Group dedicated to the research of marine megafauna: mammals, turtles and seabirds, elasmobranchs, and large pelagic fish. We conduct both basic and applied research for species management with conservation purposes across a wide range of fields such as population biology and distribution, trophic ecology and behavior, bioacoustics, and biologging. We provide regional, national, and international consultancy on species conservation and anthropogenic impacts, including interactions with fisheries, acoustic pollution, and more. Group Leader: Joan Giménez (CO Málaga). Canary Islands Team Coord

The research group is focused on the synthesis of nanoparticulated materials to be applied in antimicrobial therapy, pain management and osteoarthritis. Primary research directions are also focused on designing on-demand drug delivery systems. The group is interested in the development of new antimicrobial nanomaterials and devices with no cytotoxic effects on human cells, and with demonstrated superior efficiency than conventional strategies.

DIGISEN is a research group born with the purpose of implementing emerging digital technologies in the field of food research. These technologies will be primarily used as a support tool for sensory and consumer analysis techniques in the development of more sustainable and healthier meat and derivative products, but with the idea of also using them in other areas (such as characterization or safety) and products (not only meat and derivatives). Within these digital technologies are Industry 4.0 technologies such as mixed reality, biometric devices, or complex data analysis.

The group works on obtaining and characterizing bioactive food compounds, mainly proteins and peptides, from by-products and products of the agri-food industry and studying their effect on the immune system, including their nutritional and health value. We have extensive experience in the development of enzymatic hydrolysis processes both at laboratory and pilot plant scale, we perform studies of functionality, bioavailability and bioactivity through cell culture assays and in vivo assays (animal models and clinical trials).

lipids, edible fats, and oils, Lipase catalyzed modification of lipids, fractionation and extraction of lipids by molecular distillation and supercritical fluids technology, oxidation stability and shelf-life evaluation of fats, oils from different food matrices, development of highly bioavailable formulas of different phytonutrients based on self-emulsifying lipid delivery systems.

The Cognition, neural networks and neurotechnology laboratory (www.puiglab.org) investigates how neural networks encode cognition and whether they can be useful biomarkers of cognitive impairment in psychiatric and neurological disorders. We also collaborate to develop state-of-the-art neural devices based on graphene for the simultaneous recording and stimulation of brain tissue. Finally, we are also helping develop new light-activated drugs with potential to advance new technologies in photomedicine.

Group dedicated to breed of new olive varieties adapted to modern trends in olive growing. To achieve this, this group works in various disciplines, including long-term comparative field trials, molecular markers, genomics, juvenility, oil composition analysis using conventional methods and NIRS technology, and remote sensing systems.