The NanoPurAsp project - Development of sustainable nanomaterials for the purification of antileukemic drugs (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031268), coordinated by CICECO - University of Aveiro (Doctor Ana Paula Tavares) in collaboration with LSRE-LCM/FEUP (Cláudia G. Silva and Joaquim L. Faria) and São Paulo State University (Professor Valéria Ebinuma) was featured in Newsletter nº 276 of Compete 2020.

The NanoPurAsp focuses on the production of L-asparaginase by fermentation and the development of an economically viable and sustainable process of purification of this biopharmaceutical used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), malignant blood disease and one of the common types of cancer in children. 

Full article: https://www.compete2020.gov.pt/noticias/detalhe/31268-NanoPurAsp-NL29102020

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/Compete2020.eufunds/posts/3490330944415572
https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/64696 

LSRE-LCM congratulates Kamila Wysoczanska for her PhD thesis defense on November 25^th, 2020.

Kamila Wysoczanska finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Solubility and partitioning of biomolecules. Experimental studies and modeling" supervised by Professor Eugénia Macedo and co-supervised by Doctor Elena Gómez Costas.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Kamila success for the new professional stage that will begin!