Topic #5: Cool tools in Microbiotech

Tiago Henriques 1University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra Bacteria Culture Collection, Department of Life Science, Coimbra, Portugal; 2IATV - Instituto do Ambiente Tecnologia e Vida, Coimbra, Portugal tiago.henriques@uc.pt Beatriz Rito3, Diogo Neves Proença1,3 and Paula Vasconcelos Morais1,3 1University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra Bacteria Culture Collection, Department of Life Science, Coimbra, Portugal; 2IATV - Instituto do Ambiente Tecnologia e Vida, Coimbra, Portugal; 3University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal

Juan Dominguez 1Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal, 2ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal juanopablodomin@hotmail.com Juan Dominguez1 2, Ana Pacheco1 2, Maria Peixoto1 2, Ana Mendes1 2, Alexandra Fraga1 2, and Jorge Pedrosa1 2 1Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal, 2ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Pedro Nuno de Sousa Sampaio 1DREAMS-Centre for Interdisciplinary Development and Research on Environment, Applied Management and Space, Faculty of Engineering, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal pedro.sampaio@ulusofona.pt Ana Calheiros; Fernando Duarte; Cecília Calado 1DREAMS-Centre for Interdisciplinary Development and Research on Environment, Applied Management and Space, Faculty of Engineering, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal; 2IPLUSO, Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia, Lisbon, Portugal; 3CIMOSM – Centro de Investigação em Modelação e Optimização de Sistemas Multifuncionais, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

Maria Teresa de Moura Pereira Bento de Carvalho Universidade Católica Portuguesa s-mtmcarvalho@ucp.pt Joana Barbosa1 and Paula Teixeira1 Universidade Católica Portuguesa1

Adelaide Almeida Universidade de Aveiro aalmeida@ua.pt Maria Bartolomeu1, Carlos J. P. Monteiro2, Milton Fontes3, M. Graça P. M. S. Neves2, M. Amparo F. Faustino2, Adelaide Almeida1 1 CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal, 2 LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal, 3 Águas do Centro Litoral (AdCL), 3030-410 Coimbra, Portugal

Mafalda Trovão dos Santos Allmicroalgae Natural Products S.A., Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon,, UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon mafs.8@hotmail.com Ana Barros1, Adriana Machado1, Joana Ribeiro1, Bernardo Carvalho1, Nádia Correia1, Humberto Pedroso1, Maria Soares1, Helena Cardoso1, Joana Silva1, Hugo Pereira4, Filomena Freitas2,3 Allmicroalgae Natural Products S.A., 2Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal; 3UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 4Associação Associação Oceano Verde – Green CoLAB

Lucinda J. Bessa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Almada, Portugal lbessa@egasmoniz.edu.pt Patrícia Coelho1, Iva Fernandes1, Joana Oliveira1, Patrícia Correia1, Paula Araújo1, Ana Rita Pereira1, Paula Gameiro1 1LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Belem Sampaio-Marques Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho mbmarques@med.uminho.pt Hélder R. Pereira1,2, Sandra Paiva3 and Paula Ludovico1,2 1Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, 2ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 3Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho,

Belem Sampaio-Marques Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho mbmarques@med.uminho.pt Beatriz Ferreira1, Maxime Gomez1, Sara Dourado1, Cristina Martins1, Paula Ludovico1 Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057 Portugal and ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Márcia Dias Braz Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro marciabraz96@ua.pt Pedro Costa1, Ana T P C Gomes1, Márcia Braz1, Carla Pereira1, Adelaide Almeida1 Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro1