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BioProcess Systems Engineering
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Systems Biology and Bioprocess Systems Engineering: Personal Training on the Frontiers of Industrial Biotechnology
Capes/FCT Program with Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brazil (Roberto Giordano)
Reconstrução in silico de redes celulares de Streptococcus pneumoniae e avaliação do seu impacto na virulência
2009 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EBB-EBI/113824/2009
ToMEGIM: Ferramentas Computacionais para a Engenharia Metabólica usando Modelos Integrados de Escala Genómica
2009 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EIA-EIA/115176/2009
Computação Colectiva e Controlo em Sistemas Bioquímicos Complexos
2009 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EIA-CCO/114108/2009
CamCon - Campylobacter control - novel approaches in primary poultry production
Eu Collaborative project, Call FP7-KBBE-2009-3 (Improving Campylobacter control measures in primary production of poultry)
SYNBIOBACTHER - Synthetic biology approaches to engineer "therapeutic" bacteria
2008 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EBB-BIO/102863/2008
HeliSysBio - Molecular Systems Biology Helicobacter pylori
2008 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EBB-EBI/104235/2008
Study of the operation of SBRs for enhanced phosphorous removal and for PHA production by image analysis and multivariable statistical techniques
2008 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EBB-EBI/103147/2008
AshByofactory - Ashbya gossypii: a systems metabolic engineered cell factory
2008 FCT Competition for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains
FCT PTDC/EBB-EBI/101985/2008
Bridging Systems and Synthetic Biology for the development of Improved Microbial Cell Factories
2008 FCT competition for funding in the context of the MIT-Portugal Program in bioengineering
Application of Optimal Experimental Design in the Context of Systems Biology
MIT-Portugal Program, Bio-Engineering focus area project
Development of a user-friendly software platform for the rational design of improved microbial strains.
Dupont European University Support Program
SYSINBIO - Systems Biology as a Driver for Industrial Biotechnology
Coordination and support action (call FP7-KBBE-2007-1)
Design of estimators for monitoring and control of specific growth rate in biotechnological processes.
Portugal-Spain Integrated Actions 2008
Machine Learning Applications in Systems Biology Research
With Prof. Pierre Baldi, from the Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California in Irvine (FLAD/NSF - "Portugal-USA: Parternerships and Research Networks 2006").
SuperETAR - Supervision and Intelligent Control of Wastewater Treatment Plants
SuperETAR - Supervisão e Controlo Inteligente de Estações de Tratamento de Águas Residuais.
FCT POCI/AMB/60141/2004 e PPCDT/AMB/60141/2004
AI-ETAR - Monitoring the Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants by Image Analysis
AI-ETAR - Monitorização do Funcionamento de Estações de Tratamento de Águas Residuais por Técnicas de Análise de Imagem
FCT POCI/AMB/57069/2004
Co-operation with A. Luís Amaral, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança.
recSysBio - A Systems Biology approach for optimization of recombinant fermentation processes
recSysBio - Desenvolvimento de abordagens de Biologia de Sistemas na Optimização de Processos Fermentativos Recombinantes.
FCT POCI/BIO/60139/2004
Co-operation with José Cardoso Menezes, BSEL group at IST-DEQ.
MOBioPro - Nature-based computation in the modelling and optimization of biotechnological processes
MOBioPro-Computação inspirada na natureza para a modelação e optimização de processos biotecnológicos
FCT POSI/EIA/59899/2004
Co-operation with Miguel Rocha, "Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias de Computação" - UMinho.
PHAGEVET-P - Veterinary Phage Therapies as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Poultry Production
EC STREP FP6-2003-Food-2-A:007224
Project under the supervision of Joana Azeredo (Biofilm Group).
External co-operation: Leatherhead Food International, Ltd, Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, University of Bristol - School of Veterinary Science, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Faculdad de Farmácia, State Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms (Moscow)
BIOLIFE: Development of ingredients for functional food: Galactoligosaccharides and Fructo-oligosaccharides
IDEIA Program, Agência de Inovação.
Co-operation with Biotempo and Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança.
Development of Image Analysis Methods to Evaluate Barley / Malt Grain Size
Supported by Unicer – Bebidas de Portugal S.A.
Application of Image Analysis and Molecular Biology Techniques for the Control of Environmental Biotechnology Processes
Supported by the Technical & Scientific Programme GRICES/CONICYT (Chile).
Co-operation with the Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Escola Ingeniería Bioquímica.
Internal co-operation with Madalena Alves (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory).
IMANFISH - Integration of image analysis, FISH techniques and physiological activity to monitor anaerobic digestion processes.
Financial support by FCT (POCTI/BIO/37934/2001).
Project under the supervision of Madalena Alves (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory).
BI-EURAM III: “Industrial Biotechnology”, supported by the ALFA program (European Commission)
Co-operation with Universidade Católica de Valparaíso (Chile), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Universidad Autónoma de México (México)
Image Analysis Characterization of Morphology and Physiology of Microorganisms used in Wastewater Treatment Processes
Supported by the Technical & Scientific Programme (ICCTI / French Embassy).
Co-operation with the "Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique", Nancy (France).
ANEXPERT - Dynamical Studies of an Anaerobic Digestion Process towards the Development of an Intelligent System for Knowledge-based Supervision
Financial support by FCT (PRAXIS/P/CTE/11188/1998).
Projecto under the supervision of Manuel Mota (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory).
Modular Simulation and Integrated Optimization of Industrial Processes
Financial support by FCT (PRAXIS XXI PICT/PMD).
Co-operation with R. Salcedo (FEUP)
PROTEXPRESS: Build of a General Bacterial Genetic Expression System for Production and Purification of Human Recombinant Proteins with Comercial and Terapeutic High-Value
Financial support by "Agência de Inovação".
Co-operation with BioTecnol S.A. and IST.
European Network in Chemical Process Control, Human Capital and Mobility Program - ref. ERBCHRXCT 940672, cooperation with 12 other european laboratories, concluded in 1998.

 

BioPSEg - BioProcess Systems Engineering group

E.C. Ferreira 2005