ALiCE is a consortium, formed in 2021, of 3 R&D Units evaluated as Excellent by FCT: LEPABE, LSRE-LCM and CEFT. Comprising 360 researchers, of which 50% hold PhD degrees, ALiCE is the largest Portuguese Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering and relies over 20 years of relevant international recognition (top-1, 20 and 100 at National, European and World level, respectively, according to well-known rankings).

ALiCE's mission is to contribute to scientific knowledge and its technological applications for the development of sustainable and efficient innovative processes and products to respond to societal and industry challenges. Its vision is to be the driving force for relevant scientific advances to produce sustainable technological innovation for companies and society, to encourage advanced training governed by the highest standards of scientific excellence and to strengthen the leadership position and international recognition in interdisciplinary research. ALiCE is organized in 5 Thematic Lines: (1) Chemical Industry, (2) Bioindustry, (3) Materials, (4) Energy and (5) Environment.

ALiCE is strongly committed to support public policies, while endorsing the strategic development goals of UN 2030 Agenda, namely: (1) water quality improvement; (2) advances in energy efficiency and access to alternative clean, renewable and affordable alternative energy sources; (3) development of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes to increase resource-use efficiency to enhance resilient infrastructures and industries; (4) use of renewable sources, sustainable management and efficient use of natural (bio)resources; (5) use of renewable sources with zero-emissions in devices, enabling decarbonization of the economy and tackling climate change.