During the 21-22 of October, the Associação Portuguesa de Algologia Aplicada (APAA) Conference was held at CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto). EnhanceMicroAlgae was mentioned (presentation slide below) as one of the projects based on LEGE Culture Collection from CIIMAR. More information on this conference can be found...Read More

The October 2019 Issue of the Enhance Microaglae newsletter has been released, with news on updates on the project, as well as information on our participation in conferences and workshops. Click here to view this month’s newsletter, or subscribe below to make sure you don’t miss future newslettersRead More

The latest edition of our Newsletter has been released, and contains information on our Swansea event in September. Click here to view the newsletter, and fill in your details at the bottom of the page to subscribe to have future newsletters emailed to you!Read More

On September 12th, 2019, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), leader of the WP3 of EnhanceMicroAlgae project, organised the first edition of Sciencepreneurs, gathering several teams that are focused on developing innovative technologies to solve some of the global grand challenges. During the event, organized by INL and Startup Braga, and powered by the EnhanceMicroAlgae...Read More

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

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