Composition comprising isolated cutin polymer and/or cutin oligomers for use in prevention or treatment of plant disease, and a method for prevention or treatment of plant disease, comprising contacting the aerial parts of a plant, particularly leaves and fruit of a plant, with a composition comprising a cutin product consisting of isolated cutin polymer and/or an oligomeric hydrolyzation product of a cutin polymer. (more…)

Rational design of an engineered alcohol dehydrogenase towards C6 or higher alcohols. (more…)

The invention herein proposed provides an alternative to the current gold standard used, DMSO, which is toxic and compromises cell viability after thawing. Furthermore, it allows cell preservation at higher temperatures. (more…)

A mosquito diet similar to blood that frees research and control of vector-borne diseases like malaria of financial and ethical constraints. (more…)

Actinomycetes targeted from marine sediments collected off Madeira Archipelago, located at the unexplored Macaronesia Atlantic ecoregion. (more…)

A new method to produce a chemical compound named  9-Thiabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-2,6-dione in a one-pot process was invented. (more…)

A Pneumocystis jirovecii recombinant synthetic antigen and an ELISA for detection of anti-P. jirovecii antibodies, were developed for the serodiagnosis of severe interstitial pneumonia (more…)

The Smart Fishing project was designed to make face to safety and sustainability issues in artisanal fishing through the community-based development of an Integrated Technological Solution. (more…)