The conference, chaired by XTAL researcher Ana Luísa Carvalho and Prof. João Pedro Veiga from CENIMAT-NOVA FCT, was planned to unite synchrotron radiation users working in Portugal with scientists from European synchrotron facilities, offering a rare chance to explore the vast opportunities provided by these cutting-edge research infrastructures.

While the national synchrotron user community has expanded over time, there remains untapped potential to further benefit from the myriad possibilities offered by synchrotron facilities, particularly for newcomers.

The event was organized to foster ample networking opportunities and informal discussions among attendees and invited experts, aimed at enhancing awareness of the advantages of utilizing these infrastructures and strengthening our user community.

In addition to poster sessions, selected abstracts were be presented orally.

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XTAL researcher Cristiano Mota was present as Invited Speaker with a lecture entitled: Understanding the Oxygen Tolerance of a W-Formate Dehydrogenase

XTAL & GlycoLab researcher Benedita Pinheiro was selected for Oral Comunication, entitled "Characterisation of the BT0996-C Module: Novel Structural and Functional Insights into RG-II Degradation".

PhD students Filipa Engrola and Guilherme Alves were selected for Oral Communications, entitled "Radiation Damage and the story of arsenite oxidase 1st catalytic step" and "O2 damage on Mo/W Formate dehydrogenases", respectively.

PhD student João Ferreira was present with a Poster Presentation entitled "Accelerating Antibiotic Discovery: Targeting the Lytr-Cpsa-Psr Family of Proteins in Gram-Positive Bacteria Using Integrated Structural and Computational Approaches". PhD student Alícia Candeias was also present with a Poster Presentation entitled "Unravelling mucin O-glycan recognition by Bacteroides caccae: Structural elucidation of a novel member of family 32 CBM".