Key figures
Team composition
Director : Susana Fernandes
- 4 Permanent employees
- 4 PhD
- 2 Post doctorate
Key dates
Chair kick-off: Décembre 2018
Duration: 5 years
Financial contribution / year
Marine bioresources valorizationExtraction of biomolecules from marine by-products
In the MANTA Chair we establish (novel) eco-friendly methodologies to extract biomolecules from marine bioresources and derived by-products.
The objective of this line of research is to extract and purify the molecules of interest (biopolymers and bioactive molecules) using green processes, i.e. avoiding the use of organic solvents.
The use of these processes aims at valorizing local fishing by-products, based on the respect of the environment and biodiversity, to develop non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable materials and other active products.
These materials could then be employed for various applications: cosmetic (collagen from fish skin), biomedical (crab’s chitin), packaging or nutrition (agar-agar from red seaweed), etc.
Partners
Scientific collaboration
Team members conributing to this project
Physico-chemist – Biopolymer Materials
Head of MANTA Chair
She is also Guest Researcher and a FORMAS Project PI at the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University in Sweden.
She has expertise in research areas pertaining to functional and bio inspired biomaterials
Colin McReynolds
PhD student - Biology
Blue Biotechnologie
Colin is a PhD student in Chemistry, focused on the use of fishing by-products. By providing more products from a single catch, he hopes to incite the respect of stocks and fisheries regulations, as well as the reduction of organic waste. Through his PhD project, he notably uses innovative electrochemical techniques with the help of the SIAME laboratory.
Contact: c.mc-reynolds @ univ-pau.fr
Sabine Bossuet-Planté
Chemistry technician (research and training) at Anglet’s UPPA campus
Graduated with a Higher Diploma of Technical Studies in Organic Chemistry, plus an additional year validated for a project of level "Engineer in Organic Chemistry", Sabine’s missions currently relates to educational support to the training of the Department of Physics/Chemistry, management of chemicals and waste around the campus, and administrative activities. She also participates in MANTA’s research projects by providing support to undergraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students, and also to private sector partners. This allows her to establish contacts with the industrial sector and to develop a response to a given problematic.
Contact : (sabine.bossuet-plante @ univ-pau.fr) sabine.bossuet-plante@univ-pau.fr
