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Sea4Us at II JORNADA PROYECRO ALGARED+ - New Applications of Microalgae

Sea4Us has been involved in the Cross-Border Network for the Development of Innovative Products with microalgae (ALGARED +) project, among other research institutions in southern Portugal and Spain. This project enters now in its final phase with the celebration of a conference focused on the “New Applications of Microalgae”.

“The entire team of ALGARED + experts has worked to communicate in a timely manner the progress made in the applications of microalgae, both to the target sectors of the project and to society in general. To this end, we are organizing this conference in which we will seek to contribute to the knowledge of these unicellular microorganisms of high biotechnological interest”, points out Julia Vélez, head of the project at CTAQUA.

The event will be organized in 4 sessions designed to address the new applications of microalgae.

SESSION 1: ABOUT THE PROJECT ALGARED +
Rosa León Project, University of Huelva
SESSION 2: COLLECTION OF MICROALGAE AND GENERATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Moderator: Julia Vélez. Project manager
Algared + at CTAQUA
- Bioprospecting of microalgae. Ignacio Moreno, CSIC-ICMAN
- Invited presentation. Juan Luis Gómez Pinchetti, Spanish Bank of Microalgae
- Metabolic routes. Aurora Galván, University of Córdoba
SESSION 3: INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF MICROALGAE
Moderator: Myriam Retamero. Head of department, CTAQUA
- Human Food. Carlos Unamunzaga, Marine Phytoplankton
- Cosmetics. João Navalho, NECTON.
- Pharmaceutical. Pedro Lima, Sea4US
SESSION 4: MICROALGAE APPLICATIONS IN AQUACULTURE
Moderator: Myriam Retamero. Head of department, CTAQUA
- Pedro Canavate. IFAPA El Toruño Center
- Pedro Poussao. IPMA, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
- Julia Velez. CTAQUA

The third session is focused on the industrial applications of microalgae, in which our CEO Pedro Lima will be discussing the progress and newfound applications of microalgae.

The registration is free and open until seating capacity is already complete.

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