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RESPECTOCEAN

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RespectOcean, The network of actors committed to sustainable economic development in favour of the ocean.

RespectOcean is a network initiated in 2013 by Raphaëla le Gouvello and then attached to her association Odyssée du Vent.

Between 2013 and 2016, with her own funding and the support of the Brittany Region and the Engie Foundation, Raphaëla le Gouvello mobilised nearly 10 members and partners, and led a dozen regional and international meetings, thus highlighting the actions of the network's organisations and bringing out innovative solutions for the blue economy.

After an administrative and financial support by two other structures between 2016 and 2018, Raphaëla le Gouvello creates with some historical members of the network, the RespectOcean association in September 2018, in order to professionalise and develop the existing network and make it a recognised association of economic actors committed to the protection of the oceans.

The RespectOcean network is based on the following actions:

  • The identification and promotion of good practices and innovations members of the association,
  • The co-authoring, review and acceptance of a common commitment charter of all its members,
  • A support for its members in their journey towards sustainable development, through networking, exchange, education and the pooling of resources,
  • A website to make the network concrete, to keep it alive and animated, to make it known, and opening it up to other maritime stakeholders public research bodies, government departments, associations, personalities, etc.
  • Concertation actions, meetings, workshops, around the issues, and towards other actors.
  • Conference interventions, communication actions, relaying the approach undertaken by RespectOcean and the concrete actions of its members.
  • Multi-stakeholder dialogue by building partnerships with other actors involved in sustainable development actions.
  • A representation of its members

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Contact:

Aurélie Dubois
General Delegate RespectOcean
aurelie.dubois@respectocean.com

FIN'X

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FinX develops and licenses an innovative nautical propulsion technology, which replaces the propeller with an undulating membrane, inspired by fish.

The patented FinX technology uses a flexible diaphragm, whose undulation, like a fish's fin, propels the water with greater energy efficiency (applied to industrial pumps, the energy saving is 30% compared to a propeller with the same speed, which is very promising for pleasure boats, expedition boats and tomorrow's autonomous boats). It is therefore not only more economical but also quieter and less dangerous for humans and biodiversity.

FinXas it sounds, is using an impressive bioinspired technology to propel boats a fin, undulating like a fish, replacing the old propeller technology.

More efficient, almost maintenance free, and totally safe... here are some advantages of our amazing technology!

Harold Guillemin's presentation at Biomim'expo 2019 :

Harold Guillemin's presentation at Biomim'expo digital week 2020
Harold Guillemin's presentation at the Biomim'expo digital week 2020

JULY 2019, FinX had the honour of presenting its biomimetic boat propulsion technology to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, at the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge!

JUNE 2019, meeting with Brune Poirson, Secretary of State for Ecological and Solidarity Transition, at the INTERNATIONAL CLEANTECH WEEK exhibition in Annecy where FinX was invited to pitch on its wave fin boat engine technology.

MAY 2019, Thank you ParisSaclaySPRING and CCIEssonne for the first pitchcontest prize awarded! Thank you Cedric Villani for inspiring entrepreneurs!

Thank you also to all the partners of this successful event for your support and your gifts, especially Airbus, CréditAgricole and Fidal.

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The portrait page in the Biomim'BOOK 2021 :

The Fin'X board in the Biomim'Gallery :

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Contact:

Harold Guillemin, harold.guillemin@finxmotors.com

OLIVIER BOCQUET

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A graduate of the Marseille Luminy School of Architecture, he worked for Corinne Vezzoni for a time before joining Tangram Architects in July 2010 as an "architectural agitator" working on the overall coherence of the architectural production.

PROJECTS
He has participated in various public and private competitions such as the Monthyon Law Courts in Marseille, the Voyage Privé headquarters or the Plan Campus operation in Aix-en-Provence.
Since 2013, he has been in charge of the Tangram Lab, Tangram Architects' Research & Innovation lab. Inspired by the genius of Nature as a design tool, he conducts work on bioclimatism in partnership with public research.

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PURE OCEAN

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Pure Ocean is an endowment fund based in Marseille whose main mission is to support innovative research projects contributing to the protection of fragile marine ecosystems and biodiversity. In addition to funding research projects, Pure Ocean organises conferences and promotes races and sporting challenges to raise awareness of the critical situation of the Ocean.

Missions :

Pure Ocean's mission is to support applied research projects at the cutting edge of innovation in order to  preserve the marine biodiversity, protect and restoring fragile marine ecosystems and increase knowledge about the oceans and contribute to the fight against global warming. The projects, led by structures of general interest, are selected by our Scientific Committee, which brings together the leading international experts on these subjects.

  • Support innovative projects to better understand and protect marine biodiversity.
  • Organise media events for the general public to raise awareness of the situation of fragile marine ecosystems
  • Promote exchanges between ocean experts, researchers, companies and anyone interested in protecting the ocean

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Contact:

Thomas de Williencourt, Director, (+33) 6 47 86 08 01

Stephanie LERNERCommunication Manager, (+33) 06 85 80 21 78, communication@pure-ocean.org

YVAN BOURGNON - SPEAKER 2019

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YVAN BOURGNON, SAILOR, ADVENTURER, ENVIRONMENTALIST

A Franco-Swiss skipper, Yvan Bourgnon began sailing at the age of eight with his parents on a round-the-world trip where he discovered the ocean, which he would never leave.

Over the course of his career, Yvan has built up an impressive record of racing in multihulls and also in offshore races on the most successful boats. With his older brother, Laurent Bourgnon, he won the Transat Jacques-Vabre in 1997.

Holder of several world records, he pushed sailing to the extreme by embarking on a series of unprecedented solo adventures on his uninhabitable catamaran, without instruments and without assistance. These exploits have been unanimously acclaimed throughout the world.

Today, with the association The SeaCleaners, of which he is President and Founder, he is taking on a new environmental challenge and wishes to develop an effective and concrete solution to combat plastic pollution in the seas: this is the Manta project.

About his commitment to cleaning up the ocean with The SeaCleaners:

I was only 8 years old when I sailed the seas for the first time. For three years, with my parents, we sailed around the world. Years later, during my sporting challenges, I was shocked to see how all the oceans I crossed were polluted by plastic waste of all kinds. Now aware of this real global natural disaster, I decided to create the association The SeaCleaners, dedicated to the reduction of plastic pollution. Our objective is to fight at sea and on land. To facè this new challenge, I have surrounded myself with a team of experts and professionals. We have launched́ an innovative project: the Manta, which will be the 1st deep-sea vessel capable of collecting and treating floating macro-waste en masse before it breaks up. The ocean has become my passion. I made it my profession as a sailor. Today, all seas are in danger. We must commit ourselves to this new challenge, which is the fight against ocean pollution.

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Find the Manta project and The SeaCleaners association on social networks, follow, participate, support ...

The SeaCleaners' Manta project will be exhibited at Biomim'expo at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie on 22 October 2019

PASCALE JOANNOT - SPEAKER 2019

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Pascale Joannot, born in Morocco, arrived in New Caledonia as a teenager and has lived there for 26 years.

Trained as an oceanographer and specialist in coral reefs, she directed the Noumea Aquarium for 17 years. She initiated and followed the project of the new Aquarium des Lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie, until its inauguration in August 2007.

Founder of the environmental initiation centre in 1996, she has also taught at the University of New Caledonia. After serving as a member of Congress and the South Province, she was delegated to the High Commissioner for Research and Technology before moving to the National Museum of Natural History where she directed the prefiguration of the collections department from 2001 to 2008 and then became deputy director of collections until 2017.

In addition to her duties, in 2007 she created the Overseas Delegation at the Museum and taught general ecology at the Paris-Val de Seine National School of Architecture for 10 years.

Since 2017, she has been the director of the scientific expeditions division of the Museum, which she created and organised. A former auditor of the IHEDN (54°), she is a member of several bodies, including the National Committee for Biodiversity, where she represents New Caledonia, IFRECOR since its creation in 1998, the Humanity and Biodiversity association and, since 2019, a member of the Fondation de la Mer.

During Biomim'expo 4, on October 22, 2019 at La Villette, Pascale Joannot proposes a friendly exchange with you in the " just like at home "She will talk about her job and answer your questions about her work as an oceanographer and director of the Museum's scientific expeditions division.

 

MIO

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An interdisciplinary research laboratory

The M.I.O is a research laboratory in Oceanology of the Universities of Aix-Marseille, Toulon, CNRS and IRD. It is part of the OSU Pytheas and is a partner of the Labex OT-Med.

Its objectives are to better understand the oceanic system and its evolution in response to global change. It is a centre of expertise in biology, ecology, biodiversity, microbiology, fisheries, physics, chemistry, biogeochemistry and marine sedimentology. Its frameworks are the world ocean, its interfaces with the continent, the atmosphere and the sediment.

The M.I.O. is :

  • A staff of 250 people, including a hundred researchers (CNRS, IRD) and university lecturers, around fifty engineers and technicians, more than seventy doctoral and post-doctoral students, as well as a team of administrative staff at the service of research.
  • 5 sites: the Marseille-Luminy campus, the University of Toulon, the IFREMER Marine Base in Seyne-sur-Mer and the IRD Centre in Nouméa (New Caledonia)
  • 5 disciplinary teams
  • 4 transversal thematic research axes, 2 clusters, 9 analytical platforms
  • A marine environment observation service within the OSU-Pythéas, with the support of the coastal oceanology vessel L'Antédon II

MIO scientists conduct research in the areas of :

  • oceanic and atmospheric circulation
  • understanding marine ecosystems and biodiversity from bacteria to fish
  • biological functioning in extreme environments and ocean pollution.

This research requires oceanographic campaigns, the use of underwater instruments equipped with sensors (buoys, towed instruments, gliders or underwater drones), radars installed on the coast and satellite image analysis, as well as analytical and experimental laboratory resources. This research involves numerical analysis and modelling. These research themes are part of national research axes such as MERMEX/MISTRALS, HYMEX/MISTRALS, LEFE/CNRS, EC2CO/CNRS and international research axes of the IGBP within the IMBER, SOLAS and LOICZ programmes and require interventions on all the oceans of the planet.

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EDEN TECH

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We create new microfluidic solutions that revolutionise industry.

From microfabrication kits to biomimetic high-yield systems.

Our goal is to develop solutions to boost microfluidics R&D and to translate these technologies into products.
Whether by providing support to individual innovators, institutions, or at the industrial scale.

Eden Tech (fomerly Eden Microfluidics) was created in 2017 to explore the untapped potential of microfluidics. We began our focus on the design and commercialization of a novel material, which then led to the creation of supporting services for simulation, prototyping, and mass production. Our high performance products enable affordable, rapid, high-quality and high throughput production of chips. This is the heart of our Eden Materials and Eden Lab divisions.

More recently, our efforts have also turned to microfluidics design and engineering solutions to tackle global challenges. We are developing biomimetic systems for 2 key applications: Water Treatment & Artificial Organs. Our designs are particularly well adapted for high-volume microfluidics, processing in the scale of 100 000 liters per day or more. Inspired by nature, massive microfluidic integration will now have the opportunity to revolutionise the industrial landscape. Much like microelectronics did 50 years ago. For more information on these activities head to our Eden Cleantech and Eden Medtech divisions.

Presentation by Emmanuel Roy on the Biomim'expo 2020 stage.

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Contact:

Emmanuel Roy, PhD

CEO Eden Tech

emmanuel.roy@eden-microfluidics.com

POLYMARIS BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Polymaris Biotechnology is a biotechnology company founded in April 2008 by Anthony Courtois and Bertrand Thollas, who are convinced of the untapped riches of the ocean.

Polymaris has developed a solid and unique expertise in the research, characterisation and valorisation of innovative marine biomolecules, in particular bacterial exopolysaccharides.

These natural and biodegradable biomolecules are produced from a private and original collection of microorganisms taken from the immense marine biodiversity during numerous oceanographic campaigns.

Multidisciplinarity is a strength for Polymaris as it makes it a unique company responding to customised needs in the development and commercialisation of innovative marine biopolymers.

Since October 2011, Polymaris has been approved for the Research Tax Credit by the Ministry of Research.

The portrait page in the Biomim'BOOK 2021 :

Quoted in the Maddyness dossier: OceanTech, a promising field shunned by investors.

"We produce biodegradable sugars and plastics points out Anthony Courtois, President of Polymaris, who stresses that "marine biodiversity is greater than that of the terrestrial ecosystem . The leader believes that the company has "Generating a collection of microorganisms suitable for future industrial use . And there's plenty to do: the markets are varied, from cosmetics to medical devices to phytosanitary products. The startup, which was born in the Ifremer laboratories in Brest where its co-founders did their doctorate, says it did not need to raise funds to finance itself because it is making "of the turnover since the beginning of its activity".. However, the sector's own funding issues also resonate with her. "We could use financial partners to outsource certain activities. says Anthony Courtois, according to whom he "We need to trust small structures more"..

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FINSULATE / BLUE INNOV

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About Finsulate

Antifouling paints, without exception, try to prevent the growth of mussels, algae and other organisms through the toxic substances they contain. Apart from the chemical aspects and their environmental implications, these methods are not effective: The paints do not usually last long, and their antifouling effect is diminished when the boat is in port. While the water is intentionally polluted by the toxic substances that seep into it.

Finsulate® has proven that it is possible to have an effective antifouling. Much more practical and cleaner!

Today, conventional antifoulings are trying to prevent marine growth by use of toxic ingredients in the paint. Always with the same effect: short period of performance and the vessel needs a certain speed and continuous movement.

Finsulate shows there is a simpler and safer solution, leaving paints behind!

Finsulate products are suitable for all circumstances worldwide, whether you are moored or sailing. That's what we call: Antifouling Reinvented! Finsulate is a self-adhesive film and not a paint. The film or "wrap" is applied to the hull of the vessel.

Blue Innov is establishing the Finsulate Antifouling brand in France. Created in the Netherlands, Finsulate is an innovative antifouling offering an economical and ecological alternative. Finsulate is an adhesive composed of nylon fibres that prevent the colonisation of marine organisms. The advantages of choosing Finsulate antifouling are many:

◊ At least 5 years of effectiveness

◊ Profitability from the 2nd year

◊ Fuel savings as the boat hull stays clean longer.

◊ Easy and clean application

◊ Marine organisms are preserved and kept away from the hull

◊ Finsulate contains no solvents

◊ No discharge into nature, it is fully recyclable.

◊ As effective in salt water as in fresh water

Awards: 2014 TOP 100 innovation in the Netherlands - 2018: Product of the Year at the HISWA boat show Amsterdam.

 Nantes. Protecting the sea and the hull of ships

Winner of the European Inventor Award 2019

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Contact:

Marion Padioleau

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by email marion.padioleau@finsulate.com