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Launch of ‘PrimeFish’ project: Kick-off meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland

Details: Published on Thursday, 23 April 2015 00:00

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Launch of 'PrimeFish' project: Kick-off meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland

The kick-off meeting of the Horizon 2020 project PrimeFish was held on April 14th & 15th 2015 in Iceland at the offices of Matis, the co-ordinator of the project. The minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland, emphasized in his opening speech the key role of fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the European economy and highlighted the need of enhancement in the economic sustainability and competitiveness of this sector.

Syntesa conducted sessions on Traceability Systems in Mediterranean agronomic institute of Zaragoza

Details: Published on Wednesday, 22 April 2015 00:00

Syntesa conducted sessions on Traceability Systems in Mediterranean agronomic institute of Zaragoza

Syntesa partner, Dr. Heiner Lehr was in charge of two training sessions in the advanced short course of "innovative technologies to enhance the traceability of the food chain" held on 23rd -27th March 2015 in Zaragoza, Spain. The sessions were about the traceability of food products of plant origin, and Specific production systems (e.g. organic, quality label products, halal).

Early-stage researcher (ESR, PhD Candidate) position at Copenhagen

Details: Published on Saturday, 21 February 2015 00:00

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Early-stage researcher (ESR, PhD Candidate) position in the H2020-MSC-ITN-ETN project Social Science Aspects of Fisheries for the 21st Century (SAF21), at Syntesa Partners and Associates Aps, Copenhagen

An ESR position is available at Syntesa Partners and Associates Aps (syntesa.eu), Strandgade 91, 4, Copenhagen, in the field of socio-economic aspects of fisheries management, starting in June 2015 as part of the European Training Network (ETN) SAF21. This is one of 10 ESR positions associated with the SAF21 project.

H2020 proposal PrimeFish funded

Details: Published on Saturday, 21 February 2015 00:00

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The overall objective of PrimeFish is to enhance the economic sustainability of European fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

The overall objective of PrimeFish is to enhance the economic sustainability of European fisheries and aquaculture sectors. In PrimeFish an innovative decision support framework will be developed (PrimeDSF), containing economic models and a decision support system (PrimeDSS) that can be used by the industry and policymakers to predict consequences based on existing knowledge and simulation / forecasting models.

Benthis project, results achieved in 2014

Details: Published on Sunday, 01 February 2015 00:00

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Newsletter for February 2015

This newsletter describes the results of the BENTHIS project achieved in 2014.
The EU has funded the BENTHIS project to provide knowledge to support an integrated approach to the management of human activities in the marine environment, in particular fishing.

Workshop on Growth in the Blue Bioeconomy in the North East Atlantic and Arctic

Details: Published on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 00:00

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Workshop for the Faroese Ministry of Fisheries

Syntesa just organized a workshop for the Faroese Ministry of Fisheries with leading experts from industry and knowledge institutions across the Nordic countries.

The project Social Science Aspects of Fisheries for the 21st Century (SAF21) just got funded

Details: Published on Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00

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The SAF21 project is an H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network

The SAF21 project is an H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network - which provides research, training and networking opportunities for early stage researchers who will use latest research tools, such as simulation and participatory approaches, with an aim to inject social intelligence into EU fisheries management systems.

UN seminar on Trade Facilitation & Paperless Systems for Agrifood Products

Details: Published on Monday, 17 November 2014 00:00

UN seminar on Trade Facilitation & Paperless Systems for Agrifood Products

Syntesa partner Dr Heiner Lehr is co-responsible for training high-level government representatives on paperless agricultural trade in Bangkok 15-17th of December 2014.

Editorial in the Int. Animal Health Journal

Details: Published on Monday, 17 November 2014 00:00

The International Animal Health Journal publishes an editorial on PLF

Syntesa partner Dr. Heiner Lehr has been invited to publish an editorial about Precision Lifestock Farming in a recognized sector magazine (www.animalhealthmedia.com). The editorial introduces the results of the ALL-SMART-PIGS project as a Smart Farming showcase. The article also publishes original economic research on the profitability of continuous weight measurements by video analysis.

Welcome to new Associate

Details: Published on Tuesday, 28 October 2014 00:00

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Welcome Mrs Dhanashree

It is a great pleasure to welcome a new associate to Syntesa.This time we welcome Mrs Dhanashree Shukla, that is currently assisting Dr. Heiner Lehr on several projects.

Training at Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza

Details: Published on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 00:00

Dr Heiner Lehr will conduct a training on traceability systems

The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ) has invited partner Dr Heiner Lehr as an expert on traceability of the food chain for a training session on March 2015.

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