| Code |
12481
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Biotecnologia
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Entry requirements |
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Mode of delivery |
Classroom teaching
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Work placements |
Not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
The curricular unit allows students to acquire a global perspective on the various aspects of biotechnology and to identify innovative approaches in this field. Thus, students should acquire the following knowledge/skills:
- Apply the concept of biotechnology, relating it to its general objectives of developing products, processes, or services.
- Identify and characterize innovative methodologies designed to optimize each stage of the biotechnological process, enhancing their integration and application on an industrial scale to produce products of interest.
- Study current and innovative examples of the development and/or application of products or technologies in different areas of Biotechnology.
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Syllabus |
- Biotechnological process Innovation: Manipulation and control of metabolic pathways in host systems. Proteomic, metabolomic evaluation. Selective recovery methods. Magnetic particles, ionic liquids. Continuous purification technology, new supports.
- Drug delivery and targeting: Nanometric systems. Drug encapsulation. System functionalization. Passive and active targeting.
- Gene Therapy and Silencing Mechanisms: Gene Therapy Concepts, DNA Vaccines, and RNA Interference Mechanisms. Challenges and Advances in new therapeutic approaches.
- Production of “Bio”Pigments in Microorganisms: New generation of pigments produced by bacteria vs. synthetic dyes. Production of bacterial pigments. Applications in textile, food, and pharmaceutical industries.
- Microalgae Production Processes: Microalgae with > technical and economic potential. Bioeconomy. Production of algal biomass and products extraction for applications in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industries.
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Main Bibliography |
- Woollett, G R. Innovation in Biotechnology: Current and Future States. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2012. 91:17.
- Tuli H.S. et al. Microbial pigments as natural color sources: current trends and future perspectives. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 2015. 52: 4669
- Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Applied Phycology and Biotechnology, 2nd Edition, Amos Richmond and Qiang Hu (Editors), May 2013, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN: 978-0-470-67389-8.
- Scientific articles
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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