News

New paper accepted

New paper accepted in Separation and Purification Technology Journal. This work consists in "A purification platform for antibodies and derived fragments using a de novo designed affinity adsorbent", developed within Manuel Matos PhD. Congratulations to the authors! Free access during 50 days in: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ce3z4wbrT3v0x

BIOSTEC 2021: Best Paper Award

On the 11th of February, Prof Cecília Roque participated in the virtual edition of BIOSTEC 2021, the 14th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices where she presented our work about "Fish Gelatin-based Films for Gas Sensing " and that was distinguished with the Best Paper Award.
Congratulation to the authors for the excellent work!

Jornadas Intercalares de Mestrados

Last week, Cátia Soares and Joana Calvário, master students in Biotechnology, presented what they developed so far in their thesis work, at "Jornadas Intercalares de Mestrados" from FCT NOVA. Congratulations for both presentations!

New publication on use of magnetic particles for protein crystalization

We are glad to share our recent paper that describes how magnetic particles can be used as controlled and tailor-made inducers for protein crystallization. Get to know this incredible work developed by R. dos Santos during her PhD studies  https://rsc.li/3rliGLz

New paper about the design of artificial enzymes

Our new paper is out! Check this review about the strategies to design the artificial enzymes from Beatriz P. Mariz, Sara Carvalho, Íris L. Batalha and Ana S.

Interview Antena 2 Ciência: PURE project

Last week, #PURE_project was the subject of Prof. Cecília Roque interview to Antena 2 Ciência. Get to know more about it:
(in PT)https://www.rtp.pt/play/p783/e516700/antena2-ciencia

PEPPERschool 2nd edition (virtual)

We are glad to announce that the 2nd edition of the #PEPPERschool will be virtual! #PEPPERschool is an international thematic school in peptide and protein engineering that we are organizing together with colleagues from Aix-Marseille Université.
Check the program and get to know our fantastic speakers:https://bit.ly/3sqHenT

New paper about Poly(Ethylene Glycol)‐Based Hydrogels

Already a great start to 2021 - our new paper is out!
"Versatile and Tunable Poly(Ethylene Glycol)‐Based Hydrogels Crosslinked through the Ugi Reaction" shows the application of the four-component Ugi reaction as a powerful tool to quickly generate crosslinked gels with precise control in chemical composition. Get to know it: https://bit.ly/3bj2kye

New publication on cork-based sensors on the news

Our new paper is on the portuguese news - Go check it on Expresso website

New review article on affinity-triggered hydrogels

Our latest review is published in Biomaterials journal!

2020 European Researchers' Night

We are present in the 2020 European Researchers' Night.

PURE Project gets award from European Union’s Horizon 2020

The PURE project, coordinated by Prof. Cecília Roque, was awarded a financial funding by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 FET Open programme.

Oral talk at the Sci & Tech for Society webinar

Today, Prof. Cecília Roque gave an inspiring talk at the Sci & Tech for Society webinar!

New review on microfluidics in gas sensing

Our latest review has been published in a special issue “Gas Sensing Materials” of the MDPI open access journal Sensors.

This is a detailed overview on the use of microfluidic devices for gas sensing technologies. It summarizes different system designs using electrical and optical transduction and engineered throughout the years.