On the 26th September, EnhanceMicroAlgae partners at FCUP/CIIMAR were present in a workshop: Macro y microalgas como fuente de bioproductos e ingredientes nutricionales en Acuicultura under the scope of another Interreg España-Portugal project. This workshop aimed to get together research institutes and companies from the aquaculture sector. Latest developments from the application of micro and...Read More

Team members from FCUP/CIIMAR took part in the Dia do Porto de Leixões open day on the 21st September, during which they prepared a scenery wall, were we made a poster presenting the comic and on the left side of the wall we prepared a short rime to briefly introduce the microalgae and encourage the creativity of...Read More

The EnhanceMicroAlgae team at FCUP/CIIMAR participated in the XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products | XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products held in Peniche, Portugal, from 1-5 September 2019. During the DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT poster session, Diogo Cruz presented the implications of Nagoya Protocol in the EU Atlantic countries. The Nagoya Protocol...Read More

The University of Manchester team have complied a Microalgae Strain catalogue containing information on a large variety of strains. The catalogue is part of the deliverables from WP7, led by Swansea University, and includes a wealth of material on strain cultivation, composition, and characteristics. This will be maintained and updated over time. To have a...Read More

Registration for the LIMBAC (Lisbon Microalgae Biotechnology Advanced Course) 2019 is now open. Being run by project partners Algae for Future, the LIMBAC provides an insight into the concepts of the microaglae industry, through a combination of hands on sessions and lectures. For more details, visit the course websiteRead More

Members of the EnhanceMicroAlgae (EMA) team participated in two international congresses on microalgae last April 2019:   The 9th European Algae Industry Summit (10-11 April, 2019 – Lisbon, Portugal) that explored the ongoing developments of the algae industry, The 7th international school on natural products (25-17 April, 2019 – Agadir, Marocco) that explored established and...Read More

On September 12th 2019 the EnhanceMicroAlgae team at Swansea University offered a successful workshop on microalgae cultivation and downstream processing. Attendees from across Europe toured the facilities within the Department of Biosciences and experienced first-hand how to handle and culture microalgae at both the laboratory and pilot plant scales. Dr. María José Chapela Garrido, EnhanceMicroAlgae...Read More

EnhanceMicroAlgae partners at CIIMAR will be part of the 11th edition of “Dia do Porto de Leixões” on the 21st of September at the Leixões Cruise Terminal, Portugal. The event will include lab visits, intertidal zoning aquariums, paintings, children story-telling and even a showcooking with algae. Join us and get to know more on EnhanceMicroAlgae...Read More

The Decision Support Tool created by Kevin Flynn, Enhance Micro algae research partner from Swansea University, has been given a huge update, going into further depth on microalgae growth, culture systems, and the use of simulation. We invite you to check you the DST page of our site, and see the updated book, as well as...Read More

The First Enhance Microalgae Newsletter has been released and sent to subscribers, covering project updates from the past few weeks. To never miss a newsletter, and to stay up to date with the project, simply enter your details in the ‘subscribe’ box at the bottom of the page.Read More