Announcement Opening Event: PROJECT CONSERVAL 

Save the date: October 17, 2019 at FEUP - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto 

CONSERVAL is a collaborative project between Spain and Portugal funded under the INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal 2014-2020 Program (POCTEP). This project intends to create value from by-products and wastewater from the canning sector in Galicia and Northern Portugal, thus contributing to a circular economy and an innovative model that integrates all actors in the value chain.

The event is aimed to all canning industries of Euroregion of Galicia and Northern Portugal, that are interested in innovative technologies for the transformation of waste streams into products with high added value and high business potential, which reduce the environmental impact and improve competitiveness.

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CONSERVAL é um projecto de colaboração entre Espanha e Portugal financiado no âmbito do Programa INTERREG V-A Espanha-Portugal 2014-2020 (POCTEP), que pretende valorizar os subprodutos e águas residuais do sector das conservas na Galiza e Norte de Portugal, contribuindo assim para uma economia circular e um modelo inovador que integra todos os agentes da cadeia de valor.

O evento é dirigido a todas as empresas conserveiras da Eurorregião da Galiza e do Norte de Portugal interessadas em tecnologias inovadoras para a transformação das correntes de resíduos em produtos de alto valor acrescentado e com elevado potencial de negócio, que reduzam o impacto ambiental e melhorem a competitividade.

Formulário de Inscrição | Registration form: https://forms.gle/QTTUBXjPexH3z7eH8

LSRE-LCM congratulates Francesco Biancullo for his PhD thesis defense on October 11th, 2019 at FEUP.

Francesco Biancullo finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Lab to Pilot-Scale Photocatalytic Treatment of Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes" supervised by Prof. Adrián Silva and co-supervised by Prof. Joaquim Faria and Eng. Sérgio Castro-Silva (from Adventech).

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM congratulate Francesco for the conclusion of this important academic step and wish success for the new professional stage!