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Agricultural and biotechnological developments in Portugal

Overview

Scientific and industrial initiatives are expanding in Portugal, focusing on livestock management and biotechnology. In the Alentejo region, experts scheduled a technical session at the National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research to address extensive livestock farming, biosecurity measures, and animal welfare.

In the Portalegre district, new projects are advancing research and manufacturing. The ZOA-NET project, a collaboration between the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of the NOVA University of Lisbon and the Polytechnic University of Portalegre, is utilizing environmental DNA technology to establish an aquatic parasite surveillance network. Additionally, the biotechnology company FINAO Biotech is expanding its presence in the Portalegre Industrial Zone by constructing a new research center and manufacturing unit to increase the production of medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics.

Entities

InnovPlantProtect · Polytechnic University of Portalegre · National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research · Alentejo · Elvas

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Portalegre hosts new biotechnology and parasite surveillance initiatives

    Portalegre is advancing scientific and industrial capacity through the ZOA-NET parasite surveillance project and FINAO Biotech’s new manufacturing and research facility.

  2. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Alentejo livestock experts to discuss biosecurity and animal welfare

    Experts will meet in Elvas, Portugal, to discuss extensive livestock farming, focusing on biosecurity, animal welfare, and reproductive efficiency in the Alentejo region.

Sources

geneveterroir.ch · oatual.pt · odigital.sapo.pt · radiocampomaior.com · sapo.pt