🧪🧬Can marine science create safer, greener cosmetics?

BLUETOOLS is developing bio-based ingredients to replace petroleum-derived ones, from marine sugars that hydrate skin to natural polymers that stabilise creams.

🧪🧬 Marine microbes may hold the key to breaking down plastic. BLUETOOLS is finding enzymes like PETases that can digest PET from bottles and packaging—even at the nano scale. #BlueEconomy #Biotechnology #Cleantech #Sustainability

🧪🧬 Marine organisms offer new ways to make food safer and longer-lasting. BLUETOOLS explores natural ocean compounds that fight spoilage, improve texture, and support sustainability. #FoodSystems #Sustainable #Biotechnology #BlueEconomy

🌊💊 The ocean holds organisms that could transform medicine. BLUETOOLS scientists use AI & metagenomics to discover new antibiotics, anticancer compounds & enzymes for cleaner drug production, unlocking the next wave of treatments.
#drugdevelopment #pharmaceuticals #biotechnology #blueeconomy

🧪🦠New study by Bluetools partners at Technion and collaborators shows how marine archaea use HeimdallRs to harvest a broader range of sunlight. Published in Nature Microbiology:  https://www.bluetools-project.eu/how-marine-archaea-use-light-a-closer-look-at-heimdallrs/
#MarineMicrobes #Rhodopsins

Some aquatic organisms like corals & sea squirts host microbes that make powerful natural compounds. BLUETOOLS is exploring these for new antimicrobials, antitumor agents & anti-fouling tools.

#MarineMicrobiomes #BlueBioeconomy #HEU #Antimicrobial

🦠 Some microbes thrive in extreme places like salty Andes lakes & rocky shores.
BLUETOOLS is studying how they survive UV & dryness, searching for genes & enzymes that can be useful for anti-fouling, plastic degradation & more.

#blueeconomy #biotech #climatechange #sustainability

Sampling Environment: Waste Environments

Bluetools is studying polluted areas where microbes adapt and thrive. These tiny organisms could help clean waste, break down plastics, or even lead to new cosmetics.

#blueeconomy #HEU #marinebiology #cleantech

🌊 This #WorldOceansDay, we celebrate the ocean microbiome—the invisible organisms sustaining life. BLUETOOLS is unlocking its power, sustainably. #WOD2025 #BlueBioeconomy #marinebiology

🎉 Congratulations to SINTEF on their 75th anniversary! During a “SINTEF safari” participants explored each other’s labs & learn more about the different research. Our partner Anna Lewin shared the fascinating work from the BLUETOOLS project. 🌊
#SINTEF75 #BLUETOOLS #MarineBiotechnology #Antibiotics

Study from Bluetools partners shows that queuosine, a bacterial molecule, may regulate genes tied to #cancer, brain function, and metabolism, linking #microbiome to gene expression.

Read: https://www.bluetools-project.eu/queuosines-hidden-role-in-gene-regulation-and-why-it-matters/

#bioinformatics

Registration is now OPEN for the upcoming ESAB Webinar: Digital sequence information, access and benefit sharing and open science. Implications for #microbiome and #biocatalysis research.
📅 April 30 | 09:00–12:00 CEST
📝 Agenda and Register: www.bluetools-project.eu/esab-webinar...
#nagoyaprotocol

Our partners at Technion identified and characterised HulaCCR1, a light-gated ion channel from Lake Hula, using metatranscriptomics.
Read more 👉 https://www.bluetools-project.eu/a-new-channelrhodopsin-found-in-lake-hula-using-metatranscriptomics/

#optogenetics #biotechnology

Bluetools is represented at the 8th Conference on #NovelEnzymes 2025 in Budapest with several talks & posters!
The conference provides an overview of the latest discoveries, research directions & future trends in #enzyme science. It’s been an incredible opportunity to exchange ideas & developments.

During the past two days the Bluetools consortium held their annual meeting in the beautiful city of Budapest in Hungary. Big thank to our partner Servier Pharmaceuticals for hosting & organising this event!
More information is soon on our website. In the meantime have a look at our publications.

Our last GA meeting took place in the sunny city of Alicante. This time, we’re heading to the land of waters—Hungary! 🇭🇺

On March 24th and 25th, our team will be gathering once again to catch up, review the progress on BlueTools, and plan the next steps. Looking forward to great discussions ahead!

BlueTools partners developed the Metagenomics-Toolkit, an ML-driven workflow. The toolkit enables global microbial surveillance.
🔗 Read more: https://www.bluetools-project.eu/new-ai-powered-metagenomics-toolkit-enhances-large-scale-microbialanalysis/
#AItool #Metagenomics #Microbiome #GitHub

📽 Watch our project video! 🎉

Discover how the Bluetools experts are unraveling the mysteries of #marinemicrobiomes by seeking sustainable solutions for harnessing nature's compounds. 🧪🧫🔬

Link to full video: youtu.be/7fr7DCcYCj4?...