Ongoing projects

2026 – 2027

mitoSKIN 2.0 - Prova de Eficácia de Antioxidante Dirigido à Mitocôndria Inovador na Redução de Marcadores de Envelhecimento

Call: CENTRO2030-2024-59 - SACCCT – Projetos de Provas de Conceito (Individuais e Copromoção)

Funding entity: CCDRC and European Commission

Total funding: 119.974,55€

Participation: Team member

2024 – 2027

I3-4-SEAWEED: Interregional innovation investments for the piloting, demonstration and scale-up of innovative seaweed/algae-based solutions and ecosystem building

Call: I3-2023-INV1 (Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1); Topic: I3-2023-INV1; Action: I3-PJG

Funding entity: European Commission

Total Funding: 8.999.003,88€

Participation: Co-PI

2023 – 2026 

EOs4Keratitis: From bedside to bench and back again: the role of essential oils as potential treatment of fungal keratitis

Call: Secção de Investigação Clínica

Funding entity: Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia

Participation: Team member

2023 – 2028 

PAS GRAS - De-risking metabolic, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in children, adolescents and young adults

Call: Staying healthy — HORIZON-HLTH-2022-STAYHLTH-01-05-two-stage

Funding entity: European Commission

Total Funding: 9.839.921,25€

Participation: Team member 

2023 – 2026

AlBread: Plantas aromáticas do Alentejo, probióticos e farinha de bolota no desenvolvimento de pão funcional (PD23-00025)

Call: La Caixa Programa Promove

Funding entity: BPI e Fundação La Caixa

Total funding: 310.160,78€

Participation: Team member

2025 – 2028

BLOOM: synergistic strategies for cell tissue and hydroponic cultivation of glucosinolate- enriched Brassicas towards innovative pasta solutions

Call: MPr-2023-12 - SACCCT - Projetos de IC&DT

Funding entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Total funding: 243.648,00€

Participation: Co-PI