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Programme: Schedule

Biotechnology Applications in Food and Health

9:00 AM

Opening Session

  • Opening by Lígia Rodrigues (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho)

  • Welcome remarks

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B+FHE: Biotechnology Applications in Food and Health

Session Moderator: Joana L. Rodrigues

9:00 AM

Opening Session

Keynote Speakers

12:30 AM

  • Lunch Break

Lunch Break

Biotechnology Applications in the Environment

Session Moderator: Sara Silvério

2:00 PM

Keynote Speakers

  • Susana Lopes (Lipor - Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater Porto, Portugal) - Bio-waste in the context of a Circular Economy: trends, management and benefits

  • Héctor Ruiz (Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico) - Biomass processing to improve the activity of the circular bioeconomy in terms of biorefinery concept

  • Paula Pinto (The Navigator Company, Portugal) - Inpactus project: the research programme on innovative products and technologies from Eucalyptus

3:30 PM

  • Break

Break

Key Projects

  • Duarte Torres (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal) - Pulse based foods in nutrition and health promotion

  • Ateequr Rehman (DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., R&D Human Nutrition and Health, Switzerland) - Vitamins for the Gut Microbiome. A future microbiome modulator

  • Lene Lange (LL-BioEconomy, Research and Advisory, Denmark) - Gut-health promoting feed for reduced use of antibiotics & Gourmet flavouring plant-based food by fungal processing

10:40 AM

  • Break

Break

11:00 AM

Key Projects

  • Mariana Doria  (A4F - Algae For Future, Portugal) - MULTI-STR3AM: Microalgae-biorefinery as source of novel foods, nutraceuticals and food additives

  • Adelaide Braga (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal) - FoSynBio: Synthetic biology approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides

  • Cláudia Amorim (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal) - NEWFOOD: Innovative Traditional Pastry - Baking healthier choices

  • Fátima Duarte (CEBAL, Portugal) - Natural sources of sesquiterpene lactones – Cynara cardunculus as case study

12:00 AM

Flash Presentations

  • Ruth Betsabe Cuvas Limón (University Autonomous of Coahuila, Mexico) - Evaluation of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of Aloe vera juice fermented with probiotics

  • Cintia Lacerda Ramos (Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Brazil) - Fermented foods as reservoirs of potential probiotic strains

  • Gabrielle Gautério (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Use of low-cost xylanases to produce xylooligosaccharides with potential prebiotic and antioxidant properties 

  • Beatriz Cardoso (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal) - Prebiotic biosynthesis using cellobiose 2-epimerase produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • João Rainha (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal) - Exploring Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a curcumin producer

  • Márcia Couto (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal) - Alternative enzymes for glycosaminoglycans biosynthetic pathway design

3:45 PM

  • Andréia Santos (Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal) - Lignozymes: Metagenomics approach to unravel the potential of lignocellulosic residues towards the discovery of novel enzymes

  • Diana Z. Sousa (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands) - Syngas fermentation: an alternative route for the production of chemicals from renewable feedstocks

  • Marcelo Henrique Otenio (Embrapa Dairy Cattle, Brazil) - The co-digestion of agro-industrial residues in the production of bioenergy and prospecting for potential biomasses

  • Gonçalo Lourinho (BIOREF - Collaborative Laboratory for Biorefineries, Portugal) - An example of bio-based biorefineries: opportunities for agroindustries

4:45

Flash Presentations

  • José Salgado (University of Vigo, Spain) - Valorization of agro-industrial wastes by solid-state fermentation for aquaculture applications

  • Daniel Gomes (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal) - Bioethanol production from recycled paper sludge with continuous cellulases reutilization

  • Carla Silva (CITEVE, Portugal) - Bio-based fibres and additives for a sustainable textile industry

  • Alcina Pereira (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal) -  Biological treatment of saline oily wastewaters coupled with recovery of valuable products

  • André Ribeiro (CVR - Centre for Waste Valorisation, University of Minho, Portugal) - Electrokinetic Remediation Applied for the Treatment of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils

  • Andreia Salvador (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal) - Waste conversion to methane: lessons from microbial communities

5:30 PM

  • Closing Remarks

Closing Session

  • Opening by Lígia Rodrigues (Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho, Portugal)

  • Welcome remarks

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