SeaCras Impact Showcased at the Regional Development & EU Funds Days
SeaCras has been showcased at Dani regionalnog razvoja i EU fondova (Regional Development & EU Funds Days) organised annually by the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia and HAMAG-BICRO, the Croatian agency for SMEs, innovations and investments.
SeaCras has received a series of supports through various support schemes and programmes of Croatian ministries and the EU Commission.
In particular, from the aforementioned Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia and HAMAG-BICRO, three key R&D and technology deployment projects were funded:
- IPA Adrion PREVENT project
- Eureka Eurostars Sar2dem project
- NPRR (NPOO) Pollution Scope project
Why was SeaCras showcased among only a few companies?
Because all the projects resulted in successful commercialised products that are now used at three different continents, while the entire Croatian Adriatic part of the sea is covered by our monitoring products. No national or EU funds were spent ineffectively. A 100% success rate led to this big recognition on a national level as one of the Croatian companies supported by the ministry
The event in Šibenik spanned three days, and SeaCras was invited to take part with our own dedicated booth. Held from December 2nd to 4th, it brought together an engaged audience and offered a great opportunity to demonstrate our work.
The event was a unique opportunity for us to showcase our success throughout 2025 directly to the Prime Minister, Andrej Plenković, ministers Nataša Mikuš Žigman and Marija Vučković, state secretaries, and representatives of governmental bodies and agencies. What we did was demonstrate the direct positive Seacras impact that our technology has on Croatian ground, in our regioon, and beyond.
SeaCras displayed how the entire Adriatic sea, including complete coastal zones in Croatia are being continuously monitored for:
- MARPOL pollutions
- public health
- marine biochemistry for oceanography,
- illegal maritime operations including anchoring at Posidonia meadows,
- monitoring infrastructure operations influence on marine monitoring,
- illegal devastation of coastline
Our company serves as an example that financial instruments supporting innovation are not costs. They are investments that generate value, not only long-term ones but those short-term as well.