New publication in Scientific Reports

We just published a new article on Eulalia and its toxins, our case study in project GreenTech, in Scientific Reports. May be accessed here

GreenTech publishes in Scientific Reports

Project GreenTech just saw one of its feature publications published in Scientific Reports.

Applications for the PhD research on Technology Assessment (2018-2022)

The applications for the PhD programme on TA are already open (1st phase, 2018-2022). The links to follow are:

The application process will be open until July 16, 2018

Lecture of Dr. Inês Matos at University of Évora

On the past 13th April 2018, Dr. Inês Matos gave a lecture entitled "Porous carbons: An efficient and sustainable material for catalysis", at University of Évora, under the framework of the Doctoral Course in Chemistry.

Daniela Agostinho - MSc in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering


Daniela Alexandra Semedo Agostinho defended her MSc thesis entitled "Carragenan aerogels synthesis for controlled delivery systems of pharmaceutical compounds", supervised by Dr. Márcia Ventura and co-supervised by Dr. Ana Nunes, on 8th May 2018. Final grade: 18. Congratulations!

Outreach at Colégio Verde Água

Little insight on our outreach at Colegio Verde Agua on 4 of April.

Take a look at:

https://www.facebook.com/colegioverdeagua/videos/1803601483276728/

PEPPERSchool (PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN ENGINEERING: FROM CONCEPTS TO BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS)

Reminder of the international thematic school PEPPERSchool (PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN ENGINEERING: FROM CONCEPTS TO BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS) that we are organizing in Carry-le-Rouet (France) on May 13-17th, 2018. This school will gather international experts from the field of peptide/protein chemistry as well as molecular biology methodologies.

Curricular structure (published at DR 2.ª série, N.º 2, 3/1/2018)

It was published on the "Diário da República" the changes to the PhD programme curricular structure. These changes were approved by the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology (University NOVA Lisbon) in December 2016. They were later registered at the Directorate-General of Higher Education in July 2017 ("As alterações ao ciclo de estudos foram objeto de registo na Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior com o número R/A -Ef 3062/2011/AL01 de 6 de julho de 2017").

In annex, you can find the information at DR:

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Thesis of Manuel Baumann (KIT) defended

Manuel Baumann was our student since 2013 and recently defended his thesis on "Battery storage systems as balancing option in intermittent renewable energy systems - A transdisciplinary approach under the frame of Constructive Technology Assessment" with a very high success. The thesis was supervised by Dr.-Ing. Marcel Weil (KIT) and the main examiners were Prof. Dr. Manuel Costa Matos (University of Porto) and Prof. Dr. Guy Fournier (Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences). The other members of the jury were Prof. Dr. Manuel Laranja (University of Lisbon) Prof. Dr.

Lecture series (2-4 May, 2018)

Prof. António B. Moniz will provide a series of lectures at University NOVA Lisbon for the PhD programme on Technology Assessment about the topic "Work and Technology under the Industry 4.0 debate".

The lectures will take place at Caparica Campus from 2 to 4 May. Registrations can be made at abm@fct.unl.pt

Bolsa da Liga Portuguesa contra o Cancro – PFIZER

A Mestre em Biotecnologia, Catarina Isabel Parente Chaparro ganhou uma bolsa de 12.000,00€ da Liga Portuguesa contra o Cancro – PFIZER para desenvolver o trabalho intitulado “Development of a Theranostic System for breast cancer based on SPION’s", sob orientação dos Professores João Paulo Borges, do DCM, e Paula Videira, do DCV.