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NanoPurAsp Project featured in Newsletter nº 276 of Compete 2020

November 30, 2020

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

Kamila Wysoczanska PhD thesis defense

November 25, 2020

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!

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F-CAT - A catalytic tool for the defluorination of PFAS in drinking water into degradable organics. Reference: 2022.03874.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.

STAR - STereoselective environmental processes in Antibiotics: role for Resistance. Reference: 2022.02842.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 36 months.

DRopH2O - Drinking water quality: early warning and removal of microcontaminants by innovative carbon-based materials. Reference: 2022.08738.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 36 months.

SuN2Fuel - Photo-assisted production of green ammonia-based fuels. Reference: 2022.04682.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 36 months.

CO2-to-CH4 - Cutting-edge solar-to-heat technology to foster photo-thermocatalytic CO2 methanation towards a climate-neutral economy. Reference: 2022.01176.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.

H2O-3DCapture - Water harvesting – sustainable solution based on a gas-adsorption process using innovative 3D-printed hybrid materials. Reference: 2022.01973.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.

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