Acrónimo
Funcionamento OKEANOS - DRCiD

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
11 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Gui Manuel Machado Menezes

Programa de Financiamento
DIREÇÃO REGIONALCIENCIA INVEST.DESENVOLVIMENTO

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
OKEANOS EQUIPAR2+

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
11 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Gui Manuel Machado Menezes

Programa de Financiamento
FCT e Estrutura de Missão "Recuperar Portugal"

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
GBA BASE E PROGRAMÁTICO

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
71 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Rosalina Maria de Almeida Gabriel

Programa de Financiamento
Financiamento Plurianual de Unidades I&D 2025-2029

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
FAITH

Resumo Inglês
The Deep-sea is the largest environment but amongst the least known. Active and inactive vents due to the search of polymetallic minerals are potentially threatened. It is crucial to understand the biodiversity (alpha, beta and functional), the functioning and the role on the deep-sea and the benthopelagic coupling in order to predict potential impacts caused by human activities, and devise strategies to reduce them.

Duração
36 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Maria Ana Almeida Colaço

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
CHAM-BASE

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
59 meses

Entidade Executora
CHAM Açores - Centro de Humanidades

Investigador Responsável
Susana Paula Franco Serpa Silva

Programa de Financiamento
Financiamento Plurianual de Unidades I&D 2025-2029

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
OKEANOS BASE

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
59 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Gui Manuel Machado Menezes

Programa de Financiamento
Financiamento Plurianual de Unidades I&D 2025-2029

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
OKEANOS PROGRAMÁTICO

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
50 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Gui Manuel Machado Menezes

Programa de Financiamento
Financiamento Plurianual de Unidades I&D 2025-2029

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
CUIP

Resumo Inglês
CUIP-UAc Funding for the 2024-2029 Five-Year Period

Duração
59 meses

Entidade Executora
Núcleo do Centro Universitário de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Ana Catarina Macedo Mendonça

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
OKEANOS PRR EQUIPAMENTO

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
17 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Gui Manuel Machado Menezes

Programa de Financiamento
FCT e Estrutura de Missão "Recuperar Portugal"

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
MANTA

Resumo Inglês
The mesopelagic zone, from 200 to 1000 meters depth, is one of the largest and least understood ecosystems, hosting a vast biomass of fish and invertebrates. This "twilight zone" plays a critical role in global carbon cycling and supports a complex food web, including iconic deep-diving predators like blue sharks and sicklefin devil rays. However, this fragile ecosystem faces mounting threats from climate change and increasing pressure for industrial-scale biomass extraction, which could disrupt its ecological balance with cascading effects on ocean health and biodiversity.
The MANTA project aims to fill critical knowledge gaps in mesopelagic ecology by advancing innovative technologies to study predator-prey interactions in this enigmatic zone. Central to this effort is the development and deployment of the MANTA microsonar camera tag, a cutting-edge multisensor biologging platform that builds on the breakthroughs achieved in the INNOVATE and ECOTAG projects. These precursor initiatives are developing the core components for this next-generation tag, including a compact microsonar for prey detection and a low-cost, high-resolution animal-borne camera. MANTA will integrate these components with other advanced sensors, such as bioluminescence detectors and environmental data loggers, to capture fine-scale behavioral data with unprecedented detail.
This novel technology will provide the first high-resolution, in situ observations of mesopelagic prey composition, predator foraging strategies, and their interactions with the physical environment. By deploying this sophisticated tag on key apex predators, the project will uncover the ecological dynamics that link mesopelagic resources to the broader oceanic ecosystem, providing critical insights into the foraging strategies and habitat use of marine megafauna. These unique datasets will reveal previously hidden aspects of the mesopelagic food web, transforming our understanding of this vast, yet largely unknown, ecosystem.
Specifically, the research plan is designed to address two main hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Mesopelagic organisms represent a significant prey resource for deep-diving elasmobranchs, with deep-diving behaviour serving as a critical component of the foraging strategies of both mobulas and sharks. This highlights the fundamental link between the ecology of deep-diving predators and the structure and dynamics of the mesopelagic prey community.
Hypothesis 2: The combined impacts of mesopelagic biomass extraction and ocean warming will significantly alter the abundance, composition, and distribution patterns of the mesopelagic community. Such changes are expected to disrupt predator-prey dynamics and will likely impact global climate regulation.
To fully exploit this data, the project will integrate these findings into the SEAPODYM (Spatial Ecosystem and Population Dynamics Model) framework, a powerful tool for linking physical and biogeochemical ocean processes with biological dynamics. By incorporating high-frequency, in situ predator-prey interaction data, MANTA will enhance SEAPODYM’s ability to simulate mesopelagic prey fields and assess the impacts of climate change and potential biomass extraction. These simulations will provide critical insights for science-driven management strategies aimed at preserving marine biodiversity and ecosystem resilience in the face of rapid environmental change.
Aligned with global conservation priorities, including the UN's 30x30 initiative, MANTA will also address the unique challenges of monitoring vast, remote Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), such as the Azores MPA network, the largest in the North Atlantic.

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Jorge Miguel Rodrigues Fontes

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
STARS

Resumo Inglês
Marine megafauna such as the loggerhead and green turtle serve as valuable sentinel species due to their wide-ranging behavior and sensitivity to environmental change. These species have been proposed as indicators for assessing Good Environmental Status (GES) under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), yet substantial knowledge gaps persist, especially regarding green turtle ecology. To fill these gaps, the project aims to: (1) evaluate sea turtle population connectivity using advanced genomic and analytical methodologies, (2) develop new assessment tools to improve in- water abundance estimation, (3) analyze the role of sea turtles as bioindicators of ecosystem health, and (4) promote knowledge transfer and capacity building. By integrating multidisciplinary approaches, this project will develop dynamic, adaptive conservation strategies and contribute to an integrated biodiversity monitoring framework for the Azores region.

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Frédéric Walter Leonardo Annie Vandeperre

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
PESTDISPLAT_2CAP

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
23 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
David João Horta Lopes

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG MAC 2021- 2027 Capitalização

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
2025 REGENERA-MAC_2CAP

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
23 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação de Tecnologias Agrárias e do Ambiente

Investigador Responsável
Alfredo Emílio Silveira de Borba

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG MAC 2021- 2027 Capitalização

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
INNOVAMOS

Resumo Inglês
COMMON CHALLENGE: The innovation and technology transfer landscape faces the challenge of consolidating an effective symbiosis between universities, research centers, and companies, especially in strategic sectors, to promote open innovation and technology transfer in the region.
OBJECTIVE AND EXPECTED CHANGE: The project seeks to strengthen the innovation ecosystem by reinforcing collaboration and technology transfer between academic and business entities. The goal is for SMEs to collaborate with academia, enabling them to incorporate innovative processes and technologies, boosting their competitiveness and adaptability in the global market.
RESULTS: a. A precise definition of the research areas of the innovation ecosystem aligned with business needs; b. Effective valorization and transfer of knowledge to companies.
TERRITORIAL COOPERATION: Scaling the innovation ecosystem, expanding its insular to regional scope (of the project) to address shared problems, will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the innovation process in the region. ADDED VALUE: This project stands out for its integrative and collaborative approach, placing SMEs at the center. It seeks to maximize the efficiency of open innovation and boost technology transfer by fostering regional cooperation and aligning academic research with business needs.

Duração
11 meses

Entidade Executora
Serviço de Ciência e Tecnologia

Investigador Responsável
Deborah da Cunha Estima

Programa de Financiamento
MAC 2021 - 2027

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
AD4MAC - UAc

Resumo Inglês
In macaronesia there is an important production of animal by-products and derivatives, which are produced as a consequence of livestock activity and related transformation processes. At present, most of these by-products, corresponding to livestock waste, are poorly managed by producers, which has an important environmental impact on the natural environment, affecting biodiversity, soils, groundwater and the atmosphere. Part of these by-products is managed through a temporary exception to European law. It is therefore necessary to find solutions to this situation, which furthermore negatively affects the productive economy of the producers of these by-products. This project aims to find methodologies that allow changing the current dynamics, resulting in better conservation and restoration of the Macaronesian natural environment and reducing the environmental impact of the primary sector, especially in the context of expected climate change.

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação de Tecnologias Agrárias e do Ambiente

Investigador Responsável
Carlos Fernando Mimoso Vouzela

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
AGRO PRR

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
23 meses

Entidade Executora
Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente

Investigador Responsável
Alfredo Emílio Silveira de Borba

Programa de Financiamento
Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
AQUAINVERT - UAc

Resumo Inglês
The project aims to create a Macaronesian platform for the exchange of sustainable aquaculture techniques, consolidated around research in the design, assembly and technical improvement of larval and post larval invertebrate production systems. Target species will be Abalone (Haliotis tuberculata coccinea), limpet (Patella aspera) and hedgehog (Paracentrotus lividus). Different macroalgae production systems will also be tested at the laboratory and pilot scale as they are at the base of the food chain of the above species. It is also intended to test different types of diets and substrates to optimize larval and post larval survival, fixation and growth.

Duração
48 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Eduardo José Louçã Florêncio Isidro

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
NATUR-EXT

Resumo Inglês
The rich biodiversity of the Macaronesian region is well-known. However, its economic, scientific, and industrial exploitation is limited by the lack of scientific and technical support that would allow for its viability and utilization. This encourages the disuse of the region's rich native resources, which have not found a way to overcome this problem. NATUR-EXT was created as a solution to this problem, through the creation of a bioindustrial platform focused on the transformation of biological raw materials. This industrial need requires opting for biotechnological solutions that offer sustainable and respectful growth models; all of this, within a circular economy framework that promotes the development of value chains that promote optimal waste management, the resolution of environmental problems, the restoration and utilization of soils, and so on. All of this, utilizing renewable energy generation systems for self-consumption, creating a closed and sustainable cycle. The platform will cover the various stages that make a product viable; from experimental-scale research to its scaling and transfer to industry.
This goal requires demonstrating to the business sector the potential and necessity of moving from a linear to a circular economy, involving training activities. This training will be extended to third countries, enabling the advancement of a sector that reaches beyond the Macaronesian borders.
OBJECTIVES AND

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Maria do Carmo Roque Lino Felgueiras Barreto

Programa de Financiamento
MAC 2021 - 2027

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
APECHE

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos - Açores

Investigador Responsável
Maria da Anunciação Mateus Ventura

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
CUARENTAGRI - UAc

Resumo Inglês
With the execution of the CUARENTAGRI project, it is intended to recognize the pests that may affect the different regions that make up the study areas (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Senegal), either for imports of vegetables from third countries or because of the new communications existing between the different regions, more and more frequent due to the tourist boom in these areas.

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
David João Horta Lopes

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
EMSO-Azores-Condor

Resumo Inglês
The Azores archipelago is situated at the complex junction of three lithospheric plates and an underlying mantle plume, an area marked by intense seismic and volcanic activity. This region hosts 63 major and nearly 400 minor seamounts, which are biodiversity hotspots critical to fisheries, tourism, and marine ecosystem services. Despite their ecological and economic importance, these seamount ecosystems are vastly underrepresented in long-term ocean observation networks.
EMSO-Azores-Condor is a fixed-point deep-sea observatory planned for deployment at approximately 800 metres depth on the Condor Seamount, one of the few observatories worldwide located on a seamount. Its primary goal is to capture high-resolution, long-term integrated time-series of environmental parameters to study benthopelagic coupling and ecosystem dynamics in this unique deep-sea habitat. The project builds upon the foundations laid by the EEA-funded Condor project, which pioneered the concept of a multidisciplinary observatory for experimental and monitoring purposes, involving a diverse network of regional, national, and international partners.
The observatory will continuously monitor interactions between the biosphere and hydrosphere, spanning the seafloor to the overlying water column, delivering persistent, multi-parameter datasets encompassing both biotic and abiotic variables. This will significantly advance understanding of oceanographic processes and enable comprehensive monitoring of natural and anthropogenic impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. EMSO-Azores-Condor operates in strict accordance with FAIR data principles and international standards to ensure data interoperability and accessibility.
As a key component of EMSO-PT—the Portuguese national infrastructure contributing to EMSO—and complementing other EMSO nodes in Cádiz, Northern Portugal, and Lucky Strike (EMSO-France), EMSO-Azores-Condor is set to become integrated into EMSO-ERIC. This integration will provide high-value open-access data to the global scientific community. Furthermore, as part of the COPERNICUS programme’s deep-sea observation efforts, EMSO-Azores-Condor supports open data policies consistente with GEOSS, fostering collaborative science and evidence-based decision-making for sustainable ocean management.

Duração
12 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Maria Ana Almeida Colaço

Programa de Financiamento
PO Açores 2030

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
PT-OPENSCREEN/CBA

Resumo Inglês
Our project comprises eight interconnected Work Packages (WPs) designed to establish the Azorean node of PT-OPENSCREEN as a fully functional and sustainable platform for chemical biology, bioprospecting, and early-stage drug discovery. Together, they progress from infrastructure setup and repository creation to discovery, AIdriven innovation, R&D, technology transfer, and dissemination - ensuring an integrated, future-oriented development of regional screening capacity within the national network.

Duração
12 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Duarte Nuno Toubarro Tiago

Programa de Financiamento
PO Açores 2030

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
2023 BIOMONI

Resumo Inglês
BIOMONI focuses at monitoring the biodiversity of island plants, plant-arthropods associations and plant-related ecosystem functions. The project aims at mobilizing existing monitoring data, identifying gaps in those data and exiting monitoring efforts, and at developing and harmonizing monitoring schemes for island biodiversity across the oceanic islands of the European Union and beyond:
1) by leveraging historical archives on Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs)11,12 and Essential Ecosystem Services Variables (EESVs)13 and by providing the biodiversity informatics and IT-infrastructure needed to facilitate that. (addresses Theme 3 of the call)
2) by providing optimized and standardized field sampling protocols and tested methods that combine conventional longterm monitoring with modern technology such as environmental DNA. (addresses Theme 1 and 2)
3) by conducting targeted resurveys and establishing a network of new long-term monitoring plots. (addresses Theme 1 and 2)

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
Inv2Mac - UAc

Resumo Inglês
Industrial use of biomass generated by invasive plant species present in Macaronesia, such as sugarcane (Arundo donax L.), cactus (Opuntia), cattail (Pennisetum setaceum), content (Hedychium gardnerianum), ricino (Ricinus communis L.), acacia (Acacia dealbata) and incienso (Pitiosporum undulatum). Structural characterization of different species of plants to study: determination of lignin acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, ash, protein content, further determine the potential bioactive content substances (antioxidants and polyphenolic compounds) in them. Tests to improve plant material properties: Modifications will be made to plant material through chemical treatments to improve its composition and / or digestibility. In vitro digestibility tests of different materials will be performed before and after the treatments applied.

Duração
46 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação de Tecnologias Agrárias e do Ambiente

Investigador Responsável
Alfredo Emílio Silveira de Borba

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
NitroOrganicToSolis - NOTS

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
23 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação de Tecnologias Agrárias e do Ambiente

Investigador Responsável
João da Silva Madruga

Programa de Financiamento
Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
METHLAKE

Resumo Inglês
The main objective of the project is to carry out an integrated analysis of the dissolved gases and the elemental composition at the along the depth in a group of 12 lakes in the Azores, considering the seasonality, which allows the calculation of methane and CO2 emissions in a robust way and the discrimination between the origins of the gases. To achieve the objectives of the project, the workflow is organized into five tasks. Task 1 intends to carry out a characterization geomorphology, volcanology and hydrology of the lakes to be studied. Tasks 2 and 3 comprise sampling and analytical work, including the determination of the dissolved gas content of water and the elemental composition, as well as the tools application. The focus of task 4 is the characterization of microbial communities in water and sediments background. Finally, task 5 promotes the integration of data collected in previous tasks and a description complete quantification of the associated geochemical and microbial processes.

Duração
17 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos

Investigador Responsável
José Virgílio de Matos Figueira Cruz

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
INT-UAc

Resumo Inglês
The UAc as a beneficiary partner of the FORWARD project - Fostering Research Excellence in EU Outermost Regions financed by Horizon 2020, intends with this operation to facilitate the integration of researchers in relevant national and European R&D organizations, commissions and thematic networks; Enhance the capacity of AUc researchers to participate in European and international projects; Contribute to the elaboration of the joint strategy foreseen in the scope of the FORWARD project.

Duração
23 meses

Entidade Executora
Ciência e Tecnologia

Investigador Responsável
Maria Gabriela Pereira da Silva Queiroz

Programa de Financiamento
PO AÇORES 2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
LFA

Resumo Inglês
Living the Futury Academy

Duração
53 meses

Entidade Executora
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Investigador Responsável
Maria Manuela Medeiros Lima

Programa de Financiamento
Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
CLIRAQUA

Resumo Inglês
To strengthen the climate resilience and sustainability of aquaculture in the Atlantic Area, this project adopts an integrated approach that combines technological innovation, ecosystem preservation, and inclusive governance.
The iniciative focuses on developing advanced tools and methodologies to adapt aquaculture systems to the challenges of climate change, while promoting biodiversity conservation and empowering local stakeholders.
This will involve utilizing cutting-edge-technologies, such as climate monitoring platforms and predictive modeling tools, alongside adaptive management practices that prioritize environmental sustainsabillity and social equity. By addressing climate-related vulnerabilities and fostering resilient ecosystems, the project aims to safeguard coastal and marine habitats, enhance aquaculture productivity, and provide tangible benefits to local communities across the Atlantic Area.

Duração
29 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos - Açores

Investigador Responsável
Ana Cristina Matos Ricardo Costa

Programa de Financiamento
ATLANTIC AREA

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
REBECA-CCT _ UAc

Resumo Inglês
During a project execution REBECA melhoraram-se as infestruturas cientificas da Região Macaronésica e potenciou-se to scientific excellence two Research Centers involved no project. Aperfeiçoaram-se as cultivation techniques and production of microalgae biomass, and prototyping of products with potential for serem marketed in the cosmetic, agricultural industry, etc. Estabeleceram-se ainda colaborações com companies do setor. It becomes important to deepen or develop links and synergies between companies through dissemination and dissemination of two scientific results obtained and technologies developed not projected REBECA. It is equally important to consolidate the new cultivation collections raised by Açores, Madeira and Cape Verde. On the other hand, apos or first contact with the members of Mauritânia and its needs, I do not propose REBECA-CCT to proceed to the laboratory and adequacy of a laboratory for or isolating and cultivating microalgae in Mauritânia

Duração
50 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos - Açores

Investigador Responsável
Vítor Manuel Costa Gonçalves

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
2023 VERTICAL ALGAS

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Duarte Nuno Toubarro Tiago

Programa de Financiamento
Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
Okeanos 2020 - Base

Resumo Inglês
Operation of the Okeanos Center

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
João Manuel dos Anjos Gonçalves

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
SIA2

Resumo Inglês
Seriola Innovative Atlantic Aquaculture ? SIA2

Duração
16 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
José Manuel Viegas de Oliveira Neto Azevedo

Programa de Financiamento
MAR2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
PERVEMAC II - UAc

Resumo Inglês
Sustainable agriculture and food safety in Macaronesia: Investigating the benefits and risks of consuming plant products for consumer health and developing hazard minimization strategies.

Duração
59 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
David João Horta Lopes

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
MACBIOPEST - UAc

Resumo Inglês
The project aims to study Macaronesia's botanical resources for more potent, selective and environmentally friendly biopesticides. The project begins with a series of interviews with farmers about the traditional use of Macaronesian plants for this purpose (we already have some work done in the Azores, but more about medicinal uses). Based on this information and complementary scientific data, a selection, collection and cultivation of the most interesting Macaronesian plants for the control of agricultural and forest pests will be made. This is followed by the extraction, optimization and characterization of the most effective and selective extracts, including a battery of experiments on pests that are thought to most affect the economy of the three Regions. It also includes workshops for farmers and other stakeholders to apply the results obtained.
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Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Maria do Carmo Roque Lino Felgueiras Barreto

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
Macflor2 - UAc

Resumo Inglês
The Atlas Reproductive Biology of the Macaronesian Flora will be directed to the investigation of the two great "pillars" of that botanical discipline: sexual systems (SS) and self-incompatibility systems (SI) in Macaronesian island taxa, where studies have not done more to start (MACFLOR project, ongoing). This research is based on reproductive models for the detection of population reproductive success (viable seeds and vigorous progeny) and / or potential reproductive failure due to the disappearance of certain individuals susceptible to produce fertile crosses. The project is of great interest for the Conservation because it will generate effective recovery strategies. Macflor2 will contribute to the knowledge of reproductive systems in unexplored species by providing new data for the detection of possible reproductive failures as one of the threat risks of macaronesic endemics, data that will be incorporated into the Atlas files.

Duração
49 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos - Açores

Investigador Responsável
Mónica Maria Tavares de Moura

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
ASOA

Resumo Inglês
ASOA-Azorean Smart Oceanic Aquaculture

Duração
16 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
José Manuel Viegas de Oliveira Neto Azevedo

Programa de Financiamento
MAR2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
New-Seriola

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
18 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
José Manuel Viegas de Oliveira Neto Azevedo

Programa de Financiamento
MAR2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
MIMAR+ - UAc

Resumo Inglês
As it has been verified with the execution of the MIMAR project, several scientific studies have shown an accelerated process of tropicalization of the marine biota in the macaronesian area, correlated with the increase in the sea surface temperature. This has favored the arrival of species from tropical areas and the natural expansion of their distribution. In this way, new species populate the marine habitats, being able to modify the ecosystems and affecting the uses and activities of the coast, and human health. These agencies arrive by their own means or favored by maritime transport. To conserve biodiversity and protect the health of the inhabitants of the region, it is necessary to know and measure the changes that are occurring in the most important habitats, identifying new threats to health and human activities with the execution of the MIMAR project, now it is necessary to deepen early detection and acting

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Grupo de Biodiversidade dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Ana Isabel de Melo Azevedo Neto

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
MIRA

Resumo Inglês
This proposal aims to strengthen the Azores’ capacity to develop mission-oriented innovation policies, aligned with the RIS3 Azores 2022–2027 and the European Missions.
The project will transform regional challenges -environmental, economic, and social - into opportunities for collaborative innovation, mobilizing academia, businesses, government, and civil society in an integrated, results-oriented approach.
Coordinated by the University of the Azores, in partnership with Nonagon, Terinov, and INOVA, the consortium will implement two key actions: WP2, which will define priority regional missions through participatory processes based on the ethodologies of the Joint Research Centre and Mariana Mazzucato; and WP3, which will map research and innovation supply and emand, creating the first Catalogue that will be available in digital format, connecting regional research with the needs of the productive sector.
The project will directly contribute to the sustainable and competitive development of the Azores, promoting the valorization of knowledge, the link between science and the economy, and the construction of a more cohesive, collaborative, and impact-oriented regional innovation ecosystem.

Duração
17 meses

Entidade Executora
Incubadora de Empresas de Base Tecnológica

Investigador Responsável
Artur José Freire Gil

Programa de Financiamento
PO Açores 2030

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
MITIMAC - UAc

Resumo Inglês
MITIMAC's scope of action is based on analyzing the interactions between Climate Change-Water-Energy-Food. The main trustees of this project are the public research organizations, as well as the technological centers, government bodies and other entities related to the sector. Among the main actions to be carried out are, among others, the promotion of research and innovation in sustainable energies, energy efficiency and their integration in the water cycle; intending to opmizar the integral water cycle, in all its stages from the energetic point of view. One of the main expected results is not only the improvement of the cycle from the energy point of view, but the development of a low-carbon economy and obtaining a comprehensive Zero-Net Carbon cycle.

Duração
37 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação de Tecnologias Agrárias e do Ambiente

Investigador Responsável
Sílvia Alexandra Bettencourt de Sousa de Quadros

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
MarAZ

Resumo Inglês
The main objective of this action is focused on the consolidation of the lines of research that are structuring for Okeanos-UAc and that contributed to reach the level of excellence recently reached, and that are simultaneously strategic areas for the UAc and for the Region. This consolidation will be achieved through the hiring of 10 researchers, with skills at the level of Assistant Researcher career, with a proven profile and experience in the priority scientific areas, with high quality scientific production and demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the Azores marine ecosystems, as well as regional, national and European public policies in this field.

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Gui Manuel Machado Menezes

Programa de Financiamento
PO AÇORES 2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Valor FEDER
1.685.380,26 euros

Acrónimo
Okeanos 2020 - Programático

Resumo Inglês
Operation of the Okeanos Center

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
João Manuel dos Anjos Gonçalves

Programa de Financiamento
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
eWHALE

Resumo Inglês
The biodiversity in the earth’s oceans is under acute pressure from natural and anthropogenic threats and marine ecosystems already exhibit high rates of biodiversity change. The sheer vastness and inaccessibility of most marine habitats challenge monitoring efforts and the creaƟon of high-resoluƟon long-term biodiversity datasets necessary to guide policymakers. On top of that, societal support for the protecƟon of marine biodiversity is key for the implementaƟon of bold conservaƟon strategies. However, most marine taxa are not in the public spotlight and remain hidden beneath the ocean surface. The eWHALE project will meet the above challenges, unite researchers, industry partners and the public across Europe, and implement stakeholder-driven marine biodiversity protecƟon by combining environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling with whale watching and ciƟzen science. As such, this project will provide a much-needed proof of concept for ocean-wide parƟcipatory biomonitoring.

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Mónica Cristina Farias Cordeiro

Programa de Financiamento
Fundo Regional de Ciência e Tecnologia

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Ficha

Acrónimo
ACUICONETA

Resumo Inglês
The ACUICONECTA project brings together the main actors in the aquaculture research ecosystem of the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira in a cooperation network with African countries on the Atlantic coast in the search for solutions to common challenges such as the generation and distribution of quality food, the improvement of processes for productive and resilient aquaculture and the promotion of a sustainable socio-economic transition. ACUICONECTA prioritizes applied research in aquaculture responding to the real needs of the market; therefore, it aims to capitalize on previous experiences and results to develop solutions with high technological maturity. The validation of results in relevant environments and the transfer of knowledge to the private sector are transversal objectives that act as drivers for research activities. The project aims to create a synergistic, stable and lasting scientific-technological hub that exchanges knowledge with neighboring countries and coordinates with other actors in the aquaculture sector in Macaronesia for the organic growth of the sector, favoring the connection between research, industry, institutions and society. The planned actions promote the joint use of equipment, technologies and services by research centers and companies in the sector, as well as the implementation of spaces dedicated to the development of experimental activities in aquaculture

Duração
62 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos

Investigador Responsável
Mirko De Girolamo

Programa de Financiamento
MAC 2021 - 2027

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
DIGITAL SUL + ILHAS

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Ciência, Inovação e Transferência de Conhecimento

Investigador Responsável
Francisco Cipriano da Cunha Martins

Programa de Financiamento
Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
CALYPSO

Resumo Inglês
CALYPSO aims to strengthen and improve the networking of its partners, collaborators, and stakeholders by expanding the supply of quality genetic resources and developing bioprocesses aimed at increasing the production, consumption, and sustainable use of algae and algae-based products obtained from renewable raw materials or industrial byproducts. This will promote the diversification of the Region's business network and help achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal and the transition to a blue, circular, and carbon-neutral Region. The biotechnology activity of this Project will focus on the production of algal polysaccharides for application in the agri-food, biomaterials, environmental, aquaculture, and biomedical sectors.

Duração
62 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos - Açores

Investigador Responsável
Vítor Manuel Costa Gonçalves

Programa de Financiamento
MAC 2021 - 2027

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
ATLIC

Resumo Inglês
The INNOBLUE YOUTH COMMUNITY project aims to achieve the following objectives:
Increasing capacity and competitiveness among young people, public education institutions, SMEs and citizens involved in the collaborative blue economy ecosystem, building a transnational community of knowledge and innovation, including market-oriented training. strengthening of the AA Youth Innoblue Community through the creation of a transnational AA Blue Cluster open to all project stakeholders. At the same time that it is intended to promote, it promotes a virtual networking space for young people, with the aim of creating new communities

Duração
35 meses

Entidade Executora
Incubadora de Empresas de Base Tecnológica

Investigador Responsável
Artur José Freire Gil

Programa de Financiamento
ATLANTIC AREA

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
PRISMAC

Resumo Inglês
The sustainable development of outermost regions, where adverse meteorological factors, whether or not exacerbated by climate change, are the cause of environmental imbalances in ecosystems and natural disasters, requires a set of sophisticated analyses of the surrounding processes for their understanding, analysis and mitigation. The geomorphological evolution of volcanic islands is shaped by geomorphological processes, namely landslides, which represent a serious constraint on human activity and ecosystems. In addition, they constitute a considerable source of risk to people and property, so it is crucial to strengthen their knowledge and increase resilience and adaptability to this climate-related risk. The main objective of PRISMAC is to analyse, mitigate and manage natural risks, in particular the risk of landslides, exacerbated by climate change. The project aims to develop and harmonise methodologies for analysing the susceptibility and risk of landslides, with a view to identifying risk areas for the development of monitoring, warning and alarm systems for landslides, at local and regional scales, for each region. The project also aims to disseminate knowledge among the partners involved, train the entities involved in responding to disaster situations and improve the mitigation of the risk of landslides.

Duração
62 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos

Investigador Responsável
Rui Tiago Fernandes Marques

Programa de Financiamento
MAC 2021 - 2027

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
MICROCLI-MAC

Resumo Inglês
MICROCLI-MAC perfeccionará el sistema de información y alertas de clima extremo en Canarias, Madeira, Azores, Cabo Verde, Senegal, Ghana y ST y P., mediante la gestión inteligente de microclimas para asistir la toma de decisiones de residentes, empresas, turistas y del sistema sanitario. Todos los territorios tienen elevada variabilidad climática, que sumado a la influencia del clima sahariano aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades y envejecimiento de la población empeorando su vulnerabilidad. El cambio climático exacerba esta variabilidad e imprevisibilidad. Como hito se propone una aplicación microclimas que integra proyecciones meteorológicas y la oferta recreativa/deportiva por microzonas, combinado con demandas fisiológicas. El propósito es ayudar a residentes, turistas, grupos vulnerables y empresas a adaptar sus actividades en el territorio, mejorar la atención de urgencias y patologías asociadas, y el sistema de alertas para mayor seguridad y resiliencia de la población. Su amigabilidad y uso se garantiza con un riguroso diseño participativo con expertos en ciencia del deporte, turismo, meteorología, medicina, tecnología y los propios usuarios finales, la experimentación apoyada en la neurociencia y el pilotaje. La cooperación territorial es fundamental para abordar desafíos comunes del cambio climático y capitalizar iniciativas previas. Para la visibilidad y uso masivo el nuevo servicio se aloja en los sistemas de información territorial ó turística regionales

Duração
62 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Estudos de Economia Aplicada do Atlântico - Açores

Investigador Responsável
Tomás Lopes Cavalheiro Ponce Dentinho

Programa de Financiamento
MAC 2021 - 2027

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
INNOV2CARE

Resumo Inglês
Informação não disponível.

Duração
23 meses

Entidade Executora
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Investigador Responsável
Maria Manuela Medeiros Lima

Programa de Financiamento
Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
VERCOCHAR - UAc

Resumo Inglês
The potential of incorporating local organic residues transformed through simple methodologies based on biological (compost and vermicompost) and physical (biochar) processes to improve their physicochemical and biological properties and facilitate the regeneration of the soil will be evaluated in agricultural and forestry soils. same. To this end, the organic waste available in each area will be defined and analyzed, the processed products obtained and their effect on the properties of the soils will be characterized, mainly in their capacity for water retention and carbon sequestration, in addition to assessing their capacity for the regeneration of degraded and contaminated soils (previously identified). Innovative techniques will also be developed that take advantage of local plant residues to favor reforestation. All these actions will be combined with awareness campaigns and training in local populations on soil conservation and regeneration strategies.

Duração
51 meses

Entidade Executora
Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores

Investigador Responsável
Paulo Ferreira Mendes Monjardino

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc

Acrónimo
VOLRISKMAC - UAc

Resumo Inglês
The main objective of the VOLRISKMAC project is to strengthen the capacities for monitoring volcanic activity, in order to improve the early warning system against volcanic eruptions and seismovolcanic crises, as well as the management of volcanic crises in Macaronesia.

Duração
47 meses

Entidade Executora
Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos

Investigador Responsável
Maria Gabriela Pereira da Silva Queiroz

Programa de Financiamento
INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020

Entidade Gestora
UAc