Otimização de Métodos de Extração e Purificação de Toxinas de Cianobactérias: Da Investigação à Produção em Escala

  • State
    ONGOING
  • Name
    Afonso de Menezes Vasconcelos e Silva Pinto
  • Host entity
    Algicel, Biotecnologia e Investigação, SA
  • University awarding the degree
    University of the Azores
  • Email
    [email protected]
  • Science Networks
    Ciência ID: D611-06B6-586B
    Orcid: 0000-0003-4531-142X

Objectives

  1. Select and cultivate cyanobacteria.
  2. Develop and optimize methods for extracting and purifying toxins.
  3. Scale up the production process to industrial levels.
  4. Establish protocols for long-term storage of toxins.

Results & Impact

This PhD project aims to develop an industrial-scale production process for a cyanobacteria toxin, optimizing cultivation, extraction, and purification for high yield and cost-efficiency. The commercial impact is significant—it establishes a scalable biotech supply chain for cyanobacteria, enabling their use as high-value reference standards, bioactive compounds, or raw materials for antifouling agents, biosensors, or pharmaceutical research. By overcoming production bottlenecks, this work creates new market opportunities in blue biotechnology while supporting industries reliant on cyanotoxin-based solutions.

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