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Oficina de I+D OTRI This area of research includes the use of biological processes, living cells, or products derived from organisms or systems intended to obtain and improve useful products for several applications. It develops from a multidisciplinary approach which involves Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Immunology, Physics, Ecology, Agronomy, Biochemistry, Genetics, Virology and others. The wide range of expected applications extends from Medicine, Pharmacy and Food, to sewage treatment or Agriculture, among other uses. In the course of history some biotechnological processes have been discovered and applied, for example, the use of microorganisms helping the fermentation process in alcoholic drinks and bread, or those that help in the development and selection of a variety of vegetables and animals with agricultural or farming interest. Nowadays, according with their common characteristics or utilities, there is a classification system of biotechnological uses in five basic groups identified by a distinctive color code: BIOTECHNOLOGY Red Biotechnology Red Biotechnology refers to that applied in medicine: generation of vaccines and antibiotics, development of new drugs, new methods of diagnosis, regenerative therapies and cure of illness by genetic manipulation. Some remarkable examples are: cellular and gene therapy and drugs based on biological molecules like therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. Research lines at the UVIGO: - VACCINES. - DEVELOPMENT OF THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES. - NEW ORTHOPAEDICAL IMPLANTS IMPROVED WITH BIOACTIVE PARTICLES PROCESED BY LASER. - NEW METALLIC COMPOUNDS WITH BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY. - ANTIMICROBIAL / ANTITUMORAL COMPOUNDS. White Biotechnology White Biotechnology, also called industrial biotechnology. It focuses on efficiently improve the design of processes and products in a way that they either consume less energy or are less polluting, reducing the waste during their production. Some examples are the utilization of microorganisms for chemical products in manufacturing, the design and production of new materials of daily use (like textile or biodegradable plastics), or the development of new sustainable sources of energy (like biofuel). Research lines at the UVIGO: - LIPASE, AMYLASE AND PROTEASE PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL USING THERMOPHILIC LIPASES. - NEW BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR FOOD INDUSTRY. - BIOSENSORS. - BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS - BIOFUELS

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This area of research includes the use of biological processes, living cells, or products derived from organisms or systems intended to obtain and improve useful products for several applications. It develops from a multidisciplinary approach which involves Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Immunology, Physics, Ecology, Agronomy, Biochemistry, Genetics, Virology and others. The wide range of expected applications extends from Medicine, Pharmacy and Food, to sewage treatment or Agriculture, among other uses.

In the course of history some biotechnological processes have been discovered and applied, for example, the use of microorganisms helping the fermentation process in alcoholic drinks and bread, or those that help in the development and selection of a variety of vegetables and animals with agricultural or farming interest.

Nowadays, according with their common characteristics or utilities, there is a classification system of biotechnological uses in five basic groups identified by a distinctive color code:

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Red Biotechnology

Red Biotechnology refers to that applied in medicine: generation of vaccines and antibiotics, development of new drugs, new methods of diagnosis, regenerative therapies and cure of illness by genetic manipulation. Some remarkable examples are: cellular and gene therapy and drugs based on biological molecules like therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.Research lines at the UVIGO:

- VACCINES.- DEVELOPMENT OF THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES.- NEW ORTHOPAEDICAL IMPLANTS IMPROVED WITH BIOACTIVE PARTICLES PROCESED BY

LASER.- NEW METALLIC COMPOUNDS WITH BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY.- ANTIMICROBIAL / ANTITUMORAL COMPOUNDS.

White Biotechnology

White Biotechnology, also called industrial biotechnology. It focuses on e�ciently improve the design of processes and products in a way that they either consume less energy or are less polluting, reducing the waste during their production. Some examples are the utilization of microorganisms for chemical products in manufacturing, the design and production of new materials of daily use (like textile or biodegradable plastics), or the development of new sustainable sources of energy (like biofuel).

Research lines at the UVIGO:

- LIPASE, AMYLASE AND PROTEASE PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL USING THERMOPHILIC LIPASES.

- NEW BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR FOOD INDUSTRY.- BIOSENSORS.- BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS- BIOFUELS

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Green Biotechnology

Green Biotechnology covers the application in agriculture: creation of new vegetable varieties with agricultural and farming interest, production of biopesticides and biofertilizers, in vitro crops and plants cloning. It looks for solutions more respectful with the environment than traditional methods of industrial agriculture.

The most famous example is the obtaining of transgenic plants, which has started with an international social controversy. This kind of technology consists in inserting into the selected plant original genes from another variety or another organism with three objectives:

- The development of resilient vegetable varieties, either able to grow in adverse environmental conditions or resistant to illness or plagues.

- The development of varieties with better nutritional properties (rich in vitamins, for example).

- The use of plants as biofactories to produce substances with biosanitary or medical interest which can be easily purified and isolated for their industrial production.

It is expected that Green Biotechnology will produce more environment-friendly solutions that traditional methods of industrial agriculture, as it avoids external applications of pesticides, and it also can be used as an ecological tool to increase or maintain natural resources like forests.

Research lines at the UVIGO:

- ALLELOPATHY: INTERACTION AMONG PLANT SPECIES. BIOHERBICIDE AND PLANT PROTECTION SEARCH.

- AGROFOOD BIOTECHNOLOGICAL.- PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY.

Blue Biotechnology

Blue Biotechnology, also called marine biotechnology, includes uses related to marine resources. Its development is in an early phase of research however, the expected applications are multiple. Just to mention some of the sectors that will benefit from it: aquaculture, health, cosmetics, agriculture and food.Nowadays the commodities market with marine origin is the most popular, like hydrocolloids and gelificants applied in food, health or purification. Several marker molecules or particles from marine organism origins and with enzymatic activity are frequently applied in research or diagnostic. Besides, biomaterials and agents with regenerative or pharmacological activity with very interesting potential uses are now coming up.Research lines at the UVIGO:- ANALYTICAL PROTEOMICS.- AQUACULTURE AND FISHERY GENETICS.

Gray Biotechnology

Gray Biotechnology covers the direct applications on the environment. They can be divided in two groups of uses:

- Biodiversity maintenance by genetic analysis of populations or species part of ecosystems, as well as their comparison and cataloguing. It also includes cloning techniques for species preservation and the utilization of genome storage technologies.

- Contaminants disposal or bioremediation using microorganisms and vegetable species to clean polluted places by the isolation and the elimination of di�erent substances like hydrocarbon or heavy metals.

Research lines at the UVIGO:

- VERMICOMPOSTING OF ORGANIC WASTES.- BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS.- PHYLOGENOMIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS.- GREEN CHEMISTRY FOR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES.

Other Transversal Research Lines at the UVIGO:- BIOINFORMATIC TOOLS: GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS- BIOSTATISTICS- COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS- BIOENGINEERING- BIOECONOMY

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Marine Genetics Resources Laboratory (XB4)

Researchers PABLO PRESA MARTÍNEZ

ALFONSO PITA BUGALLO

MANUEL NANDE DOMÍNGUEZ

NEDIA R. DELMA MATUSSE

ANGIE M. SANTAFÉ MUÑOZ

JOSÉ A. CUÉLLAR PINZÓN

MARÍA I. RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ

BORJA PUENTE DÍAZ

O�er GENETIC ASSESSMENT IN FISHERIES:

1. GENETIC ASSESSMENT OF FISH STOCKS AND STRATEGIES FOR FISHING SUSTAINABILITY

2. FISHERY FORENSICS: ORIGIN AND AUTHENTICATION OF FISH PRODUCTS. GENETIC TESTING IN FISHERY CONFLICTS

GENETIC ASSESSMENT OF AQUACULTURE STOCKS:

1. GENETIC ASSESSMENT OF CULTURES STOCKS OF MYTILUS, HAKE AND WRECKFISH:GENETIC SELECTION OF BROODSTOCKS

2. IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE GENES FOR ARTIFICIAL SELECTION

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords MARINE GENETIC RESOURCES, FISHERY GENETICS, MOLECULAR MARKERS, GENETIC MANAGEMENT OF STOCKS, AQUACULTURE GENETICS, GENETIC TRACEABILITY, HAKE, WRECK FISH, MUSSEL, LIMPETS.

Contact PABLO PRESA MARTÍNEZ

Phone: +34 986 812 567 / +34 647 343 020

Fax: +34 986 812 567

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE BIOLOXÍA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://masterbiologiamarina.uvigo.es

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Inmunology Research Team (IN1)

Researchers ÁFRICA GONZÁLEZ FERNÁNDEZ

ENCARNACIÓN DE MIGUEL VILLEGAS

JOSÉ MANUEL FARO RIVAS

CARLOS VILLAVERDE TABOADA

SILVIA LORENZO ABALDE

LUIS GUILHERME STARK AROEIRA

ROSANA SIMÓN VÁZQUEZ

O�er

BASIC, CLINICAL AND APPLIED IMMUNOLOGY

VACCINES

DEVELOPMENT OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES: HUMAN THERAPY/CELL IDENTIFICATION

NANOTECHNOLOGY: TOXICITY AND IMMUNOGENITY OF NANOMATERIALS

CELL CULTURE (TUMORAL AND PRIMARY CULTURES)

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES : PCR, RT-PCER, SEQUENCING, TRANSCRIPTOMICS

STUDIES OF PHAGOCYTOSIS ADN ACTIVATION

CYTOTOXICITY ASSAYS (MTT, LDH, EXCELLIGENCE...)

ENDOTOXIN DETECTION IN DIFFERENT SAMPLES

HANDLING OF ANIMALS (RAT,MOUSE): STUDY OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE VACCINES

ELISA: QUANTIFICATION OF CYTOKINES, ANTIBODIES AND OTHER MOLECULES

WESTERN BLOT, DOT BLOT

BIOSENSORS: ELECTROCHEMICAL/LATERAL FLOW

BACTERIAL CULTURES

FLOW CYTOMETRY, CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY

SEM AND TEM MICROSCOPY

HISTOLOGY

SEARCHING OF IMMUNOREGULATORY SUBSTANCES

EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF AUTOIMMUNITY

EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF FIBROSIS

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS, NANOTECHNOLOGY, VACCINES, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES, CELL, AUTOIMMUNITY, FIBROSIS, IMMUNOTHERAPY, WESTERN BLOT, FLOW CITOMETRY, ELISA,DOT BLOT PHAGOCYTOSIS, IMMUNODETECTION, CHROMATOGRAPHY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, CANCER, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY.

Contact ÁFRICA GONZÁLEZ FERNÁNDEZ

Phone: +34 986 812 625 /+34 986 812 626

Fax: +34 986 812 556

E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE BIOLOXÍA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/inmunologia/ http://www.cinbio.es/

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TEAM OF NEW MATERIALS (FA3)

Researchers PÍO MANUEL GONZÁLEZ FERNÁNDEZ

STEFANO CHIUSSI

JULIA SERRA RODRÍGUEZ

MIRIAM LÓPEZ ALVAREZ

O�er MATERIALS:

• PROCESSINGOFBIOCOMPATIBLECOATINGS,DIELECTRICSANDSEMICONDUCTORS

• BIOMATERIALS(BIOMORPHICSILICONCARBIDE,HYDROXYAPATITE,CALCIUMPHOSPHATE,BIOACTIVE GLASS)

• MICROSTRUTUREOFSILICON-GERMANIUMOFLOWCOST

TECHNOLOGIES:

• PROCESSINGOFMATERIALSWITHLASERS

• NEWPHOTONICSOURCESANDINDUSTRIALAPPLICATIONSINTHINFILMS

• LASERABLATIONANDCRYSTALLIZATION

• MATERIALSBIOTESTINGLABORATORY

ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES:

• RAMANAND INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES

• ELLIPSOMETRY

• PROFILOMETRY

• BIOCOMPATIBILITYTESTS

APPLICATIONS:

• ORTHOPEDICS,DENTISTRY,METALLURGY,MICROELECTRONICSANDSEMICONDUCTORS,LASER RESTORATION OF ART OBJECTS

COURSES:

• PHYSICALBASISOFLASERS.TYPES.COMPLEMENTARYINSTRUMENTS.

• BASISOFLASERPROCESSING

• TECHNIQUESFORSURFACEANALYSIS

• BIOMATERIALS:BASISANDAPPLICATIONS

• LASERTECHNIQUESINSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY

• VACUUMTECHNOLOGY

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords METALLURGY, VACUUM, BIOCOMPATIBLE, DENTAL, ELLIPSOMETRY, MICROSTRUCTURE, SCRATCH TEST, SILICON, GERMANIUM, HISTORIC PATRIMONY, LASER, SPECTROSCOPY, NANOSTRUCTURES, DIELECTRICS, BIOMATERIALS, ORTHOPAEDICS, COATINGS, PROFILOMETRY, SEMICONDUCTORS, PHOTONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, MICROELECTRONICS, RESTORATION, MATERIALS.

Contact PÍO MANUEL GONZÁLEZ FERNÁNDEZ

Phone: +34 986 801 927 / +34 986 812 216

Fax: +34 986 814 069

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: ESCOLA DE ENXEÑERÍA INDUSTRIAL (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://www.laser.uvigo.es

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TEAM (QO1)

Researchers ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ DE LERA

ROSANA ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ

LUIS MUÑOZ LÓPEZ

Mª TERESA IGLESIAS RANDULFE

BEATRIZ IGLESIAS ANTELO

MARTA DOMÍNGUEZ SEOANE

BELÉN VAZ ARAÚJO

SUSANA ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ

ADÁN BORJA GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ

JOSE ANTONIO SOUTO SALGADO

PATRICIA GARCÍA DOMÍNGUEZ

RAQUEL PEREIRA CAMESELLE

PAULA LORENZO FERNÁNDEZ

JUAN GABRIEL DENIS VASCONCELLOS

IAGO ALONSO VICENTE

MARTA CASTIÑEIRA REIS

LUCIA GUILLADE ALONSO

JOSÉ MARÍA ESTEBAN GARCÍA

O�er Design and Synthesis of Innovative Medicines:

1. Design, based on the structure of the receptors, and synthesis of agonists and antagonists of nuclear receptors for its use on the treatment of cancer and obesity.

2. Novel epigenetic drugs inspired in the structure of natural products for the treatment of cancer and SNC diseases, such Alzheimer and Parkinson.

3. Diversity-oriented synthesis of natural product libraries with antitumor action.

4. Development of new biosensors based on nanoparticles as high-sensitivity tools for molecular recognition with applications in detection and diagnostics.

5. Structural determination of natural pigments.

6. Synthetic processes in tandem and sequences catalyzed by transition metals.

7. Computational analysis of catalytic processes and concerted reactions.

Services:

1. Structural determination (NMR, MS)

2. Costum synthesis

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS, NMR, ORGANIC SYNTHESIS, MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, SYNTHETIC METHODS, STRUCTURAL DETERMINATIONS, MASS SPECTROMETRY, EPIGENETICS, RETINOIDS, CAROTENOIDS, BIOSENSORS NANOPARTICLES, CATALYSIS.

Contact ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ DE LERA

Phone: +34 986 812 316

Fax: +34 986 818 622

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE QUÍMICA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/delera/

ROSANA ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ

Phone: +34 986 812 289

Fax: +34 986 818 622

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE QUÍMICA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/delera/

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Bioengineering & Chronobiology Labs (SC4)

Researchers RAMÓN CARMELO HERMIDA DOMÍNGUEZ

JOSÉ RAMÓN FERNÁNDEZ BERNÁRDEZ

ARTEMIO MOJÓN OJEA

IGNACIO ALONSO ALONSO

DIANA ELVA AYALA GARCÍA

RITA SOLER MARTÍN

MARIA J. FONTAO FERNÁNDEZ

O�er BIOENGINEERING:

• BIOLOGICALSIGNALPROCESSING

• BIOMEDICALENGINEERING

• APPLICATIONSFORDIAGNOSISANDTREATMENTOFHYPERTENSION

CRONOBIOLOGY AND CHRONOTHERAPY:

• METHODOLOGYFORBIOLOGICALSIGNALANALYSIS

• EPIDEMIOLOGYANDPUBLICHEALTH(EPIDEMIOLOGYOFTRASMITTEDDISEASES,MICROBIOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY, BREAST CANCER, UTERINE CERVIX CANCER, ETC.)

• ENDOCRINOLOGY,OBSTETRICSANDGYNECOLOGY,PHARMACOLOGY

SIGNAL PROCESSING:

• METHODOLOGYFORTIMESERIESANALYSIS

• METHODSFORPREDICTION,CLASSIFICATIONANDDISCRIMINATION

• QUALITYCONTROL,STATISTICALINFERENCE,MODELLINGANDSIMULATION

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION: BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NEONATAL BLOOD PRESSURE

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords PARASITOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CRONOBIOLOGY, CLINICAL ENGINEERING, HYPERTENSION, BLOOD PRESSURE, GYNECOLOGY, QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, MONITORING, PREDICTION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, SIGNALS, HEALTH, CANCER, ENDOCRINOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, INFERENCE, QUALITY CONTROL, BACTERIOLOGY.

Contact RAMÓN CARMELO HERMIDA DOMÍNGUEZ

Phone: +34 986 812 148

Fax: +34 986 812 116

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: E.T.S DE ENXEÑEIROS DE TELECOMUNICACIÓN (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: www.tsc.uvigo.es/bio/bioing

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Team (BB1)

Researchers FRANCISCO JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ BERROCAL

VICENTA SOLEDAD MARTÍNEZ ZORZANO

ALMUDENA FERNÁNDEZ BRIERA

MÁRIA PÁEZ DE LA CADENA TORTOSA

EMILIO GIL MARTÍNEZ

DIANA VALVERDE PÉREZ

O�er DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF TUMORAL MARKERS

SEPARATION, PURIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEINS

PROTEOMIC, ELECTROPHORETIC AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

CELL CULTURE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES

ANALYSIS OF ENZYMES

IDENTIFICATION OF GLUCIDIC ANTIGENS

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY

GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RARE DISEASES

SEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED TO DISEASE FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, PROGRESSION AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT (PHARMACOGENETIC MARKERS)

HT-29 DIFERENCIADAS

HT-29 NO DIFERENCIADAS

MICROSCOPÍA E. DE BARRIDO

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords ANALYSIS OF [GLYCO]PROTEINS, HYSTOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF GLUCIDIC ANTIGENS FOR PROGNOSIS STUDIES, TUMORAL MARKERS, BIOMARKERS, BIOMEDICINE, BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PROTEINS, PROTEOMICS, CANCER, TUMOURS.

Contact FRANCISCO JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ BERROCAL

Phone: +34 986 812 571

Fax: +34 986 812 554

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE BIOLOXÍA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http//:biomarcadoresmoleculares.uvigo.es

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Bioprocess Engineering (EQ3)

Researchers Mª ÁNGELES SANROMÁN BRAGA

DIEGO MOLDES MOREIRA

MARTA PAZOS CURRÁS

Mª ASUNCIÓN LONGO GONZÁLEZ

FRANCISCO JAVIER DEIVE HERVA

O�er NEW ENZYMATIC APPLICATIONS IN THE INDUSTRY

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DEVELOPMENTOFEMERGINGTECHNOLOGIESFORTREATMENT,MANAGEMENTANDENHACENCEMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID INDUSTRY WASTES

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES BY MEANS OF LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

APPLICATIONOFBIOCATALYSTIMMOBILIZATIONTECHNIQUES(ENZYMESANDMICROORGANISMS

PRODUCTIONOFBIOFUELS:BIODIESELANDBIOETHANOL

NEW APPLICATIONS IN TIMBER INDUSTRY

• M • N : ,

GREEN CHEMISTRY FOR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES

• D • B • R

WASTEWATERCHARACTERIZATION(COD,PH,CONDUCTIVITY,SOLIDSCONCENTRATION...

ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING COURSES

• BIOCHEMICALENGINEERING• ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING• APPLIEDBIOCATALYSIS• HEALTHANDSAFETYINCHEMICALINDUSTRY

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords IMMOBILIZATION,TIMBERINDUSTRY,REVALORISATION,BIODEGRADATION,BIOFUELS,BIOCATALYSIS,BIOPROCESSES,BIOREACTORS,SOILDECONTAMINATION,ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT,PROTEINS,ENZYMES,FERMENTATION,INDUSTRIALWASTES,DEPURATION.

Contact Mª ÁNGELES SANROMÁN BRAGA

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BIOCOST (001)

Researchers Mª BEATRIZ GONZÁLEZ SÁNCHEZ

ERNESTO LÓPEZ-VALEIRAS SAMPEDRO

O�er COST CALCULATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS

MANAGEMENT MODELS OF BIOTECNHOLOGY

Keywords COSTS, MANAGEMENT CONTROL, MANAGEMENT OF COMPANIES, BIOINDUSTRY, BIOBANKS.

Contact Mª BEATRIZ GONZÁLEZ SÁNCHEZ

Phone: +34 988 368 712

Fax:+34 988 368 923 E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FACULTADE DE CIENCIAS EMPRESARIAIS E TURISMO (CAMPUS DE OURENSE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/bgonzale/index.php

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webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

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APPLIED PHYSICS TEAM (FA2)

Researchers JOSÉ LUIS LEGIDO SOTO

Mª TERESA PÉREZ IGLESIAS

BEATRIZ ESTÉVEZ DE COMINGES

JOSEFA GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ

MANUEL MARTÍNEZ PIÑEIRO

JAVIER VIJANDE LÓPEZ

SANTIAGO MARTÍNEZ PEREIRA

O�er DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL PROPIERTIES AT A DIFFERENT PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES

• THERMODYNAMICPROPERTIES

• VISCOELASTICPROPERTIES

• DENSITOMETRICPROPERTIES

LIQUID STATE MODELS

EXPERT SYSTEMS:

• FORESTFIRES(RIS INDEX,MANAGEMENTSYSTEMSANDPLANIFICATIONOFRESOURCES

• THERMOPHYSICALPROPERTIESOF:

· BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICANTS (MEASUREMENT AND MODELLING).

· NANOFLUIDS.

· ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS (MEASUREMENT AND MODELLING).

• PELOIDS(MUDSUSEDINTHERMALISM,COSMETICANDTHERAPEUTICALAPLICATIONS .

PHYSICS OF DIELECTRICS:

• DIELECTRICCHARACTERIZATIONINFREQUENCYANDTEMPERATUREDOMAINS,FROMLOW TO MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES.

• THEORETICALMODELSFORPREDICTINGTHEPERMITIVITY.

• RELATIONSBETWEENPERMITIVITYANDOTHERMAGNITUDES.

ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS:

• STUDYOFPHYSICALPROPERTIESOFHIDROCARBON ALCOHOL ETHER

• MIXTURESASALTERNATIVEREFRIGERANTS.

BIO-RELATED APPLICATIONS OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES

COURSES:

• THERMALISM

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords NANOFLUIDS, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, COSMETICS, DENSITOMETRY, DIELECTRICS, ETHER, FOREST FIRES, PELOIDS, PERMITTIVITY, PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS, THERMALISM, THERMODYNAMIC, THERMO-THERAPEUTICS, EXPERT SYSTEMS, MICROWAVES, VISCOELASTICITY, DIELECTRICS, LIQUIDS, SOILS CHARACTERIZATION, FUELS

Contact JOSÉ LUIS LEGIDO SODO

Phone: +34 986 812 294

Fax: +34 986 812 295

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE QUÍMICA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Mº TERESA PÉREZ IGLESIAS

Phone: +34 986 812 296

Fax: +34 986 812 295

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE QUÍMICA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web: http://webs.uvigo.es/magneticmaterials

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Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Simulation in Organic Chemistry (S3)

Researchers MAGDALENA CID FERNÁNDEZ

OLALLA NIETO FAZA

JOSÉ LORENZO ALONSO GÓMEZ

CARLOS SILVA LÓPEZ

ARMANDO NAVARRO VÁZQUEZ

O�er ORGANIC SYNTHESIS:

• SYNTHESISOFALLENOPHANESANDMACROCYCLES

• DESIGNANDSYNTHESISOFNEWBIOACTIVECOMPOUNDS

• CUSTOMDESIGNANDSYNTHESISOFNEWCOMPOUNDSANDMATERIALSWITHCHIROPTICAL PROPERTIES

• DESIGNANDSYNTHESISOFCHEMICALSENSORSBASEDINHOST-GUESTSYSTEMS

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY:

• STUDYOFREACTIONMECHANISMSINORGANIC,INORGANICORBIOLOGICPROCESSES

• STRUCTUREANDPROPERTYPREDICTIONANDSPECTRALPROPERTIES

• MOLECULARMODELINGINHOMOGENEOUS,HETEROGENEOUSANDBIO-CATALYSIS

SERVICES:

• STRUCTURALELUCIDATION:MNR,CIRCULARDICHROISM,CHIROPTICS

• CUSTOMDEVELOPMENTOFSCIENTIFICSOFTWARE(PROCESSING,ANALYSIS,ANDVISUALIZATION)

• STRUCTUREPREDICTIONANDMOLECULARMODELLING

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

webs.uvigo.es/[email protected]

Keywords NMR, BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS, ISOTOPE LABELING, HOST-GUEST, STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION, CIRCULAR DICHROISM, CHIROPTICS, COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR MODELING, CATALYSIS, CHEMICAL SENSORS.

Contact MAGDALENA CID FERNÁNDEZ

Phone: +34 986 813 563 / +34 986 813 721

Fax: +34 986 812 262

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE QUÍMICA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/webqo3/index.html

OLALLA NIETO FAZA

Phone: +34 986 813 563 / +34 986 813 721

Fax: +34 986 812 262

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE QUÍMICA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/webqo3/index.html

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In Vitro Culture and Molecular Biology Plants Team (BV8)

Researchers MANUEL ÁNGEL REY FRAILE

ÓSCAR MARTÍNEZ TRONCOSO

CRISTINA DOMÍNGUEZ CASTRO

LAURA REY ROUCO

Mª VICTORIA GONZÁLEZ

YOLANDA FERRADÁS RIAL

O�er APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES:

- Rapid Clonal Micropropagation of woody species, mainly autochthonous grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars from Galicia and kiwifruit (Actinidia Chinensis Var. Deliciosa)

- Somatic Embryogenesis in autochthonous grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) cultivars from Galicia

- Evaluation of genetic variability (both natural or somaclonal in vitro variation) using DNA molecular markers (microsatelites, AFLP) and flow cytometry (ploidy level determination)

- Plant Genetic Improvement and Genomic Applications through Biotechnological Techniques (in particular, appication of in vitro mutagenesis in embriogenic cultures)

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:

- Plant micropropagation, oriented to plant nurseries

- Plant molecular identification, oriented to plant nurseries, viticulturists, cellars, kiwiculturists, associations and institutions (Denominations of Origin)

- Evaluation of plant genetic variability also oriented to nurseries, viticulturists, cellars, kiwiculturists, associations and institutions (Denominations of Origin)

SERVICES:

- Advice in starting up plant propagation protocols, mainly woody species, using in vitro tissue culture techniques (micropropagation, somatic embryogenesis)

- Plant varietal and clonal identification using molecular methods (microsatelites, AFLP)

- Determination of plant ploidy level variation usig flow cytometry

- Detection of DNA specific sequences (GMO detection, quantitative gene expression), using real-time quantitative PCR.

COURSES (CURRENTLY DISCONTINUED):

- Introduction to real-time quantitative PCR.

- Fundamentals of plant biotechnology.

- Frontiers in plant molecular biology and biotechnology.

- Techniques in plant biotechnology.

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Edificio CACTICampus Universitario36310 VigoEspaña

Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

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Keywords CELLARS, DENOMINATIONS OF ORIGIN (DO), GENETIC IMPROVEMENT, GRAPEWINE, IN VITRO PLANT TISSUE CULTURE, KIWICULTURIST, KIWI FRUIT, MICROPROPAGATION, MOLECULAR MARKERS (MICROSATELLITES AND AFLPs), PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY, PLAN CLONING, PLANT GENETIC TRANSFORMATION, PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PLANT MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION (VARIETAL AND CLONAL), PLANT NURSERIES, SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS, VITICULTURISTS, WOODY SPECIES.

Contact MANUEL ÁNGEL REY FRAILE

Phone: +34 986 812 596 / +34 986 812 036

Fax: +34 986 812 556

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE BIOLOXÍA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)

Web Page: http://webs.uvigo.es/mrey/

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Industrial Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology Team (MB3)

Researchers CARMEN SIEIRO VÁZQUEZ

BELÉN GARCÍA FRAGA

ABIGAIL FERNÁNDEZ DA SILVA

JACOBO LÓPEZ SEIJAS

O�er

ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND TYPING (BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR METHODS) OF NEW MICROORGANISMS OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INTEREST

SELECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NEW MICROORGANISMS (BACTERIA AND YEASTS) OF INTEREST FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES (STARTERS)

SEARCH, CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NEW MICROORGANISMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENZYMES (CHITINASES, PECTINASES, PROTEASES), OF INTEREST FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY (OENOLOGICAL AND DAIRY INDUSTRIES), FOR RECYCLING AND/OR BIOCONVERSIÓN OF RESIDUES (CHITIN, PECTIN) AND WITH ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS

OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESSES FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY. IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES (AROMA, FLAVOUR, COLOUR, TASTE) OF FOOD (PARTICULARLY WINE AND DAIRY PRODUCTS) BY THE USE OF NEW MICROBIAL ENZYMES

SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OR NEW BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, PRODUCED BY MICROORGANISMS, WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

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Tel. 986 812 236Fax 986 812 140

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Keywords MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY, MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, YEASTS, LACTIC ACID BACTERIA, WINE, DAIRY PRODUCTS, AROMA, ENZYMES, CHITINASES, PECTINASES, PROTEASES, ANTIMICROBIALS, STRAINS SELECTION, STRAINS IMPROVEMENT, HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION, OENOLOGICAL INDUSTRY, DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Contact CARMEN SIEIRO VÁZQUEZ

Phone: +34 986 812 639 / +34 647 343 098

Fax: +34 986 812 556

E-mail: [email protected]

Center: FAC. DE BIOLOXÍA (CAMPUS DE VIGO, LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE)