{"id":784,"date":"2026-02-25T14:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/?p=784"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:13:21","slug":"arcovid19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/en\/2026\/02\/25\/arcovid19\/","title":{"rendered":"ArCovid19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>ArCovid19<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. PROJECT NAME:<\/strong> ArCovid19<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. PROJECT ID:<\/strong> CENTRO-01-02B7-FEDER-070305<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. MAIN GOAL:<\/strong> Detection and assessment of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in indoor air in confined spaces considered critical or high-risk<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. REGION: <\/strong>Center (of Portugal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. BENEFICIARY ENTITIES:<\/strong> Biocant \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Transfer\u00eancia de Tecnologia | Biocant R&amp;D, Lda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. APPROVAL DATE:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 9,2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. START DATE:<\/strong> September 1, 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. END DATE:<\/strong> February 28, 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. TOTAL ELIGIBLE COST:<\/strong> 157.716,36 EUR<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION (FEDER):<\/strong> 126.173,09 EUR<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, AND EXPECTED\/ACHIEVED RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary objective of the ArCOVID19 project is to develop a methodology for detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in air samples, with a view to the early detection of this pathogenic microorganism responsible for the current pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The project\u2019s activities can be divided into two main areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition and optimization of the testing methodology<\/li>\n<li>Conducting sampling and testing in critical environments, with a view to validating the test on indoor air samples from confined healthcare spaces considered critical or high-risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the end of the project, it is expected that this test will have been developed to the pre-commercial phase.<\/p>\n<p>The knowledge resulting from this project will enable the development of a new business area, as well as new markets, as it will enable, in a subsequent phase, the expansion into industry and public transportation\u2014particularly commercial aviation, which are major vectors for virus transmission\u2014or other locations that may prove relevant, such as shopping malls, allowing a wide range of entities to offer this new service and thereby expanding the future market.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-500x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-500x93.png 500w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-1200x222.png 1200w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-768x142.png 768w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-1536x284.png 1536w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-150x28.png 150w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626-480x89.png 480w, https:\/\/biocantassociacao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-04-21-093626.png 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 480px, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To detect and assess the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the indoor air of enclosed spaces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-projects"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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