Vitor Verdelho

We are kickstarting Cell-Based Agriculture in Portugal. Our team aims to create a network of businesses that will lead the market in the next decade driven by technical knowledge on Cell-Based protein production.

A4F is a biotechnology company, located in Portugal, with more than 20 years of accumulated experience in algae Research & Development and algae production (up to industrial scale). A4F is specialized in the design, build, operation and transfer (DBOT) of commercial-scale algae production units, using different technologies that better adapt to our Customers’ business. Complementing our long experience, A4F distinguishes itself through its methodology which includes scaling-up from prototypes in our Experimental Unit in Lisbon to large-scale facilities. Additionally, A4F also develops standard operating procedures for optimized algae production, according to production goals and with industry best practices. A4F has a very close relationship with the leading research groups in national and international universities and institutes in algae biotechnology (and related R&D fields), as well as with the largest algae producers worldwide. A4F, the first choice for any large-scale contract as a specialist in algae production.

Established since 1997 in Portugal (Algarve), Necton S.A. has developed an extensive know-how in growing various microalgae using specialised cultivation techniques. Our Clients are provided with microalgae solutions designed to meet their needs and requirements. Necton’s Clients range from small R&D laboratories to large corporations operating in the aquaculture and cosmetic industry. Microalgae production portfolio: Large-scale production: Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis, Isochrysis galbana (T-ISO), Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Skeletonema costatum, Porphyridium cruentum, Botryococcus braunii, Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella minutissima, Haematococcus pluvialis, Dunaliella salina, Neochloris oleoabundans. Small-scale production: Chaetoceros calcitrans, Odontella aurita, Pavlova lutheri, Nitzchia acicularis, among others.

We are kickstarting Cell-Based Agriculture in Portugal. Our team aims to create a network of businesses that will lead the market in the next decade driven by technical knowledge on Cell-Based protein production.

A4F is a biotechnology company, located in Portugal, with more than 20 years of accumulated experience in algae Research & Development and algae production (up to industrial scale). A4F is specialized in the design, build, operation and transfer (DBOT) of commercial-scale algae production units, using different technologies that better adapt to our Customers’ business. Complementing our long experience, A4F distinguishes itself through its methodology which includes scaling-up from prototypes in our Experimental Unit in Lisbon to large-scale facilities. Additionally, A4F also develops standard operating procedures for optimized algae production, according to production goals and with industry best practices. A4F has a very close relationship with the leading research groups in national and international universities and institutes in algae biotechnology (and related R&D fields), as well as with the largest algae producers worldwide. A4F, the first choice for any large-scale contract as a specialist in algae production.

Established since 1997 in Portugal (Algarve), Necton S.A. has developed an extensive know-how in growing various microalgae using specialised cultivation techniques. Our Clients are provided with microalgae solutions designed to meet their needs and requirements. Necton’s Clients range from small R&D laboratories to large corporations operating in the aquaculture and cosmetic industry. Microalgae production portfolio: Large-scale production: Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis, Isochrysis galbana (T-ISO), Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Skeletonema costatum, Porphyridium cruentum, Botryococcus braunii, Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella minutissima, Haematococcus pluvialis, Dunaliella salina, Neochloris oleoabundans. Small-scale production: Chaetoceros calcitrans, Odontella aurita, Pavlova lutheri, Nitzchia acicularis, among others.