Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., PhD in Biotechnology, University of Reading
Award Date: 1 Mar 1995
University diploma, Master in Biotechnology
Award Date: 1 Jul 1991
Degree, BSc in Biological Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Award Date: 30 Jun 1988
External positions
Head of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
1 Mar 2018 → 28 Feb 2019
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Chile
1 Apr 1995 → 30 Nov 1996
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Me2MASA: Methanol-to-Malic and Succinic Acids: Engineering a Circular Bioprocess for Sustainable Dicarboxylic Acid Production
Ferrer Alegre, P. (Principal Investigator), Albiol Sala, J. (Co-Investigador/a Principal) & Vázquez Pereira, E. (Collaborator)
16/01/26 → 15/01/27
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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ONCOYEAST: Estudi i validació preclínica d’un nou bioconjugat antitumoral expressat en llevat
Ferrer Alegre, P. (Principal Investigator)
18/12/25 → 18/06/28
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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TOWARDS SMART BIOMANUFACTURING 4.0 OF RECOMBINANT PROTEIN PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN YEAST CELL FACTORIES
Valero Barranco, F. (Principal Investigator), Ferrer Alegre, P. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Anton Garcia, E. (Collaborator), Avila Cabre, S. (Collaborator), Bernat Camps, N. (Collaborator), Sales Vallverdu, A. (Collaborator), Vazquez Lima, F. (Collaborator), Vázquez Pereira, E. (Collaborator), Albiol Sala, J. (Investigator), Benaiges Massa, M. D. (Investigator), Garcia-Ortega, X. (Investigator), Montesinos Segui, J. L. (Investigator), Requena Moreno, G. (Collaborator), Lopez Grado i Salinas, G. (Collaborator), Canet Morral, A. (Investigator), Gasset Franch, A. (Investigator) & Liarte Castillo, G. (Collaborator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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BIOINDUSTRY 4.0: RI services to promote deep digitalization of Industrial Biotechnology - towards smart biomanufacturing
Ferrer Alegre, P. (Principal Investigator), Albiol Sala, J. (Investigator), Montesinos Segui, J. L. (Investigator), Valero Barranco, F. (Investigator), Vazquez Lima, F. (Investigator), Gasset Franch, A. (Investigator), Porté Vall, F. (Investigator), Lopez Grado i Salinas, G. (Investigator) & Garcia-Ortega, X. (Investigator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: International research project
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VIVALDI: innoVative bIo-based chains for CO2 VALorisation as aDded-value organIc acids’
Guisasola Canudas, A. (Principal Investigator), Ferrer Alegre, P. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Baeza Labat, J. A. (Investigator), Gabriel Buguña, D. (Investigator), Baeza Labat, M. M. (Investigator), Montesinos Segui, J. L. (Investigator), Valero Barranco, F. (Investigator), Albiol Sala, J. (Investigator), Sulonen ., M. L. K. (Investigator), Ul Kausar, Z. (Researcher on contract), Galeano Lopez, M. B. (Investigator), Vázquez Pereira, E. (Investigator), Avila Cabre, S. (Investigator), Lema, J. M. (Assessor), F. Vega, L. (Assessor), Dubois, J. L. (Assessor), Vazquez Lima, F. (Researcher on contract), Covaleda Cortes, G. (Investigator), Garcia-Ortega, X. (Investigator), Fernandez Verdejo, D. J. (Researcher on contract) & Guerrero Sodric, O. (Investigator)
1/06/21 → 31/05/25
Project: International research project
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High-Throughput Stationary 13C-Based Metabolic Flux Analysis of Pichia pastoris Strains
Fina, A., Millard, P., Berges, C., Ferrer, P., Albiol, J. & Heux, S., 1 Oct 2025, Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 2697. p. 153-170 18 p. (Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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ID-MS-Based Quantitative Analysis of Metabolites in Pichia pastoris: A Step-by-Step Protocol
Carnicer, M., Aljoscha Wahl, S., Seifar, R. M., Albiol, J., van Gulik, W. & Ferrer, P., 1 Oct 2025, Methods in Molecular Biology. p. 137-152 16 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2697).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Metabolic engineering of Komagataella phaffii for enhanced 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) production from methanol
Àvila-Cabré, S., Albiol, J. & Ferrer, P., 20 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Biological Engineering. 19, 1, 16 p., 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Rewired NADPH-Dependent Redox Shuttle for Testing Peroxisomal Compartmentalization of Synthetic Metabolic Pathways in Komagataella phaffii
Fina Romero, A., Àvila Cabré, S., Vázquez Pereira, E., Albiol i Sala, J. & Ferrer, P., 30 Dec 2024, In: Microorganisms. 13, 1, 15 p., 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Correction to : Engineering the synthetic β-alanine pathway in Komagataella phaffii for conversion of methanol into 3-hydroxypropionic acid
Àvila-Cabré, S., Pérez-Trujillo, M., Albiol i Sala, J. & Ferrer, P., 2024, In: Microbial cell factories (Print). 23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Thesis
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Producció de lipases per Candida rugosa immobilitzada
Ferrer Alegre, P. (Author), Solà Ferrando, C. (Director), 1 Jan 1991Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
Datasets
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Supplementary materials of research article "High throughput 13C-metabolic flux analysis of 3-hydroxypropionic acid producing Pichia pastoris reveals limited availability of acetyl-CoA and ATP due to tight control of the glycolytic flux
Fina Romero, A. (Creator), Millard, P. (Creator), Albiol Sala, J. (Creator), Ferrer Alegre, P. (Creator) & Heux, S. (Creator), CORA.Repositori de Dades de Recerca, 6 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.34810/data673, https://dataverse.csuc.cat/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.34810/data673
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Replication data for research article "Engineering the synthetic β-alanine pathway in Komagataella phaffii for conversion of methanol into 3-hydroxypropionic acid"
Albiol Sala, J. (Creator), Ferrer Alegre, P. (Creator), Avila Cabre, S. (Creator) & Perez Trujillo, M. (Creator), CORA.Repositori de Dades de Recerca, 16 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.34810/data1104, https://doi.org/10.34810/data1104
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