European Maritime Day 2025

21–23 May 2025 | Cork, Ireland

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Carla de Carolis

Dir. Biochica Start up.

Biochica Srl (Start Up)

Italy, Italy

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Biomass expert & BioChica co-founder (Italy), valorizing marine biomass residues into CBBs & BBPs, focusing on chitosan & chitin for food, biomaterials.

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BIOCHICA srl is innovative start-up based in Italy with aim to enhance alternative aquatic/marine biomass residues and resources into the sustainable and novel BBPs - Biobased Products, in respecting of sustainability criteria and circular blueconomy.
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Carla de Carolis

She is International Biomass Expert (PhD), and Marie Curie Research Fellowship in the Biomass field achieved at IFRF - International Flame Research Foundation (Netherlands), and she has working for International Institutions as:

UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization for developing countries, (since 2021) (i.e. Egypt)  and UNDP – United Nation Development Programme (2023)

EIB - European Investment Bank to support Italian Petrol Industry - ENI Versalis concerning Advanced Biofuels Project, (2022).

EU Commission DG Research& Infrastructures, as EU reviwer on biomass&advanced biofuels and biorefineries fields (2013, 2025).

EU Delegation for Waste to Energy Planning, including FiTs for the implementation of Biogas investments to support Egypt's Government (2014, 2020, 2021)

She is  Researcher and Project Manager for several EU Projects (UNIVPM),  and she worked as technical coordinator of several International Projects since 2004 (EMPFAF, HORIZON EU, H2020, IEE, EuropeAid, FP7, South East Europe, Interreg) with aim of biomass exploitation for the Bioenergy sector integrated with other Renewable Energies sources (training, handbook renewable energy resources GIS mapping, and best practices transferring on biogas chains and biofuels productions) in EU and Non-EU countries (Egypt, Moldova, and Balkans Countries).

She is an Official Member of the Steering Committee of ITABIA - Italian National Biomass Association, which coordinated the “Enabling Project” (H2020) for valorizing biomass residues in BBP - Biobased Products and “Rural Bio Up (Horizon EU)”  to support the novel chains and creation of different Regional HUBs.

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Speaker sessions (1)

Thursday, 22 May 2025

15:45 - 17:00

Workshop 3 "BLUE WOMEN CHAMPIONS TAKE THE STAGE AT EMD2025!"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

Workshop organized by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.