ALGAESOLUTIONS
A research project with the object to find solutions to improve growth, induce high value metabolites and detect contaminants to produce novel algal products
Our approaches
The two main objectives of the ALGAESOLUTIONS research project are to develop a) two innovative prototypes to improve the productivity, quality and market value of the algal biomass and b) five algal products with high commercial value: i) AllPhaeo+, a microalgal product enriched in fucoxanthin and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and ii) AllNanno+, a microalgal product enriched in the PUFA eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); iii) Atlantic Nori based, a macroalgal product enriched in phycobiliproteins and PUFA and iv) Conchocelis based, a macroalgal product enriched in mycosporine-like amino acids and phycobiliproteins; and v) CleanCulture, a kit for early detection of algal contaminants for algal producing companies.
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Products ready
for the market
for the market
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Prototypes
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Partners
Two prototypes for algae producers will be developed:
5 g/L
Culture density with LEDsScale
1.0 g/L/d
Biomass productivity with LEDsScale
3x
Higher pigment, amino acids and omega-3 fatty acids contents in biomass with LEDsInduce
Algae-based products
Four High-value Algal products will be developed
AllPhaeo+
AllPhaeo+, a microalgal product enriched in fucoxanthin and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)
AllNanno+
AllNanno+, a microalgal product enriched in the PUFA eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) aiming for the aquaculture feed sector
Atlantic Nori based
Atlantic Nori based, a macroalgal product enriched in phycobiliproteins and PUFA
Conchocelis based
Conchocelis based, a macroalgal product enriched in mycosporine-like amino acids and phycobiliproteins, using the Porphyra microscopic stage
The ALGAESOLUTIONS project consortia
A strong team behind
ALGAESOLUTIONS is promoted by GreenCoLab with the project partners Allmicroalgae S.A. , University of Algarve and Algaplus
Contact us
GreenCoLab – Associação Oceano Verde
Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas Edf. 12 – Gab. H8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal