Current Projects

Project no 6979 - PRODUTECH R3 [Recovery-Resilience-Reindustrialization], funded by PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and by the Next Generation EU Funds, following notice No. 02/C05-i01/2022, Component 5 – Capitalization and Business Innovation - Mobilizing Agendas for Business Innovation (UC Total funding: 576.000 EUR).

PI at UC: M.M. Pereira, Co-PI at UC: Rui Carrilho

July 2022 – December 2025

“CO2PhotoBioPlas-Photosensitive Carbon dioxide-based Polycarbonate Derivatives and Photo-Antimicrobial Polycarbonate-Bioplasticizer Composites”, Projetos Provas de Conceito 2023, promoted by UC Technology Transfer Office (UC Business) and funded by University of Coimbra and Santander Universidades (20.000 EUR).

PI: Rui Carrilho

January 2024 – October 2024

“PhotoBioSyn - Natural-based antibacterial bioplastics: a synergic and sustainable approach for surface photo-decontamination”, winner of Projetos Semente de Investigação Interdisciplinar 2024, in the UC Strategic Area of Natural Resources, Agri-food and Environment, University of Coimbra, Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar (iiiUC) and Santander Universidades (20.000 EUR).

PI: Rafael Aroso

April 2024 – March 2025

Previous Projects

“Preparation of carbon dioxide-based photosensitive polycarbonate biocomposites”, Projetos de Ignição INOVC+ (Ecossistema de Inovação Inteligente), funded by University of Coimbra (5.000 EUR).

PI: Rui Carrilho

May 2023 – October 2023

“EducaPlas - A problemática da poluição por microplásticos e o desenvolvimento de bioplásticos como alternativa de futuro: envolvimento da Ciência e da Sociedade”, call “Educação Ambiental + Transversal + Aberta + Participada 2022” funded by Fundo Ambiental in the scope of National Strategy for Environmental Education (ENEA) (50.000 EUR).

PI: Rui Carrilho

March 2023 – November 2023

“CO2BioFilter - Biofilter for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Valorization: A Sustainable Approach towards Environment, Health and Circular Economy”, Projetos Semente de Investigação Interdisciplinar 2022, in the UC Strategic Area of Climate, Energy and Mobility, by University of Coimbra, Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar (iiiUC) and Santander Universidades (20.000 EUR).

PI: Rui Carrilho

May 2022 – April 2023

“DUALPDI - Synthesis of bimodal molecules for photodynamic inactivation of multidrug-resistant bacteria by dual therapy” (PTDC/QUI-OUT/27996/2017) (234.628 EUR).

PI: M.M. Pereira

2018-2022

“Anchorage of homogeneous gold complexes in solid supports for catalytic applications” (5625-DRI-DAAD-2020/21) Transnational Cooperation Project - Portugal/Germany (4.000 EUR).

PI at UC: M. M. Pereira

2020-2021

“Development of supported binaphthyl-based metal complexes. Cooperative multi-catalytic systems for asymmetric orthogonal Tandem transformations” (PTDC/QUI-QUI/112913/2009) (138.000 EUR).

PI: M. M. Pereira

2010-2014

“Design and Synthesis of a Library of Chiral Hemilabile Ligands and Their Evaluation as Transition Metal Homogeneous Catalysts in Fine Chemistry” (PTDC/QUI/66015/2006) (200.000 EUR).

PI: M. M. Pereira

2008-2009