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Patrícia Concórdio-Reis completed a PhD in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering in 2022 by NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA). Currently, she is an Invited Assistant Professor at FCT NOVA, and a Junior Researcher at the FCT NOVA Biochemical engineering group (BIOENG). Her expertise is in the areas of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials, wherein she studies value-added microbial products (polysaccharides, polyhydroxyalkanoates and pigments) produced by bacteria and microalgae, focusing on the optimization of bioreactor production, downstream processes, and biopolymer characterization techniques. Moreover, she explores suitable applications for those products based on their physical, chemical, functional, and bioactive properties, envisaging their future exploitation. She published 18 papers, 3 book chapters and made 25 presentations (13 oral and 12 posters) at international conferences on this topic, where she won 5 awards. She was also involved in 8 projects with industry and academic partners, including 6 European projects. She has supervised 1 Master thesis and the final degree project of 3 students from the Degree of Biochemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering. Currently, she supervises 3 MSc research fellows, 1 PhD student and 2 Master students. She is/was involved in the supervision of short-term internships for 6 foreign PhD students.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Patrícia Reis

Citation names

  • Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia
  • Patrícia C. Reis

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4119-BC78-E43C
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6143-9170

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/04/01 - Current UPSTREAM: Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies
GA ID: 101112877
Other
2023/01/01 - Current BioICEP: Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics.
GA ID: 870292
Other
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020
UIDB/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas
UID/Multi/04378/2019
154717UID
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/12/04 - Current Marine bacteria from Azores as sources of valuable polysaccharides
Principal investigator
2018/08/01 - Current Biotechnological potential of marine bacteria isolated from French Polynesia
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; João R. Pereira; Asiyah Esmail; Kleyde Ramos; Diana Araújo; Filomena Freitas. "Wound healing approaches based on polysaccharide-nanoparticles biocomposites". In Recent advances in nanomedicines mediated wound healing. Elsevier Science and Technology, Elsevier, Academic Press, 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Freitas, Filomena; Torres, Cristiana A. V.; Araújo, Diana; Farinha, Inês; Pereira, João R.; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Reis, Maria A. M.. "Advanced Microbial Polysaccharides". 19-62. Wiley, 2020.
    10.1002/9783527818310.ch2
  3. Reis, Patrícia. "Environmental Applications: Biopolymer Sorbents for Heavy Metal Removal". In Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. B. Almeida; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; C.A.V. Torres; X. Moppert; F. Freitas; M.A.M. Reis. "Production of a HA-like polysaccharide by Vibrio sp. Mo 245 using glycerol as sole carbon source". Paper presented in 14th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering, 2024.
  2. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; M. Martins; D. Araújo; V.D. Alves; X. Moppert; J. Guézennec; M.A.M. Reis; F. Freitas. "Iron(III) cross-linked hydrogels based on Alteromonas macleodii Mo 169 exopolysaccharide". Paper presented in 14th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering, 2024.
  3. M. Batista; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; H. Koninckx; A. Bogdan; L. Stragier; O.A. Attallah; M.B. Fournet; et al. "Bioconversion of unrecyclable PET waste into biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates by a newly isolated Delftia tsuruhatensis strain". Paper presented in 10th International Conference of Mikrobiokosmos, 2023.
  4. B. Guerreiro; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; H. Pericão; F. Martins; J. C. Silva; J.C. Lima; F. Freitas. "Fucose plays a critical role in enhancing the cryoprotective potential of polysaccharides". Paper presented in 11th European Symposium on Biopolymers, 2023.
  5. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; B. Serafim; J.R. Pereira; X. Moppert; J. Guézennec; M.A.M. Reis; F. Freitas. "Exopolysaccharide production by the marine bacterium Alteromonas macleodii Mo169 using fruit pulp waste as the sole carbon source". Paper presented in 19th International Renewable Resources & Biorefineries, 2023.
  6. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; B. Serafim; J.R. Pereira; X. Moppert; J. Guézennec; M.A.M. Reis; F. Freitas. "Exopolysaccharide production by the marine bacterium Alteromonas macleodii Mo169 using fruit pulp waste as the sole carbon source". Paper presented in 4th International Conference for Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability, 2023.
  7. Diana Araújo; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Matilde Martins; Filomena Freitas. "Novel hydrogel membranes based on the bacterial polysaccharide FucoPol: design and characterization". Paper presented in 14th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group, 2023.
  8. Araújo, Diana; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Martins, Matilde; Alves, Vitor D.; Freitas, Filomena. Corresponding author: Freitas, Filomena. "Novel hydrogel membranes based on the bacterial polyssacharide FucoPol: Design and characterization". Paper presented in International Meeting of the Portuguese Carboxydrate Group (GluPor14), 2023.
  9. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Sónia S. Ferreira; Vítor D. Alves; Xavier Moppet; Jean Guézenne; Manuel A. Coimbra; Maria A. M. Reis; Filomena Freitas. "Rheological characterization of the exopolysaccharide produced by Alteromonas macleodii Mo 169". Paper presented in 18th International Symposium on Biopolymers, 2022.
  10. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Filomena Freitas; Ana Amorim; Maria A. M. Reis. "CO2 sequestration by marine microalgae: driving Blue Economy towards high-value exopolysaccharides". Paper presented in Ciência 2022 – Science and Technology in Portugal Summit, 2022.
  11. Diana Araújo; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Ana C. Marques; Chantal Sevrin; Christian Grandfils; Vítor D. Alves; Elvira Fortunato; Filomena Freitas; Maria A. M. Reis. "Flocculation Properties of bacterial exopolysaccharide FucoPol". Paper presented in 15th International Symposium on Biopolymers, 2016.
  12. Araújo, Diana; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Marques, Ana Carolina; Sevrin, C.; Grandfils, Christian; Alves, Vitor D; Fortunato, Elvira; Freitas, Filomena; Reis, Maria A. M.. "Flocculation properties of the bacterial exopolysaccharide FucoPol". Paper presented in International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP), 2016.
Journal article
  1. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Martins, Matilde; Araújo, Diana; Alves, Vítor D.; Moppert, Xavier; Guézennec, Jean; Reis, Maria A.M.; Freitas, Filomena. Corresponding author: Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia. "Iron(III) cross-linked hydrogels based on Alteromonas macleodii Mo 169 exopolysaccharide". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 274 (2024): 133312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133312.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133312
  2. Bruno M. Guerreiro; Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Helena Pericão; Filipa Martins; Xavier Moppert; Jean Guézennec; João C. Lima; Jorge C. Silva; Filomena Freitas. "Elevated fucose content enhances the cryoprotective performance of anionic polysaccharides". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129577.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129577
  3. Diana Araújo; Matilde Martins; Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Catarina Roma-Rodrigues; Maria Morais; Vítor D. Alves; Alexandra R. Fernandes; Filomena Freitas. "Novel Hydrogel Membranes Based on the Bacterial Polysaccharide FucoPol: Design, Characterization and Biological Properties". Pharmaceuticals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16070991.
    10.3390/ph16070991
  4. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Helena David; Maria A. M. Reis; Ana Amorim; Filomena Freitas. Corresponding author: Filomena Freitas. "Bioprospecting for new exopolysaccharide-producing microalgae of marine origin". International Microbiology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-023-00367-9.
  5. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Serafim, Bruno; Pereira, João R.; Moppert, Xavier; Guézennec, Jean; Reis, Maria A.M.; Freitas, Filomena. Corresponding author: Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia. "Exopolysaccharide production by the marine bacterium Alteromonas macleodii Mo169 using fruit pulp waste as the sole carbon source". Environmental Technology & Innovation 30 (2023): 103090. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103090.
    10.1016/j.eti.2023.103090
  6. Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Kleyde Ramos; Ana Catarina Macedo; Ana Teresa Serra; Xavier Moppert; Jean Guézennec; Chantal Sevrin; et al. "Bioactive exopolysaccharide-composites based on gold and silver nanoparticles tailored for wound healing". Materials Today Communications 34 (2023): 105351-105351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105351.
    10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105351
  7. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Cardeira, Martim; Macedo, Ana Catarina; Ferreira, Sónia S.; Serra, Ana Teresa; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Amorim, Ana; Reis, Maria A.M.; Freitas, Filomena. Corresponding author: Freitas, Filomena. "Novel exopolysaccharide produced by the marine dinoflagellate Heterocapsa AC210: Production, characterization, and biological properties". Algal Research 70 (2023): 103014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103014.
    10.1016/j.algal.2023.103014
  8. Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Ana Catarina Macedo; Martim Cardeira; Xavier Moppert; Jean Guézennec; Chantal Sevrin; Christian Grandfils; Ana Teresa Serra; Filomena Freitas. "Selenium Bio-Nanocomposite Based on Alteromonas macleodii Mo169 Exopolysaccharide: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity". Bioengineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10020193.
    10.3390/bioengineering10020193
  9. Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Sónia S. Ferreira; Vítor D. Alves; Xavier Moppert; Jean Guézennec; Manuel A. Coimbra; Maria A.M. Reis; Filomena Freitas. "Rheological characterization of the exopolysaccharide produced by Alteromonas macleodii Mo 169". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 227 (2023): 619-629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.117.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.117
  10. Sílvia Baptista; Diana Araújo; Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Ana C. Marques; Elvira Fortunato; Vítor D. Alves; Filomena Freitas. "Deacetylation and Desuccinylation of the Fucose-Rich Polysaccharide Fucopol: Impact on Biopolymer Physical and Chemical Properties". Molecules (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27217165.
    10.3390/molecules27217165
  11. Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; João R. Pereira; Vítor D. Alves; Ana R. Nabais; Luísa A. Neves; Ana C. Marques; Elvira Fortunato; et al. "Characterisation of Films Based on Exopolysaccharides from Alteromonas Strains Isolated from French Polynesia Marine Environments". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14204442.
    10.3390/polym14204442
  12. Pires, Rita; Costa, Margarida; Silva, Joana; Pedras, Bruno; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Lapa, Nuno; Ventura, Márcia. "Se-enrichment of Chlorella vulgaris grown under different trophic states for food supplementation". Algal Research (2022): 102876. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102876.
    10.1016/j.algal.2022.102876
  13. Joulak, Ichrak; Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Torres, Cristiana A. V.; Sevrin, Chantal; Grandfils, Christian; Attia, Hamadi; Freitas, Filomena; Reis, Maria A. M.; Azabou, Samia. "Sustainable use of agro-industrial wastes as potential feedstocks for exopolysaccharide production by selected Halomonas strains". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17207-w.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-021-17207-w
  14. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Alves, Vítor D.; Moppert, Xavier; Guézennec, Jean; Freitas, Filomena; Reis, Maria A. M.. "Characterization and Biotechnological Potential of Extracellular Polysaccharides Synthesized by Alteromonas Strains Isolated from French Polynesia Marine Environments". Marine Drugs 19 9 (2021): 522-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19090522.
    10.3390/md19090522
  15. Concórdio-Reis, Patrícia; Pereira, Carolina V.; Baptista, Miguel P.; Sevrin, Chantal; Grandfils, Christian; Marques, Ana C.; Fortunato, Elvira; et al. "Silver nanocomposites based on the bacterial fucose-rich polysaccharide secreted by Enterobacter A47 for wound dressing applications: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro bioactivity". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.072.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.072
  16. Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Maria A. M. Reis; Filomena Freitas. "Biosorption of Heavy Metals by the Bacterial Exopolysaccharide FucoPol". Applied Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196708.
    10.3390/app10196708
  17. Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; João R. Pereira; Cristiana A.V. Torres; Chantal Sevrin; Christian Grandfils; Filomena Freitas. "Effect of mono- and dipotassium phosphate concentration on extracellular polysaccharide production by the bacterium Enterobacter A47". Process Biochemistry 75 (2018): 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2018.09.001.
    10.1016/j.procbio.2018.09.001
  18. Diana Araújo; Patrícia Concórdio-Reis; Ana C. Marques; Chantal Sevrin; Christian Grandfils; Vítor D. Alves; Elvira Fortunato; Maria A. M. Reis; Filomena Freitas. "Demonstration of the ability of the bacterial polysaccharide FucoPol to flocculate kaolin suspensions". Environmental Technology (2018): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1497710.
    10.1080/09593330.2018.1497710
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Development of new bioactive materials based on microbial exopolysaccharides of marine origin". PhD, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/150114.
  2. Reis, Patrícia Concórdio dos. "Optimization of FucoPol bioreactor production and exopolysaccharide applications". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/19515.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/25 Biological Removal and Recovery of Micro/plastics Winter School on Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) and Desinfection By-Products (DBPs): Ocurrence, Impact and Elimination
(Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2024/10/22 Upcycling of PET-based plastic waste into biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) using mixed microbial cultures 14th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2024/10/20 Breaking the plastic wave: innovating with biopolymer production 19th international Symposium on Biopolymers
(Penang, Malaysia)
2024/09/04 Physical-chemical and functional properties of hyaluronic acid-like polysaccharide produced by Vibrio sp. Mo245 from glycerol The Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBERHEO 2024)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/07/22 Functional properties of hyaluronic acid-like polysaccharide produced by Vibrio sp. Mo245 from glycerol 9th International Conference on Bio-based and Biodegradable Polymers
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/09/13 Novel Hydrogel Membranes Based on the Bacterial Polysaccharide FucoPol 11th European Symposium on Biopolymers
(Brno, Czech Republic)
2023/09/13 Microbial conversion of PET waste into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) 11th European Symposium on Biopolymers
(Brno, Czech Republic)
2022/09/13 Bioactive exopolysaccharide-composites based on gold, silver, and selenium nanoparticles 18th International Symposium on Biopolymers
(Sion, Switzerland)
2022/06/15 Characterization and Biotechnological Potential of Extracellular Polysaccharides Synthesized by Alteromonas Strains Isolated from French Polynesia Marine Environments Biotech France
(Paris, France)
2019/09/25 In vitro wound healing ability of the fucose-rich polysaccharide FucoPol and its silver nanocomposite 10th European Symposium on Biopolymers
(Straubing, Germany)
2019/09/25 Exploring microorganisms and bioresources diversity for biopolymer production: a multibiorefinery concept 10th European Symposium on Biopolymers
(Straubing, Germany)
2019/09/25 Exploring microorganisms and bioresources diversity for biopolymer production: a multibiorefinery concept 10th European Symposium on Biopolymers
(Straubing, Germany)
2017/07/05 Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using an exopolysaccharide synthesized by Enterobacter A47 from glycerol. 9th European Symposium on Biopolymers
(Toulouse, France)
2017/06/07 Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using an exopolysaccharide synthesized by Enterobacter A47 13th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries
(Wroclaw, Poland)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/01 - Current Development of polysaccharide-based responsive hydrogels loaded with bioactive biopigments
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/10/01 - Current Investigation of the biotechnological potential of the exopolysaccharide produced by Erwinia sp. ST24
Co-supervisor
Université de Sfax Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Tunisia
2024/09/01 - Current Development of a multifunctional hydrogel for diabetic wound healing
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/01 - Current Extremophilic bacteria from the Azores as sources of high-value pigments
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/01 - Current EPS from Bacillus arachidis SY8(T): Application and scale-up
Co-supervisor
Tarbiat Modares University Department of Biotechnology, Iran

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/03/01 - Current 12th European Symposium on Biopolymers (ESBP 2025) (2024/10/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/10/10 - 2024/10/11 Glycotwinning workshop in innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship
Workshop
2024/03/07 - 2024/03/08 Invited for an oral presentation: "Microbial polysaccharides as multifunctional materials for high-value applications"
Congress
 7th Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/18 Development of novel microalgal mutants with improved pigmentation and protein contents for industrial waste-based fermentation
Thesis Member
 Mafalda Trovão dos Santos (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/10/18 Investigation of the bioactive and functional properties of novel exopolysaccharides
Supervisor
 Lara Pedro Duarte Chaves (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/07/04 Photosynthetic Bacterial Pigments Production During Biological Sulphide Removal in a Stirred Tank: Influence of the Light Intensity
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Miguel Mendonça de Medeiros Braga (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/07/04 The impact of europium-doped soda-lime glass on the growth of microalgae
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ileana Finardi (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current International journal of biological macromolecules (0141-8130)
2023 - Current Algal Research (2211-9264)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/03/08 - 2024/06/07 Industrial Bioenergetics Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/09/01 - Current Sustainable production of hyaluronic acid-like polysaccharide for improved cosmetic and biomedical products Beatriz Almeida
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best poster presentation award in the 19th Renewable Resources & Biorefineries Conference
2023 Best poster presentation award in the 11th European Symposium on Biopolymers
2023 Travel grant award in the 10th International Conference of Mikrobiokosmos