Premium Microalgae Ingredients for Cosmetics, Nutraceuticals, and Aquaculture

Description

PREMIUMALGAE aims to develop new processes for valorising supernatants and biorefinery, resulting in innovative and unique functional ingredients that can be applied efficiently and in a sustainable manner in the nutraceutical, cosmetic and aquaculture industries.
The project envisages the development of:
  • Two new products rich in fucoxanthin (FX) or phycoerythrin (FE);
  • Two new products rich in exopolysaccharides (EPS) or extracellular vesicles (EV).
These bioactive compounds have high functional and commercial potential, promoting new value chains based on microalgae biomass and advanced biorefinery technologies.

ACRONYM
PREMIUMALGAE

REFERENCE
COMPETE2030-FEDER-02185500, ALGARVE-FEDER-02185500

PROGRAM/CALL
SIID – I&D Empresarial – Operações em Copromoção – MPr-2023-7

STATUS
ACTIVE

START/END DATE 
01/10/2025 – 30/09/2028

WEBSITE
N/A

TOTAL BUDGET
€ 1.634.122,72

COLAB BUDGET 
€ 215.284,40

 

LEADER INSTITUTION
NECTON – COMPANHIA PORTUGUESA DE CULTURAS MARINHAS S.A.