A Special Message From the Director of Florida Sea Grant
The President’s budget has been released and it proposes elimination of the Sea Grant program.
Donations Now Being Accepted for Memorial Fund Honoring Former Florida Sea Grant Researcher
The effort undertaken by the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America will promote more widespread publication of marine aquaculture research through open access journals.
Marine Biotechnology Additional Resources
Marine Biotechnology: Protecting and Creating New Value from Marine Resources A website of scientific advances, educational resources, contacts and other features of America’s network of Sea Grant programs, organized by the Sea Grant Association. The Oceans and Human Health: Drugs from the Deep A presentation (both PowerPoint and .pdf) by Sea Grant researcher Shirley Pomponi…
Marine Biotechnology Meetings
Florida Marine Biotechnology Summit V November14-15, 2006 Gainesville, FL, USA The Florida Marine Biotechnology Summit V has concluded. We invite you to watch a brief summary of the program. The information posted below will remain for archival purposes. See the slideshow here. This is a biennial event showcasing statewide and national research achievements concerning biotechnology…
Marine Biotechnology Florida Partners
National Sea Grant’s Marinebiotech.org Provides a wealth of information about relevant topics in the field of marine biotechnology, from the discovery and development of new medical treatments using chemicals derived from marine organisms to new technologies for environmental monitoring. BioFlorida Promotes biotechnology and related science in Florida by creating a favorable business and legislative environment;…
Marine Biotechnology Current Programs
Florida Sea Grant is working to enhance both the immediate quality of and the future funding base for research and education in marine biotechnology statewide. To do this it is facilitating a collegial approach by university and non-profit laboratory scientists and educators, and industry colleagues. Ultimately, this will promote job growth, international economic competitiveness and…
Marine Biotechnology Current Research
Although biotechnology is a multi-billion dollar industry with markets projected to grow 15-20% annually over five years, Florida lags far behind other states and countries in this field. About a fourth of the Florida Sea Grant budget for research addresses marine biotechnology. This pool of funding represents the only coherent, coordinated and central source of…
Marine Biotechnology
The exciting discoveries of modern biotechnology are an extension of practices that are thousands of years old — such as using yeast in bread making, fermentation in wine and beer production, and even domestication of animals. Today, biotechnology is a term used to describe a broad range of technologies that modify living things for human…