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Annexes: Supporting Information Annex 1: Events and policy documents Table 0.1 Chronology of important events and policy documents relating to marine biotechnology in Europe Year Document / Activity 2001 ESF Marine Board Position Paper 4: A European Strategy for Marine Biotechnology Description Identification of benefits that marine biotechnology could offer Europe if its development was sufficiently supported, and identification of four key objectives. 2002 US National Academy of Sciences: Marine Biotechnology in the 21st Century Problems, Promise and Products 2005 The CIRCA Report on Marine Biotechnology Highlighted the need to develop new advanced techniques for detection and screening of potentially valuable marine natural products and biomaterials. This MI funded study provides an overview of marine biotechnology and makes recommendations about how Ireland could develop capabilities in marine biotechnology 2006 European Commission Green Paper - Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (COM (2006) 275). 2006 European Commission background paper no.10 on Marine Biotechnology Identifies Blue Biotechnology as one of the key enabling technologies and maritime economic sectors Document to provide background material and information on marine biotechnology in support of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy (COM (2006) 275). 2007 European Commission accompanying document to the Communication on An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union 2007 The Bremen Marine Biotechnology Meeting Identifies Blue Biotechnology as an area of particular interest in terms of turnover, growth and employment. Led by the European Commission and attended by representatives from industry and Europe’s marine biotechnology research community, this meeting highlighted the importance of the EU Framework Programme in supporting marine biotechnology research and called for the development of a European marine biotechnology research strategy. 2008 Joint EC-US CIESM Workshop on Marine Genomics: At the Interface of Marine Microbial Ecology and Biotechnological Applications 2008 European Commission Communication on A European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research: A coherent European Research Area framework in support of a sustainable use of oceans and seas 2009 EU KBBE-NET Coordinated Working Group on Marine Biotechnology (CWG-MB) From the EC-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research. Prioritises marine biodiversity and biotechnology research, and recognised its potential to contribute to new knowledge on which to base high value products and processes and increase marine resources understanding. Set up to stimulate the development of marine biotechnology in Europe, to identify priority actions and desired impacts/objectives of Study in support of Impact Assessment work on Blue Biotechnology and biodiversity 85

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