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12 May 2026 | Ayia Napa Marina, Cyprus
Official Event of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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As part of the official programme of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) and the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence are organising the Ocean Science to Policy Conference on 11\u201312 May 2026.<\/p>\n
While Day 1 (11 May) focuses on Ocean Science to Policy dialogue, Day 2 (12 May) is fully dedicated to:
Transforming \u201cMade in EU\u201d Blue Innovation into Market-Ready Solutions \u2013 The Blue Investment Challenge.<\/p>\n
Day 2 is designed to bridge Ocean R&D to market, with a strong focus on blue innovation deployment, investment readiness, SME and scale-up support, and real-world demonstration of European ocean and maritime solutions.<\/p>\n
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This Call for Expressions of Interest invites SMEs, start-ups, scale-ups, research spin-offs, and solution providers to showcase innovative ocean and maritime solutions during Day 2 of the Conference.<\/p>\n
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Relevance, maturity, deployment potential, investment relevance, thematic coherence, and geographical balance.<\/p>\n
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Participation is free of charge. Travel and accommodation costs are borne by participants.<\/p>\n
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Expressions of interest must be submitted via the online form.<\/p>\n
I want to submit an expression of interest to participate in the demonstration area:<\/p>\n
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Demonstration AreaShowcasing Ocean & Maritime Solutions at the Blue Investment Challenge 12 May 2026 | Ayia Napa Marina, CyprusOfficial Event of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union Background As part of the official programme of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) and the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence are organising the Ocean Science to Policy Conference on 11\u201312 May 2026. While Day 1 (11 May) focuses on Ocean Science to Policy dialogue, Day 2 (12 May) is fully dedicated to:Transforming \u201cMade in EU\u201d Blue Innovation into Market-Ready Solutions \u2013 The Blue Investment Challenge. Day 2 is designed to bridge Ocean R&D to market, with a strong focus on blue innovation deployment, investment readiness, SME and scale-up support, and real-world demonstration of European ocean and maritime solutions. Purpose of the Call This Call for Expressions of Interest invites SMEs, start-ups, scale-ups, research spin-offs, and solution providers to showcase innovative ocean and maritime solutions during Day 2 of the Conference.Who Should Apply Blue economy SMEs and scale-ups Start-ups and technology providers Research-based spin-offs Industry\u2013research consortia with deployable solutions What Selected Participants Can Expect Showcasing at Ayia Napa Marina […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245708,"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/245708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyprusconferences.org\/ridingthewave-cyprus2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}