonnes of products unloaded in 2012
• Leading European sea product treatment centre
An example of R&D Projects
Avcop: better value from seafood to offset the
decrease of landings
Salmon steaks, seafood
catering and ready to eat
meals, flavors extracted
from seafood companies
byproducts, herrings fillets
without bones, have been
developed through this project.
Existing collaborations
- Créneau Marin Québécois, Canada
- NOASTEC - cluster de Hokkaïdo, Japan
- Pôle Halieutique d'Agadir, Morroco
- VIFU, Denmark
- Flander's Maritime Cluster, Belgium
- VNIRO, Russia
Nouvelles Vagues: an innovation platform for
sustainable fisheries and aquaculture
- NII, Russia
The innovation platform aims to bring shared
facilities to companies and scientists for research
and innovation. The objective is to maximize the
value of products and byproducts and
encourages the development of a sustainable
aquaculture.
The seafood and aquaculture industries needs to
develop new products and process to adapt to
the market evolution, as the demand for safer
and prepared products is growing.
The platform will allow the leading of project on
the whole value chain, from producing, through
processing until distribution.
Contact
e-mail for international Affairs: [email protected]
web site: http://www.poleaquimer.com/en/index.html
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Update: 01/09/2013