01/07/2021 - 30/06/2024
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Publications & media coverage
1. Costa V, Luz R, Cordeiro R., Fonseca A, Gonçalves V (2023). Effect of increased CO2 on biomass production and protein content in naturally tolerant microalgae and cyanobacteria from Azorean volcanic environments. 15th International Conference on Culture Collections - Exploiting microbial resources to support social wellbeing. 12-16 June 2023, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. (Poster)
2. Renu Geetha Bai, Salini Chandrasekharan Nair, Liina Joller-Vahter, Timo Kikas (2023). Flue gas treated microalgae Chlorella vulgaris: Biochemical evaluations and development of fish feed supplement. 19th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB) 2023. 31st May – 2nd June 2, 2023, Riga, Latvia. (Poster)
3. Geetha Bai, Renu; Kikas, Timo; Joller-Vahter, Liina (2022). Production of microalgae for fish feed using flue gas as an input. FEBS3+ Conference of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Biochemical Societies. Abstract Book: FEBS3+ Conference of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Biochemical Societies, Tallinn, Estonia. 15 – 17 June 2022. Tallinn: Tallinn University of Technology Press, 91−92.
4. Eurofish Magazine 1/2023, p. 34-35. https://issuu.com/eurofish/docs/eurofish_magazine_1_2023
5. Presentation of the project at Algal Biotechnology – Techniques and Opportinities, EIT Food 08. Dec 2022, https://www.eitfood.eu/education/courses/algae-biotechnology
6. Presentation of the project at Algal Biotechnology – Techniques and Opportinities, EIT Food 11. May 2022, https://www.eitfood.eu/education/courses/algae-biotechnology
7. Pugibet, M. (2022). Microalgas y Cianobacterias de Hábitats de Afluencia de Águas Subterráneas Ricas en CO2. Final Project Report, Bachelor’s in Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada.
8. Algas dos Açores poderão alimentar aquacultura em 2024. Público, March 9, 2022. (https://www.publico.pt/2022/03/09/ciencia/noticia/algas-acores-poderao-alimentar-aquacultura-2024-1998163)
9. Algas dos Açores poderão alimentar aquacultura em 2024. Jornal Açores 9, March 9, 2022. (https://jornalacores9.pt/algas-dos-acores-poderao-alimentar-aquacultura-em-2024/)
10. Microalgas açorianas vão ser a base de suplemento alimentar a testar em salmão de aquacultura na Islândia. Correio dos Açores, 10 de Março de 2022.
11. Algas dos Açores poderão alimentar aquacultura em 2024. Rádio Pico, March 10, 2022. (https://www.radiopico.com/noticia/read/15004/algas-dos-aores-podero-alimentar)
12. Algas dos Açores poderão alimentar aquacultura em 2024. Industria e Ambiente, March 14, 2022. (https://www.industriaeambiente.pt/noticias/algas-acores-poderao-alimentar-aquacultura-2024/)
13. Microalgas dos Açores poderão alimentar aquacultura em 2024. Viver Saudável, March 16, 2022. (https://www.viversaudavel.pt/microalgas-dos-acores-poderao-alimentar-aquacultura-em-2024/)
14. Algas dos Açores poderão alimentar aquacultura em 2024. BioPlatform, April 25, 2022. (https://bioplatform.eu/blog/2022/04/25/algas-dos-acores-poder…tura-em-2024/?doing_wp_cron=1672670513.4625239372253417968750)
15. Public presentation of the Microalgae in IT project- press conference. March 9 2022, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
16. Radio show “90 segundos de Ciência”, Ep. 1431 Vítor Gonçalves – Projeto Microalgae in IT quer otimizar os processos de produção de rações para aquacultura. (https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep-1431-vitor-goncalves/)
17. Facebook publications: 2 in https://www.facebook.com/uac.FCT; 1 in https://www.facebook.com/90SegundosCiencia;
18. Biohackathon, Tartu, Estonia, August 2022 https://www.facebook.com/events/511255407458454
19. Scientists Night Festival, Tartu, Estonia Sept. 2022
20. Garage 48 Food innovation hackathon in Tartu, Estonia January 20203 https://garage48.org/blog/from-bug-ice-cream-to-fungal-fish-filets-the-second-garage48-food-hackathon-took-place-in-january-2023
21. Biohackathon, Tartu, Estonia, Marc 2023 https://www.facebook.com/events/808913676765674?ref=newsfeed