International Projects

European Research Council

UNMASK: Unraveling Parkinson's disease diagnostic
Coordinator: Cecília Roque (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)

ENSURE - ERC-POC-101069405
Non-invasive follow-up of urinary tract cancers.
Coordinator: Cecília Roque (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)
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ERA Chair

CryoEM@NOVA: a cryo electron microscopy hub enabling drug discovery
Portugal fuels its potential, establishing a cryo-electron microscopy hub for drug discovery
Coordinators: Maria João Romão and Harmut Luecke (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)
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H2020 & HORIZON Europe Projects

	PROSPLIGN - Prospecting natural lignin biodiversity towards unlocking value-added bioactive motifs and molecules Partner: Cecília Roque (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	UPSTREAM - Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies Partner: Filomena Freitas (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	GLYCOTwinning - Building Networks to Excel in Glycoscience Coordinator: Filipa Marcelo, Angelina Palma, Paula Videira (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	BioLamer - Proof of principle fly larvae biorefinery for biopolymer plastic production Partner: Filomena Freitas (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	PHENET - Tools and methods for extended plant PHENotyping and EnviroTyping services of European Research Infrastructures Partner: Carla Pinheiro (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	PURE - H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01 Precisely Patterned Nanofibers for High Performance Bioseparations Coordinator: Cecília Roque (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	AgriLoop - HORIZON-CL6 Pushing the frontier of circular agriculture by converting residues into novel economic, social and environmental opportunities PI (Portuguese): Maria Reis (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)
	EcoPlastiC - HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 Eco conversion of lower grade PET and mixed recalcitrant PET plastic waste into high performing biopolymers Partner: Maria Reis (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	EMPHASIS-GO - Bringing EMPHASIS to operation European Infrastructure for multi-scale Plant Phenomics and Simulation for food security in a changing climate Partner: Carla Pinheiro (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	MAR2PROTECT - HORIZON-CL6-2022-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 Preventing Groundwater Contamination related to Global and Climate Change through a Holistic Approach based on Managed Aquifer Recharge Partner: Maria Reis (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	BioICEP - Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics (IBET) Transforming plastic waste into new polymers Partner: Filomena Freitas (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website
	PROMICON - H2020-RIA Harnessing The Power Of Nature Through Productive Microbial Consortia In Biotechnology – Measure, Model, Master Partner: Maria Reis (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website

Other International Funding Sources

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Low-cost rapid diagnostics and typing for clinical microbiology using FTIR -INV060596
Partner: Luísa Peixe (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto)

«la Caixa» Foundation

e-B(i)ORN - Revolutionizing Electronic Skin: Biobatteries Powered by Collagen-based biomaterials
Partner: Leonor Morgado (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)

oriPDAC4diagTreat - The cell of origin of PDAC: novel opportunities for the early diagnosis and treatment of PDAC
Partner: Ana Rita Grosso (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)

Human Frontier Science Program - HFSP

Electrogenetic control of bacterial metabolism, communication, and biofilm formation
Partner: Carlos Salgueiro (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)

European Food Safety Authority

WATERESIST - Role of water used in the growing, handling and processing of fruits, vegetables and herbs on the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Partner: Luísa Peixe (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto)

Network Infrastructure

PTNMR
Portuguese Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network
Coordinator: Eurico Cabrita (School of Science and Technology, NOVA University)
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Training and Network Projects

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

neurotrans

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019-860954 - NEUROTRANS
NEUROtransmitter TRANSporters: From single molecules to human pathologies
Coordinator: Medizinische Universität, Wien, Austria
Partner: Eurico Cabrita (UCIBIO, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University) Website

COST Actions

COST Action CA21146 PURPLEGAIN: Fundamentals and applications of purple bacteria biotechnology for resource recovery from waste Action Vice Chair: Joana Fradinho Website
COST Action CA20121 BenBedPhar: Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases Member: Vera Marisa Costa Website
COST Action CA19105 EpiLipidNET:Pan-European Network in Lipidomics and EpiLipidomics Member: Joana Pinto Website