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January 30, 2025

Exploring Algae: Science, Art and Sustainability at School

Last week, primary school students at the EB1 Ria Formosa School in Faro took part in an educational activity about algae, exploring its importance and the use of its natural pigments in paintings. GreenCoLab with its scientists and outreach team provided a different kind of morning for the school’s 3rd graders. The activity began with an explanation of algae, their

January 22, 2025

1St International Congress on AlgaeBiotechnology, 9 a 11 April, Lisbon

The 1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology is arriving soon, 9 to 11 April 2025, this event brings together a dynamic mix of researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to shape the future of algae innovation. Organized by PROALGA and GreenCoLab, this transformative event will explore groundbreaking advancements and practical applications of algae in sustainability, health, and industry. Over three action-packed days in LISPOLIS, Lisboa,

January 17, 2025

Students in the cooking course at the EHTA in Faro explore the potential of algae in gastronomy

For two days, GreenColab presented the “Algae on the Menu” project, part of Algae Vertical’s SP7, to the students of the Faro School of Hospitality and Tourism. They embarked on a culinary adventure, exploring the vast potential of algae in gastronomy. Guided by our Food Nutrition Leader, Kricelle Deamici, along with the Outreach team, Fátima Pereira and Maria Eduarda Mendes, the

December 14, 2024

The Algae Vertical project was present for another year at AlgaEurope 2024 in Athens, Greece.

At the latest edition of AlgaEurope 2024, Algae Vertical was present with an active and engaging participation! At the event, the latest innovations focused on sustainability were presented, with valuable contributions to the algae and biotechnology sector. Oral and poster presentations on the progress of the projects, bringing scientific and technological insights. Demonstration of products developed to boost sustainable solutions.

October 16, 2024

SP7 | Algae Cooking Workshop: “Algas no Menu”

GreenCoLab, in partnership with Chef Leonel Pereira from Restaurant CheckIn in Faro, continues to develop initiatives under the “Algae on the Menu” project to disseminate SP7 and the SP4b sub-project. On World Algae Day and World Food Day, two more “Algae on the Menu” creative culinary workshops were held with participants from different backgrounds and interests. In this interactive workshop,

September 26, 2024

19th GERLI Lipidomics Meeting | Universidade de Aveiro

From 23 to 26 September 2024, the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM) in Brest hosted the 19th GERLI Lipidomics Meeting, organized by the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IRD, CNRS and IFREMER. The event brought together experts in lipidomics to discuss advances in understanding the structure and function of lipids in aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Subproject 1 was represented

September 6, 2024

SP4 | Innovative Advances in Rheology: Exploring Macroalgae Extracts and Sustainable Food Solutions at IBERHEO 2024

SP4 was present at IBERHEO 2024, the Iberian Rheology Meeting, which took place at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, co-promoter of the Algae Vertical project. Researcher Filipe Vinagre presented the poster ‘Rheology properties of gelled foods based on Atlantic macroalgae extracts’; on the theme ‘Polymer rheology (solutions, gels, solids, melts and composites’, an opportunity to share innovative research into the

September 6, 2024

University of Minho researchers present advances in DNA Barcoding at the International Conference, in Belém, Brazil

The University of Minho, co-promoter of SP1b of the Algae Vertical project, represented by a team of researchers, took part in another edition of the International Conference on the Barcode of Life, which took place in Belém of Pará, Brazil, from 3 to 6 September 2024. The work emphasised the use of advanced DNA analysis techniques to monitor marine macrozoobenthos