Objectives: The overall objective of the BLUEBIOLAB project is to create a cross-border laboratory of scientific excellence in the area of marine biotechnology that will boost the capacity to develop R & I excellence, strengthen and internationalise the R & D & I capacities of the territory, optimise the use of research infrastructures and contribute to achieving the results expected in the RIS3, RIS3T and blue growth strategy. In particular, the preferred lines of research to be addressed in the project are fully integrated into the RIS3 and RSI3T strategies, and are: — Aquaculture and biotechnology — Development of new bioactive compounds and biomaterials of marine origin; — Use of economic technologies for understanding marine biodiversity. This action will contribute to the improvement of the scientific excellence of the cross-border cooperation space in the lines of research related to marine biotechnology, which have been identified in the previous paragraph and which have proven to be internationally competitive. In order to achieve this overall objective, it is necessary to achieve certain intermediate objectives, such as: — Supporting the consolidation of biotechnology — essential enabling technology — as a fundamental tool for the study and valorisation of marine biological resources, and the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources, areas where the Euroregion has already reached a critical mass of researchers, and has the potential to be competitive internationally. — Pool existing infrastructures, integrated in the Transboundary Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, in line with the common strategic objectives of the regions (RIS3 Galicia, RIS3 Norte and RIS3T). — Develop actions to support talent and promote the mobility of researchers, including the programming of training activities. — Creating networks of knowledge and joint work, with actors from the scientific system linked to marine biotechnology on both sides of the border, with the aim of increasing critical mass and scientific excellence. — Promote the internationalisation and integration of scientific infrastructures linked to marine biotechnology into international R & D & I networks through the Transboundary Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, to achieve the consideration of excellent research centers and international reference. Therefore, it can be concluded that BLUEBIOLAB aims to establish the resources and mechanisms to strengthen, stimulate and project internationally strategic lines of research for the territory and for the marine productive sector, promoting innovative capacity and territorial competitiveness through a KET in which the Euroregion has already demonstrated its ability to be competitive internationally. Activities: 1 Creation of the Transboundary Marine Biotechnology Laboratory. 2 Incorporation of talent and training. 3 Implementation of joint research projects. 4 Internationalisation of research. 5 Management and Coordination. 6 Communication. Results: The BLUEBIOLAB project will focus on achieving the following results: — Promotion and strengthening of scientific cooperation in the field of marine biotechnology in the Euroregion, optimising the use of scientific facilities related to marine biotechnology. — Cross-border recruitment and training of new researchers and promotion of their mobility between research centres in the Euroregion. — Promotion of collaborative scientific research projects between actors of the Euroregion in the field of marine biotechnology that address challenges of traditional economic sectors in the territory and the environment. — Strengthening the degree of internationalisation of research in the field of marine biotechnology, by establishing collaboration agreements with foreign centres that can contribute their experience in the management of an infrastructure of the characteristics of the Transboundary Laboratory and adherence to relevant international networks. According to the investment priority, the expected result indicator is established by the number of academic documents published by actors in the science and technology systems. The scientific production of the project is guaranteed as part of the activities to promote collaborative projects and the actions of internationalisation, in the part that involves the generation of communications to be presented at international congresses. In addition, the scientific excellence of the partners, together with the leading character of the Research Groups linked to the project, which have reference researchers who have raised funds in individual calls through the
