REVALGAE
Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems and Valorisation of Invasive Algae and Salt-Tolerant Plants
Priority
Blue and Green environment
Blue and Green environment
Total budget
2,06 M€
2,06 M€
ERDF funding
1,55 M€
1,55 M€
Lead partner
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Faculty of Veterinary Science - Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology ) (Galicia, Spain)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Faculty of Veterinary Science - Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology ) (Galicia, Spain)
Duration
01.01.2026 — 30.06.2028
01.01.2026 — 30.06.2028
Summary
REVALGAE challenges the multilevel problems caused by the spread of invasive algae and salt-tolerant plants in the Atlantic Region. To transform this problem into an opportunity, the partnership will develop harvesting procedures and biomass valorisation routes that preserve biodiversity and marine ecosystems and foster economic growth in the regions covered by the project.
The REVALGAE Pilots will identify areas requiring urgent action, and scalable and replicable biomass harvesting and ecosystem restoration procedures will be tested. The collected biomass will be valorised to obtain new bioactive compounds, helping to turn the invasive species problem into new opportunities to strengthen the Atlantic Area’s value chains.
To achieve this, REVALGAE brings together a multidisciplinary team, working in collaboration with Quadruple Helix actors, that combines expertise in environmental preservation, chemical compound development, industry, and policy engagement to transform invasive species into high-value resources.
The REVALGAE Pilots will identify areas requiring urgent action, and scalable and replicable biomass harvesting and ecosystem restoration procedures will be tested. The collected biomass will be valorised to obtain new bioactive compounds, helping to turn the invasive species problem into new opportunities to strengthen the Atlantic Area’s value chains.
To achieve this, REVALGAE brings together a multidisciplinary team, working in collaboration with Quadruple Helix actors, that combines expertise in environmental preservation, chemical compound development, industry, and policy engagement to transform invasive species into high-value resources.
Partners:
- University of Galway (School of Biological and Chemical Sciences) (Northern and Western, Ireland)
- Centro de Ciências do Mar Algarve (Marine Microbial Ecology & Technology) (Algarve, Portugal)
- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Unité Toxicologie des contaminants) (Bretagne, France)
- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (Department of Chemistry - LAQV REQUIMTE) (Lisboa, Portugal)
- INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS, S.A. (Departamento de Biotecnología) (Islas Canarias, Spain)
Associated partners:
- CEA (DMTS/SIMoS) (Other, France)
- DEPUTACIÓN PROVINCIAL DE PONTEVEDRA (Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro) (Galicia, Spain)
- Ayuntamiento de las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias, Spain)
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