PEPTIPROTECT: VIABLE AND ECO-SUSTAINABLE BIOFUNCTIONALIZED SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL AGAINST PATHOGENS. The fight against pathogens in healthcare settings is a constant challenge that affects not only patients, but also directly healthcare workers who are confronted with a wide variety of microorganisms, many of them multi-resistant, on a daily basis. In this context, the biofunctionalization of materials with natural antimicrobial agents, such as the peptide TcPaSK, emerges as a promising strategy to increase the safety of healthcare workers and reduce the microbial load in clinical settings.

In the current context of climate change and accelerated population growth, optimizing the use of water and nitrogen in crops are key aspects to increase plant resilience and sustainable production, avoiding the depletion of natural resources and soil pollution and biodiversity loss to which local varieties are particularly susceptible that are currently disappearing at an unprecedented rate. It is therefore imperative to implement advanced smart and sustainable agronomic strategies.