Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores (CBA)
Encyclopedia
The Biotechnology Centre of the Azores (CBA) is a biotechnology research center founded in 2003 by a group of professors from the University of the Azores
's department of agricultural sciences. The organization's goal is to research and further develop agricultural biotechnology
.
The organization, which has been recognized by the Foundation for Science and Technology, conducts multiple projects funded by the European Union
, Foundation for Science and Technology
, and other various institutions of the Regional Government of the Azores
.
The CBA is integrated with the UAç
, which it depends on for financial management and administration of their projects. The majority of these research projects are related to plant, animal, and food, and environmental biotechnology. These projects are funded by the European Union
Foundation for Science and Technology
and by various institutions of the Regional Government of the Azores
. It also has partnerships with several universities in Portugal
, Europe
and the United States
.
Currently, the majority of investigative research is in plant, animal, and food, and environmental biotechnology.
Their work has been published in journals of international standing and, on several occasions, acknowledged with scientific awards.
University of the Azores
The University of the Azores , or commonly abbreviated as UAç, is the only public university in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, It was founded on January 9, 1976, two years after the Carnation Revolution that ended several decades of dictatorship in Portugal, but before the Portuguese Third...
's department of agricultural sciences. The organization's goal is to research and further develop agricultural biotechnology
Agricultural science
Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. -Agriculture and agricultural science:The two terms are often confused...
.
The organization, which has been recognized by the Foundation for Science and Technology, conducts multiple projects funded by the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, Foundation for Science and Technology
Foundation for Science and Technology
The Foundation for Science and Technology is a forum in the United Kingdom for discussing policy issues that have a science, engineering or technology element...
, and other various institutions of the Regional Government of the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
.
The CBA is integrated with the UAç
University of the Azores
The University of the Azores , or commonly abbreviated as UAç, is the only public university in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, It was founded on January 9, 1976, two years after the Carnation Revolution that ended several decades of dictatorship in Portugal, but before the Portuguese Third...
, which it depends on for financial management and administration of their projects. The majority of these research projects are related to plant, animal, and food, and environmental biotechnology. These projects are funded by the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
Foundation for Science and Technology
Foundation for Science and Technology
The Foundation for Science and Technology is a forum in the United Kingdom for discussing policy issues that have a science, engineering or technology element...
and by various institutions of the Regional Government of the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. It also has partnerships with several universities in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Currently, the majority of investigative research is in plant, animal, and food, and environmental biotechnology.
Their work has been published in journals of international standing and, on several occasions, acknowledged with scientific awards.