“Supporting the reduction of fishing waste and marine systems in European islands and coastal areas” – Information Day, on Monday, 15 May 2023, 8:00 – 10:45, at the University of Cyprus, within the framework of Blue Isles project. ISOTECH participates, among others, presenting the results of the first testing phase of the bio-based, industrially compostable […]
We were honoured and thrilled to be invited to join Monaco Ocean Week 2023, as part of the BeMed Laureates network, to discuss the issue of plastics and microplastics in the Mediterranean. We shared the experience gained through our two BeMed initiatives “Cruise ships against plastic pollution in the Mediterranean” and “A Shipping Commitment […]
ISOTECH’s Director, Dr. Xenia I. Loizidou, is interviewed about innovations in dealing with the marine litter issue, including the SeaClear2.0 project.
The Kick-off meeting for Horizon Europe programme, ‘SeaClear 2.0’, took place on 14th February 2023, in Delft, Netherlands. The meeting brought together all project partners to discuss and map out project roles and plans for the first 6 months of the project . The SeaClear 2.0 project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe […]
The first of a series of trainings was delivered by the research team of ISOTECH Ltd, on 8th February 2023, for the 10 professional Cypriot fishers who will pilot test the fishing nets developed by the SEALIVE Project. Bio-based, industrially compostable and biodegradable fishing nets are one of the demonstrators that have been developed by […]
ISOTECH is a partner in the newly funded SeaClear 2.0 project for the development of an autonomous robotic system to detect marine litter. SeaClear 2.0 is a new, innovative European project launched on January 1st, 2023 with a budget of over €9 million. It aims to solve the problem of litter on the seabed and […]
Οur Director Dr Michalis Loizides gave a presentation titled “Circular Economy and industry: implementing circularity in landscape industry. The example of Elysee Irrigation Ltd in Cyprus ” during the side event of COP27 on Circular Economy, 16 November, in Cairo, Egypt. More than 1000 representatives of the landscape and irrigation industry participated in the very […]
On October 5th, ISOTECH implemented the 2nd Blue Shipping Workshop, as a side event to the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference. The participating stakeholders, representing the entire value chain of the Cypriot Shipping Industry, shared the practices that they are implementing to optimize waste management and minimize plastic pollution. The stakeholders also identified the […]
This Wednesday, October 5th, we are implementing a participatory workshop with the Cyprus Shipping Industry to set an Action Plan for Waste Management Optimization. We are honoured that our “Blue Shipping Workshop” has been selected as a side event to the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, taking place in Nicosia 5-7 October 2021. The […]
ISOTECH’s director, Dr. Xenia I. Loizidou, participated in the Littoral 2022 conference, and presented the work that ISOTECH is doing within the SEALIVE project to bridge the gap between end-users and scientific knowledge and research to combat ghost nets, through the development and testing of alternative, more sustainable fishing nets. Dr. Loizidou presented the methodology […]