Grants
MOSTMICRO-ITQB researchers have attracted several international external funding. The latest approved international projects are:
Consortia coordinated by MOSTMICRO-ITQB teams
McGEA Metallo-enzymes and Cells for Green Environmental Alternatives (308 200 EUR, 2024-2028, funded by Marie S. Curie Action Staff Exchange) – Coordinators Smilja Todorovic / Ricardo Louro
COMENZE Computational and Experimental Enzyme Engineering for New Polymers (243 403 EUR, 2025-2029, funded by Marie S. Curie Action Doctoral Network) – Coordinator Lígia Martins
EU-EMBRACES Empowering Minds: Boosting Research in Citizen Engagement and Schools (892 009 EUR, 2024-2025, funded by Marie S. Curie Action European Researchers Night)- Coordinators Renata Ramalho /Ana Sanchez
MPS_NOVA Advanced Microphysiological Systems and Pluripotent Stem Cell Technologies to Unveil Chronic Disease Mechanisms and Host-Microbe Interactions (675 125 EUR, 2024-2027, funded by Horizon Europe Twinning) – Coordinator Sarela Garcia Santamarina
EvaMobs Evolvable and rapidly adaptable monobodies: a broad-spectrum antiviral platform (3 422 981 EUR, 2024-2028, funded by Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health) – Coordinators Cláudio Soares /Diana Lousa
BioPlattar The BioPlaTTAR Platform for the Tailored and Rapid Development of Antiviral Biopharmaceuticals (647 400 EUR, 2022-2025, funded by La Caixa Health) – Coordinators Cláudio Soares /Diana Lousa
Consortia projects in which MOSTMICRO-ITQB teams participate
SHIELD Molecular strategies against viral entry and glycan shielding (618 375 EUR, 2025- , funded by Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health). Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Diana Lousa /Claudio Soares
DxHub Connecting Greek and Portuguese innovation systems to develop a hub for infectious diseases diagnostic solutions at the point of care – tackling cross borders threats (954 375 EUR, 2025-2029 , funded by Horizon Europe Widera programme). Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Pedro Pedrosa
TRAMPOLINe A training programme to promote the industrial adoption of microbial electrochemical technologies (243 403 EUR, 2025-2028, funded by Horizon Europe Marie S. Curie Doctoral Networks) – Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Catarina Paquete
EUTOPIA_HEALTH Empowering Widening universities in EUTOPIA alliance to foster academic excellence in Health (2024- 2027, funded by Horizon Europe Widera - European Excellence Initiative). Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Isabel Rocha
FRONTIERS Fellowship residencies offering science news professionals tools and training for independent and ethical reporting on science (2023-2027, funded by the Horizon Europe ERC Science Journalism call) – responsible at ITQB NOVA: Ana Sanchez
RM-Roadmap Towards a Europe-wide training and networking scheme for research managers Education (2022-2025, funded by Horizon Europe Widera) Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Margarida Trindade
AgriLoop Pushing the frontier of circular agricultural by converting residues into novel economic, social and environmental opportunities (449 594 EUR, 2022-2026, funded by the Horizon Europe Cluster 6). Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Cristina Silva Pereira
ConCor2de Training network on the conversion of CO2 by smart autotrophic biorefineries (237 720 EUR, 2021-2024, funded by Horizon Europe Marie S. Curie Doctoral Networks) – Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Ricardo Louro
REGGAE Researchers for European Green Growth and Education (2021-2024, funded by Marie S. Curie European Researchers Night) – Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Renata Ramalho
ChaoTROPIC Antimicrobial Hybrids for Bacterial Penetration (2024-xxx, funded by La Caixa Health) – Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Mariana G. Pinho
Projects led by MOSTMICRO-ITQB teams
SNAIL High performance hydrophobic suberin nanoparticles for the generation of liquid-air biphasic droplets with application in food and therapeutics (150 000 EUR, 2024-2025, funded by Horizon Europe ERC PoC grant). Coordinator: Cristina Silva Perreira
Revolutionizing Electronic Skin Biobatteries Powered by Collagen-based biomaterials (50 000 EUR, 2024, funded by CaixaImpulse Innovation). Coordinator: Ana Pina
A versatile and cost-effective nanoplatform for pathogens detection (50 000 EUR, 2024, funded by CaixaImpulse Innovation). Coordinator: Mónica Serrano
INTACTBioPack (97 568 EUR, 2024-2027, funded by PRIMA). Coordinator: Cristina Silva Pereira
Green-G A Global Congress on the Future and Realization of Biologically based and Biologically-Derived Information Technologies (59 700 EUR, 2024, funded by the US Agency for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology) Coordinator: Carlos Moreira
Connecting the dots on the transition between hyphal and mycelial-cord fungal morphotypes (2022-2025, funded by the US Agency for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology) Coordinator: Cristina Silva Pereira
CAPSMi Characterization of the diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae-like capsules expressed by other streptococci and impact on pneumococcal diagnosis and epidemiology (20 000 EUR, 2024-2026, funded by ESCMID) Coordinator: Sónia Almeida
Xxxxxx (2022-2024, funded by ESCMID research grants) Coordinator: Carina Valente
Xxxxxx (2022-2023, funded by ESCMID research grants) Coordinator: Helena Veiga
PneumoY4 (371 372 EUR, 2024-2027, funded by Pfizer). Responsible at ITQB NOVA: Raquel Sá Leão
PneumoAd Pneumococcal carriage in Portuguese adults (2021-2022, funded byMSD - Merck Sharp e Dohme Investigator Initiated Studies Program). Coordinator: Raquel Sá Leão
NBB:FAST Nose to brain delivery of bryologs: a potential fast acting stroke treatment (2021-2022, funded by the European Stroke Research Foundation). Coordinator: Rita Ventura
Individual grants
MissingLinks Finding the missing links in the bacterial cell cycle (2 999 625 EUR, 2024-2029, funded by Horizon Europe ERC Advanced grant) – Coordinator: Mariana G. Pinho
Septal_PG_Hydrolases Unravelling the mechanisms for recruitment and activation of septal peptidoglycan hydrolases in Staphylococcus aureus (172 618 EUR, 2024-2026, funded by Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral fellowships) Fellow: Sasmita Panda
COxEnzymes New Carbohydrate Oxidising Enzymes prepared by directed evolution and their application in synthesis of AminoGlycoside derivatives with antibiotic potential and rare sugars (172 618 EUR, 2024-2026, funded by Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral fellowships) Fellow: Elena Potocká
BIOELECTRO-CO2 Bioelectrochemical transformation of CO2 for the synthesis of value-added products (156 778 EUR, 2023-2025, funded by Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral fellowships) Fellow: Khurram Tahir
MTRoute Guiding electron transfer at the microbe-electrode interface: the role of MtrCAB (2023-2025, funded by Horizon Europe ERA fellowship) Fellow: Haris Nalakath
AI-2 Prodrugs Development of new AI-2 prodrugs and chemical probes to study the microbiota of the mammalian gastro-intestinal tract (2022-2024, funded by Horizon Europe ERA fellowship) Fellow: Peter Kis
Doutorado Sanduíche (2024, funded by CAPES, Brazil). Fellow: Caio César Gonçalves Silva
Individual grant (2024, funded by the EUTOPIA PhD Co-tutelle Programme). Coordinator: Ana Pina
EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy (2024 -, funded by EUTOPIA University Alliance). Fellow: Felipe Conzuelo