{"id":7942,"date":"2025-07-22T16:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/?p=7942"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:44:53","slug":"bluebio-alliance-takes-sea4us-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/en\/bluebio-alliance-takes-sea4us-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueBio Alliance takes Sea4us to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7942\" class=\"elementor elementor-7942\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45c1c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45c1c91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579fcbf\" data-id=\"579fcbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f5bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b4f5bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bc723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6bc723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BlueBio Alliance takes Sea4us to Japan\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7619c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d7619c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e3d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6e3d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>At Sea4Us, we are proud to see our work highlighted by BLUEBIO ALLIANCE as one of Portugal\u2019s blue bioeconomy success stories presented at Expo 2025, Osaka, during Japan\u2019s National Ocean Day.<\/p><p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"669\">On July 21st, Raquel Gai\u00e3o Silva, Board Member of BLUEBIO ALLIANCE and Senior Associate at Faber, represented Portugal\u2019s leadership in the blue bioeconomy across two international events: the session <strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"471\">\u201cViewpoints from Nice on International Partnership for a Sustainable Ocean\u201d<\/strong>, organised by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation at the Ocean Dome Pavilion, and the <strong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"581\">New Ocean Wave Conference<\/strong>, hosted by the Oceano Azul Foundation and Ocean\u00e1rio de Lisboa at the Portugal Pavilion.<\/p><p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"918\">Alongside inspiring Portuguese initiatives such as <strong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"732\">B&#8217;ZEOS<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"772\">IGNAE by Azores Life Science SA<\/strong>, Sea4Us was presented as an example of how marine biotechnology can translate ocean-derived knowledge into meaningful solutions for human health.<\/p><p data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"1392\">Our mission has always been clear: to explore the therapeutic potential of marine resources, particularly compounds inspired by marine sponges found off the Portuguese coast, to develop innovative, non-opioid therapies for chronic pain. These compounds, now fully synthesizable, represent a promising path toward safer pain management strategies, especially in contexts where opioid use is highly restricted or associated with significant clinical and societal challenges.<\/p><p data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1735\">We thank BLUEBIO ALLIANCE for highlighting Sea4Us among such forward-looking initiatives within the Portuguese <strong data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1524\">#BlueBioeconomy<\/strong> ecosystem. This recognition reinforces the growing role of Portugal as a hub for marine biotechnology, where science, sustainability, and therapeutic innovation can come together to address unmet medical needs.<\/p><p data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1808\">The ocean holds solutions not only for the planet, but also for people.<\/p><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1915\">Let\u2019s continue building bridges across oceans \u2014 for innovation, sustainability, and global collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce72c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce72c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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