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MARBLES Stakeholder Summit – Programme available, save your seat!
25 Feb 2026
The MARBLES Stakeholder Summit - Transforming Marine Biodiversity into Innovation, an industry-focused event showcasing the transformative potential of marine biodiversity for industry, policy and scientific innovation
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Celebrating the career and contributions of UCC's Alan Dobson to MARBLES
12 Feb 2026
Within MARBLES, Alan has played a pivotal role leading Work Package 1 (WP1): Novel Bio‑Resources and Improved Approaches to Biodiversity Mining.
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Join us at the MARBLES Stakeholder Summit - Register today!
01 Feb 2026
The MARBLES Stakeholder Summit - Transforming Marine Biodiversity into Innovation, an industry-focused event showcasing the transformative potential of marine biodiversity for industry, policy and scientific innovation
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MARBLES E‑Newsletter Issue 7 - Out now!
26 Jan 2026
All the latest news, events and highlights from the project including discovering antimicrobial molecules from deep-sea sponge microbes, algal‑associated bacteria that inhibit aquaculture pathogens, contributing to the UN’s BBNJ negotiations in New York, and releasing antiSMASH 8.0 with enhanced biosynthetic gene cluster analysis capabilities!
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New article explores the deep‑sea sponge Inflatella pellicula and its unique microbiome
23 Jan 2026
MARBLES researchers from University College Cork (UCC) and Wageningen University (WU) have published a new MARBLES‑supported article in Microbial Genomics that offers new insights into the microbiome of the deep‑sea sponge Inflatella pellicula and the metabolic potential of its wider microbiome.
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Entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement
18 Jan 2026
The Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) officially entered into force on 17 January 2026, after achieving the 60 ratifications required for its activation.
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Save the date: MARBLES Stakeholder Summit - 26 March 2026
07 Jan 2026
Announcing the upcoming MARBLES Stakeholder Summit - Transforming Marine Biodiversity into Innovation, an industry-focused event showcasing the transformative potential of marine biodiversity for industry, policy and scientific innovation. Save the date - 26 March 2026 - and join us at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden for a day of connection, insight and forward‑looking collaboration
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Discover funding opportunities at the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Info Days
05 Jan 2026
Researchers, innovators and funding managers working on sustainable solutions for food systems, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and the environment are invited to join the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Info Days, a key event to explore upcoming funding opportunities under the Horizon Europe programme
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Nature still plays central role in modern drug discovery
30 Dec 2025
With more than 100 natural product–derived drugs approved globally since 2000, the evidence is clear, natural products and their derivatives continue to outperform many fully synthetic alternatives, proving that nature remains one of the most powerful sources for new medicines
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BBNJ Agreement: Protecting marine biodiversity in the High Seas
11 Dec 2025
The BBNJ Agreement recently achieved the required ratification threshold and is set to enter into force next month in January 2026, but what will this landmark agreement mean for global marine biodiversity conservation?
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New policy brief launched: Recommendations to implement the BBNJ Agreement
10 Dec 2025
The Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) has released a new policy brief, with contributions from MARBLES’ partner Abbe Brown of the University of Aberdeen.
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MARBLES partner Marcel Jaspars honoured with prestigious RSE Medal
20 Nov 2025
We are delighted to share that Marcel Jaspars, a key partner in MARBLES and Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Aberdeen (UNIABDN), has been awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Adam Smith Medal for 2025. This prestigious accolade recognises exceptional achievements in business, public service, and public engagement by an established career researcher.