Our Programme

• Sara Silvério (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal) 

​B3iS - Biodiversity and Bioprospecting of Biosurfactants in Saline Environments

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• André Antunes (Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macau, China) 

​Take it with a Grain of Salt: The Challenges and Opportunities of Exploring Microbial Life under High Salinity

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• Joana Gomes (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal)

Discovery of Green Surfactants through Culture-Dependent and Metagenomic Strategies 

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• Joana Sousa (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal) 

From Salt to Sugar: Discovering Carbohydrate-Degrading Enzymes in Saline Environments

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• Ricardo Franco-Duarte (Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho, Portugal)

Bioinformatics in Metagenomics: From Raw Data to Insights 

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• Alexandre Monteiro (Physics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities, University of Minho, Portugal)

 The Use of Imaging and Computational Methodologies for Screening Analysis​​

10:40 AM

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Lectures

• ​​Ana Pereira (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal)

 Surfing the Salt: Validation and Characterization of Promising Biosurfactants

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• ​​​João Rainha (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal)

Exploring the Potential of Wastes and Agro-industrial By-products for Sustainable Rhamnolipid Production using Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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• Renata Oliveira (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal)

Biosurfactants and Lipid Bioproducts: Treatment and Valorization of Oilfield Produced Water with Alcanivorax borkumensis

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• Carla Silva (CITEVE, Portugal)

Bioeconomy in Textile Industry - Challenges and Opportunities

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• Jorge Pereira (Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability, University of Coimbra, Portugal)

Greener Solvents and Their Use in the Development of Integrative Platforms for Biosurfactant Recovery

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• Sueli Rodrigues (Department of Food Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil)

Production of Biosurfactant with Aureobasidium thailandense Isolated from the Cashew-peduncle (Anacardium accidentale L.)

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• Xanel Vecino (Chemical Engineering Department, University of Vigo, Spain)

Membrane Technology for Biosurfactant Recovery: Innovations and Applications

• Closing Remarks by Lígia Rodrigues (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal)