{"id":7173,"date":"2023-05-17T15:23:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/?page_id=7173"},"modified":"2023-05-18T12:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:16:49","slug":"algae4ibd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/en\/sobre-nos\/projects\/algae4ibd\/","title":{"rendered":"Algae4IBD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7173\" class=\"elementor elementor-7173\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae15d93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae15d93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/algae4ibd-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/algae4ibd-1040x447.png 1040w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/algae4ibd.png 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee29345\" data-id=\"ee29345\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8e7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb8e7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Captura-de-ecra-2023-05-17-152544.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Captura-de-ecra-2023-05-17-152544.png 573w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Captura-de-ecra-2023-05-17-152544-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03c3c82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03c3c82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcedb84\" data-id=\"fcedb84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3aa92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3aa92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/algae4ibd.eu\/\">Algae4IBD<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc18c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc18c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Health from Aquatic Resources<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c7f18 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"61c7f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8d7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8d7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Project acronym <\/strong>| \u00a0<em>Algae4IBD<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Main Objective <\/strong>| <em>To develop functional food and medication against pain, inflammation and IBD<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Project ID<\/strong> | <em>Horizon 2020 &#8211; Food and Natural Resources (H2020-FNR-2020) grant agreement N\u00b0 101000501<\/em><\/p><p><b>Intervention Area <\/b>| <em>Algarve<\/em><\/p><p><b>Beneficiary Entity <\/b>|\u00a0 <em>Sea4Us \u2013 Biotecnologia e Recursos Marinhos, SA.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Starting date<\/strong> | 2020-07-01<\/p><p><strong>Ending date<\/strong> | 2022-05-31<\/p><p><strong>Total Elegible Cost<\/strong> | 398.750,00\u20ac<\/p><p><strong>Financial support from the European Union |<\/strong> 7.499.520, 01\u20ac<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Goals, Activities, and Results<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Pain, inflammation, and an imbalanced gut-microbiome are all characteristics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The combined power of algae can help improve the well-being of IBD patients.<\/em><\/p><p><em>IBD is a complex disease whose incidence is steadily increasing. Patients require tailored therapies which are often expensive. Yet, not everyone responds to the available treatments, leaving some with only one option: surgical removal of parts of their bowel. Therefore, a great need for new medication exists.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Our focus is on providing orally available and cost-effective solutions for IBD patients \u2013 kids and adults \u2013 using algal compounds.<\/em><\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b37ccb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b37ccb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-777fd24\" data-id=\"777fd24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19141e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19141e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>From nature to stores and pharmacies in less than 4 years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-573f662 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"573f662\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c6def\" data-id=\"d3c6def\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d186419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d186419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Growing.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Growing.png 573w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Growing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Growing-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0e6b1\" data-id=\"0b0e6b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67008aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67008aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Growing Algae<\/strong><\/p><p>We grow our algae in so-called photo-bioreactors. In these machines, we control their growth by adjusting light, CO2 concentration, and temperature \u2013 important conditions for algae to thrive. By creating the ideal artificial environment, we produce maximum amounts of our algae, while going easy on nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f50d98f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f50d98f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-032abe9\" data-id=\"032abe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211a27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"211a27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Breaking.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Breaking.png 717w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Breaking-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Breaking-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c331a7c\" data-id=\"c331a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc382d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc382d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Breaking Algae<\/strong><\/p><p>The desired compounds are inside the algae cells. How do we get them? We have to break the algae cells, which can be done with ultrasound, for instance. These sound-waves of 20 kHz and higher cause the algae cells to vibrate so heavily that they break, releasing all the different inner compounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af98c4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af98c4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ce38c6\" data-id=\"3ce38c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f83b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56f83b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Extracting.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Extracting.png 614w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Extracting-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Extracting-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe3608\" data-id=\"2fe3608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb132a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cb132a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Extracting Compounds<\/strong><\/p><p>Once we have released the compounds from inside the algae cells, we separate them. After all, each compound can have different effects, so we want to test them individually. To do this, we use solvents. These are liquids that will pull the desired compounds out of the mix of released molecules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-266b714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"266b714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8ca67c\" data-id=\"d8ca67c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8eb96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8eb96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Testing.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Testing.png 733w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Testing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Testing-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77a0740\" data-id=\"77a0740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a653bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a653bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Testing Compounds<\/strong><\/p><p>To study the effects of the separated compounds we add them, for instance, to inflamed human lab cells and single out those that relieve the inflammation. As IBD is linked to gut bacteria, we test the compounds also on both good and bad bacteria to find those that act as prebiotics or antibiotics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b9f4f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b9f4f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73ada29\" data-id=\"73ada29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b273c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b273c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PreClinical.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PreClinical.png 676w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PreClinical-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PreClinical-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac38e6\" data-id=\"5ac38e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68be876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68be876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pre-Clinical Trial<\/strong><\/p><p>We test the most promising compounds on cells from IBD patients. Tissue obtained during a colonoscopy is grown in the lab and the compounds added to it. This way, we can determine if the compounds revert patients\u2019 IBD symptoms. It will also help us understand the patient-specific responses to the different compounds. This is important to make the treatment of IBD more effective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc0263c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc0263c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40b8e45\" data-id=\"40b8e45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b18f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b18f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Characterization.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Characterization.png 717w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Characterization-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Characterization-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4dcb77\" data-id=\"e4dcb77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80df60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f80df60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Compound Characterization<\/strong><\/p><p>To produce the compounds, we need to determine their 3D-structure. How many carbon or oxygen atoms are present? How are they connected? One of the techniques we use to do so is nuclear magnetic resonance. We place the compound between magnets. With the magnets we set the compound\u2019s atoms in vibration. We record and analyse the vibrations and get a clear picture of how our compound looks like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5caf7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5caf7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa3ff94\" data-id=\"aa3ff94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77692e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77692e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Production.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Production.png 772w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Production-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Production-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Production-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e6c98a\" data-id=\"8e6c98a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca7e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca7e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Compound Production<\/strong><\/p><p>Often algae can\u2019t produce the compounds in the quantity required for product development. In these cases, we give our algae a break and make the compounds ourselves. Since we now know their 3D-structure, we know which building blocks we need for this. In a sequence of chemical reactions, we let the building blocks interact with each other and build our compounds step by step.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4b038f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4b038f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dcc830\" data-id=\"6dcc830\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d3f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d3f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Algae-powered functional food and medication delivered by mid-2025 from nature to plate and bedside<br \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8ef63e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8ef63e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33136b5\" data-id=\"33136b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0207311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0207311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/foods.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3787dc0\" data-id=\"3787dc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ceda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ceda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Functional Foods<\/strong><\/p><p>Functional foods have benefits that go beyond providing nutrients and energy. Through a specific ingredient, they can, for instance, promote our health. They may naturally contain this ingredient, or it may be added to the food. An example would be a yogurt fortified with probiotics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5699c6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5699c6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72764a9\" data-id=\"72764a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be13b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be13b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/suplements.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/suplements.png 463w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/suplements-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-273891d\" data-id=\"273891d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728b1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728b1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Food Supplements<\/strong><\/p><p>Food supplements provide nutrients, vitamins, or health-promoting compounds in higher concentration than normal food or functional food does. They are intended to supplement the normal diet, like vitamin capsules.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9c089d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9c089d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7588db7\" data-id=\"7588db7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44708d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44708d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nutraceuticals.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nutraceuticals.png 391w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nutraceuticals-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03f16e6\" data-id=\"03f16e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c042990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c042990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nutraceuticals<\/strong><\/p><p>Nutraceuticals are concentrated sources of nutrients, vitamins, or health-beneficial compounds. They have a proven pharmaceutical effect but are classified as food. They are therefore tested and produced more rigorously than food supplements.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f41d1c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f41d1c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2bd332\" data-id=\"a2bd332\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a74a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66a74a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pharmaceuticals.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pharmaceuticals.png 457w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pharmaceuticals-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1ac864\" data-id=\"e1ac864\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552fe9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552fe9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pharmaceuticals<\/strong><\/p><p>Pharmaceuticals or drugs are used to treat diseases and their symptoms. They contain compounds that have a proven benefit on health. They are tested and manufactured according to the highest medical quality standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20ca249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20ca249\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d6f464\" data-id=\"5d6f464\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e953712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e953712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><\/strong><strong>Impacts<\/strong><\/em><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ca21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd8ca21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd8fd1d\" data-id=\"bd8fd1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63495e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f63495e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wellbeing.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wellbeing.png 889w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wellbeing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wellbeing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wellbeing-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71ad4a7\" data-id=\"71ad4a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca0aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cca0aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Increased patient well-being<\/strong><\/p><p>Our algae-powered functional food and medications have the potential to bring relief for IBD patients. This will improve their well-being and quality of life.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-70bc239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70bc239\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69957fa\" data-id=\"69957fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72de59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d72de59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital-1040x1040.png 1040w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hospital.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-552573d\" data-id=\"552573d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f3ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f3ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><strong>Reduced Hospitalisation<\/strong><\/p><p>The functional food and medicines developed in <a href=\"https:\/\/algae4ibd.eu\/\">Algae4IBD<\/a> can prevent the onset of IBD or relapses. This will reduce the number of people who have to be hospitalised due to IBD.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3ceb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3ceb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c22b9\" data-id=\"24c22b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e8c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77e8c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs-1040x1040.png 1040w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/costs.png 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cb63db\" data-id=\"8cb63db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35084f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35084f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reduced healthcare costs<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/algae4ibd.eu\/\">Algae4IBD<\/a> solutions are developed and manufactured in a cost-effective way. This will lower the financial burden placed on our healthcare systems.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0795ab7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0795ab7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ace96\" data-id=\"86ace96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d3a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5d3a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue-1040x1040.png 1040w, https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/revenue.png 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a14b31c\" data-id=\"a14b31c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f2c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f2c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Economic revenue<\/strong><\/p><p>Our holistic approach circumvents many obstacles of traditional drug discovery. This increases the success rate in developing a product and bringing it to market.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algae4IBD Health from Aquatic Resources Project acronym | \u00a0Algae4IBD Main Objective | To develop functional food and medication against pain, inflammation and IBD Project ID | Horizon 2020 &#8211; Food and Natural Resources (H2020-FNR-2020) grant agreement N\u00b0 101000501 Intervention Area | Algarve Beneficiary Entity |\u00a0 Sea4Us \u2013 Biotecnologia e Recursos Marinhos, SA. 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