Project MACBIOBLUE

The project aims to demonstrate the potential of using algae from discharges and/or algae collected not between tides, for the development of new value-added products (bioactive products with pharmacological application , nutraceuticals, food supplementation and human food and for animal feed, namely fish farming, ecological fertilizers, among others). It includes, in addition to the demonstration of technologies leading to the identification of these biotechnological products and processes that allow their transformation, the transfer of this know-how to companies and entrepreneurs in Macaronesia, including Cape Verde, promoting the creation of new related biotechnology companies to the algae sector.
Include training courses in each of the Regions in Algae Biotechnology aimed at researchers and technicians from Macaronesia (in person, with online dissemination to allow access to a larger community of participants).

The project is part of the strategic priority “The Fisheries and the Sea” of RIS3, designated in chapter MAR1, “Reinforcement of the position of the Azores as an intercontinental platform in the area of ​​knowledge about the oceans”, and MAR3, “Promotion of collaborative relationships and promotion of innovative activities related to the sea”, a clear approach to the use of Blue Biotechnology to increase the competitiveness and economic growth of the RAA, an economy based on the sustainable use of two marine resources.