Agustín de Betancourt Programs

Call for applications Area Keywords Qualification Researchers
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health camelidsimmunologyKlothoMiniantibodiesnanoantibodies Obtaining mini-antibodies for the detection of the Klotho protein by immunizing camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Canary Islands (AnKloCam) Victor Garcia Tagua
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health brain activitycerebral motor cortexneuroimagingNeurorehabilitationvirtual realityeye tracking Development of a neurorehabilitation system based on cortical stimulation using eye-tracking virtual limb control (NRET) Rebeca Villarroel Ramírez
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health liquid biopsygene expressionRNAembryo selection Development of a molecular method for the selection of human embryos of optimal quality for transfer in Assisted Reproductive Techniques. DESART Rebeca González Fernández
2019 bioinformaticsdinoflagellatesfingerprintsChemical profilemarine bioactive products.marine toxins metabolomics and chemometrics: efficient and effective tools for the biotechnological study of the chemical diversity of natural products of the marine microbiota NatháLia Peixoto Nocchi Carneiro
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health selective drug deliveryoxidative stress.Antitumor drugspersonalized medicineprodrugs Development of “Smart” Self-Immolating Anti-tumor Pro-drugs. ProInmo. Jimena Scoccia
2019 Information Technologies, Telecommunications, Software and Digital Services big dataEducationefficiencyassessmentinformation technologies Laboratory for the evaluation of educational quality in Tenerife” (EducaTe-LAB) Gabriela Sicilia Suárez
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health DiagnosisDent Diseaserare diseaseNGSlive platformdrug repositioningTreatment Diagnosis and treatment of Dent's disease. Development of an in vivo platform for pre-clinical drug trials and creation of a genetic diagnostic tool based on targeted massive sequencing of whole genes. D&T-DENT Elena Ramos Trujillo
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health AlzheimerbioactivityoxacyclesSynthesistuberculosis Synthesis of transfused oxacycles and evaluation against tuberculosis and Alzheimer's disease. CICLEIMER 2019 Daniel Alejandro Cruz Perdomo
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health agrochemicalsantimicrobialsplant protection productsdefense-inducersSustainable Chemistry Development and marketing of new agents for plant protection (PROVEGA) Carlos Javier Pérez González
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Wavefront PhaseFree LabelQuantitative Phase ImagingLightfieldMicroscopy Microfavar Carlos J. Cairós Barreto
2019 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Crispr/casCellular LineAnimal modelGenetically modified organisms Gene editing service. EdiGen Belinda Rivero Pérez
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development BiodegradableExtractionSmart materialsPolymers Development of immolative polymers with eco-innovative analytical applications Javier González Sálamo
2018 Information Technologies, Telecommunications, Software and Digital Services GenderImmigrationDigital productsAwareness PreventionGender violence Digital products for the prevention of gender violence and for the integration of the migrant population Yasmina del Rocío Romero Morales
2018 Other Climate actionMarine ecologySustainable Development GoalsUnderwater lifeVisualizing complexity Transmission of the scientific production of the ULL linked to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, through the design of visual communication: analysis and generation of products, processes and services in the lines of action for climate and underwater life Silvia Oliva Pérez
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Bioactive compoundsFluorescenceHeterocyclesProbe Synthesis and characterization of new molecules as fluorescent probes with biomedical applications Sandra María Oramas Royo
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development Passive acousticsWhale watchingBlue EconomyEcotourism Technological advancement and sustainability of whale-watching and maritime transport in the Canary Islands: products to optimize the detection and observation of cetaceans with implications for their conservation. Patricia Arranz Alonso
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development Blue BiotechnologyCanary IslandsCyanobacteriaMicroalgae Canary Island microalgae and cyanobacteria as a source of high value-added natural substances Nereida Rancel Rodríguez
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development AerosolsCalimaSoluble ironExtraction methodDesert dust Standardization of methods for determining the insoluble fraction of aerosols and the soluble fraction of iron – and other compounds of environmental interest – in desert dust aerosol samples Jessica Lopez Darias
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health BiosensorsE. coliElectroanalysisL. monocytogenesPathogensSalmonella Development and application of nanostructured magnetic platforms in the detection of pathogens: environmental applications, in the agri-food industry and in drinking water Íñigo Fernández Bats
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Fatty AcidsAntibodiesFine chemicalsFluorescent probes Design and marketing of fine chemical reagents of biological interest (Biorec) Fernando Lobo Palacios
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development DietEntomophagyInsectLipids Insects enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for human consumption Diego Garrido Lorenzo
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health AlzheimerSystems BiologyEarly DiagnosisTranslational Medicine Proof of concept for a non-invasive early diagnostic technology for Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease based on circulating exosomes Daniel Victor Guebel
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health DepressionEstrogensMenopause Development and marketing of neuronutraceuticals specifically for menopause Catalina Valdés Baizábal
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development FormachéInjectable pasteModeling clayPUR Obtaining new composite materials from natural fiber binders and waste products Carlos Morán Rodríguez
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health BromodominiosCancerSilico designJAK-STATSynthesis Search, design and synthesis of new antitumor agents that inhibit bromodomains and the JAKSTAT oncogenic pathway Angel Ernesto Amesty Arrieta
2018 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development Machine learningRenewable energiesBig dataBusiness intelligence Optimization and management of O&M in renewable energy plants using big data techniques, the internet of things and machine learning algorithms. Alfredo Jesús Ramírez Díaz
2018 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health BiomarkersCancerCOPDLung Development of a non-invasive kit for the early diagnosis of lung cancer in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), based on telomeric dysfunction biomarkers and miRNAs. Aída Elizabeth Córdoba Lanús
2017 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Antitumor drugsPancreatic cancerDrug designResistance to therapies MetaPanc – inhibition of glutamine metabolism as therapy against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Miguel Xavier Fernandes
2017 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health BiotechnologyVirologyZIKA Zika tests Judith Estévez Herrera
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Pharmacological trialsAnimal modelsNew drugsCell signalingMetabolic syndrome MetSPlat (An in vivo platform for pre-clinical drug trials against Metabolic Syndrome) Silvia Ascensión Velázquez García
2016 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development BiodieselBiogasGreen EnergyMillettiaWasteWaste Valorization Optimization of the biodiesel production process from the energy crop of Millettia. Energy valorization of waste. Laura Díaz Rodríguez
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health AcanthamoebaParasitologyKeratitisChemotherapyTreatment Development of advanced technological alternatives for the demineralization of groundwater in volcanic terrain. Inés Sifaoui
2016 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development BiogasAnaerobic digestionCircular economyRenewable energiesWaste Facilitate and promote the creation of an agro-industrial biogas industry in the Canary Islands Juan Luis Ramos Suárez
2016 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development Water qualityCrystallographySustainable materialsNanotechnology Microdevices for monitoring emerging contaminants in environmental waters Jorge Pasan García
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health AphasiaNon-invasive brain stimulationNeuroscienceNeurorehabilitation Evaluation of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols for the rehabilitation of patients with aphasia and development of a Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Service in Tenerife (SECNIT) Ivan Padron Gonzalez
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health AcanthamoebaParasitologyKeratitisChemotherapyTreatment New prevention and treatment formulas for acanthamoeba keratitis in contact lens wearers Inés Sifaoui
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health SpectroscopyMedical imagingInfraredTomography Development of an advanced prototype of high scientific and technological quality for biomedical applications based on DOT-NIR near-infrared image reconstruction Francisco José Marcano Serrano
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health CancerNew TreatmentsDrug Reassignment In vivo screening based on cell phenotype reversal to find new inhibitor drugs against the Chk1 kinase implicated in cancer David Alexander Forsyth Gillespie
2016 Information Technologies, Telecommunications, Software and Digital Services DataOptimizationSimulationTransport Customizable intelligent transport systems to improve the efficiency and sustainability of multimodal freight transport on the island Cristofer Juan Expósito Izquierdo
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health Alzheimer's Disease (AD)NeurodegenerationNew therapeutic targetsNew neuroprotective peptides Identification of new therapeutic targets and generation of new neuroprotective peptides in Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies Carmen Laura Sayas Casanova
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health ApoptosisLeishmaniaProtozoonChemotherapyTrypanosomatids Apoptosis-inducing active ingredients in chemotherapy for American trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis Atteneri López Arencibia
2016 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development Participatory evaluation of technology transfersInnovation in TransversalityCitizen participationTransfer of social innovation Action oriented with and for the community to promote the transfer of social innovation in the implementation of more sustainable and participatory urban planning Andrés Manuel Núñez Castro
2016 Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Health BiomedicineBlue BiotechnologyMarine microorganismsNatural products Marine microbiota for the development of antitumor drugs Ana Raquel Díaz Marrero
2016 Earth Sciences and Sustainable Development AdsorptionEfficient EnergyMOFsNew Materials New MOF materials as energy platforms Ana Belén Lago Blanco