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Projects

  • New-Generation Natural Sweeteners. Innovalley Proof-of-Concep Fund 4th Ed 2025. (1st Jan-31st Dec 2025) Leader: Lígia O. Martins
  • Highlight: InnOValley Proof of Concept Project Fund
  • COMENZE: Computational Enzyme Engineering for New Polymers. Doctoral Network. HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 (2025-2029). https://msca-comenze.eu/ Coordinator: Lígia O. Martins, NOVA (PT)

Kick-off meeting at ITQB-NOVA Oeiras, 2-3 October 2025 devil

Highlight: The COMENZE Doctoral Network has officially kicked off.

Highlight: ITQB NOVA leads project for more sustainable industrial ecosystems

 

  • McGEA: Metalloenzymes and Cells for Green Environmental Alternatives. Staff Exchange: HORIZON-MSCA-SE-2023 (2024-2028). Partner.

  • Biocat4Suschem: Broadening the spectrum of biocatalysts, bioprocesses, and bio-products in industrial biotechnology. FCT 2022.02027.PTDC. (2023-2026) Principal Investigator: Lígia O. Martins
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  • B-LigZymes: Bacterial Enzymes and Bioprocesses for Lignin Valorisation. H2020-MSCA-RISE 2018. (2019-2024) Coordinator: Lígia O Martins 

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  • B-Ligzymes (2019-2024), 180 out of 211 planned secondments were completed, achieving an 85% implementation rate. The project facilitated skills transfer for 40 researchers at different career stages. We collaborated with partners from Argentina, the USA, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Finland, Spain, and Portugal, encompassing universities and companies such as Zymvol Biomodeling, GECCO Biotech and MetGen.

  • Meeting in Siena, Italy, in July 2022 at the Oxizymes Meeting after the COVID. It was just great!!

  • Kick-off Meeting in Brussels, Feb 2019

  • Highlights: Biorefineries for the XXI century

  • Unravel Structure-Function Relationships for Enhanced Biocatalysts. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. EXPL/BIA-BQM/0473/2021. (2022-2023) PI: Patrícia T Borges 

  • SMARTBOX: Selective Modifications of Aromatics through Biocatalytic Oxidations. H2020-BBI-JTO-2018 Project ID 837890 (2019-2023). Partner 

 

  • FITzymes: Iterative Laboratory-Computational Evolution of Bacterial Ligninolytic Enzymes. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. PTDC/BII-BBF/29564/2017 (2018-2021)
  • ORBioelectronics: Oxidoreductase-Based Electrochemical Biosensors and Bioreactors: Rational Design Guided by Biophysical Characterization. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PTDC/BIA-BFS/31026/2017. (2018-2021) PI: Célia Silveira 
  • Biocatalysis for Tackling Lignin Recalcitrance. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, PTDC/BBB-EBB/0122/2014 (2016-2019)
  • Biocatalysis for Tackling Lignin Recalcitrance and Valorisation.“Ciência sem Fronteiras: Bolsa de Pesquisante Visitante Especial” awarded by Lígia O. Martins. Collaboration with Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas and Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos-University of São Paulo, Brazil. (2014-2017)
  • Discovery and Characterization of Ligninolytic Bacterial Enzymes, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, EXP/BBB-BIO/1932/2013 (2014 -2015)
  • Valorization of the Mediterranean Energy Crops Giant Reed and Cardoon by Integrated Bio-Chemical Conversion to Dissolving Grade Pulps, Fuel Ethanol, Xylitol and Lignin-Based Products – a complex LCF biorefinery concept. PTDC/AGR-CFL/103840/2008. PI: Anatoly Shatalov (2010-2013)
  • Enzymatic Degradation and Synthesis of Azo and Anthraquinone Dyes. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, PTDC/BIO/72108/2006 (2007-20011)
  • BIORENEW: White Biotechnology for Added Value Products from Renewable Plant Polymers: Design of Tailor-Made Biocatalysts and New Industrial Processes. European Commission, FP6-2004-NMP-NI-4/026456 (2006-2010) http://www.biorenew.org/

 

  • Expression, Purification, Biochemical and Structural Characterization of a Multicopper Oxidase from Myxococcus xanthus. Acção Integrada Luso-Espanhola, CRUP, E-67/2006 (2006-2007)
  • NanoEngineering of Bacterial Laccases. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, POCTI/BIO/57083/2004 (2005-2008)
  • SOPHIED: Novel Sustainable Processes for the European Colour Industries. European Commission, FP6-NMP2-CT-2004-505899 (2004-08). http://www.sophied.net/

 

Networks

  • eCOLab: Collaborative Laboratory Towards Circular Economy. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Coordinator: João Nunes, BLC3.
  • LIGNOVAL: Valorisation of lignocellulose biomass side streams for sustainable production of chemicals, materials & fuels using low environmental impact technologies. COST Action FP1306. MC member (2014-2018)

  • Biotechnical Functionalization of Natural Polymeric Materials. COST Action 868. MC member. (2006-2010)

 

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