Despoina Varamogianni – Mamatsi has successfully attended the 1st Hackathon for Marine Biotechnology organized by Ocean4Biotech committee between 10th and 11th of July, as a leader of the “Zero-Waste Aquaculture” team. The 48-hour Co-Creation Challenge involved the foundation of an economically sustainable plan to boost the innovation of marine biotechnology and advance the European Blue Growth. After 48 hours of hard working, we received the 3rd place with a score of 35/45, out of 7 participating teams in total.