BlueBio4Future aims to enhance CIIMAR’s research excellence in Marine Biotechnology, contributing to increasing its attractiveness for outstanding researchers and establishing a long-term impact at the regional, national, and European levels.

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The strategic objective of Blue Biotechnology and Bioengineering for Current and Future Development of a Blue Bioeconomy in Portugal – BlueBio4Future –is to place CIIMAR at the forefront of Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I) in Blue Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

The ERA Chair holder will establish a high-performing team at CIIMAR, contributing to increasing the knowledge, attractiveness, and competitiveness of CIIMAR in the area of Blue Biotechnology and Bioengineering. This will be done by attracting funds at national and international level, supporting post-graduation studies through the supervision of MSc and PhD students, producing high-quality research outputs, protecting intellectual property and transferring knowledge to stakeholders while contributing to increase literacy in the broad subject areas of Blue Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

Specific objectives of BlueBio4Future will include

Becoming an important hub of natural products-related bioengineering at the European Level owing to the research outputs, project portfolio and dissemination related to Marine Biotechnology carried out under the newly established team

Expand the knowledge in synthetic biology, biocatalysis and natural products-related bioprocess, creating synergies between research teams

Attract top students at the University of Porto and international students and post-docs from top-performing institutions

Raise CIIMAR’s profile to that of a leading institution in Marine Biotechnology in Portugal and in Europe

Increase collaborations with academic partners at the national, European and other international levels but also with SMEs or industries due to the potential for technology patenting and licensing at CIIMAR

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Funding Agency: European Commission
Funding Programme: Horizon 2020
Call/Topic: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020-6
Project Reference: 952374

Start Date: 2020.10.01
Duration: 60 months
Total Investment: EUR 2 494 032,50
Project Coordinator: Vitor Vasconcelos

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 952374.

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