SEASCAPE BELGIUM

Their core work

Seascape Belgium is a marine science SME specializing in ocean data services, marine genomics, and ecosystem assessment across the Atlantic. They provide expertise in environmental DNA analysis, marine biodiversity informatics, and cloud-based data infrastructure for oceanographic research. Their work spans from deep-sea ecosystem mapping to building digital platforms (like Blue Cloud) that make marine research data accessible and actionable for scientists and the blue economy.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2017), Seascape focused on marine biodiversity, enzyme bioprospecting, and socioeconomic assessment of ecosystem services — work closer to fundamental marine biology and biotechnology. From 2019 onward, they shifted decisively toward large-scale Atlantic ocean observation, deep-sea ecosystem modelling, environmental DNA monitoring, and digital infrastructure (Blue Cloud). The trajectory shows a company moving from niche marine biology tasks toward integrated ocean data platforms and pan-Atlantic assessment programs.

Seascape is positioning itself at the intersection of ocean observation data, eDNA-based monitoring, and cloud-based marine research infrastructure — expect them to pursue Digital Twin Ocean and EOSC-related opportunities.

How they like to work

Seascape operates exclusively as a participant, never coordinating — they join large, well-funded consortia as a specialist contributor. With 147 unique partners across 25 countries in just 7 projects, they consistently work in very large international consortia (averaging 21+ partners per project). This makes them a well-connected, low-risk partner who brings specific marine data expertise without competing for leadership.

Extensive network of 147 unique partners spanning 25 countries, built through participation in major Atlantic-focused research consortia. Strong ties to the broader European marine research community, with particular depth in trans-Atlantic cooperation networks.

What sets them apart

Seascape occupies a rare niche as a private SME embedded in the largest Atlantic ocean research programs — most participants in these consortia are universities or public research institutes. Their combination of marine genomics know-how and data platform expertise (Blue Cloud/EOSC) makes them a bridge between wet-lab marine science and digital infrastructure. For consortium builders, they offer private-sector agility with deep academic network credibility.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Blue Cloud
  Largest budget (EUR 405K) — building cloud-based virtual research environments for marine data, directly linked to the European Open Science Cloud.
• iAtlantic
  Major integrated Atlantic assessment covering deep-sea to surface ecosystems, with Seascape contributing environmental DNA and ecological timeseries analysis.
• INMARE
  Earliest project and most technically distinct — industrial enzyme discovery from marine extremophiles, showing Seascape's biotech roots before their pivot to data infrastructure.