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Our Products

Our products are organized by category. As experienced microalgae producers, we have a pretty good idea of what our microalgae are used for, but the innovative character of our customers never ceases to surprise us. 

So, if you can’t find what you are looking under a specific category, make sure you check our full catalog or contact us directly.

Aquaculture, aquariums, zebrafish research facilities and raw materials for pet feeds and supplements

Raw-materials for further extraction

Nutrient-rich future food and nutraceutical solutions

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our Research and Development

Necton’s R&D department is focused on constantly improving microalgae production processes and developing new products to fulfill market needs. The success of these activities results from an ever-growing collaboration with universities, research organizations, and other companies in many national and European-funded research projects. Thanks to our history, experience, and perseverance, Necton is among the leading European companies in Microalgae Biotechnology.

ABOUT US

We know about microalgae

Necton is specialised in the cultivation and commercialisation of microalgae. Our scientific, technological and market knowledge is focused in several applications, from aquaculture, cosmetics, feeds, food, nutraceuticals and everything in between, or to respond to your specific project needs.

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Our company has a unique and distinctive experience in designing and operating different microalgae cultivation technologies, both for freshwater and marine microalgae, ranging from open to closed systems.

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The research and development team has developed an extensive industrial knowledge which allows us to produce more than 10 different types of microalgae genera with high cell concentrations, suitable biochemical composition for several applications, long shelf-life, free of preservatives, free of pathogens, easy to re-suspend in water. 

We are also able to scale-up cultures upon demand, from milliliters to larger volumes, matching our Customer’s needs.

AlgaeNet4AV

Training network for exploring microalgae diversity for the development of novel antiviral compounds

Project number: 101086437

Objectives:

  • Develop transcriptomics and metabolomics resources from microalgae diversity as a valuable source of novel lectins and polyphenols with antiviral properties
  • Develop and optimize application-based microalgae culture systems at different scales and optimize culture conditions and downstream processing strategies for higher production rate of desired products
  • A range of different unexploited so far strains (extremophiles) that display high ability to produce polyphenols will be characterised and assessed
  • Develop, formulate and in vitro evaluate a new range of cosmetic products with antiviral activity, based on microalgae polyphenols and lectins
  • Provide a platform for the efficient transfer of knowledge and training between the academic and commercial partners
  • Identify and exploit new and emerging market opportunities

Period: January 2023 to December 2026

Funding Scheme: Horizon Europe

Blue Bioeconomy Pact – Algae Vertical

Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul - Vertical Algas

Reference: C644915664-00000026

Objectives:

  • The Blue Bioeconomy Pact (Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul, PBA) has the main goal to drive the development of a cutting-edge industrial sector in Portugal, based on applying marine bioresources to a range of industries. The consortium is made up of 83 Portuguese organisations, organized in 7 industrial verticals.
  • The Algae Vertical is one of the PBA verticals and is led by Necton. Its main objective is to valorise the entire value chain of the Algae sector in Portugal. Therefore, it has around 40 entities from the Portuguese business and academic sector, focused on the use of nutrients or waste from other industries, the digitalization/automation of production processes, the improvement of knowledge about algae and the development of new products based on algae.

Period: July 2022 – December 2025

Funded by PRR – Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência and the Next Generation EU European Funds

Algae4IBD

FROM NATURE TO BEDSIDE- ALGAE BASED BIO COMPOUND FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION, PAIN AND IBD

Grant agreement ID: 101000501

Goal: Algae4IBD aims to develop functional food and medication against pain, inflammation and IBD from marine and freshwater micro and macroalgae (seaweed).

Period: June 2021 – May 2025

Funding Scheme: Horizon Europe

REALM

Reusing Effluents from Agriculture to unLock the potential of Microalgae

Grant agreement ID: 101060991

Goal: REALM will transform nutrient-rich drain waters from soilless farms into value, by producing microalgae at reduced costs while treating water and capturing CO2 from the air. This concept will increase the circularity and profitability of microalgal production and soilless farming.

Coordinator: Necton

Period: July 2022 – June 2026

Funding Scheme: Horizon Europe