pinovo at les assises de l'economie de la mer in Nantes

Pinovo "on tour" again! As a result of having won the Special Prize for Marine Biodiversity Solutions from the French government agency, Office français de la biodiversité (OFB) at the 2023 Ocean Pitch Challenge - organised by RespectOcean and Sustainable Ocean Alliance.

As part of this Special Prize, Alain PIBOT of OFB kindly invited Pinovo to attend Les Assises de l'économie de la mer (AEM) in Nantes, and to be part of the OFB stand. AEM brought together 1,800 participants from all parts of the French Maritime industry - from the French Navy, through shipbuilders, port operators, logistics companies, aquaculture companies, researchers, regulators, bankers, innovators, etc., etc.

This was a great opportunity for Pinovo to raise the issue of Ocean Paint Microplastic Pollution, and our solution to this important Ocean problem, with the French maritime industry, and also in front of some very senior French politicians - see photo below!

A key theme throughout the two days of presentations was sustainability, and the importance of Ocean Protection. Pinovo’s mission to stop Paint Microplastics to Protect Ocean Health found a ready and interested audience!

Thank you once again to Olivier Thibault, directeur général de l’OFB, and his colleagues, Alain PIBOT, Laetitia Miquerol, and Aurélien VIAU for their support and encouragement for Pinovo’s mission to protect Ocean Biodiversity and Health.

It was particularly interesting to meet the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and NAVAL GROUP, and to discuss the potential for them to use Pinovo’s clean surface treatment method, as it is currently being used by the Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed Forces (Navy), Royal Navy in the UK, and Swedish Armed Forces (Navy).